The best AI writing tools in 2026

The best AI writing tools right now are Grammarly, Sudowrite and WRITER, out of 5 we have reviewed. Each is ranked by our rating, with its price, our verdict and who it suits.

Updated Oct 23, 2026 · Ranked from our reviews · How we review

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   Grammarly

   Grammarly is still the proofreader that follows you into every text box, but the AI writing it now sells is something your chatbot already does.

   Best for: Professionals, students and non-native English writers who want error checking in every app.

   Price: Free (100 AI prompts/month); Pro $12/member/month as displayed on the plans page (monthly-billing price not shown there); Enterprise custom.

   Read our Grammarly review
   4.3/5
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   Sudowrite

   Sudowrite is the fiction tool that knows your characters, and its credit meter decides how many chapters you get before the month is out.

   Best for: Novelists and screenwriters who want help brainstorming, drafting and revising fiction.

   Price: Hobby & Student $10/month billed yearly or $19 monthly (225k credits); Professional $22 yearly or $29 monthly (1M credits); Max $44 yearly or $59 monthly (2M credits, 12-month rollover). Free trial, no card.

   Read our Sudowrite review
   4.2/5
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   WRITER

   WRITER sells governance first and writing second, which suits a regulated enterprise and leaves a small team paying for controls it will never configure.

   Best for: Large companies in regulated industries that need governed AI writing and workflow automation.

   Price: Starter per-seat price not published (up to 5 users, 14-day trial); Enterprise custom; 20% off for nonprofits and education. API: Palmyra X6 $2 input / $8 output per 1M tokens.

   Read our WRITER review
   4.0/5
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   Jasper

   Jasper earns its price only as a brand-governance layer for a marketing team, and a team is exactly what its self-serve plan no longer allows.

   Best for: Marketing teams of ten or more who need brand rules enforced across many writers and can sign an annual contract.

   Price: Pro $69/month or $59/month billed yearly, 1 seat, 7-day trial; Business custom with a 12-month commitment, plus credits for GEO Hub and agents. 20% nonprofit discount.

   Read our Jasper review
   3.8/5
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   QuillBot

   QuillBot is a cheap rewording button for students, and the price of the free version is that your text trains its models unless you find the switch.

   Best for: Students and non-native English writers who want quick rewording and summaries on a small budget.

   Price: Free (100-word paraphrase and humaniser limits); Premium $8.33/month billed annually ($99.95 a year), $19.95 billed monthly, or $39.95 every 3 months; Team plan by quote with discounts from 5 members.

   Read our QuillBot review
   3.8/5