Choose your AI Model
Last updated October 28, 2025
1.1 Choose Your AI Brain
| Model | Best-for Strength | Quick Take |
| Claude | Emotional nuance & deep character work | Feels the subtext—great for dialogue, inner monologue, memoir, romance. |
| OpenAI GPT series | Logical structure, step-by-step outlines | Nails nonfiction, technical flow, world rules, scene beats. |
| Gemini | Style mimicry & genre blending | Handy when you need to match another writer’s tone or past drafts. |
| Plus 100 + others | Niche strengths (research, summarization, code, etc.) | Swap in any model you prefer or add your own API key (Pro plan or Studio plan) to control cost. |
Tip: Think of models like paintbrushes—switch anytime. Plotdrive keeps your context, so you can draft with Claude and fact-check with Gemini in a single session.
1.2 Context Management
Every AI “brain” comes with a context window—basically, how much text it can hold in its short-term memory at once. Bigger windows can “see” more of your draft, notes, and references while generating.
Managing context is important and will impact both your cost (in credits) and the output of what the AI generates for you. Plotdrive makes these easy for you with the toggle switches (located next to your documents and folders in the left sidebar). Toggle on what you want the AI to see, and the contents of the toggled document will automatically load into the AI model's context window.
- Smaller context (cheaper, faster): Best for quick bursts—brainstorming, scene-level edits, or when you’re just riffing without needing the whole book in view.
- Larger context (more tokens, more cost): Use when continuity really matters—like mid-draft chapters, cross-referencing your outline, or keeping multiple POV threads aligned.
- Mix and match: You don’t need to pick one strategy and stick with it. Draft with a lightweight model in short context, then switch to larger context when you want the AI to respect continuity across 10+ chapters.
👉 Rule of thumb: If the AI “forgets” details you know are toggled ON, lighten the load by summarizing less-relevant parts (like condensing early chapters while you’re drafting the third act).