Spellbook Pricing: Spellbook Cost, Spellbook AI Pricing and What a Seat Really Costs
Spellbook does not publish a price. Its pricing page shows two unpriced columns, one for law firms and one for in-house teams, and says the quote depends on how many people are on the license. The $20, $179, $350 and $500 figures you will find elsewhere trace back to no source. What Spellbook does publish is its contract: a 12 month auto-renewal, no refunds, no mid-term seat reductions, and a 10 percent cap on renewal increases that disappears if you cut seats.
Put your quote into the checker to see the full contract value under the renewal cap, the date your non-renewal notice is due, and what the same seats cost at the contract AI tools that print a rate.
Spellbook quote checker
What your Spellbook quote commits you to
The rate is a placeholder, not a Spellbook price: Spellbook prints none. Replace it with the per seat figure on your quote.
First year fees
Invoiced, due within 30 days, non-refundable
Worst case over
Each renewal raised the full 10% the terms allow
Non-renewal notice due
Same seats, one year, at published rates
- CaseAgent
Annual prices from each vendor's own pricing page. Gavel Exec is the closest match: a contract review add-in for Word.
Spellbook cost is quote only, priced per seat, on a contract you cannot shrink mid-term
Spellbook sells one product, the Spellbook Suite (the Word add-in plus Associate, its multi-document agent), and prices it by the number of people on the license. There is no rate card on spellbook.com, and none in any of the 13 captures of its pricing page in the Wayback Machine since June 2025. A self-serve trial runs 7 days and does not charge you when it ends.
So the useful question is not what Spellbook costs on average. It is what your quote commits you to. Under its terms of service an order runs a year by default, renews for 12 months unless you give notice 30 days before the end, cannot be reduced mid-term and is never refunded. Renewal increases are capped at 10 percent a year, unless your seat count went down, in which case Spellbook re-prices at its discretion. The closest published benchmark is Gavel Exec at $1,740 per user per year.
spellbook.com/pricing, word for word
What the Spellbook pricing page actually says
The page is headed "Flexible pricing for teams of all sizes" and shows two columns. Neither has a number. The law firm column leads to a free trial, the in-house column to a demo.
| Line on the page | Law Firms | In-House Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Price | None shown | None shown |
| Product | Spellbook Suite (Word Add-In and Associate) | Spellbook Suite (Word Add-In and Associate) |
| Training and support | Group training sessions, online customer support | Team training sessions and online support |
| Extra service | None listed | Playbook Build Service |
| Dedicated support | For teams over 10 | For teams over 10 |
| Button | Start Free Trial | Book a Demo |
What the suite contains
Review, Draft, Ask, Benchmarks, Playbooks
Those five are the Word add-in. Associate, the multi-document agent, is the second half of the suite. There is no separate Associate price, so a question about Spellbook Associate pricing has the same answer as the suite: a quote.
How the quote is built
"Number of team members on a license"
That is the only pricing rule on the page. It is a per seat model, the same as Harvey, Legora and CoCounsel, and unlike tools priced per firm.
The trial
7 days, two kinds
A website trial "will automatically expire after 7 days" and "you will not be charged automatically". A sales-assisted trial "may automatically convert into a paid subscription". Ask which one you are on.
Every third party figure we could find, and its stated source
Where the Spellbook prices you have seen come from
Search for Spellbook pricing and you get figures from $20 to $500 per user per month. We traced each one. None cites Spellbook, a quote, or an invoice, and several of the pages printing them are run by Spellbook competitors.
| Figure in circulation | Who prints it | Source it gives |
|---|---|---|
| $20 and $40 per user per month, "mid-tier plans around $179", about $350 with a 6 month minimum | A contract management vendor blog, May 2026; a redlining vendor repeats $20, $40 and $179 | "Industry estimates"; none |
| $89 to $199 per user per month | An AI guide site, 2026 | Other blogs |
| "Published entry pricing starts at approximately $89" | An AI tool directory, undated | None. Spellbook publishes no entry price |
| $99 per user per month for "the basic plan" | A legal AI review site, April 2026 | None. There is no basic plan on the page |
| Roughly $500 per user per month | A legal AI blog, June 2026 | "Buyer-reported", its own benchmark |
| Median contract $25,470 a year | A software price tracker, June 2026 | "6 third-party buyer reports", not linked |
| $50 to $500 per seat for contract AI | Spellbook's own blog | A category range covering Spellbook, LegalOn and GC AI, not a Spellbook price |
The archive settles the question of a retired price list. The Wayback Machine holds 13 captures of the Spellbook pricing page from 9 June 2025 to 4 May 2026, and none shows a dollar figure. The only thing that changed between them is the customer claim, from "3,000+ legal teams" to 4,400 to the 5,000 on the page now. The two checkout pages captured in 2023 are empty template pages showing $0.00. If a sales rep quotes you $179 because "that is the published rate", there has never been one.
Spellbook Terms of Service, updated 27 July 2026, and the refund policy
Six clauses in the Spellbook terms that set the real price
Because the per seat rate is private, the published contract is where you can actually compare Spellbook with other vendors. It is a standard enterprise SaaS paper with one clause that is better than most and one that can cost you.
01 · Section 11.1(b)
One year, then 12 month renewals
With no term in the order, the term is "one year from the Order Date". It then renews for successive 12 month periods unless either party gives written notice of non-renewal "at least 30 days prior to the expiration".
02 · Section 11.1(c)
Renewal increases capped at 10%
Spellbook may raise fees for each renewal term on at least 30 days notice, but "annual increases to Subscription Fees will not exceed 10%". The 8am terms behind MyCase, by comparison, state no cap at all. This is the good clause.
03 · Section 11.1(c)
The cap ends if you cut seats
A renewal "in which number of Customer's Users has decreased" is re-priced "at Spellbook's discretion, without regard to the prior Order term's Subscription Fees". A manual renewal is priced at current list rates. This is the clause that can cost you.
04 · Section 3.1(d)
No shrinking mid-term
"Payment obligations are non-cancelable, fees paid are non-refundable, and the scope of the subscription cannot be decreased during the active term." A seat bought for an associate who leaves in March is paid until renewal.
05 · Section 11.2(b)
Leaving early still costs the year
You may terminate on 30 days written notice, but you remain "obligated to pay all Subscription Fees owed for the remainder of the then-current terms". Invoices are due within 30 days of issue under Section 3.1(a).
06 · Refund policy
No refunds, monthly or annual
Monthly subscriptions "automatically renew after the trial period ends", with no refund if you opt out later. On an annual plan "you will not be granted a refund for the remaining portion of the annual term".
Put clauses 02 and 03 together and the negotiating advice writes itself. Buy the seat count you are sure of in year one, because adding later is easy and removing later voids your price protection. If you expect attrition, ask for the 10 percent cap to apply "regardless of changes in user count" in the order form, which overrides the standard terms. The same logic runs through our Harvey AI pricing and Legora pricing breakdowns, where seat commitments are larger and the terms are private.
Terms of Service section 4 and spellbook.com/security
What happens to your contracts, in the terms rather than the marketing
For a transactional practice the data clauses are part of the price, because they decide whether you can put a client's deal documents through the tool at all under Model Rule 1.6. Spellbook's are stronger than average and written into the contract, not only the security page.
No model training
Section 4.1(b)(iv): customer data sent to third party models "will not be used to train, improve, or develop" them.
Zero retention upstream
The security page says Spellbook has "negotiated agreements with both OpenAI and Anthropic for zero data retention", and Section 4.1(b)(iii) commits to keeping such agreements with all providers.
90 days at Spellbook
Inputs and outputs kept for quality assurance are "retained for no longer than 90 days" under Section 4.1(c)(iv). Self-serve accounts may be kept up to 30 days for abuse monitoring.
Certifications claimed
SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR and EU AI Act compliance, with data centers in Canada and the US. Ask for the SOC 2 report through the trust center before signing.
One clause to read twice: Section 4.2(d) lets Spellbook create and own anonymized "Derived Data" from your use. That is common in legal AI contracts, and it is what powers features like market benchmarks, but a firm with strict client instructions should confirm the definition in its order.
Each vendor's own pricing page
Spellbook vs the contract AI tools that publish a price
Without a Spellbook rate card, the only honest comparison is your quote against the vendors that print theirs. These are the ones that do, and the ones that do not.
| Tool | Published price | Where it works | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spellbook | Quote only, per seat; 7 day trial | Word add-in on Windows and Mac; Google Docs in beta | Transactional lawyers drafting and redlining in Word, with playbooks and market benchmarks |
| Gavel Exec | $160 per user per month, or $1,740 per user billed annually; team pricing at 10+ seats | Word add-in | The closest like for like: contract review and redlines in Word at a printed rate |
| Bind | Starter $90 per user per month (1 to 4 users); Business $500 a month with 5 users included; 17% off annual | Web app that handles Word, PDF and Excel files | Small teams drafting and negotiating, who want a flat team price |
| GC AI | Individual $500 a month; teams quoted | Web, with Word support | Solo and fractional general counsel |
| Paxton | $499 per user per month, or $2,999 per user per year; 7 day trial | Web | Research plus drafting for small firms that also want case law |
| Harvey, LegalOn, Ironclad, Juro | Quote only | Varies | Larger firms and legal departments with a procurement process |
| CaseAgent | Flat per firm: Solo $149, Firm $399 for up to 5 users, Practice $899 for up to 15 ($119, $319, $719 a month billed yearly) | Web, inside each matter | Litigation and case work: reading the file, chronologies, drafts from the record, deadlines. Not a Word redlining tool |
The honest reading: if your work is negotiating contracts in Word all day, Spellbook and Gavel Exec are the two to trial side by side, and Gavel is the one whose price you can see in advance. If your work is litigation, a contract add-in is the wrong tool at any price. Our AI contract review page covers what review software checks, and legal software for Mac lists which Word add-ins run on macOS.
Drawn from the gaps in the standard terms
Six things to get in writing before you sign a Spellbook order
01
The per seat rate and the seat count
Both on the order form, with the billing period. A total without a rate cannot be benchmarked.
02
The cap, even if seats fall
Ask for the 10 percent renewal cap to survive a lower user count, or for a floor seat count you can drop to without re-pricing.
03
Which trial you are on
A sales-assisted trial can convert to paid. Get the conversion date and the opt-out method by email.
04
A seat swap right
Scope cannot decrease mid-term, but reassigning a departed lawyer's seat to a new hire is a separate ask, and one worth putting in the order form.
05
The notice date on your calendar
Thirty days before the anniversary, in writing. The checker above prints it for your start date.
06
The Derived Data definition
If a client restricts secondary use of its documents, confirm in the order that anonymized benchmarks satisfy the restriction.
An honest fit test
Is Spellbook worth the quote for your practice?
Strong fit
Transactional lawyers in Word
M&A, commercial, real estate and in-house teams who redline all day and want playbooks and market benchmarks where the draft already is, on Windows or Mac.
Weigh it
Firms that need a visible price
If procurement requires a published rate or month to month flexibility for a whole team, trial Gavel Exec at the same time so you have a printed number to negotiate against.
Wrong tool
Litigation and case work
Spellbook works on the document open in Word. It does not read a matter file, build a chronology from records or track deadlines, which is where litigators spend their unbilled hours.
That last group is who CaseAgent is built for. The agent sits inside each matter, reads everything filed to it, drafts the brief, the medical chronology or the discovery response with citations back to the page, and keeps deadlines current when a date moves, on one price for the whole firm rather than per seat. For the wider market of legal AI and what each tool costs, see our CoCounsel pricing vs Harvey AI comparison.
Answered first, then explained
Spellbook pricing questions buyers actually ask
How much does Spellbook cost?
Spellbook does not publish a price. Its pricing page says pricing "is determined by the number of team members on a license" and asks you to book a demo for a personalized quote. Every dollar figure you see online comes from a third party without a cited source, and they range from $20 to about $500 per user per month. Treat any number as a guess until you have a written quote.
Is Spellbook priced per user?
Yes. Spellbook says its pricing "is structured around the number of team members on your license", so the quote scales with seats. The terms add that the subscription scope "cannot be decreased during the active term", which means a seat you buy in month one stays paid until the renewal date even if that lawyer stops using it.
Does Spellbook have a free trial?
Yes, 7 days. Spellbook says lawyers and legal teams can try it for 7 days and that larger organizations may get extended trials. Its help center draws a line worth knowing: a self-serve website trial expires on its own and does not charge you, while a sales-assisted trial "may automatically convert into a paid subscription" at the end.
Does Spellbook offer monthly billing?
Yes. The Spellbook help center describes monthly subscriptions that can be cancelled at any time and end at the close of the current billing period, and its refund policy covers both monthly and annual plans. Contracts signed through sales default to a one year term under the terms of service when the order does not state another term.
Can I cancel Spellbook?
A monthly plan can be cancelled any time and runs to the end of the month. An annual order renews automatically for another 12 months unless either side gives written notice of non-renewal at least 30 days before it expires, and if you terminate early on 30 days notice you still owe the fees for the rest of the term.
Does Spellbook give refunds?
No. The Spellbook refund policy says there are no refunds when you opt out of a monthly subscription after the trial, and no refund for the remaining portion of an annual term. The terms of service say fees paid are non-refundable and payment obligations are non-cancelable. The help center FAQ says simply that it does not offer refunds.
Does Spellbook raise prices at renewal?
It can, within a cap. Section 11.1(c) of the terms lets Spellbook raise fees for each renewal term on at least 30 days notice, with annual increases capped at 10 percent. The cap falls away in two cases: if your number of users went down, renewal is re-priced at Spellbook's discretion, and a manual renewal is priced at current list rates.
Does Spellbook work on a Mac?
Yes. Spellbook runs as a Microsoft Word add-in, and its installation guide covers both Windows and macOS. There is no standalone desktop app. A Google Docs add-in is in beta, and the help center says Draft, Compare to Market, Definitions, Benchmarking and redlining are not available in that beta.
Does Spellbook train AI on my contracts?
Not under its terms. Section 4.1(b) says customer data sent to third party language models will not be used to train those models and that Spellbook keeps agreements barring the providers from storing it. Its security page says it has zero data retention agreements with OpenAI and Anthropic. Spellbook itself keeps quality assurance data for up to 90 days.
What is cheaper than Spellbook for contract review in Word?
Gavel Exec publishes $160 per user per month or $1,740 per user per year for its Word contract review add-in. Paxton lists $499 a month or $2,999 a year per user, and GC AI lists $500 a month for an individual. Because Spellbook quotes privately, the only way to compare is to put your written quote next to those published rates.
Legal AI for the case file, priced per firm instead of per seat
CaseAgent puts an AI agent inside each matter: it reads the file, drafts the brief, the chronology or the response with citations back to the source page, and keeps the deadlines current when a date moves. Plans are flat per firm, Solo $149 a month, Firm $399 for up to 5 users and Practice $899 for up to 15, so adding an associate never changes the bill and a departure never strands a seat.
See every plan on the pricing page.