The Moonbeam Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Moonbeam in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Moonbeam
The Insider’s Guide
AI writing assistant aimed at essays, blog posts and long-form drafts
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among writing tools, read from Moonbeam’s own pages.
Made by Go Moonbeam LLC · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Moonbeam’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Moonbeam’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
1.8
GPA, above 5 of the 136 other writing tools we grade
Moonbeam is a browser-based AI writing tool for longer pieces such as essays, blog posts, newsletters and technical guides. It turns notes into an outline and the outline into a draft, and it has a chat panel inside the editor for revising selected text. A Chrome extension adds page summaries and answers on any website.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Moonbeam, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Wizard, chat and style settings to learn.
- 1
Best for long-form drafts like essays
Moonbeam is an AI writing assistant for essays, blog posts and long drafts.
- 2
Paid plans start at $49 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $49 per month, billed yearly.
- 3
There is a free plan
The site says it offers a free plan; the pricing page does not list its limits.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web, with a browser extension too.
- 5
Wizard
Turns rough notes into an outline, then expands the outline into paragraphs. It is included in Pro and Team.
- 6
Smart Chat
A chat panel inside the editor that answers questions about the document and rewrites highlighted text. The site says it runs on GPT-4.
- 7
Content clusters
Enter a keyword or prompt to get ten or more related content ideas, then generate an outline or full post for each, kept in folders.
- 8
A 1.8 GPA, above 5 of 136
That is against the other writing tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Moonbeam you would be making an AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Moonbeam at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $49 per month, billed yearly
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, Browser extension
- Made by
- Go Moonbeam LLC
- Category
- Writing Tools
- Our grade
- 1.8 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for long-form drafts like essays
Moonbeam is an AI writing assistant for essays, blog posts and long drafts. Pro is $49 a month on yearly billing, the free plan's limits aren't published, and collaboration needs the $99-a-seat Team plan.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | $49 a month billed yearly for one user, past the category's dearest tenth, which starts at $25. The monthly-billed price isn't shown. |
| Free plan and trial | C | The site mentions a free plan, but its limits aren't published. |
| Features | C | Long-form and social writing, chat, content clusters, templates and custom styles. Collaboration and integrations need Team. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. Wizard, chat and style settings to learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web and a Chrome extension; integrations only on Team. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Moonbeam is for
- Fits if you draft long pieces alone and want a writing assistant
- Works for people who want custom writing styles
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you pay: $49 a month, and $99 a seat on Team
- Skip it if you want to know the free limits, because they aren't published
- Not for you if you write with others, since collaboration needs Team
- Watch out: only the yearly-billed price is shown, so monthly cost is unknown
Good to know
Good for
- Students and bloggers who want a first draft built from notes
- Marketers planning clusters of posts around one keyword
- Freelancers who write essays, newsletters and proposals
Worth knowing
- The pricing page shows only the yearly-billed Pro price; the monthly-billed price is not displayed.
- The free plan is mentioned but its limits are not published, so what it includes is unclear.
- Pro covers one user; collaborative editing and integrations need the $99-per-seat Team plan.
- The vendor offers a full refund within 30 days of a paid purchase.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$49
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Moonbeam has a free plan. Paid plans start at $49 per month, billed yearly.
The site mentions a free plan, but its limits aren't published.
Free
$0
Mentioned on the home page as a free plan; its limits are not published.
Pro
$49
per month, billed yearly (monthly-billing price not shown)
One user. Long-form and social post writing, chat, Boss Mode, the Wizard and custom styles, all listed as unlimited.
Team
$99
per seat / month
Adds multiple users, real-time collaborative editing, tool integrations and priority support; reached through a Contact Us button.
The free plan
The site says it offers a free plan; the pricing page does not list its limits.
Read from gomoonbeam.com on Nov 13, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
2
Places it runs: Web and Browser extension
AI writing assistant aimed at essays, blog posts and long-form drafts. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, real-time collaboration, chat assistant, templates, long-form writing.
Long-form and social writing, chat, content clusters, templates and custom styles.
- Wizard
- Turns rough notes into an outline, then expands the outline into paragraphs. It is included in Pro and Team.
- Smart Chat
- A chat panel inside the editor that answers questions about the document and rewrites highlighted text. The site says it runs on GPT-4.
- Content clusters
- Enter a keyword or prompt to get ten or more related content ideas, then generate an outline or full post for each, kept in folders.
- Templates
- Starting points for essays, blog posts, newsletters, lesson plans, help articles, how-to guides, technical guides and Twitter threads.
- Custom style generator
- Asks for a draft in the voice of a named author or public figure. It is a Pro and Team feature.
- Chrome extension
- Summarizes a web page, builds a table of contents, explains a code snippet or drafts a reply on any site.
Where it runs
- Web
- Browser extension
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
Moonbeam is made by Go Moonbeam LLC.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
5/136
Other writing tools it is graded above
Moonbeam's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 5 of the 136 other writing tools we grade, and level with 12.
It stands best on free plan and trial (C, above 19 of 136) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $49 a month, against a middle price of $8.66 for the category: 78 of the 81 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 69 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 137 writing tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Moonbeam’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 136
- CFree plan and trialAbove 19 of 136
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 136
- CEase of useAbove 7 of 136
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 7 of 136
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 107 writing tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Moonbeam is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Moonbeam you would be making an AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 119 of the 136 other writing tools grade higher. It costs $588 a year.
What you could make
- Long-form writing and templates: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- An AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make.
- Several people working in it at the same moment.
What this rests on. Moonbeam’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Jasper, Copy.ai, Rytr, Sudowrite and Wordtune
The 5 tools Moonbeam is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Jasper
Free trial · from $59/mo
AI content platform with marketing agents and brand voice.
- Moonbeam has a free plan. Jasper does not, though it has a free trial.
- Moonbeam also covers templates and long-form writing.
- Jasper also covers AI agents.
- 1.6GPA
Copy.ai
From $24/mo
AI workflow platform for sales and marketing content.
- Moonbeam has a free plan. Copy.ai does not.
- Only Moonbeam lists a browser extension.
- Moonbeam also covers templates and long-form writing.
- 2.4GPA
Rytr
Free plan · from $7.50/mo
AI copy generator with 40+ use cases and tone matching.
- Moonbeam also covers chat assistant and long-form writing.
- Rytr also covers grammar & style.
- 2.4GPA
Sudowrite
Free trial · from $10/mo
AI writing partner for drafting and revising fiction.
- Moonbeam has a free plan. Sudowrite does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Moonbeam lists a browser extension.
- Only Sudowrite lists iOS and Android apps.
- 2.2GPA
Wordtune
Free plan · from $6.99/mo
AI rewriting, grammar and summarizing assistant for English.
- Only Wordtune lists an iOS app.
- Moonbeam also covers chat assistant, templates and long-form writing.
- Wordtune also covers grammar & style.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
11
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Moonbeam free?
Moonbeam has a free plan. The site says it offers a free plan; the pricing page does not list its limits.
How much does Moonbeam cost?
Moonbeam lists 3 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Moonbeam work on?
Moonbeam is available on Web. It also has a browser extension.
Does Moonbeam have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Moonbeam is listed for Web.
Does Moonbeam have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Moonbeam is listed for Web.
Is Moonbeam open source?
Moonbeam is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Who makes Moonbeam?
Moonbeam is made by Go Moonbeam LLC.
What are the alternatives to Moonbeam?
The closest alternatives to Moonbeam in our directory are Jasper, Copy.ai, Rytr, Sudowrite and Wordtune.
How does Moonbeam compare with other writing tools?
Moonbeam's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 5 of the 136 other writing tools we grade, and level with 12.
Is Moonbeam good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Moonbeam D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $49 a month, against a middle price of $8.66 for the category: 78 of the 81 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Moonbeam?
To replace Moonbeam you would be making an AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Moonbeam’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Moonbeam's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Go Moonbeam LLC. Prices change, so check gomoonbeam.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Moonbeam, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/moonbeam
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Moonbeam’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Moonbeam is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Go Moonbeam LLC. Prices and plans change: check gomoonbeam.com before you buy.