LuwanaQ: How do plans and tiers compare?
I'm trying to understand what is not included in the license tier 5 when comparing to the website proplan. Are all of the author tools included or no?
I am looking to do expert book, workbooks, coloring books, short series, etc on kdp... How does what's included compare to the tools and solutions presented on the website?
Thank you so much!
Mykyta_Founder_AIWriteBook
Nov 13, 2026A: Hi Luwana,
Small thing first: there is no Tier 5. Tier 4 is the top one, and Tiers 2 to 4 are linked to our Pro plan.
For what you want to do on KDP:
- Expert Book: there is no tier lock. Unlocking one costs 2,500 credits per book, so in practice you want Tier 3 or Tier 4 to have that balance in a month.
- Workbooks, activity books and coloring books: these are made in the visual book studio, which needs Tier 3 or Tier 4.
- Short series: series continuation is Tier 3 and up. It costs 50 credits per previous book in the series.
- Author tools: all of them work on every tier. They run on credits, usually 10 to 15 per run. KDP research is Tier 3 and up, 100 credits a run.
- KDP files: the Format step gives you the print PDF, the EPUB and the full wrap cover. 200 credits, once per book.
Compared with the Pro plan on the website, Tier 3 and Tier 4 have every Pro feature, and they also have BYOK (bring your own API key), which Pro does not. Tier 4 gives 5,000 credits a month, the same as Pro. Tier 3 gives 2,500. Credits do not roll over.
What the deal does not include: the Ultra plan's 25,000 monthly credits and Ultra's service extras (priority support, the onboarding call, new models first). Future AI models may come at a discounted rate or as an add-on.
For coloring books, workbooks and a series I would take Tier 3 at least. If you plan an Expert Book plus several visual books a month, take Tier 4, because visual books spend credits per page.
You can pick or change your tier here: https://appsumo.com/pl/aiwritebook-website/
I hope it helps!