Pricing that fits how you write
Every plan includes the full writing, planning, and publishing studio. Own WriteForge outright, or subscribe to add managed AI assistance, cloud backup, and audiobooks. Bring your own AI key on any plan and pay zero credits.
- 5,000 credits / month
- Draft & Standard AI models
- Bring your own key — unlimited*
- 1 GB cloud backup
- Up to 3 devices
- Audiobook add-on available
- 22,000 credits / month
- Everything in Indie, plus:
- Premium AI models
- 2 GB cloud backup
- Up to 6 devices
- 2 audiobook hours / month
- 60,000 credits / month
- Everything in Pro, plus:
- Priority processing
- 5 GB cloud backup
- Unlimited devices
- 10 audiobook hrs/mo + ElevenLabs voices
Standalone — own it forever
Pay once, use your own AI keys, work fully offline and local. Includes the current major version.
Everything, side by side
| Feature | Standalone | Indie | Pro | Ultimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $79 once | $12/mo | $29/mo | $59/mo |
| Monthly AI credits | — | 5,000 | 22,000 | 60,000 |
| Bring your own API key | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Local / offline models | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full writing & story-bible suite | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Formatting & export (EPUB/PDF/DOCX) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cover design studio | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| KDP & Draft2Digital packages | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Managed Draft & Standard models | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Managed Premium models | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cloud backup | — | 1 GB | 2 GB | 5 GB |
| Devices | 1 | 3 | 6 | Unlimited |
| Audiobook narration | — | Add-on | 2 hrs/mo | 10 hrs/mo + ElevenLabs |
| Priority processing | — | — | — | ✓ |
| 14-day free trial | — | — | ✓ | — |
Simple, predictable AI usage
Credits only apply to managed AI assistance — the writing, planning, and publishing tools are always unlimited. Bring your own key and AI is unlimited too, at zero credits.*
≈ 20 credits
covers about 1,000 words of AI assistance with a Standard model. Draft models cost less; Premium models cost more.
Model tiers
Draft ≈ 8 · Standard ≈ 20 · Premium ≈ 60 credits per 1,000 words. You choose the model per task.
Images & extras
Cover art from ~40 credits · humanize ~15 / 1,000 words · local title compositing & upscaling are free.
Two ways to run AI, on every plan: use managed AI (we hold the provider keys, you spend credits) for zero setup, or bring your own key from OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, or Grok — and even run local models with Ollama/LM Studio — for unlimited usage at no credit cost.* Need more managed credits? Top-ups start at 10,000 credits for $10.
* Bring-your-own-key means no additional charge from WriteForge for AI usage. You'll pay your AI provider (such as OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google) directly for their API usage, at their own rates. Running local models on your own computer is free.
Still deciding?
The FAQ covers trials, refunds, BYOK, credits, and what happens if you cancel.