The Type.ai Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Type.ai 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.
Type.ai
The Insider’s Guide
AI document editor for books, screenplays and long-form stories
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among writing tools, read from Type.ai’s own pages.
Made by TypeAI Inc. · checked Oct 9, 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 Type.ai’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Type.ai’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 9, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
1.8
GPA, above 0 of the 69 other writing tools we grade
Type.ai is a browser-based document editor with AI built in, aimed at novels, screenplays and other long-form creative writing. A chat assistant sits beside the draft, inline commands generate or rewrite text at the cursor, and saved notes about characters, settings and scenes inform its suggestions. AI features draw on a monthly allowance of credits that rises with each paid plan, while manual writing, importing and exporting use none.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Type.ai, taken from its own pages and our grades.
The chat in the right pane and / for commands are simple enough once you're in.
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Best for drafting long fiction with AI beside you
Type.ai is a document editor with an AI chat beside your draft, for novels and screenplays.
- 2
Paid plans start at $8 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $8 per month, billed annually ($96).
- 3
You can try it first
Free plan with a fixed set of AI credits and no time limit. The credits do not replenish; non-AI features keep working.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Type Chat beside the draft
A chat assistant in the right pane reads the draft and can research, give feedback, brainstorm ideas or rewrite passages without copying text between tools.
- 6
Inline commands and Brushes
Pressing / opens a command palette that writes at the cursor. Highlighted text can be rewritten with a preset Brush or a custom prompt, then accepted or rejected inline.
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Notes on the story
Notes hold details about characters, settings and scenes. They can be edited by hand or through chat, and are taken into account in writing help.
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A 1.8 GPA, above 0 of 69
That is against the other writing tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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You could make this
A writing app at its plainest is a page that saves what you type.
Type.ai at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $8 per month, billed annually ($96)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- Free plan with a fixed set of AI credits and no time limit. The credits do not replenish; non-AI features keep working.
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- TypeAI Inc.
- Category
- Writing Tools
- Our grade
- 1.8 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for drafting long fiction with AI beside you
Type.ai is a document editor with an AI chat beside your draft, for novels and screenplays. Every AI feature runs on monthly credits that don't roll over, the free credits are granted once, and the plan pitched at a novel is Pro at $16 a month billed yearly. Documents stop at 150,000 words, the editor has one font, and there's no native phone app, only a mobile web version.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Basic is $8 a month billed annually ($96) with 500,000 credits, but the listing pitches that at shorter content: a novel or screenplay means Pro at $16, past the $15 where this category's dearest tenth starts. Monthly is $12 and $24, and credits don't roll over. |
| Free plan and trial | C | The Free plan has every feature and no time limit, but its AI credits are a one-time grant that never refills, and the listing can't say how many you get. Once they're spent the AI pauses, though you can still write and reach your drafts. |
| Features | C | It does the basics with the gaps its own listing shows: chat that reads your draft, slash commands at the cursor, Brushes for rewriting a passage, story notes, custom Styles from a sample of your work, even offline editing. But a document stops at 150,000 words and there's one font, no sizes. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record, and this is a web app where the work is the book you build, with Notes to keep and a Style to set up, plus credits to watch. The chat in the right pane and / for commands are simple enough once you're in. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | A web app and nothing else. There's no native iOS or Android app, only a mobile web version you can add to your home screen, and the listing shows no integrations or API. Writing does carry on offline and syncs once you're back. |
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 Type.ai is for
- Fits if you draft novels or screenplays and want AI help in the same window
- Works for writers who want the AI to follow a style set from a sample of their earlier work
Who it is not for
- Tight if you're staying free, because the credits are granted once and never refill, and the amount isn't stated
- Pricey if you write long works, as a novel means Pro at $16 a month billed yearly or $24 monthly
- Watch out: paid credits reset on the renewal date and don't roll over, and every AI feature draws on them
- Skip it if you want a proper phone app, as there's only a mobile web version
- Not for you if you care about fonts or write past 150,000 words, since the editor has one font and a document cap
Good to know
Good for
- Novelists and screenwriters drafting with AI assistance
- Writers revising an existing manuscript imported from Word
- People who want chat and the draft in one window
Worth knowing
- The Free plan's credits do not replenish; after they run out, AI features stop until a paid plan is bought.
- Paid plans' monthly credits reset on the renewal date and do not roll over, and every AI feature draws on them.
- There is no native iOS or Android app, only a mobile web version that can be added to the home screen.
- A document is limited to 150,000 words, and the editor offers a single font with no size options.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$8
A month to start
Type.ai is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $8 per month, billed annually ($96).
Once they're spent the AI pauses, though you can still write and reach your drafts.
Free
$0
Every feature with a limited, one-time grant of credits that never expire. Once they are spent, AI features pause but drafts stay accessible.
Basic
$8
per month, billed annually ($96); $12 billed monthly
500,000 credits a month, pitched at shorter content and stories, with premium AI models and priority email support.
Pro
$16
per month, billed annually ($192); $24 billed monthly
1,500,000 credits a month, three times the Basic allowance, pitched at longer works such as a novel or screenplay.
Max
$64
per month, billed annually ($768); $96 billed monthly
6,000,000 credits a month, twelve times the Basic allowance, pitched at writers producing several books a year.
Trying it first
Free plan with a fixed set of AI credits and no time limit. The credits do not replenish; non-AI features keep working.
Read from type.ai on Oct 9, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 33% with annual billing
Paying annually cuts Basic from $12 to $8 a month, Pro from $24 to $16 and Max from $96 to $64. The pricing page labels this a 33% saving.
Stated on type.ai
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 document editor for books, screenplays and long-form stories. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: works offline, AI features, keyboard-first, long-form writing.
Writing does carry on offline and syncs once you're back.
- Type Chat beside the draft
- A chat assistant in the right pane reads the draft and can research, give feedback, brainstorm ideas or rewrite passages without copying text between tools.
- Inline commands and Brushes
- Pressing / opens a command palette that writes at the cursor. Highlighted text can be rewritten with a preset Brush or a custom prompt, then accepted or rejected inline.
- Notes on the story
- Notes hold details about characters, settings and scenes. They can be edited by hand or through chat, and are taken into account in writing help.
- Custom Styles
- A Style is a set of writing rules, generated from an uploaded sample of earlier work or built from scratch, that can be applied to new drafts.
- Import, export and narration
- Imports DOCX files, PDFs, images or a URL, and exports PDF, DOCX, HTML or Markdown, a view-only link, or an AI-narrated audio track.
- Offline mode and version history
- Writing and editing continue without a connection and sync across devices once back online. AI features do not work offline.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
Type.ai is made by TypeAI Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
0/69
Other writing tools it is graded above
Type.ai's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 0 of the 69 other writing tools we grade, and level with 4.
It stands best on free plan and trial (C, above 5 of 69) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $8 a month, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 20 of the 44 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 22 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 70 writing tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Type.ai’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 69
- CFree plan and trialAbove 5 of 69
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 69
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 69
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 3 of 69
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 53 writing tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Type.ai 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.
You could make this
A writing app at its plainest is a page that saves what you type.
What Type.ai does at its core is long-form writing, and that is the kind of thing an AI app builder makes well. You would give up one thing, listed below, and little else. It costs $96 a year. An AI app builder starts at about $19 a month on our listings, and you only need it while you build.
What you could make
- Long-form writing: an app builder makes this well.
- It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.
What you could not
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Type.ai’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
Sudowrite, Novelcrafter, Lex, HyperWrite and NovelAI
The 5 tools Type.ai is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Sudowrite
Free trial · from $10/mo
AI writing partner for drafting and revising fiction.
- Only Sudowrite lists iOS and Android apps.
- Sudowrite also covers dictation and chat assistant.
- 2.6GPA
Novelcrafter
Free trial · from $4/mo
Novel writing platform with a story wiki and optional AI.
- Novelcrafter also covers chat assistant.
- 1.8GPA
Lex
Paid
Word processor with AI editing, closed to new customers.
- Type.ai also covers long-form writing.
- Lex also covers chat assistant, documents and grammar & style.
- 2.2GPA
HyperWrite
Free plan · from $16/mo
AI writing assistant with autocomplete, chat and cited research.
- HyperWrite has a free plan. Type.ai does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only HyperWrite lists a browser extension.
- Type.ai also covers long-form writing.
- 2.2GPA
NovelAI
Free trial · from $10/mo
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
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 Type.ai free?
No, Type.ai is a paid product, but you can try it first. Free plan with a fixed set of AI credits and no time limit.
How much does Type.ai cost?
Type.ai lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Type.ai work on?
Type.ai is available on Web.
Does Type.ai offer any discounts?
Type.ai publicly lists the following: Save 33% with annual billing.
Does Type.ai have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Type.ai is listed for Web.
Does Type.ai have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Type.ai is listed for Web.
Is Type.ai open source?
Type.ai is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 9, 2026.
Does Type.ai work offline?
Yes, according to its own site. What works without a connection differs by plan and platform, so check the vendor's page for the detail.
Who makes Type.ai?
Type.ai is made by TypeAI Inc.
What are the alternatives to Type.ai?
The closest alternatives to Type.ai in our directory are Sudowrite, Novelcrafter, Lex, HyperWrite and NovelAI.
How does Type.ai compare with other writing tools?
Type.ai's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 0 of the 69 other writing tools we grade, and level with 4.
Is Type.ai good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Type.ai D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $8 a month, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 20 of the 44 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Type.ai?
A writing app at its plainest is a page that saves what you type. What Type.ai does at its core is long-form writing, and that is the kind of thing an AI app builder makes well.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Type.ai’s own pages on Oct 9, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Type.ai's own pages on 9 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-07-29.
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 TypeAI Inc. Prices change, so check type.ai before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 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.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Type.ai, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/type-ai
- 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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