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Winston AI pricing (2026)
Winston AI's paid plans start at $18/mo (Essential) as checked on 2026-11-01, read from Winston AI's own pricing page; 5 plans. Best for content marketers. Every figure below links to its source and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $18/mo (Essential) · 44% off with annual billing
- Free tier: No · 14-day trial
- Compliance: HIPAA — · SOC 2 — · GDPR Yes
- Best for: content marketers; educators; multilingual teams; publishers
As of · every figure below links to its source
Winston AI plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | — | Flat monthly | 2,000 credits (14-day trial period, NOT forever-free). AI content detection, AI image detection, OCR, PDF reports, plagiarism detection, team invites, email/chat support. Confirmed exact on live page. | gowinston.ai |
| Essential | $18 | −44% | Flat monthly | 100,000 credits/month. Annual billing at $10/month. 1 credit = 1 word (AI); 2 credits/word (plagiarism). Writing feedback included. Document scan limit 200,000 chars. Confirmed exact on live page. | gowinston.ai |
| Advanced | $29 | −45% | Flat monthly | 200,000 credits/month. Annual billing at $16/month. Advanced plagiarism detection, up to 5 team members, HUMN-1 website certification. Confirmed exact on live page. | gowinston.ai |
| Elite | $49 | −47% | Flat monthly | 500,000 credits/month. Annual billing at $26/month. Unlimited team members, HUMN-1+ certification. All Advanced features. Confirmed exact on live page. | gowinston.ai |
| Enterprise | not priced monthly | — | Custom / quote | Custom plans for larger organizations. Contact sales. Enterprise-grade security and privacy. | gowinston.ai |
Last verified 2026-11-01. Fetched gowinston.ai/pricing directly on 2026-06-15; all plan prices confirmed EXACT (Free $0 / Essential $18 / Advanced $29 / Elite $49; annual $0/$10/$16/$26). GDPR confirmed; HIPAA and SOC 2 are not mentioned, so neither is recorded. The $0 plan is a 14-day trial, not forever-free.
Price changes
Price on record
$18/moFirst on record 2026-06-27
A new dated entry is stamped here each time the price moves — the record builds itself.
Tracked since June 2026. No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
Corrections to this record
Changes we made to our own record of Winston AI, newest first: a figure read again on the vendor's page, a plan it no longer lists, a note. None of them is a price change by Winston AI. Every correction on the site is in the corrections log.
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Essential. Re-read 2026-11-01: the price stands at $18. The note said 80,000 credits a month and a 100,000 character scan limit; the page now reads "100,000 credits / month" and "Characters Per Scan up to 200,000".
Capabilities
Integrations: Chrome Extension, WordPress, Google Classroom, Zapier, API.
Key features: Claims high AI detection accuracy; AI image detection included; HUMN-1 website certification (Advanced+); Paraphrasing / humanized AI detection.
Plan limits: Essential: 80,000 credits/month; Advanced: 200,000 credits/month; Elite: 500,000 credits/month; 1 credit = 1 word (AI); 2 credits = 1 word (plagiarism); Max 100,000 chars per document scan.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Winston AI cost?
Winston AI's paid plans start at $18/mo (Essential), and it lists a $0 plan (Free); it has 5 published plans. Verified 2026-11-01.
Is Winston AI cheaper billed annually?
Yes. Winston AI publishes a 47% discount for paying annually (on the Elite plan). Verified 2026-11-01.
What are cheaper alternatives to Winston AI?
Cheaper AI detectors than Winston AI (entry $18/mo) include Originality.ai at $14.95/mo, GPTZero at $14.99/mo, ZeroGPT at $14.99/mo. Verified 2026-11-01.
Does Winston AI support HIPAA?
Winston AI's public pages do not say whether it supports HIPAA. Its public pages also state GDPR compliance.
Does Winston AI have a free plan?
No — Winston AI publishes no free tier; it offers a 14-day free trial.
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