Choose Sudowrite if
- You want AI drafting and rewriting to be a central part of your workflow.
- You prefer its dedicated fiction tools to configuring your own set of prompts.
- You have tested the output on your own writing and find it useful.
Comparison · Checked 6 September 2026
New Quest vs Sudowrite
Sudowrite is an AI writing tool for fiction. Its Story Bible supports planning, while tools such as Write, Describe, Expand, Rewrite and Feedback support drafting and revision.
Sudowrite places AI generation and revision at the centre of its offer. New Quest leads with the author's manuscript and craft, with assistance as a choice.
Product information checked on 6 September 2026. Features and offers can change. The fit recommendations are our assessment, not a ranking. If we have it wrong, tell us.Read Sudowrite's product information.
The ledger
The same question, asked of both.
What helps with a first draft?
Sudowrite
Story Bible works from ideas towards chapter planning. Write can suggest prose to continue a draft.
New Quest
A fiction-first workspace for chapters, scenes, story notes and practical craft guidance. Start with the manuscript; neither a course nor an AI account is required.
How does revision work?
Sudowrite
Rewrite, Expand and Feedback offer different ways to work on existing prose.
New Quest
AI is optional and starts off. Connect Claude, Codex, OpenCode or another MCP tool to read the books you allow, on your own subscription; the connection is read-only. We do not sell AI credits. An assistant built into New Quest is still in testing.
What supports planning?
Sudowrite
Story Bible and Canvas organise ideas, plot possibilities and supporting story material.
New Quest
Characters, locations, recorded events and optional progression-fiction fields sit beside the writing. Checks depend on the facts you enter; they cannot certify that a whole novel is consistent.
What should I check before choosing?
Sudowrite
Try a scene and a revision in its editor, then check the current plan and usage terms on its site.
New Quest
The free trial includes 30 writing days. Cloud is $8 a month or $79 a year, with 1 GiB of storage. The Guild is free. The developing local desktop studio is free and separate from Cloud.
Choosing
One of these is probably you.
Choose New Quest if
- You want writing, story planning and practical craft guidance in the same workspace, and you are comfortable trying a product being built in public.
- You want to write without AI, or choose assistance for particular tasks without buying New Quest AI credits.
- You want fiction-first tools with extra depth for fantasy, progression and serial writing. You do not need to use the game mechanics.
Free for 30 writing days, saved to your account. No AI needed.
Questions
What people ask before switching.
Do I need an AI subscription?
No. Writing, planning and learning do not require one. An optional external provider has its own access rules, usage limits and charges. Cloud does not include AI usage.
Should I move my whole book immediately?
Start with a copy of a chapter. Try drafting, revision and export before moving more. Keep the original project and an independent backup. We do not promise lossless conversion of every other tool's notes, links or formatting.
Does everything work across desktop, web and mobile?
Not yet. Writing in the browser works today; the desktop studio is in testing and keeps a separate library. Complete sync, native phone parity and the integrated desktop assistant are still being developed. Choose based on what you can use today.