# Write a short story ## Bottom line Claude is our pick for writing a short story. Free plan available. Pro is $20/mo. Catch: we haven't hand-tested it for this task. Use Claude to write a short story. Start cost: Free · Pro $20/mo #1 · Our pick for your task ## Claude Why it fits: Give Claude your Sudowrite scene and ask where the character motivation becomes unclear; choose one suggestion rather than replacing the. Watch out for: Free-tier usage limits apply. Cost: Free · Pro $20/mo ## Your task, in 4 steps - ### Give the character a reason to act Write a paragraph about a teenager finding a borrowed book with a note inside; decide what the character fears losing. - ### Outline your story Give a short premise, a character goal and the kind of ending you want. Generate an outline and choose one scene to draft in your own voice. Use in: Sudowrite Outline a story about a teenager finding a note inside a borrowed book. Build the mystery around what the teenager fears losing. - ### Ask for feedback on the scene motivation Use in: Claude Give your tool your your tool scene and ask where the character motivation becomes unclear; choose one suggestion rather than replacing the whole voice. [Open Claude with prompt](https://claude.ai/new?q=Give%20your%20tool%20your%20your%20tool%20scene%20and%20ask%20where%20the%20character%20motivation%20becomes%20unclear%3B%20choose%20one%20suggestion%20rather%20than%20replacing%20the%20whole%20voice.) - ### Check that the ending pays off the opening Read the story ending against the opening promise and revise the clue that should lead the reader to the final discovery. ## Compare alternatives #### Sudowrite Give a short premise, a character goal and the kind of ending you want. Generate an outline and choose one scene to draft in your own voice. [See pricing ↗](https://sudowrite.com/) [Open Sudowrite](/go/sudowrite?from=%2Ft%2Fwrite-a-short-story) #### Grok Pick this if you need a tool that compares arguments about a news story. Free · SuperGrok $30/mo [Open Grok](/go/grok?from=%2Ft%2Fwrite-a-short-story) Prices checked Oct 18, 2026 ## Compare tools for this task ### Matched to this task | Tool | Best for | Price | Free tier | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Claude](/tools/claude) | Give Claude your Sudowrite scene and ask where the character motivation becomes unclear; choose one suggestion rather than replacing the. | Free · Pro $20/mo | Yes · limits apply | | [Sudowrite](/tools/sudowrite) | Give a short premise, a character goal and the kind of ending you want. Generate an outline and choose one scene to draft in your own voice. | Price not recorded | Trial only | | [Grok](/tools/grok) | Pick this if you need a tool that compares arguments about a news story. | Free · SuperGrok $30/mo | Yes · limits apply | ### Other tools in this category — not assessed for this task | Tool | Best for | Price | Free tier | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [ChatGPT](/tools/chatgpt) | Not assessed for this task | Free · Plus $20/mo | Yes · limits apply | | [Gemini](/tools/gemini) | Not assessed for this task | Free · Google AI Pro $19.99/mo | Yes · limits apply | | [Mistral Le Chat](/tools/mistral-le-chat) | Not assessed for this task | Free · Pro $14.99/mo | Yes · limits apply | | [Microsoft Copilot](/tools/microsoft-copilot) | Not assessed for this task | Free · Microsoft 365 Premium $19.99/mo | Yes · limits apply | | [Meta AI](/tools/meta-ai) | Not assessed for this task | Price not recorded | Yes | | [DeepSeek](/tools/deepseek) | Not assessed for this task | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply | | [Copilot in Edge](/tools/copilot-in-edge) | Not assessed for this task | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply | | [Character.AI](/tools/character-ai) | Not assessed for this task | Free · c.ai+ $9.99/mo | Yes · limits apply | | [Poe](/tools/poe) | Not assessed for this task | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply | | [Pi](/tools/pi) | Not assessed for this task | Price not recorded | Yes | | [Hugging Chat](/tools/hugging-chat) | Not assessed for this task | Price not recorded | Yes | | [Writesonic](/tools/writesonic) | Not assessed for this task | Price not recorded | No | | [Jasper](/tools/jasper) | Not assessed for this task | Price not recorded | No | | [Grammarly](/tools/grammarly) | Not assessed for this task | Free · Pro $30/mo ($12/mo yearly) | Yes · limits apply | | [QuillBot](/tools/quillbot) | Not assessed for this task | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply | | [Copy.ai](/tools/copy-ai) | Not assessed for this task | Price not recorded | No | | [ProWritingAid](/tools/prowritingaid) | Not assessed for this task | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply | | [Wordtune](/tools/wordtune) | Not assessed for this task | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply | ## What we didn’t pick Shown when a same-category catalog tool was considered and not picked. - Grok: Recorded monthly plan starts at $30.00 versus $20.00 for Claude. - ChatGPT, Gemini, Mistral Le Chat, Microsoft Copilot, Meta AI, DeepSeek, Copilot in Edge, Character.AI, Poe, Pi, Hugging Chat: Not assessed for this task. ## Keep going [Also popular ### Research a topic ](/t/research-a-topic)[Also popular ### Write a cover letter ](/t/write-a-cover-letter)[Also popular ### Make a presentation ](/t/make-a-presentation)[Adapt this ### Draft a professional email ](/t/draft-a-professional-email)[Same tool ### Start a small business ](/t/start-a-small-business)[Adapt this ### Write a listing description ](/t/write-a-listing-description)