Choosing an AI Vendor

Novelcrafter is designed to be flexible and cost-effective when it comes to AI usage. By connecting directly to AI providers, you only pay for what you use, with no markup or hidden costs. Whether you write daily or take breaks between chapters, you never risk losing unused credits.

As such, we enable connection to multiple AI Vendors. Each work a little differently, so this page will tell you a little about the options you have to choose between, and which might be most suited for you.

Choosing between AI Vendors

Quick Reference

Further Questions

Which models are best for writing?

This can depend on your writing style and general preferences, however all of the system models included in the default model collections have been curated by the team to include options for each price point. As a general rule of thumb:

• For large context windows and deep analysis, choose a Gemini model.
• For natural sounding prose, that can mimic your style, use an Anthropic model such as Sonnet.
• For NSFW writing, choose an unmoderated/less moderated model, such as Grok 3, Qwen, or Deepseek.

Which monthly provider should I go for? Should I pick Featherless or Infermatic?

Both Featherless and Infermatic provide monthly subscriptions to hundreds of Open Source AI Models.

Infermatic

• Has a curated list of models specifically picked for writing and role-play
• They often change their model offerings (which can be good, but also means your favourite model is not garunteed to always be present).

Featherless

• Access almost every community fine tune of AI models out there (11,800+)
• Access can be slower
• You need to hunt for the right model to pick for your needs.