The Paragraph Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Paragraph 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.
Paragraph
The Insider’s Guide
AI agents that draft and publish posts, newsletters and social
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among email marketing and newsletter tools, read from Paragraph’s own pages.
Made by Paragraph · 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 Paragraph’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Paragraph’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
2.0
GPA, above 25 of the 102 other email marketing and newsletter tools we grade
Paragraph hosts a blog and newsletter and adds AI agents that draft posts, newsletters, social posts and release notes from a company's own context, such as connected tools and past writing. Nothing publishes until the user approves it. Plans differ by monthly agent credits, newsletter sends, connected tools and team seats.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Paragraph, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You connect tools, set up the agents and review every draft before it goes out.
- 1
Best for a hosted blog and newsletter with AI drafting
Paragraph hosts a blog and newsletter and adds agents that draft posts, newsletters and social posts, with nothing published until you approve it.
- 2
Paid plans start at $167 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $167 per month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a free plan
500 agent credits a month (two agent runs), a hosted blog and newsletter, 2,500 newsletter emails a month and 3 connected tools.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Approval before publishing
New posts, newsletters, campaigns and visible site changes come to you to approve, edit or reject.
- 6
Agents
Agents for release notes written from commits, cited SEO and AEO articles, thought leadership posts, customer stories and content repurposing.
- 7
Hosted blog and newsletter
A site, archive, signup forms and basic email sending are included free; custom domains start on Launch.
- 8
A 2.0 GPA, above 25 of 102
That is against the other email marketing and newsletter tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Paragraph you would be making newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Paragraph at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $167 per month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Paragraph
- Category
- Email Marketing & Newsletters
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for a hosted blog and newsletter with AI drafting
Paragraph hosts a blog and newsletter and adds agents that draft posts, newsletters and social posts, with nothing published until you approve it. Everything runs on monthly credits, the free plan allows two agent runs, and the first paid plan is $167 a month.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | $167 a month on yearly billing ($199 monthly) for Launch. Email marketing's dearest tenth starts at $149, so this is up there, and Team is $417. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Free forever, with 500 credits, a hosted blog and newsletter, and 2,500 emails a month. That's two agent runs, and agent work pauses until credits refill. |
| Features | C | Hosted blog and newsletter, agents that draft, approval before publishing, an API, MCP server and CLI. Search indexing, llms.txt and Markdown copies are left out of free publications. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. You connect tools, set up the agents and review every draft before it goes out. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, but with an API, MCP server and CLI, and connections to Slack, Linear, Notion, GitHub, Stripe, HubSpot and Mailchimp. |
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 Paragraph is for
- Fits if you want a blog and newsletter in one place and have the agents draft the first version
- Makes sense if you publish for a startup and need several connected tools feeding the drafts
Who it is not for
- Tight if you stay on free: 500 credits is about two agent runs, with 2,500 emails a month
- Pricey if you need a custom domain or your own website, which start on Launch at $167 a month
- Not for you if you send a lot: Launch stops at 25,000 emails a month and Team at 100,000
- Watch out: free publications don't get search indexing, llms.txt or Markdown copies
- Watch out: the Managed plan starts at $2,500 a month, booked through a call
Good to know
Good for
- Startups that want a steady flow of posts, newsletters and social from an approved draft queue
- Teams that want a blog and newsletter on their own subdomain
Worth knowing
- Work is metered in monthly credits; on the Free plan, agent work pauses until credits refill.
- Free publications do not get search indexing, llms.txt or Markdown copies; those start on paid plans.
- Newsletter sending is capped per month: 2,500 on Free, 25,000 on Launch and 100,000 on Team.
- Managed starts at $2,500 a month and is booked through a call.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$167
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Paragraph has a free plan. Paid plans start at $167 per month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly).
That's two agent runs, and agent work pauses until credits refill.
Free
$0
500 credits a month, hosted blog and newsletter, 2,500 emails a month, 3 connected tools and 1 team member; no custom domain.
Launch
$167
per month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)
15,000 credits a month, custom domain, own website, 25,000 newsletter emails a month, video generation, 10 connected tools and 2 team members.
Team
$417
per month, billed annually ($499 billed monthly)
40,000 credits a month, 100,000 newsletter emails a month, unlimited connected tools, 10 team members and priority support.
Managed
$2,500
per month and up
Paragraph's team sets up and runs it with you and reviews every draft; 3-month minimum, or 20% off for a year paid upfront.
The free plan
500 agent credits a month (two agent runs), a hosted blog and newsletter, 2,500 newsletter emails a month and 3 connected tools.
Read from paragraph.com on Nov 13, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 16% with annual billing
The pricing page states a 16% saving on Launch and Team when billed yearly: for example $1,999 a year against $199 a month for Launch.
Stated on paragraph.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
AI agents that draft and publish posts, newsletters and social. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, AI agents, long-form writing, email campaigns.
Hosted blog and newsletter, agents that draft, approval before publishing, an API, MCP server and CLI.
- Approval before publishing
- New posts, newsletters, campaigns and visible site changes come to you to approve, edit or reject.
- Agents
- Agents for release notes written from commits, cited SEO and AEO articles, thought leadership posts, customer stories and content repurposing.
- Hosted blog and newsletter
- A site, archive, signup forms and basic email sending are included free; custom domains start on Launch.
- Credits
- A social post takes about 25 credits, a cited article about 100, a launch about 300 and a launch video about 150.
- Search and AI visibility
- Paid plans are indexed by Google and Bing and publish an llms.txt and a Markdown copy of each post.
- API, MCP server and CLI
- A REST API, MCP server and CLI are listed on every plan, along with traffic, post and subscriber analytics.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Slack
- Linear
- Notion
- GitHub
- Stripe
- HubSpot
- Mailchimp
- Shopify
Paragraph is made by Paragraph.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
25/102
Other email marketing and newsletter tools it is graded above
Paragraph's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 25 of the 102 other email marketing and newsletter tools we grade, and level with 16.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 31 of 102) and worst on value for money (D, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $167 a month, against a middle price of $19 for the category: 71 of the 78 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 33 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 103 email marketing and newsletter tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Paragraph’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 1 of 102
- CFree plan and trialAbove 33 of 102
- CFeaturesAbove 4 of 102
- CEase of useAbove 11 of 102
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 31 of 102
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 82 email marketing and newsletter tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Paragraph 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 Paragraph you would be making newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. 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: 61 of the 102 other email marketing and newsletter tools grade higher. It costs $2,004 a year.
What you could make
- Long-form writing: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox.
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- It plugs into other products, Slack, Linear and Notion among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Paragraph’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
beehiiv, Substack, Ghost, Kit and Buttondown
The 5 tools Paragraph is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
beehiiv
Free plan · from $49/mo
Newsletter platform with paid subscriptions, ads, website and podcast.
- Paragraph also covers AI agents and long-form writing.
- beehiiv also covers marketing automation, forms and paid newsletters.
- 3.2GPA
Substack
Free
Newsletter, podcast and video publishing with paid subscriptions.
- Only Substack lists iOS and Android apps.
- Paragraph also covers AI agents and long-form writing.
- Substack also covers paid newsletters and community.
- 2.2GPA
Ghost
Free trial · from $15/mo
Open source publishing with newsletters and paid memberships.
- Paragraph has a free plan. Ghost does not, though it has a free trial.
- Ghost is open source, according to its own site.
- Paragraph also covers AI agents and long-form writing.
- 2.6GPA
Kit
Free plan · from $33/mo
Email marketing and paid newsletters for creators.
- Paragraph also covers AI agents and long-form writing.
- Kit also covers marketing automation, forms and paid newsletters.
- 2.4GPA
Buttondown
Free plan · from $9/mo
Newsletter software priced by active subscribers, with add-ons.
- Paragraph also covers AI agents and long-form writing.
- Buttondown also covers marketing automation and paid newsletters.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
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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 Paragraph free?
Paragraph has a free plan. 500 agent credits a month (two agent runs), a hosted blog and newsletter, 2,500 newsletter emails a month and 3 connected tools.
How much does Paragraph cost?
Paragraph lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Paragraph work on?
Paragraph is available on Web.
Does Paragraph offer any discounts?
Paragraph publicly lists the following: Save 16% with annual billing.
Does Paragraph have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Paragraph is listed for Web.
Does Paragraph have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Paragraph is listed for Web.
Is Paragraph open source?
Paragraph is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Paragraph have an API?
Yes. Paragraph offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Paragraph integrate with?
Paragraph's listing names Slack, Linear, Notion, GitHub, Stripe, HubSpot, Mailchimp and Shopify.
Who makes Paragraph?
Paragraph is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Paragraph?
The closest alternatives to Paragraph in our directory are beehiiv, Substack, Ghost, Kit and Buttondown.
How does Paragraph compare with other email marketing and newsletter tools?
Paragraph's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 25 of the 102 other email marketing and newsletter tools we grade, and level with 16.
Is Paragraph good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Paragraph D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $167 a month, against a middle price of $19 for the category: 71 of the 78 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Paragraph?
To replace Paragraph you would be making newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Paragraph’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 Paragraph'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 Paragraph. Prices change, so check paragraph.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
- Paragraph, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/paragraph
- 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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Prices and grades as they are today
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Paragraph’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. Paragraph is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Paragraph. Prices and plans change: check paragraph.com before you buy.