Copy.ai is no longer a cheap copy generator with a free tier. Its pricing page on 29 Sep 2026 shows a $29 a month Chat plan for five seats, then three workflow tiers at $1,000, $2,000 and $3,000 a month billed annually, then Enterprise. If you want a writing assistant for one or two people, this is a chat plan among many; if you want automated go-to-market workflows for a sales team, the top tiers are the product.
Pick a plan by the job
| If you need | Look at | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A shared chat writer for a small team | Chat, $29 monthly or $24 a month billed annually | Five seats and “unlimited words in chat” |
| Automated multi-step workflows for a sales or marketing team | Growth, $1,000 a month billed annually | 75 seats and 20K workflow credits a month |
| More seats or credits than Growth | Expansion or Scale | 150 or 200 seats, 45K or 75K credits |
| API access, custom workflows, security review | Enterprise (custom price) | Listed only under Enterprise |
| One person who wants the cheapest capable writer | Not obviously Copy.ai | The Chat plan is priced for five seats; compare Rytr or Writesonic |
What changed: ownership and positioning
On 15 Oct 2025 Fullcast, a revenue-operations software company, announced it had acquired Copy.ai. Copy.ai’s own announcement describes the aim as one platform that links planning and execution, and its pricing page now lists a Fullcast support address. The product is aimed at go-to-market teams (prospecting, account research, outbound and content workflows) more than at individual copywriters. Third-party review sites written before and after the deal still describe it in both ways, so check the date on anything you read. Several of them also list an “Agents” plan at $249 a month; that plan did not appear on the vendor’s pricing page when we checked.
What each plan costs per seat and per credit
| Plan | Monthly billing | Annual billing, per month | What the page states | Derived cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | $29 | $24 | 5 seats; unlimited words in chat; unlimited chat projects | Not derivable |
| Growth | $1,000 | $1,000 | 75 seats; unlimited chat words; 20K workflow credits/month | Not derivable |
| Expansion | $2,000 | $2,000 | 150 seats; unlimited chat words; 45K workflow credits/month | Not derivable |
| Scale | $3,000 | $3,000 | 200 seats; unlimited chat words; 75K workflow credits/month | Not derivable |
USD, list prices as shown on the vendor's pricing page (source), checked 28 Sept 2026. Promotional prices are shown separately and are never mixed into list prices. See the pricing tracker for every tool side by side and its method.
The arithmetic below uses only the figures in that table. The per-seat and per-credit numbers are our own division, not vendor claims.
| Plan | Price | Seats | Per seat per month | Workflow credits | Credits per dollar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat (annual) | $24 a month | 5 | $4.80 | none stated | not applicable |
| Chat (monthly) | $29 a month | 5 | $5.80 | none stated | not applicable |
| Growth | $1,000 a month | 75 | $13.33 | 20K | 20 |
| Expansion | $2,000 a month | 150 | $13.33 | 45K | 22.5 |
| Scale | $3,000 a month | 200 | $15.00 | 75K | 25 |
Two things stand out. Seat cost barely rises across the workflow tiers, so the real choice is how many credits you need. And credit price improves only modestly with size: Scale gives 25% more credits per dollar than Growth.
The unknown: what one workflow costs
Copy.ai defines a workflow credit as computational power needed to run the tasks in a workflow, such as generating content, doing internet research or scanning websites. It does not publish a credits-per-workflow figure on the pricing page. So no honest cost per lead, per email or per article can be given here. Before committing to a $12,000 annual plan, ask for the credit cost of your own workflow and treat any per-output figure from a reviewer as an estimate. Unused-credit rules are also not stated on the pricing page.
Where the older claims stand
This page used to say Copy.ai had a generous free plan and the fastest generation of any writing tool. Neither is on the vendor’s pricing page now, and we cannot back a speed ranking, so both were removed. Copy.ai’s acquisition post still mentions a 2,000 free words a month tier, but the pricing page does not list a free plan, so confirm before relying on it.
Compared with the alternatives
- Jasper charges per seat ($69 monthly, $59 annual) and centres on brand voice; see Jasper vs Copy.ai for the side-by-side.
- Writesonic has moved to AI-search visibility tracking with articles attached.
- All three appear in the pricing tracker with the same dating rules.
Method
Researched from Copy.ai’s pricing page and blog and the Fullcast press release; checked 29 Sep 2026. Nothing here comes from using the product. Prices are USD list prices; the per-seat and per-credit columns are our arithmetic.
Questions people ask
Does Copy.ai have a free plan?
Not on its pricing page on 29 Sep 2026. Its October 2025 acquisition post refers to 2,000 free words a month, so check the sign-up page.
Who owns Copy.ai?
Fullcast announced the acquisition on 15 Oct 2025.
For a side-by-side of team sizes and seat prices, see best AI writing tools for marketing.