beehiiv
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Newsletter platform from beehiiv: its editor includes an AI assistant that drafts copy, adjusts tone, translates an issue, and creates images. It bets on the newsletter creator's media business.
Facts
- Founded in 2021 by Tyler Denk and partners who had previously built Morning Brew's newsletter infrastructure (beehiiv, Axios, 2023).
- Scale according to company data for Q2 2026: 170K publications, 450M unique readers, 75B emails sent, 129 employees (beehiiv.com/about, Aug 19, 2026).
- AI in the editor: draft from a description, tone and length editing, image generation, and newsletter translation for international subscribers (beehiiv.com/features/artificial-intelligence, Aug 19, 2026).
- Plans: free Launch for up to 2500 subscribers with 10 AI credits a day, Scale at $43 per month, and Max at $96 per month for up to 100,000 subscribers, followed by an enterprise plan (beehiiv.com/pricing, Aug 19, 2026).
The full card is in the works: the "worth it or not" verdict, pricing and a comparison with neighbors will appear as it moves through the card factory.