Sudowrite vs Format Magic
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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AI writing partner for fiction that drafts, describes, rewrites and gives feedback on a novel in your own voice
Budget characters, not pages, before picking a plan
- Free access
- Sudowrite: Free trial only
- Format Magic: Free access
- Paid from
- Sudowrite: USD 22 per month
- Format Magic: USD 9.95 per month
- Plans listed
- Sudowrite: 3
- Format Magic: 4
- Public API
- Sudowrite: Not confirmed
- Format Magic: Not confirmed
Where Sudowrite and Format Magic differ
- AccessSudowrite offers a free trial only, while Format Magic offers free access.
- Pricing checkPrices confirmed for Sudowrite; pricing review due for Format Magic.
- PlansSudowrite lists 3 plans and Format Magic lists 4.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| Sudowrite | Fact | Format Magic |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free trial only | Free accessDiffers | Free access availableFree · USD 0 per month |
| USD 22 per monthProfessional | Lowest listed paid plan | USD 9.95 per monthBasic |
| Free trial with no credit card; paid plans from $10 a month billed yearly | Pricing model | Free about 35 pages/month; paid from $9.95/month |
| 3 | Plans listedDiffers | 4 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Open source | Not confirmed |
| What it is for | ||
| Novelists and fiction writers who want AI help drafting scenes, planning a story and editing a long manuscript | Built for | Turning plain or AI-drafted text into templated Word and PDF documents |
| Writing & content | CategorySame | Writing & content |
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| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Oct 30, 2026 | Pricing checkDiffers | Pricing review due · Sep 29, 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
Sudowrite
Prices confirmed · Oct 30, 2026- Hobby & StudentUSD 10 per month
- ProfessionalUSD 22 per month
- MaxUSD 44 per month
Format Magic
Pricing review due · Sep 29, 2026- FreeUSD 0 per monthno credit card
- BasicUSD 9.95 per month
- ProUSD 14.95 per month
- PremiumUSD 19.95 per month
Strengths and limits
Sudowrite
Strengths
- Built around fiction: Features such as Story Bible, Canvas, Describe and Expand are made for long stories rather than general chat.
- Keeps your work after cancelling: You can still open and work on your projects without a paid plan; only AI features stop.
- Credit rollover on Max: Unused credits roll over for 12 months on the top plan.
Limits to plan around
- Credit figures unclear: The Professional card shows both 1,000,000 and 450,000 credits and no per-word rate is published.
- No refund on cancellation: The Terms say fees are not refunded on cancellation.
- Trial details missing: The trial's length and allowance were not stated on the pages read, and no permanent free plan is listed.
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.
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