The fair deal
Simple, transparent pricing
For everyone learning — no age gate. Plans include Papyr credits — one pool for sketchnotes, Ask, flashcards, and audio. Bring your own API key for unlimited AI — Papyr doesn't charge extra.
one credit pool — use it how you learn
Free
- 5 structured pages / month
- 2 free AI sketchnotes on sign-up (no API key)
- Notebook & clean themes
- PNG export with watermark
Learner
For anyone learning
$79/yr if billed yearly
- 50 structured pages / month
- 20 Papyr credits / month (sketchnotes, Ask, flashcards, audio)
- $0.59 per extra credit — buy any amount
- Unlimited AI with your own API key (BYOK)
- PDF export & notebooks
- No watermark
Pro
$149/yr if billed yearly
- 200 structured pages / month
- 60 Papyr credits / month (high-quality sketchnotes + study tools)
- $0.59 per extra credit — buy any amount
- Unlimited AI with your own API key (BYOK)
- High-res export & book creator
- Multi-page research explain + priority generation
How pricing maps to OpenAI costs
One Papyr credit pool on the platform key. Sketchnotes and explain sections cost 1 credit; Ask, flashcards, and audio use fractions. Flashcards and audio: pay once to generate on a page, then study or listen anytime for free for life on that page (only a fresh regenerate costs again). Structured pages use GPT-4o-mini and stay on your plan's page limit. With your own API key (BYOK), platform AI doesn't spend Papyr credits.
Structured page (editable)
API: ~$0.002
Papyr: Included in plan page limits
BYOK: N/A
AI sketchnote (1 credit)
API: ~$0.04–$0.17
Papyr: 20–60 credits / mo, then $0.59
BYOK: No credit used (you pay provider)
Ask this page (0.05 credit)
API: ~$0.002
Papyr: Same credit pool
BYOK: No credit used (you pay provider)
Flashcard set (0.25 credit once)
API: ~$0.01
Papyr: Generate once · study free forever on that page
BYOK: No credit used (you pay provider)
Audio overview (1 credit once)
API: ~$0.05–0.08
Papyr: Generate once · listen free forever on that page
BYOK: No credit used (you pay provider)
| What you generate | OpenAI API cost | Papyr (platform) | With your API key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structured page (editable) | ~$0.002 | Included in plan page limits | N/A |
| AI sketchnote (1 credit) | ~$0.04– $0.17 | 20–60 credits / mo, then $0.59 | No credit used (you pay provider) |
| Ask this page (0.05 credit) | ~$0.002 | Same credit pool | No credit used (you pay provider) |
| Flashcard set (0.25 credit once) | ~$0.01 | Generate once · study free forever on that page | No credit used (you pay provider) |
| Audio overview (1 credit once) | ~$0.05–0.08 | Generate once · listen free forever on that page | No credit used (you pay provider) |
Extra credits after your monthly quota cost $0.59 each — buy any amount in Account. That covers platform infra on top of OpenAI API cost (about $0.04–$0.17 per sketchnote image).
Reference: ChatGPT Plus is $20/mo with expanded image access (variable limits). Papyr Learner at $9/mo includes 20 Papyr credits. Multi-page explain books spend 1 credit per saved section.
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