Free
$0 / monthTry Byline on real stories.
- 5,000 words a month
- 10 stories a month
- Core templates
- Fast AI models
Plans for every journalist and newsroom
Start free. Upgrade when you need more words, more tools or your whole team. Pay by card or mobile money, monthly or yearly.
Solo Journalist
$12 / monthFor freelancers and stringers.
- 50,000 words a month
- Transcribe 5 hours of audio a month
- Translate stories
- Fact-check, story ideas and press-release critique
- Spoken versions of your stories
Pro Journalist
$25 / monthEvery template and tool for full-time reporters.
- Unlimited words
- Our strongest writing models
- Transcribe 20 hours a month
- Your own templates
- Priority support
Newsroom Team
$79 / monthEditors, approvals and house style.
- Unlimited words
- Up to 5 journalists
- Editor approval before publishing
- House style on every draft
- Publish to WordPress
- Byline on WhatsApp
- Team usage reports
Prices in US dollars. Local-currency prices (for mobile money) are shown at checkout. Plans do not renew automatically: we remind you before yours ends.
Compare plans
| Feature | Free | Solo Journalist | Pro Journalist | Newsroom Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Words a month | 5,000 | 50,000 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Stories a month | 10 | 500 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Journalists | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Transcription a month | – | 5 hours | 20 hours | Unlimited |
| Transcribe interviews and recordings | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Translate stories | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Byline Voice: hear stories and scripts read aloud | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Newsroom tools (fact-check, quotes, headlines, ideas) | – | – | – | – |
| House style applied to every draft | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Publish to WordPress | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Byline on WhatsApp | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Newsroom team with editor approval | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Usage reports for the team | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Your own templates | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| API access | – | – | – | – |
| Priority support | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
Questions about plans
Is there a free trial?
Yes. New accounts get 14 days of the Pro Journalist plan, with no card needed. After that you stay on the free plan unless you choose a paid one.
How do I pay?
By card, or by mobile money where it is available. You pay for one month or one year at a time.
Does my plan renew automatically?
No. We email you before your plan ends so you can renew. Nothing is charged without you.
What happens when I reach my monthly words?
You can upgrade at any time, or wait until your allowance resets on the first of the month.
Is there a discount for a year?
Yes. Paying for 12 months costs 80% of 12 monthly payments.
Do you offer prices for newsrooms in developing markets?
Yes. Contact us about regional pricing and media-development partnerships.
Bringing a whole newsroom?
Editor approval, house style, WordPress publishing and WhatsApp for your team. We help you set it up.