Pricing & Plans Guide
Welcome to Bookcicle's comprehensive guide to pricing, subscriptions, and AI-powered services. Here you'll find everything you need to know about our plans, one-off services, and how metered AI billing works.
Subscription Plans
Bookcicle offers four main subscription tiers to fit your needs:
1. Basic (Free)
- Manage Account
- Purchase AI services ad-hoc (Ghostwriter, Editorial, Translation, and more)
- 2 section reruns included‡
- Cloud storage: 500 MB†
2. Creator (Premium Intro)
- Everything in Basic
- Metered AI services (pay-as-you-go, see below for metered AI pricing)
- Self-service AI budget: up to $30 / month†
- Cloud storage: 5 GB†
- Intro pricing: $69.99/year (was $99.99)
3. Creator Pro
- Everything in Creator
- Self-service AI budget: up to $50 / month†
- Cloud storage: 20 GB†
- Higher AI usage caps†
- Intro pricing: $99.99/year or $14.99/month
4. Studio
- Everything in Creator Pro
- Unlimited§ AI services
- Choose any AI model
- Priority queue
- Cloud storage: 200 GB†
- Availability: invite-only / limited release
How to Subscribe
- Not signed in? Click Get Started on your preferred plan to sign up with that plan pre-selected.
- Already have an account? Click Upgrade to change your plan from your account dashboard.
One-off AI Services
Need a specific AI-powered service without a subscription? Bookcicle offers à-la-carte options:
| Service | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Literary Translation | $45.99 (intro, was $49.99) | Translate your story for a global audience in minutes. Eleven languages, cultural nuance preserved. |
| Literary Convert | $45.99 (intro, was $49.99) | Seamlessly shift your manuscript between mediums (e.g., novel → screenplay) while preserving narrative voice. |
| Editorial Proof | $45.99 (intro, was $49.99) | Developmental feedback, copy-editing, and proofing in one pass. AI accelerates revisions while guarding your unique style. |
| Advanced Analytics (Add-on) | $24.99 | Theme/trope detection, genre, keywords & character extraction. Requires an Editorial purchase. |
| Ghostwriting | $79.99 (intro, was $99.99) | Jump-start your manuscript with AI-assisted drafts (scenes, chapters, or outlines). |
- Add-ons (like Advanced Analytics) require a related main service in your cart (e.g., Editorial).
- All prices are in USD and may be subject to change.
Metered AI Pricing (Creator Plans)
If you're on a Creator-family subscription, you can access metered AI services and only pay for what you use. Here's how it works:
How Metered Billing Works
- Usage up to $1 per billing period is free. If your total metered AI usage fees for a billing period are at or below one U.S. dollar (US $1.00), you will not be charged for that period.
- Once usage exceeds $1, the full period is billed. If your total metered AI usage fees exceed US $1.00 in a billing period, Bookcicle bills you for the full metered usage in that billing period (not just the amount above $1).
- Billing periods follow your subscription. Your metered AI usage is grouped by your subscription’s billing period (e.g., monthly), not by calendar month.
- Small markup helps fund the platform (infrastructure, security, and distributed “agent swarms”).
Monthly AI Budget Caps
Bookcicle also lets eligible subscribers on metered plans set a self-service AI spending cap on their account to help control usage.
- Default AI budget: $10 / month
- Creator: up to $30 / month
- Creator Pro: up to $50 / month
Studio does not currently use this self-service AI budget control.
Once your configured AI budget is reached for the current billing period, further AI requests may be denied until the next period begins, unless you lower or raise your cap within the limits allowed by your plan.
Bookcicle uses a conservative internal estimate when deciding whether a new AI request would exceed your configured budget. In practice, enforcement may occur slightly before or after your exact target amount.
AI Provider Pricing
Bookcicle partners with multiple AI providers. Pricing varies by provider and model. For each provider, you'll find:
- Model name and type (text or image)
- Input and output token pricing (for text models)
- Image generation pricing (for image models)
- Markups (typically a small percentage to support Bookcicle)
- Deprecated models are clearly marked and may be unavailable
Example (Text Model)
- Input per 1M tokens: $X.XX
- Output per 1M tokens: $X.XX
- 50,000 input tokens ≈ $X.XX (~37,500 words)
Example (Image Model)
- Standard image: $X.XX per image
- High-res image: $X.XX per image
Tip: You can always view the latest metered AI pricing in your account or on the AI Pricing page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a “rerun”?
A rerun lets you regenerate AI output for one manuscript section and pick the best version.
How do AI budget caps work?
Eligible subscription plans include a self-service AI budget control. You can set a lower cap yourself, but the maximum you can set depends on your metered plan. Once the configured cap is reached for the billing period, new AI requests may be blocked until the next period begins.
Are cloud storage limits strict?
No, cloud-storage quotas are soft limits. You'll receive alerts well before you reach the cap.
How do I buy a one-off service?
Just click Buy Now on the service you want. Add-ons (like Advanced Analytics) require you to have the main service ( e.g., Editorial) in your cart.
Need Help?
If you have questions about pricing, plans, or billing, please contact Bookcicle Support.
† Cloud-storage quotas are soft limits today; alerts appear well before you reach the cap.
‡ A “rerun” lets you regenerate AI output for one manuscript section and pick the best version.
§ Creator and Creator Pro include plan-specific self-service AI budget caps.
Studio unlimited AI usage is subject to a fair-usage policy.