What is NovelAI?
NovelAI’s text creation revolves around a story editor: users provide an opening, characters, or settings, then take turns writing and revising with the AI. Lorebook is used to organize characters, locations, and other worldbuilding elements; when relevant keywords appear in recent content, corresponding information is incorporated into the generation context, helping to retrieve necessary background during ongoing创作.
Image generation supports natural language or tag-based prompts and allows you to adjust the aspect ratio, generation parameters, and seed. After selecting a candidate, you can continue generating variations, enhancing the image, or entering canvas editing; you can also try out image-to-image generation and reference capabilities. Prompts are subject to contextual length limits, so it’s best to place important information at the beginning. Increasing the parameters does not guarantee better results—always review the output step by step.
The terms of use for text, voice, and images differ. The official plan is subscription-based, and image usage also involves Anlas quotas as well as specific model, size, and step‑count requirements. The free trial requires account verification and a check of available credits; the trial or any promotional offer for a particular model should not be interpreted as guaranteeing unlimited image generation at all times.
Key features
Story Editing: Alternate writing with AI, starting from the beginning or the setting.
Lorebook: Stores entries for characters, locations, and more, and adds context based on specified conditions.
Image Generation: Explore characters and scenes through descriptions, tags, seeds, and parameters.
Result iteration: Continue generating variants, enhancing them, or using the canvas-and-reference-image approach.
Use cases and audience
Authors who create novels, develop character designs, and craft fictional worlds, as well as individual creators exploring anime visual assets.
- Continuously create stories centered around fixed characters and a consistent world view.
- Generate multiple visual candidates for characters and scenes, and refine them iteratively.
Story text, character and world-building details, image prompts, as well as reference images required for supporting features.
Story continuation and setting text, as well as generated or edited images; additionally, voice generation is available on a per‑plan basis.
How to use
- 01
Select a story or image entry, and verify the trial and subscription terms.
- 02
Provide an opening when writing, and organize the necessary settings in Lorebook.
- 03
When generating images, describe the subject and style, and select an appropriate model and parameters.
- 04
Review the candidates, gradually adjust the content or parameters, and save once you’ve confirmed the quota consumption.
Benefits and limitations
Benefits
- Story settings can be maintained and invoked as standalone entries.
- Image creation offers a seamless workflow, from prompts to variations, enhancements, and edits.
Limitations
- Setting up calls and contexts involves rules and spatial constraints, and maintaining long-form consistency still requires the author’s effort.
- Image generation is subject to model, size, step count, and usage limits, and the results also require manual filtering.
Pricing and availability
Free entry available
The official documentation states that verified email accounts can trial 30 image generations, 50 text generations, and 100 voice generations; these trials are subject to usage limits.
The official Starter subscription plan includes a periodic replenishment quota of 1,000 Subscription Anlas.
Compared to the Tablet, it provides a broader narrative context and includes 1,000 additional Subscription Anlas credits.
Includes 10,000 Subscription Anlas additional credits; specific image-generation offers are subject to additional terms and model limitations.
Verified on 2026-10-22, sourced from the official subscription documentation. The paid plan renews every 30 days after payment; Subscription Anlas is prorated by tier and does not accumulate unused credits indefinitely. For expiration, cancellation, and usage rules related to newer image models, please refer separately to the official website.
- Pricing source
- https://docs.novelai.net/en/subscription/
- Pricing last updated
- 2026-10-22
Prices and limits may change. Check the official website for current terms.
Official website & sources
Updated on 2026-10-22
