RedQuill vs NovelAI
Co-writer or full storyteller?
Updated October 27, 2026
NovelAI is a co-writer: you write, it continues your text, and you tune it with a Lorebook, Memory and deep generation settings. RedQuill is a storyteller: one line becomes a full chapter, and you steer the next one in plain words.
Use NovelAI to co-write line by line with fine control over the AI and your privacy.
Use RedQuill to get full explicit chapters fast, then play, continue and share them.
RedQuill vs. NovelAI at a glance
NovelAI
RedQuillDoes NovelAI allow NSFW?
Yes. NovelAI is an adults-only service built for writing whatever you want.
Where NovelAI is the better choice
NovelAI is a serious tool for hands-on writers. For these jobs, it beats RedQuill.
- Line-by-line co-writing. You write a sentence, it writes the next few, and you edit anything. If you want your own voice on every line, this is the workflow.
- Deep control. Pick the model, tune generation settings, and use Phrase Bias to make the AI favor or avoid certain words.
- A very powerful Lorebook. Entries switch on when their keywords show up, with options like regex keys and advanced conditions. You can import, export and share Lorebooks.
- Privacy first. Encrypted stories, an option to store them locally, and one-click export of all your stories.
- A full anime image generator. Every tier includes a standalone image tool, and Opus makes standard-size images without spending Anlas, within its limits. RedQuill can illustrate scenes in your story, but it isn't a standalone art studio.
Where RedQuill is the better choice
RedQuill does the heavy lifting NovelAI leaves to you, so you can spend your time reading and steering.
Explicit stories without tuning settings first
On NovelAI, the result depends a lot on your setup. RedQuill is made for adult fiction, including kinks and power dynamics, within our content guidelines. The spicy level control sets how far each story goes, from slow burn to fully explicit, in one step.
One line gets you a full chapter
There's no blank page to fill first. Type "my rival and I get snowed in at a ski lodge" and RedQuill writes a full first chapter in under a minute. Then continue chapter by chapter, steer the next scene in plain words, rewrite any paragraph with AI (keep it or undo it), or fork the story to try another direction. Want to see a moment? Illustrate any passage to add a picture right in the chapter.
Saved characters that carry across stories
NovelAI's Lorebook is powerful, but you build and tune each entry. On RedQuill, you save characters once (looks, personality, history, how they talk) and reuse them in any story. Each story also keeps its own Lorebook, so chapter 12 still remembers what happened in chapter 2. Learn more in Characters 101.
Play the scene, not just the text
Roleplay mode is RedQuill's answer to Text Adventure. Step into any chapter, or any paragraph while reading, as a character. The AI narrates the world and plays every other character in the scene. A Cast panel tracks who's there, where they are, what they're wearing, their mood and what they're secretly thinking.
A community library to read and fork
NovelAI stories are shared by exporting files. RedQuill is also a reading platform: public stories are free to read on Discover, and you can fork any of them into your own version. Your own stories stay private unless you publish them.
What does each one cost?
NovelAI
Tablet
$10/mo
Scroll
$15/mo
Opus
$25/mo
RedQuill
Basic
$13/mo
Pro
$15/mo
Premium
$27/mo
NovelAI's trial runs out after 50 generations. RedQuill's free quills come back every day, so you can keep trying it before you pay.
How to use both together
- In RedQuill
Draft the chapter in RedQuill.
Paste your premise into the create box, add your characters, set the spicy level and generate the first chapter. - In NovelAI
Polish lines in NovelAI.
Copy a passage you want to rework into NovelAI and co-write it sentence by sentence. - In NovelAI
Bring it back.
Edit that paragraph in RedQuill, then tell it what happens next and keep going chapter by chapter. - In NovelAI
Play it out.
Open Roleplay mode at any chapter to live a scene as one of the characters while the AI plays the rest.
Which should you choose?
Choose NovelAI if you
- Want to write with the AI line by line, in your own voice
- Enjoy tuning models, settings and Lorebook triggers
- Care most about encrypted, private storage
- Also want a standalone anime image generator in the same plan
Choose RedQuill if you
- Want a full explicit chapter from one line
- Would rather steer in plain words than tune settings
- Want saved characters you can reuse across stories
- Want to play a scene with the whole cast, or add pictures right inside your chapters
- Want to read and remix other people's stories
For more options, see our NovelAI alternatives and best AI for writing erotica.
RedQuill vs. NovelAI FAQ
Does NovelAI allow NSFW content?
Yes. NovelAI is an 18+ service, and its terms don't ban story themes. Your stories are encrypted, and NovelAI says it can't read them.
Is NovelAI free?
No, but there's a one-time free trial: 50 text generations, 30 images and 100 text-to-speech generations for an email-verified account. Paid plans start at $10 a month.
What's the difference between Tablet, Scroll and Opus?
Mostly memory and images. Scroll remembers more of your story than Tablet. Opus remembers the most, up to 28,672 tokens, and adds extra models plus more image credits.
Does NovelAI have a Lorebook?
Yes, and it's one of its best features. Entries are added to the AI's context when their keywords appear in your story. RedQuill also has a Lorebook per story, plus saved characters you can reuse in any story.
Is RedQuill free?
Yes, to start. You get free daily quills. Paid plans add more quills and features.
What's the best NovelAI alternative for NSFW stories?
If you want full chapters from one line, saved characters and Roleplay mode, RedQuill is our pick, and it's free to start. For more options, see our NovelAI alternatives.
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