ConvertKit
Email marketing and automation platform built for creators.
why this verdict
Downgrade — pay for the workflow, not the AI
ChatGPT and Beehiiv cover the headline feature free, so the $15/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- ChatGPT drafts newsletters and email sequences instantly. OpenAI, November 30, 2022 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers headline only editorial call
- The headline feature, but not the workflow, data or integrations around it.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 3 of 3 listed replacements have a usable free tier: ChatGPT, Beehiiv and MailerLite.
- What the call is worth $180/yr
- $15/mo at the entry paid tier — $180 a year per seat.
- Threatened by
- OpenAI
- Since
- November 30, 2022
- List price
- $15/mo
- Per year
- $180
The backstory
ConvertKit, now Kit, helps creators grow email lists and run automated newsletters and sequences. ChatGPT drafts newsletter copy and sequence emails for free, removing the writing effort ConvertKit's templates addressed. But list ownership, deliverability, segmentation, automation and signup forms remain the real platform value. Because AI writes the copy but ConvertKit delivers the audience, it is wounded.
Escape hatches
switching could free up $180/yrOpenAI ChatGPT, free tier handles the same task
chatgpt.com open_in_newNewsletter platform with free tier
beehiiv.com open_in_newEmail marketing, free tier
mailerlite.com open_in_new3 of 3 replacements have a usable free tier.