Notion AI vs Sudowrite

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AI writing and knowledge assistant inside Notion

The AI writing partner built for fiction writers to draft, describe, rewrite, and finish novels in their own voice.

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Description

Notion AI drafts, summarizes, and organizes content directly in your Notion workspace.

Sudowrite is an AI writing partner designed specifically for novelists and storytellers. Driven by Muse 1.5, its proprietary fiction-trained AI model, Sudowrite assists with drafting, pacing, visual story mapping, and character continuity. Key features like First Draft, Story Bible, and Describe help writers expand their narratives, overcome blockages, and build rich sensory descriptions while retaining their unique tone.

Key features

• Voice fingerprinting
• SEO briefs
• Notion sync
• Team style guides

• Muse 1.5 fiction-trained AI model
• Story Bible step-by-step drafting pipeline
• Write autocomplete suggestions
• Describe tool for sensory details
• Expand tool to build out scenes
• Rewrite revision tool
• Chapter Continuity and Series Folder
• Unfiltered Muse for adult and smut scenes
• Canvas visual planning board
• Chat grounded in Story Bible info

Pros

• Native to your Notion workspace
• Summarize long documents
• Auto-generate action items
• Q&A across your workspace
• Writing help in every block
• Works inside Notion databases
• Multi-language support
• Simple pricing on top of Notion

• Offers a free trial to let users test out features before committing to a paid plan.
• Guarantees that user writing is not used to train their AI models.
• Claims no rights or ownership over what users write or generate in the tool.
• Enables writing in almost any language, matching suggestions to the user's language.
• Allows unfiltered writing (adult/smut) without AI refusal or prompt fading.
• Keeps characters, world, and plot consistent with the built-in Story Bible.
• Users retain project access to read and edit existing work even after cancelling a paid subscription.
• Features like Describe and Expand turn flat, sparse sentences into sensory-rich narrative.

Cons

• Extra cost on top of Notion
• Only useful inside Notion
• Outputs can feel generic
• No brand-voice fine-tuning
• Slower than dedicated writing tools
• Depends on your page structure
• Privacy concerns for sensitive docs
• Limited advanced prompting

• Requires a credit card registration to access the initial free trial.
• Requires an ongoing paid subscription to access any AI-based features.
• May fall back on English translation when using features other than Write in foreign languages.
• No public API or developer integration options are listed on the site.
• No active native mobile applications are currently offered (though mobile hiring is shown).

Pricing plans

• FreeEUR0/month
  • • For individuals to organize personal projects and life
  • • Trial AI capabilities like generating docs, or autofilling databases
  • • Basic forms
  • • Basic sites
• PlusEUR9.5/month
  • • For small teams and professionals to work together
  • • Everything in Free, and:
  • • Custom forms
  • • Custom sites
• BusinessEUR19.5/month
  • • For growing businesses to streamline teamwork
  • • Everything in Plus, and:
  • • Enterprise Search Beta
  • • Premium connections
• Enterprise—
  • • For organizations to operate with scalability, control, and security
  • • Everything in Business, and:
  • • Advanced security & controls
  • • Advanced connections
• Custom Agents—
  • • AI agents handle repetitive tasks autonomously, so your team doesn’t have to
  • • Free to try, then $10 per 1,000 monthly Notion credits

• Hobby & StudentUSD10/month
  • • Perfect for people who write for fun or for school
  • • Start Free Trial
  • • No credit card, cancel anytime
  • • Use the #1 Creative Writing AI
• ProfessionalUSD22/month
  • • Good for longer works, like a novel or screenplay
  • • Get Feedback on your work
  • • Start Free Trial
  • • No credit card, cancel anytime
• MaxUSD44/month
  • • For authors who publish multiple times a year
  • • Unused credits rollover for 12 months
  • • Start Free Trial
  • • No credit card, cancel anytime
• Enterprise—
  • • Drop us a line
• 30-Minute Personal Setup SessionUSD49/one_time
  • • Enjoy a private one-on-one session with Sudowrite staff
  • • Tailored to your needs to help you get up to speed quickly
  • • Complimentary Personal Setup Session offered on Max plan must be used within 30 days of first payment

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