NovelAI is a subscription-based AI writing tool with its own fine-tuned models for fiction and creative writing. Features include lorebook (world-building), story memory, and an image generator for visualizing characters.
How NovelAI compares with its closest alternatives
2 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan; NovelAI does not. Among the 3 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Sudowrite at $22 a month and the median is $39. NovelAI starts at $10 a month, below that median. None of the 5 offers an API; FalcoScan's records show none for NovelAI. NovelAI offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. NovelAI was founded in 2021; the alternatives were founded between 2019 and 2022, 3 of them earlier. NovelAI has no single headquarters on record; its alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States and the Netherlands.
Market position · Writing
How NovelAI compares in Writing
NovelAI has moderate opportunity and sits in the middle third of 329 live Writing tools on FalcoScan. Across Writing, the average opportunity score is 39.5 and the average saturation score 64.8. FalcoScan rates NovelAI's own market position as open. 23 of the 329 operating Writing tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 20 shutdowns in the category.
The closest alternatives to NovelAI that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Jasper Art, Storybird AI, Sudowrite, Shortly AI, and Miro AI Writer.
Is NovelAI still running?
Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists NovelAI as operating at novelai.net.
Where is NovelAI based?
NovelAI has no single headquarters: FalcoScan's records list it as a distributed, remote-first company.
Does NovelAI have an API?
FalcoScan's records show no public API for NovelAI.
Who is NovelAI for?
NovelAI is built for fiction writers and gamers.
How do I sign in to NovelAI?
Sign in on NovelAI's own website, novelai.net. FalcoScan reviews NovelAI but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by NovelAI directly.