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Best AI writing tools
Draft articles, emails and copy with AI. Facts come from each tool's own pages, and every score says where it comes from. How we rank
- Tools
- 20
- Researched
- 14
- Free option
- 7
- Only listed
- 6
Ranked by signals we can measure or quote: website health, the facts each tool's own pages state, and community discussion. Nothing here has been hands-on tested yet, so this is not a quality test. How the signals rank works
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Details and sources
- Free tier
- No free plan listed. A 7-day free trial with a 2,500-word limit is offered.
- Paid plan
- Starter $49 per month ($39 per month billed yearly). Data-Driven $99 per month ($79 per month billed yearly). Business and Enterprise are custom priced. Paid plans include unlimited words.
- Signup
- Not stated. The trial is started from a sign-up form.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Privacy policy says personal data may be stored and processed in the United States and other countries. No retention period for content is stated. It says the platform is not designed for processing or storing personal data.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy policy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Not stated.
- Paid plan
- Not stated.
- Signup
- An account is required to use the service. The page says: “We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Website, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services.”
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- User data is processed and stored on servers. The page says: “Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic usage and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Website and which we record in log files.”
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-08. Sources: Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
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Details and sources
- Free tier
- No free plan described. The pricing page says Lex is no longer accepting new customers; pricing is for existing users only. A free trial can be requested by email; length and limits not stated.
- Paid plan
- Pricing is behind login, so no prices are shown. A refund is offered if you reach out within a month. Lex Teams is mentioned as an add-on with no price.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Privacy notice names AWS as cloud host and says data may be stored and processed anywhere in the world. Chat messages are shared with OpenAI or a similar provider. Kept while you use Lex or as needed; no fixed period. AI training not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Free forever plan: 10,000 characters/month, 1 connected source, 25 active relationships, 25 Engage actions/month, 3 person research runs, daily briefing, 40+ writing use cases, 30+ languages.
- Paid plan
- Lite $9/month (unlimited characters). Personal $19/month. Pro $49/month. Yearly billing gives a 20% discount. Currency code not stated, only the $ symbol.
- Signup
- Not stated. Each plan has a signup link.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Privacy policy says information may be transferred, stored or processed in the United States. No fixed retention period. AI training not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy policy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Free Basic plan gives 10 rewrites and AI suggestions per day, 3 AI summarizations per month, and unlimited spelling and grammar checks.
- Paid plan
- Advanced is $6.99, or $4.89 per month billed annually: 30 rewrites per day, 15 summaries per month. Unlimited is $9.99, or $6.99 per month billed annually: unlimited rewrites and summaries. Both have a 3-day trial that needs payment details.
- Signup
- Not stated. The Basic plan links to a signup page.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Privacy policy says personal data, including text and documents you enter, is processed and stored on servers in the United States until deleted by the provider or on your deletion request. It may be used to improve products; opt-out of aggregation is by email.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Plans, Privacy policy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Free plan (shown as 0 INR/month on the India page) covers mistake correction, tone visibility and 100 AI prompts per month. Rewrites, tone adjustment, plagiarism and AI-text detection are not in Free.
- Paid plan
- Plus is shown as 392 INR per member per month billed annually, or 1,000 INR billed monthly (India page; the page says it is only available in certain countries). Enterprise: contact sales, no price shown.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Plans. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Not stated.
- Paid plan
- Not stated.
- Signup
- An account is required to use Jasper. The page says: “Single sign-on to securely authenticate all users’ logins.”
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-08. Sources: Pricing. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Read automatically by a program, not by a person. Each fact quotes the sentence it came from, and a fact is shown only if that sentence is on the page. Where a page did not say, it reads “Not stated.”
Details and sources
- Free tier
- No free plan listed. A 5-day free trial is offered; no usage limits are listed for it.
- Paid plan
- Standard $57 per month billed monthly, or $27 per month billed annually, with 100,000 words per month for 1 user. Business plan is custom priced via sales. A 30-day money-back guarantee applies under stated conditions.
- Signup
- Not stated. The trial button links to a sign-up page.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Not stated. The privacy policy gives no storage location or retention period for content.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy policy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Frase offers a free tier for FraseCMS including 100,000 page views a month and 25 GB of bandwidth. The page says: “The free tier is included with any Frase plan: 100,000 page views a month and 25 GB of bandwidth.”
- Paid plan
- Paid plans include Starter ($39/mo), Professional ($103/mo), Scale ($239/mo), and Enterprise (custom pricing), all billed yearly. The page says: “Feature Starter $39/mo, billed yearly Most popular Professional $103/mo, billed yearly Scale $239/mo, billed yearly Enterprise Custom.”
- Signup
- A signup is required to start a trial or use the platform. The page says: “Start free trial 7-day free trial. No credit card.”
- Watermark
- The free tier of FraseCMS does not include a Frase badge, while paid add-ons like Basic allow for custom domains. The page says: “Basic is $19/mo for 250,000 page views, a subdirectory of your own site if you want one, and no Frase badge.”
- Where files go
- Not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-08. Sources: Pricing. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Read automatically by a program, not by a person. Each fact quotes the sentence it came from, and a fact is shown only if that sentence is on the page. Where a page did not say, it reads “Not stated.”
Details and sources
- Free tier
- A 'Try for free' button links to sign-up, but trial length and limits are not stated.
- Paid plan
- Basic and Ecommerce Enterprise are both listed as 'Custom' with no price, billing period or currency. Basic lists 1 seat, 40+ languages, and a 30-document upload cap.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Privacy policy (dated 25/02/2022) says data may be transferred to and processed in the United States. No retention period given. It does not address user-uploaded content or AI training.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy policy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Not stated.
- Paid plan
- Not stated.
- Signup
- Registration with an email address is required to sign in and use the generator. The page says: “Getting started is easy. Simply register with your email address and you will be able to sign in and try our generator.”
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-08. Sources: Home, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Read automatically by a program, not by a person. Each fact quotes the sentence it came from, and a fact is shown only if that sentence is on the page. Where a page did not say, it reads “Not stated.”
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Not stated. The page has a Try for free button but no details or limits.
- Paid plan
- Chat $29 per month ($24 per month billed annually, $288 per year). Growth $1,000 per month, Expansion $2,000 per month, Scale $3,000 per month (annual billing only). Enterprise is custom priced.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Privacy notice says data is stored and processed in cloud services in the United States and European Union, and may be transferred and stored anywhere in the world. No specific retention period for content is stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy notice. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Jenni AI offers a free version to start writing. The page says: “Jenni is the AI workspace where researchers read, write, and cite — with every claim traceable to the source.. . Start writing. . – it's free.”
- Paid plan
- Not stated.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-08. Sources: Home. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Read automatically by a program, not by a person. Each fact quotes the sentence it came from, and a fact is shown only if that sentence is on the page. Where a page did not say, it reads “Not stated.”
Details and sources
- Free tier
- The free tier is available for everyone at $0 and includes chat on web, desktop, and mobile, the ability to search the web, create files, run code, memory across conversations, and connect apps and tools. The page says: “Free Try Claude $0 Free for everyone Try Claude Chat on web, desktop, and mobile Search the web, create files, and run code Memory across conversations Connect your apps and tools.”
- Paid plan
- Not stated.
- Signup
- Users can continue with Google, Apple, email, or SSO to access Claude. The page says: “Continue with Google Continue with Apple OR Continue with email Continue with SSO.”
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-04. Sources: Home. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Read automatically by a program, not by a person. Each fact quotes the sentence it came from, and a fact is shown only if that sentence is on the page. Where a page did not say, it reads “Not stated.”
| Tool | Free option | Signup | Your files | Scores | Compare, open or show details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | Unclear | Unclear | Health 4.6Signals 4.1 | Open |
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy policy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them. | |||||
| 2 | Unclear | Unclear | Uploaded | Health 4.6Signals 4.0 | Open |
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-08. Sources: Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them. Read automatically by a program, not by a person. Each fact quotes the sentence it came from, and a fact is shown only if that sentence is on the page. Where a page did not say, it reads “Not stated.” | |||||
| 3 | No | Unclear | Unclear | Health 4.8Signals 3.9 | Open |
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them. | |||||
| 4RRytr | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Health 4.2Signals 3.9 | Open |
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy policy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them. | |||||
| 5 | Yes | Unclear | Uploaded | Health 4.3Signals 3.9 | Open |
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Plans, Privacy policy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them. | |||||
| 6 | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Health 5Signals 3.8 | Open |
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Plans. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them. | |||||
| 7 | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Health 4.3Signals 3.8 | Open |
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-08. Sources: Pricing. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them. Read automatically by a program, not by a person. Each fact quotes the sentence it came from, and a fact is shown only if that sentence is on the page. Where a page did not say, it reads “Not stated.” | |||||
| 8 | No | Unclear | Unclear | Health 3.8Signals 3.7 | Open |
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy policy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them. | |||||
| 9FFrase | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Health 3.8Signals 3.7 | Open |
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-08. Sources: Pricing. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them. Read automatically by a program, not by a person. Each fact quotes the sentence it came from, and a fact is shown only if that sentence is on the page. Where a page did not say, it reads “Not stated.” | |||||
| 10 | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Health 4.3Signals 3.7 | Open |
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy policy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them. | |||||
| 11 | Unclear | Unclear | Uploaded | Health 4.1Signals 3.7 | Open |
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-08. Sources: Home, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them. Read automatically by a program, not by a person. Each fact quotes the sentence it came from, and a fact is shown only if that sentence is on the page. Where a page did not say, it reads “Not stated.” | |||||
| 12 | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Health 4.1Signals 3.6 | Open |
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy notice. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them. | |||||
| 13 | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Health 4Signals 3.6 | Open |
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-08. Sources: Home. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them. Read automatically by a program, not by a person. Each fact quotes the sentence it came from, and a fact is shown only if that sentence is on the page. Where a page did not say, it reads “Not stated.” | |||||
| - | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | — | Open |
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-04. Sources: Home. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them. Read automatically by a program, not by a person. Each fact quotes the sentence it came from, and a fact is shown only if that sentence is on the page. Where a page did not say, it reads “Not stated.” | |||||
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