## Our plans

Scribeist offers a free plan plus paid plans in two billing styles:

| Plan                   | Price       | Best For                                          |
|------------------------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| **Free**               | $0/month    | Testing Scribeist with basic features             |
| **Hobby**              | $10/month   | Writers who want Scribeist-managed AI credits     |
| **Pro**                | $18/month   | Writers who want higher AI limits and advanced features |
| **Hobby (BYOK)**       | $8/month    | Writers who want to use their own OpenRouter key  |
| **Pro (BYOK)**         | $12/month   | Writers who want advanced features with their own OpenRouter key |

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## What's the main difference?

All plans include access to **every workspace type** (Blog, Novel, and General). The differences are:

### AI Credits

- **Free:** No AI access
- **Hobby:** 1,000 credits per month
- **Pro:** 2,500 credits per month
- **Hobby (BYOK):** No monthly AI credits, because supported AI requests are routed through your OpenRouter key
- **Pro (BYOK):** No monthly AI credits, because supported AI requests are routed through your OpenRouter key

### Advanced Features

- **Free:** Limited features (basic editor, limited planning and research)
- **Hobby:** Full features (Canvas, imports, sharing, publishing integrations)
- **Pro:** Everything in Hobby plus higher-tier feature access
- **BYOK plans:** Same plan-level features as their non-BYOK equivalents, but AI usage is routed through OpenRouter instead of Scribeist credits

## BYOK plans

BYOK stands for Bring Your Own Key.

With a BYOK plan, Scribeist keeps the same plan-level features but routes supported AI requests through your OpenRouter API key instead of deducting Scribeist AI credits.

[Learn more about BYOK with OpenRouter →](/content/help/billing/docs/ai/byok-openrouter/index.html)

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## All workspace types included

Every plan gives you access to Blog, Novel, and General workspace types. You're not choosing between workspace types. The main choice is whether you want Scribeist-managed AI credits or a BYOK setup through OpenRouter.

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## Changing plans

You can upgrade or downgrade at any time from **Account Settings → Manage Subscription**.

**Learn more:** [Managing Your Subscription](/content/help/billing/general/subscriptions/manage-plan/index.html)