The editor is free and open-source. You only pay for the publishing platform: connections, scheduling, newsletter, and hosting.
| Free | Creator | Growth | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | Full | Full | Full | Full |
| MCP Tools | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Themes | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Compose Views | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Connections | 2 | All 12+ | All 12+ | All 12+ |
| Scheduled Posts | 15/mo | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Newsletter Subscribers | 100 | 1,000 | 5,000 | 25,000+ |
| Email Sends | 500/mo | 5,000/mo | 25,000/mo | Unlimited |
| Publication Hosting | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Paid Subscriptions | — | — | — | 0% take |
Yes. The OpenWriter editor is open-source (MIT) and completely free. The paid tiers are for the publishing platform — connections, scheduling, newsletter, and publication hosting.
On the Publisher tier, when you offer paid subscriptions, we take 0% of your revenue. You keep everything minus Stripe's standard processing fee (2.9% + 30c).
Yes. The MCP tools and pending change review system are part of the free, open-source editor. No paid tier required for agent integration.
Author's Voice is separately metered — 25 free rewrites per month, then $0.05 per rewrite. No subscription required. It works standalone or as an OpenWriter plugin.
The Free tier includes 2 platform connections and 15 scheduled posts per month. Upgrade when you need more connections, unlimited scheduling, or larger newsletter capacity.
The editor is always free. Add publishing features as you grow.
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