NovelAI
A private, no-limits AI co-writer for fiction — plus anime art.
Standout features
NovelAI is a subscription storyteller — its own fiction-tuned models continue your story in your voice, with anime image generation alongside.
Worldwide search interest, indexed 0–100 · Google Trends.
NovelAI is a subscription AI storyteller built for fiction — a private co-writer with its own models, plus anime image generation.
- Launched 2021 by Anlatan (from the AI Dungeon community).
- Own fiction-tuned text models trained on literature.
- Privacy-focused, “no-censorship” philosophy.
- Bundles an anime-style image generator.
NovelAI is a sandbox for storytellers.
- A co-writer that continues your prose.
- Lorebook + Memory keep stories consistent.
- Local encryption; no content retention.
- Anime image generation included.
Subscription tiers by context size.
NovelAI fits fiction writers.
- Fiction writers wanting a private co-writer.
- Roleplayers and worldbuilders.
- Anime artists who also write.
- Business, marketing or academic writers.
- Anyone needing polished, publishable prose out of the box.
No tool is perfect — the trade-offs to weigh:
- Fiction / roleplay niche — not for business.
- No-censorship cuts both ways.
- Smaller models than the big labs.
- Learning curve (Lorebook, settings).
- ✓Own fiction-tuned models
- ✓Lorebook keeps stories consistent
- ✓Strong privacy, no data retention
- ✓Anime image generation included
- ✓Cheap entry tier
- ✕Fiction / roleplay niche only
- ✕No-censorship cuts both ways
- ✕Smaller models than big labs
- ✕Learning curve
Fiction writers and roleplayers like NovelAI for a private, unrestricted co-writer with a Lorebook that keeps long stories consistent — plus the bundled anime art. The caveats are that it’s a fiction niche with smaller models and a learning curve. Sentiment is positive within its devoted community.
NovelAI is made by Anlatan, a small Delaware studio born out of the AI Dungeon community.
Company figures are drawn from public disclosures and reputable trackers (gathered Jun 2026). User and revenue numbers are estimates and move fast.
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