Pricing
Pricing that respects the work.
No credits. No per-review charges. Thoughtful editorial feedback on your manuscript, as often as you need it.
Founding member pricing: $19/month for life
First 200 customers lock in the Author tier at $19/month, forever. No price increases, ever.
Limited to the first 200 customers.
Draft
For authors starting out.
$144/year, save 20%
- 1 active project
- Up to 10 chapters
- 5 reviews per month
- Chapter reviews, line edits, continuity checks
- Version history (last 3 versions)
- Markdown export
Author
For authors finishing a book.
$276/year, save 20%
- 1 active project
- Unlimited chapters
- 25 reviews per month
- All 6 review types including developmental edit
- Full version history
- All export formats (docx, md, pdf)
- Reading mode, dark mode, revision dashboard
- Priority processing on long reviews
Manuscript Pro
For authors between deadlines.
$564/year, save 20%
- Up to 3 active projects
- Unlimited reviews
- All 6 review types
- Full version history
- All export formats
- Remove Penmark Studio watermark on PDF reports
- Early access to new review types
Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial. Author-tier access. No credit card required. Cancel in one click, and export everything you've written on the way out.
What one editorial pass usually costs.
Freelance developmental edit
$1,500–$3,000
One pass on an 80,000-word manuscript, typically a two-to-six-week wait. A second pass costs the same again.
Freelance line edit
$800–$2,000
One pass, usually priced per word, and normally booked weeks in advance.
Penmark Studio
$15–$59/month
Developmental, line, continuity, voice, chapter and reader-experience reviews. Run them again after every rewrite at no extra charge.
Freelance ranges reflect commonly published rates for full-length manuscripts and vary by editor, genre and word count. Penmark is not a replacement for a human editor — it's the pass that comes before you pay for one.
Compare the plans
| Draft | Author | Manuscript Pro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active projects | 1 | 1 | Up to 3 |
| Chapters | Up to 10 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Reviews per month | 5 | 25 | Unlimited |
| Chapter, line & continuity reviews | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Developmental edit & reader experience | — | Yes | Yes |
| Version history | Last 3 versions | Full | Full |
| Exports | Markdown | .docx, .md, .pdf | .docx, .md, .pdf |
| Revision dashboard & reading mode | — | Yes | Yes |
| Unwatermarked PDF reports | — | — | Yes |
| Priority processing | — | Yes | Yes |
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