Plans and usage
ShyEditor offers two plans: Basic (free) and Pro. You can manage your subscription in the "Subscription" section of your profile.
Basic (free)
- 100 AI credits in your first month (includes a one-time welcome bonus); 20 AI credits per month from the second month on
- 100 MB file storage
- Export to TXT
- Unlimited projects
- Grammar checking
- Writing goals and stats
- All core editor and organizational features
Pro
Everything in Basic, plus:
- 500 AI credits per month
- 5 GB file storage
- Export to PDF, DOCX, and Markdown
- Advanced export customization (presets, typography, title page, and more)
- AI image generation
- Deep Research
- Personalized writing styles
- Project-level feedback (full-book analysis)
- Intelligent search
- Manual snapshot creation in History
- All themes
- Early access to new features
- Priority email support
For current pricing, see the ShyEditor pricing page.
AI credits
AI features consume credits. Most everyday operations cost 1 credit, while a few heavyweight features cost more:
| Feature | Credits |
|---|---|
| Text transformation (rephrase, shorten, expand, etc.) | 1 |
| Document-level operation (summarize, continue, etc.) | 1 |
| Autocomplete (per accepted suggestion; dismissing is free) | 1 |
| AI chat — base cost per message | 1 |
| AI chat — each tool the AI uses (search, create entity, etc.) | +1 each |
| Generate an entity name or trait description | 1 |
| AI-summarize a corkboard card | 1 |
| Overview AI suggestions (suggest title, summary, outline) | 1 |
| Follow-up command on a previous AI result | 1 |
| Free-form custom AI command | 1 |
| Sheet-level feedback or peer review | 1 |
| Story Engine — each generated field (name, trait, synopsis, chapter, draft, etc.) | 1 |
| Story Engine — chapter illustration | 10 |
| AI image generation | 10 |
| Knowledge base auto-population | 15 |
| Deep Research | 50 |
| Project-level feedback (full-book review) | 50 |
A simple chat question with no tool use costs 1 credit. A complex chat question where the AI searches the project, reads sheets, and creates an entity can cost 4 or more credits in a single turn.
Credits are consumed when content is generated, not when you accept it — regenerating costs another credit. The one exception is autocomplete, which only charges when you accept a suggestion.
If you run out, you can purchase additional credits at any time.