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Cue vs Open Atelier

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Cue compared with Open Atelier
DetailCue logo CueOpen Atelier logo Open Atelier
What it doesAI writing assistant for any Mac app A writing teacher that reads your book: see what to work on in your chapters, learn why, and check your fix.
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Pricing modelFree trial Freemium
Pricing$29 USD one-time purchase Free plan includes the editor, rule-based chapter check, and lessons with 3 Coach reads, 20 Co-write requests, and 10 questions per month. Atelier plan: $21/month or $189/year (with 3 months free annually) includes 40 Coach reads, 250 Co-write requests, and 150 questions per month. Additional packs:
Key features
  • Remembers people and past context
  • Grammarly-class proofreading
  • Bring your own API key or run local model
  • Ghost text suggestions as you type
  • Two gestures to access all functions
  • Shows receipts for each reply
  • Memory stays on your Mac
  • Supports Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini and Ollama
  • Custom actions with personalized shortcuts
  • Rule-based chapter check for dialogue, continuity, point of view, prose and scene habits
  • Findings anchored to your text with linked lessons
  • Exercises on your own passage with re-check
  • Three modes: Human only, Coach, or Co-write
  • Authorship record tracking sources: typed, pasted, imported, or AI-generated
  • Story bible for characters, places and facts over time
  • Import from Word, PDF, Scrivener and other formats
  • Version history for each chapter
  • Export to Word, EPUB, PDF, Markdown and plain text
  • Claude Sonnet 5.5 from Anthropic for AI features
What makes it different
  • Memory that crosses conversations and apps
  • Shows receipts explaining how each reply was generated
  • Minimal resource usage as small native macOS app
  • No account, analytics or tracking required
  • Your writing is never used to train AI models
  • Transparent authorship record shows exactly how each sentence arrived
  • AI is optional and controlled per manuscript, with rule-based checks available free
  • Interactive feedback loop with practice exercises before re-checking
  • No API keys or token counting; simple per-action pricing
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)5 +1 (up) since last check18 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)90
Citation Flow (Majestic)2819
Referring domains (Majestic)326

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