Compare: AI newsletter

Up to 4 ways to do AI newsletter, side by side. Cost, tools, level, and workflow.

AI newsletter

Writing · Newsletter

Level: Beginner
Cost (Small): $25/mo
<2,500 subs
Cost (Medium): $72/mo
2,500–10k subs
Cost (Heavy): $245/mo
50k+ subs, daily issues
Tools: Feedly Claude Beehiiv Typefully
Workflow: 1. Curate the week
2. Synthesize
3. Edit and design
4. Promo loop
5. Ship
Pitfalls: • Cold launch with no list
• AI-flavored writing tells
• Niche too broad

AI newsletter (Substack)

Writing · Newsletter

Level: Beginner
Cost (Small): $20/mo
Free, building list
Cost (Medium): $53/mo
Pro research + paid subs
Cost (Heavy): $130/mo + 10%
Daily + paid tier monetized
Tools: Perplexity Claude Substack Typefully
Workflow: 1. Weekly research pass
2. Synthesize
3. Publish to Substack
4. Drop a Note + cross-post
Pitfalls: • Substack network can also be quiet
• 10% take is real money at scale
• Notes is its own job

AI newsletter

Writing · Newsletter

Train Feedly to find the stories, Claude to summarize them, Beehiiv to send. Promote the issue on X via Typefully. The whole loop runs on $45/mo.

AI newsletter (Substack)

Writing · Newsletter

Drop Beehiiv's ad network and referral mechanics for Substack's Notes feed and recommendations. Perplexity replaces Feedly for one-writer research scale. Total spend stays under $25/mo until you have paid subs to give back 10% of.

Level

Beginner

Cost (Small)

$25/mo

<2,500 subs

$20/mo

Free, building list

Cost (Medium)

$72/mo

2,500–10k subs

$53/mo

Pro research + paid subs

Cost (Heavy)

$245/mo

50k+ subs, daily issues

$130/mo + 10%

Daily + paid tier monetized

Tools

Feedly Claude Beehiiv Typefully

Perplexity Claude Substack Typefully

Workflow steps

1. Curate the week
2. Synthesize
3. Edit and design
4. Promo loop
5. Ship

1. Weekly research pass
2. Synthesize
3. Publish to Substack
4. Drop a Note + cross-post

Pitfalls

• Cold launch with no list
• AI-flavored writing tells
• Niche too broad

• Substack network can also be quiet
• 10% take is real money at scale
• Notes is its own job