Format Magic vs AIWriteBook
Plans, free access, limits and intended use side by side, taken from each vendor’s own pages. No score and no winner: the facts show where the two differ.
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Plan, write, edit, format and publish a book with AI, with a cover and audiobook on higher plans
- Free access
- Format Magic: Free access
- AIWriteBook: Free access
- Paid from
- Format Magic: USD 9.95 per month
- AIWriteBook: USD 20 per month
- Plans listed
- Format Magic: 4
- AIWriteBook: 5
- Public API
- Format Magic: Not confirmed
- AIWriteBook: Not confirmed
Where Format Magic and AIWriteBook differ
- PlansFormat Magic lists 4 plans and AIWriteBook lists 5.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| Format Magic | Fact | AIWriteBook |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableFree · USD 0 per month | Free accessSame | Free access availableFree · USD 0 |
| USD 9.95 per monthBasic | Lowest listed paid plan | USD 20 per monthPlus · or $12 per month billed yearly · $144 a year |
| Free about 35 pages/month; paid from $9.95/month | Pricing model | Free plan (100 credits); paid from $12 a month billed yearly |
| 4 | Plans listedDiffers | 5 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Open source | Not confirmed |
| What it is for | ||
| Turning plain or AI-drafted text into templated Word and PDF documents | Built for | Self-publishing authors, ghostwriters and non-fiction writers who want one place to outline, draft in their own style, edit and prepare a book for Amazon KDP |
| Writing & content | CategorySame | Writing & content |
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| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Sep 29, 2026 | Pricing checkSame | Prices confirmed · Oct 17, 2026 |
Official source check for both tools. No hands-on testing and no score: “Differs” marks a documented difference, not a better tool.
Plans and prices
Format Magic
Prices confirmed · Sep 29, 2026- FreeUSD 0 per monthno credit card
- BasicUSD 9.95 per month
- ProUSD 14.95 per month
- PremiumUSD 19.95 per month
AIWriteBook
Prices confirmed · Oct 17, 2026- FreeUSD 0
- PlusUSD 20 per monthor $12 per month billed yearly · $144 a year
- ProUSD 50 per monthor $30 per month billed yearly · $360 a year
- UltraUSD 200 per monthor $120 per month billed yearly
- One-time creditsUSD 20 for 250 creditsor $50 for 2,000 credits
Strengths and limits
Format Magic
Strengths
- Free plan without a card: About 35 pages a month can be formatted after a free sign-up.
- Short retention for one-off jobs: The privacy policy says unsaved input and output are deleted within 12 hours.
- Commercial use of your documents: The terms allow personal and business use of documents you create.
Limits to plan around
- Character limits, not pages: Allowances are counted in characters, so page estimates vary with tables and images.
- Text goes to third-party AI: Content is processed by providers such as Google Gemini and OpenAI.
- Branding needs higher tiers: Template customization starts on Pro, and your own Word templates need Premium.
AIWriteBook
Strengths
- Free plan with no card: The pricing FAQ says you can plan a full book and get a first chapter free, with no credit card required.
- Content stays yours: The terms say you keep ownership and commercial rights to what you create, and the privacy policy says your content is not used to train its models or by its AI providers.
- Credit costs are published: The terms list per-action credit costs, so you can estimate a book before paying.
Limits to plan around
- Pages disagree on credit expiry: The pricing FAQ says unused subscription credits expire after a month, while the terms say Pro credits roll over for up to 3 months.
- Audiobooks are credit-heavy: At the terms' rate a 2,000-word chapter costs about 880 credits, so a full audiobook can outrun a plan's monthly allowance.
- Refunds are narrow: The terms allow a refund only within 7 days of the first subscription purchase and with under 50% of credits used; renewals and one-time credit packs are non-refundable.
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