Strut pricing:
one plan, every word.
The writing workspace is free: projects, notes, versioned drafts, imported sources, reviewers, local search, and exports. Every account collects 2,000 AI tokens a day, up to 80,000 in total — enough to carry a student essay from reading to final draft without paying anything. When they run out, start a 7-day card-verified Pro trial with 1,000,000 AI tokens each month, then continue for $9.99 a month or $69.99 a year.
Free
The full local workspace, plus 50,000 starter AI tokens
- One project with up to three documents, and unlimited notes
- 50,000 lifetime starter AI tokens
- Import PDF, Word, Excel, Markdown, and text sources
- Invite reviewers and collect inline feedback
- Version snapshots, Markdown export, and workspace search
Pro
AI tools unlocked for serious long-form work
That's $5.83/month, billed once a year.
- 1,000,000 AI tokens every month while subscribed
- All 8 writing operations: expand, outline, strengthen, summarize, critique, tone, plot, rewrite
- Voice Profile keeps whole manuscripts in your voice
- Audio notes transcribed straight into your project
- AI images for chapters and covers
- Priority access to new workspace features
What Free and Pro each include
The short answer
The writing workspace is the same on both plans. Free gives you the whole editor — notes, sources, version history, collaboration, and exports — with one project and a one-time AI sample. Pro removes the caps: unlimited projects and documents, and 1,000,000 AI tokens every month.
Feature by feature
| What you get | Free | Pro |
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| Workspace | ||
| Projects | 1 | Unlimited |
| Documents per project | 3 | Unlimited |
| Notes & version history per project | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Version snapshots with one-click restore | ✓ | ✓ |
| Markdown export of any document | ✓ | ✓ |
| Search across notes, drafts & sources | ✓ | ✓ |
| Source imports — PDF, Word, Excel, CSV, Markdown, text | ✓ | ✓ |
| Collaboration | ||
| Invite reviewers to any project | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inline comments with resolve | ✓ | ✓ |
| Strut AI | ||
| AI token allowance | 80,000 lifetime | 1,000,000 every month |
| Writing operations — expand, outline, strengthen, summarize, critique, tone, plot, rewrite | ✓ | ✓ |
| Voice Profile — AI that revises in your voice | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio notes → AI transcription | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI image creation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Billing | ||
| Price | $0 | $9.99/month or $69.99/year |
| Cancel anytime | — | ✓ |
Every provider-backed feature—writing operations, OCR, source Q&A, transcription, Voice Profile analysis, and image creation—draws from the same token balance. Local writing features remain available after the allowance ends.
Pricing and billing questions
Everything about charges, trials, and cancelling
How do AI tokens work?
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Free accounts receive 50,000 lifetime starter tokens. Pro includes 1,000,000 tokens per calendar month. Strut reserves a conservative token amount before each AI-backed operation, including writing, transcription, OCR, and image creation. Local writing, organization, search, collaboration, and exports remain available when the balance reaches zero.
When am I charged for Pro?
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Your card is verified when you begin the 7-day trial, but it is not charged that day. Unless you cancel first, Pro renews at $9.99/month or $69.99/year when the trial ends. Each Google account can receive one trial.
How do I cancel?
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Open the billing portal from your account page, or use the link on a Stripe receipt. At the end of paid access, your workspace returns to the free plan—nothing you have written is locked away.
What will the charge look like on my statement?
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The charge appears as STRUT PRO. Payments are processed by Stripe, and we never see or store your card number.
Can I switch between monthly and annual?
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Yes. Switch plans anytime from the billing portal; Stripe prorates the difference automatically.
Is my writing private?
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Yes. Projects, notes, drafts, sources, and audio live in your private workspace, visible only to you and the reviewers you invite. Read the privacy policy for the details.
Do I need a credit card to start?
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No. Create a free account with Google and you get the full workspace plus 50,000 starter AI tokens with no card. A card is only needed when you start the Pro trial.
What happens to my work if I downgrade?
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Nothing is deleted. Your projects, notes, documents, and version history stay in place and remain readable and exportable; the monthly AI allowance and unlimited projects are what end.