NovelAI

What is NovelAI?

NovelAI is an AI platform for anime-style image generation and story writing. Images come from NovelAI Diffusion V5, which the vendor describes as sharper with more characters, and stories are co-written with a model based on GLM 4.6.

Key capabilities of NovelAI

• Image generation: NovelAI Diffusion V5 with natural-language prompts and tags.
• Character definitions: positions characters and keeps them consistent across scenes.
• Inpainting: selective edits on an image.
• Director Tools: control poses and lighting.
• Story co-writing: builds stories, worlds and characters.
• Mobile access: no installation needed.

How NovelAI works

You write a prompt or tags and define characters, then refine with inpainting and Director Tools on a built-in canvas. For text, you co-write with the story model. The vendor says prompts are encrypted and generated images are not stored on its servers unless you save them.

Who uses NovelAI?

NovelAI is for writers and illustrators who want anime-style art or an AI co-author for fiction and worldbuilding. The vendor states there are no limits on commercial use and no extra tier is needed for it.

NovelAI pricing

Subscriptions start at $10 per month and include image and text generation. On-demand Anlas purchases are an alternative to a monthly subscription. A trial is offered, and the vendor does not state its length.

NovelAI alternatives

Sudowrite is an AI fiction writing tool focused on prose, brainstorming and rewrites, without image generation. Rytr is a general AI copywriting tool. NovelAI differs by combining anime image generation with story writing and stated privacy practices.