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Liable Jaguar
Hi NovelCrafter team,
I wanted to share some feedback on the pricing page, specifically around how AI/BYOK access and other features are split across tiers.
Right now, BYOK only unlocks starting at Hobbyist (A$12.44/mo), Workshop Chat is reserved for Artisan (A$21.77/mo), and any collaboration features only kick in at Artisan/Specialist.
I think there's a strong case for moving BYOK down to the entry tier (Scribe) — possibly even for free — and monetizing instead through the quality of the experience (better UI, advanced review tools, etc.) at higher tiers. A few more specific suggestions:
  • BYOK: available from Scribe (tier 1), ideally free
  • Workshop Chat: move down to Hobbyist (tier 2)
  • Two-person collaboration (inviting others to your novel/series): move down to Artisan (tier 3)
  • Full Team creation & management: keep at Specialist (tier 4) — this still feels like a fair place to monetize
The reasoning: most people using BYOK are already paying for their own model usage — realistically a minimum of ~US$20 / A$30 per month for a usable amount of AI generation. Asking the same users to pay an extra A$20+ just for interface access on top of that starts to push past what feels reasonable, especially with open-source tools and similar 'clone' products already offering BYOK for free. I'd hate to see people churn to those alternatives when NovelCrafter's actual writing tools are genuinely good.
Thanks for considering this — happy to share more detailed thoughts if useful.
Best,
Jingchen