Everything in Lifspel runs on credits. Hover over any button to see what it costs before you use it, and your balance is always at the top of the page. Prices are in US dollars.
Free
$0
175 credits every month
- Enough for a full scene of about 8 turns, with a narration and an illustration
- Every scenario, solo and co-op
- Save some for later: up to 175 unused credits carry into the next month, so you can hold up to 350
Standard
$12 / month
800 credits every month
- About 50 turns a month at Standard prose
- Save some for later: up to 800 unused credits carry into the next month, so you can hold up to 1,600
- Renews monthly; cancel any time and keep your credits to the end of the month you paid for
Chronicler
$25 / month
2,000 credits every month
- About 125 turns a month at Standard prose
- Save some for later: up to 2,000 unused credits carry into the next month, so you can hold up to 4,000
- Renews monthly; cancel any time and keep your credits to the end of the month you paid for
Saga
$45 / month
4,000 credits every month
- About 250 turns a month at Standard prose
- Save some for later: up to 4,000 unused credits carry into the next month, so you can hold up to 8,000
- Renews monthly; cancel any time and keep your credits to the end of the month you paid for
Top-up
500 credits, at your plan's price per credit
- Standard: $7.50 once
- Chronicler: $6.25 once
- Saga: $5.63 once
- For members of a paid plan who run out before the month does
- Never expires, and doesn't count toward the monthly carry-over limit
- Spent after your monthly credits
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What things cost
A turn is one exchange: you write your Seed, and Lifspel writes the next passage of the story.
| Action | Credits |
|---|---|
| A turn (at Standard prose, the default) | 16 |
| Starting a story, or the next scene | 20 |
| The story check: a careful read for continuity, added to a turn that needs one (someone arrives, a second language, a whispered line). At most two a scene | 10 |
| Narration: hear a passage read aloud | 6 |
| Illustration: a picture of the moment | 8 |
| Refine or Rethink a passage (the same as a turn) | 16 |
| Edit a passage's words, Revert, or Unmute (the story re-reads it and everything after) | 2 |
| Inner Knowledge: ask what your character knows | 4 |
| A suggestion (an action, a place, a scene idea) | 1 |
| Refining a scene idea | 2 |
| AI help in the Scenario Builder | 3 |
| A co-op round (at Standard prose, on GPT), paid by the host | 28 |
| In co-op, a character the AI plays: each round, paid by the host | 2 |
| The Fates, Lock and Mute | Free |
Prose quality is your choice in Settings, and it sets the cost of a turn, of Refine and Rethink, and of the epilogue: Brisk (quicker, lighter) is 7 credits a turn, Standard 16 with the GPT engine (20 with Claude, 27 with Grok), and Literary (our strongest writer, polished every passage) 25. Everything else costs the same at every level.
Questions
Do I need a card to start?
No. Create an account and play on the free credits. You only add a card if you choose a paid plan. Top-ups are for members of a paid plan.
What happens when I run out?
Actions that cost credits pause until your next monthly credits arrive, or until you add a top-up. Your stories stay saved either way.
Who pays in a co-op story?
The player who started the story (the host) pays for its turns, narration and illustrations.
Can I cancel?
Yes, any time, from Settings. You keep your plan and its credits until the end of the month you paid for. You can also move to another plan from Settings: moving up starts at once, and moving down starts on your next billing date. Used credits are not refunded. The details are in our Refund and Cancellation policy.