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Free to write. Pay only for AI, if you want it.

Subtextual is free to use, with or without an account. The one thing to pay for is Subtextual AI, an optional subscription.

Subtextual

$0

The whole writing workspace, in your browser.

  • Every writing feature, with room beneath every paragraph
  • No account needed
  • Sign in to sync and share, also free
  • Export to Markdown, Word and PDF
Start writing

Your own key

$0 from Subtextual

Bring a key from Anthropic, OpenAI or OpenRouter. Your provider bills you for what you use.

  • The AI runs only when you ask
  • Requests go from your browser to your provider, never through editing.help
  • The key is stored only in your browser
Add a key in Settings

Subtextual AI

$5 a month

AI built in. No key to find, nothing to set up.

  • Claude Haiku 5.5 or Sonnet 5.5, ready when you ask
  • About 1,000 AI replies a month
  • Your words aren’t kept or used for training
  • Cancel any time: it keeps working to the end of the period you’ve paid for
  • Tax included, wherever you are
  • 18 or older

Need more replies? Add about 2,000 more for $10, tax included, from Settings.

Subscribe

Opens Subtextual to sign in and check out.

Patron

$10 a month and up

Support Subtextual’s independence, with twice the AI. A membership, not a donation.

  • $10, $20, $50, or your own amount up to $100
  • Twice the replies: about 2,000 a month
  • Early access to new features
  • Your name on the Patrons page, if you want it
  • Tax included, wherever you are
  • 18 or older
Become a Patron in Subtextual

Questions.

How do I cancel?

With Manage… in Subtextual’s Settings → AI, which opens Stripe’s billing portal. Cancelling stops future charges, and Subtextual AI keeps working until the end of the period you’ve paid for.

Can I get a refund?

There are two ways within 14 days of a charge. Write to info@editing.help, and that charge is refunded in full, no questions asked. Or delete your account, and the charge is refunded automatically, minus the AI you’ve already used. This automatic refund happens once per person. See the refund policy.

Can I subscribe from outside the US?

Yes. Subtextual AI is sold through Link, Stripe’s reseller, which handles sales tax or VAT for your country. The writing app itself is free everywhere.

Which AI answers with Subtextual AI?

Anthropic’s Claude Haiku 5.5 by default, or Claude Sonnet 5.5 if you choose it in Settings, which uses about 20 times more of your replies. Both come through Subtextual’s OpenRouter account, with no prompt retention or training. Your writing is never used to train AI. See the privacy policy.

Is there a limit?

Subtextual AI includes a monthly allowance for everyday writing. If you reach it, you can add more replies in Settings, or AI pauses until your next billing date. Your writing never stops.