Kit
Creator email marketing (formerly ConvertKit).
why this verdict
Keep paying — OpenAI has not replaced it
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the email job, so this one still earns its $29/mo.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- ChatGPT newsletter drafting. OpenAI, June 25, 2024 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers not the job editorial call
- Parts of it. The job still needs the tool to get finished.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 3 of 3 listed replacements have a usable free tier: Beehiiv, Mailchimp and Substack.
- What the call is worth $348/yr
- $29/mo at the entry paid tier — $348 a year per seat.
- Threatened by
- OpenAI
- Since
- June 25, 2024
- List price
- $29/mo
- Per year
- $348
The backstory
Kit, formerly ConvertKit, is email marketing built for creators, with subscriber management, automations, landing pages, and paid newsletters. ChatGPT can draft a newsletter, but drafting is the easy part of email. Kit survived because the product is the list, deliverability, automation sequences, and creator commerce, not the writing. AI helps you compose; it does not own your audience or land you in the inbox.
Escape hatches
Newsletter platform with growth and monetization tools
beehiiv.com open_in_newBroad email marketing with a free tier
mailchimp.com open_in_newFree newsletter publishing with paid subscriptions
substack.com open_in_new3 of 3 replacements have a usable free tier.