Prices checked September 30, 2026 · by ViralDrop team · 6 min read
Poppy AI pricing starts with a $1 trial for 7 days, then Base at $33 a month billed yearly ($399), or Creator at $189 a month billed yearly ($2,268). On September 30, 2026 the page showed no monthly billing option and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Poppy AI is best for teams that turn research into scripts, ads, emails and landing pages on one visual board. Skip it if you want short-video research without a yearly commitment: ViralDrop plans are monthly, from $9.
Checked on both sites on September 30, 2026.
| Poppy AI | ViralDrop | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Base $33/mo billed yearly ($399) · Creator $189/mo billed yearly ($2,268) · Power User custom | Starter $9 · Creator $29 · Agency $59 a month |
| Billing | Yearly on the plans shown | Monthly |
| Trial | $1 for 7 days, full access | Free welcome credits for new accounts |
| Refunds | 30-day money-back guarantee | Failed runs are refunded in credits automatically |
| Credits | 2,000 a month on Base, 8,000 on Creator, 16,000 on Power User | Plan credits; each action has a fixed price |
| Inputs | YouTube, Instagram, Meta ads, landing pages, Reddit, transcripts, PDFs, notes | Public TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook video links |
| Output | Scripts, ads, emails, VSLs, posts, landing pages | Video breakdowns, rewritten scripts, transcripts, summaries |
| Competitor tracking | Research on a board when you add content | Tracked accounts checked twice a day, with email alerts |
Every Poppy AI plan starts the same way: $1 today for 7 days of full access, then the plan you picked, unless you cancel. The product behind the plans, covered in our Poppy AI review, is a three-step workflow on its home page: drop in what is already winning, see why it worked (hooks, angles, structure, messaging, offer and audience), and turn that pattern into content in your own voice.
Base ($33 a month, billed yearly at $399). Everything in Poppy for one person: 2,000 credits every month, 1 seat, boards, scripts, ads and images, every Poppy AI model and the landing-page builder. After the trial, the page says, the plan continues at $33 a month billed annually.
Creator ($189 a month, billed yearly at $2,268). Everything in Base, with 8,000 credits a month (four times Base), 3 seats for a team, the VSL and landing-page builder, and a custom domain for landing pages. Poppy calls it the plan for creators posting every day and running ads.
Power User (custom). Built around your team after a demo: 16,000 credits a month, 5 seats, chatbots and agents, and API access.
The page does not say what one credit buys, so there is no way to turn 2,000 credits into a number of scripts before you try it. The 7-day trial is the place to measure that.
The monthly figures on the page are yearly prices divided by twelve. What you actually pay up front is the yearly amount:
| Plan | Shown per month | Charged after the $1 trial | Credits a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | $33 | $399 for the year | 2,000 |
| Creator | $189 | $2,268 for the year | 8,000 |
| Power User | Custom | By quote | 16,000 |
The yearly charge is softened by two things on the same page: the trial costs $1, and a 30-day money-back guarantee lets you ask for a full refund within 30 days. Put together, you have about five weeks to decide before the money is really spent. Cancel inside the trial and the total is $1; ask for a refund inside 30 days and the page promises the money back; after that, the year is paid for.
The yearly commitment. A creator who wants to try Poppy AI for two months still pays $399, and uses the refund window only if they decide within 30 days.
The step from Base to Creator. Moving from one seat to three multiplies the bill by almost six, from $399 to $2,268 a year. A two-person team has no middle option on the page.
Short-form video that Poppy does not list. The board takes YouTube videos, Instagram, Meta ads, landing pages, Reddit, transcripts and PDFs. TikTok is not on the input list, so a TikTok-first creator should check it during the trial before committing to a year.
ViralDrop is paid monthly and can be cancelled between months. Credits left at the end of a month stay yours while the subscription runs, capped at two months' worth, and a failed run refunds itself.
A typical workload for this kind of tool: study 20 competitor short videos a month and turn the best ones into scripts. Prices checked on September 30, 2026.
| Tool | Cheapest plan for it | What you pay |
|---|---|---|
| Poppy AI | Base, 2,000 credits a month; the cost per analysis is not listed | $399 a year after a $1 trial |
| Sandcastles AI | Pro, 100 credits a month for analyses, scripts and reports | $49 a month, or $39 billed yearly |
| ViralDrop | Starter or Creator: 5 credits per analysis, 5 per rewrite | $9 or $29 a month |
Only ViralDrop publishes the price of each action, so it is the one tool here where you can work out the monthly bill before you sign up. Poppy AI covers more kinds of output, such as ads, emails and landing pages. If scripts are the only thing you need, you pay for that breadth. Sandcastles can also be paid month to month, but its FAQ says unused credits expire at the end of each month, on monthly and yearly plans alike.
Paste a public short-form link and see the breakdown. New accounts start with free welcome credits.
On September 30, 2026, Poppy AI Base cost $33 a month billed yearly, which is $399 a year, and Creator cost $189 a month billed yearly, $2,268 a year. Power User is priced after a demo.
No. Poppy AI has no free plan on its pricing page. Every plan starts with a 7-day trial that costs $1, and the page offers a full refund if you ask within 30 days.
Not for free, but for $1. The trial gives 7 days of full access, and unless you cancel it rolls into the yearly plan you picked. Cancelling before the trial ends avoids the yearly charge.
It is worth it for a marketer or agency writing ads, emails and scripts from research every week. For a solo creator who only needs video scripts, a $399 yearly commitment is a lot to pay for one output.
For studying short videos, ViralDrop gives new accounts free welcome credits, enough to break down a video before paying anything. Paid plans are monthly, starting at $9, with no yearly commitment. See how ViralDrop compares with Poppy AI feature by feature.