Type.ai

What it is for

Type.ai is a long-form story editor: write a book or screenplay in one document, then rewrite, chat, or import a draft beside a notes/entities pane. Use it when the job is a 150,000-word manuscript with AI in the margins, not when you need a general chat seat.

What makes it unique: the cover is Type’s own homepage laptop editor — Liminal Point manuscript, Notes / Overview / Entities sidebar, and a prose cursor — not a pricing card.

Key features

• Manuscript editor — one draft up to 150,000 words with Notes / Overview / Entities (FAQs; homepage laptop). A book file, not a chat.
• Inline AI + Chat — highlight + Brush / Custom rewrite, / commands at the cursor, or Type Chat in the right pane (FAQs “Can Type help me rewrite” / “What is Type Chat”). One writing assistant; two surfaces.
• Import draft — DOCX, PDF, image, or URL into a new draft (FAQs “Can I import”). A handoff, not a generate.
• Styles — upload a sample or write instructions so new drafts match a voice (FAQs “learn my writing style”). A profile, not a rewrite.
• Image / audio / video — credit-metered generates beside the prose (FAQs “What uses credits”; pricing). A media generate, not a sentence.

Folders / share links sit on the same file. Manual typing, organize, import/export, and share do not burn credits. The web app is the product; there is no public SDK to count. Credits are the meter. Model names are SKU.

Who it's for

Best fit: novelists and screenwriters who will pay Pro so more than Free’s one-time credits can burn 1.5 million credits a month on a long work.

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) from type.ai/pricing with the Annual toggle (33% off). Cards we copied:

• Free — $0/mo. Limited credits that never expire (they do not refill). All writing/editing/publishing features; AI uses credits.
• Basic — $8/mo billed yearly ($96/year). 500,000 credits / month. Shorter stories.
• Pro — $16/mo billed yearly ($192/year). 1,500,000 credits / month. Longer novel or screenplay. Most popular.
• Max — $64/mo billed yearly ($768/year). 6,000,000 credits / month. Multiple books a year.

Included credits reset monthly and do not roll over (also on annual). Extra credits (paid plans) never expire. First paid subscription: 30-day money-back. Confirm monthly checkout if you do not want annual.

Limitations / costs

• $8 / $16 / $64 are yearly-billed cards. Monthly is the other toggle (no 33% save).
• Free credits do not refill. Pro is the first serious monthly allowance.
• Long-form desk, not a general writer. For a different novel desk, see Sudowrite.

Alternatives

• Sudowrite — another novelist-focused AI editor.
• Novelcrafter — series bible / codex when Type’s Entities pane is not enough.
• Claude — long-context chat when you do not want a manuscript CMS.

Official tutorial

Official Type channel video: Getting started with Type.ai [2025] (oEmbed author: Type).

Written path: FAQs plus Pricing.

Website

https://type.ai

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is Type’s official homepage laptop editor (Liminal Point + Notes/Entities). Dollars checked on type.ai/pricing yearly cards (Free $0; Basic $8; Pro $16; Max $64 / mo). Tutorial oEmbed author: Type.

Last verified

2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.