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Best Writing AI tools

23 writing tools, ranked by our score. Our top pick is ChatGPT, followed by Gemini and Grok.

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23 writing tools, ranked by our score. Our top pick is ChatGPT, followed by Gemini and Grok. If you want to start without paying, look at ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok. Every score is our own judgement of how well a tool does the job, and you can read how we score on the blog.

  1. ChatGPT: The best-known AI assistant. Chat with it to write, answer questions, explain things and help with code. Freemium. Solthar Score 98/100.
  2. Gemini: Google's flagship multimodal assistant with deep Workspace and Search integration. Freemium. Solthar Score 96/100.
  3. Grok: xAI's witty, real-time assistant with live access to X and current events. Freemium. Solthar Score 91/100.
  4. Grammarly: AI writing assistant that fixes grammar, tone, and clarity everywhere you type. Freemium. Solthar Score 89/100.
  5. Poe: One subscription, every major model. Chat with GPT, Claude, Gemini and more side by side. Freemium. Solthar Score 88/100.
  6. Character.AI: Create and chat with lifelike AI characters for stories, practice, and company. Freemium. Solthar Score 86/100.
  7. Meta AI: Llama-powered assistant built into WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger. Free. Solthar Score 86/100.
  8. Perplexity Labs: Turns a research question into a small app, report or dashboard. Freemium. Solthar Score 86/100.
  9. Wordtune: Rewrites a sentence a dozen ways until one sounds like you meant it. Freemium. Solthar Score 84/100.
  10. Sudowrite: AI writing partner built for novelists. Brainstorm, expand, and rewrite prose. Paid. Solthar Score 83/100.
  11. HuggingChat: Open-source chat front end that lets you switch between community models. Free. Solthar Score 82/100.
  12. ProWritingAid: Deep style and structure reports for long manuscripts, not just grammar. Freemium. Solthar Score 82/100.
  13. QuillBot: Paraphrasing, summarizing, and grammar tools students and writers lean on daily. Freemium. Solthar Score 82/100.
  14. Lex: A writing app that only helps when you ask, designed to protect flow. Freemium. Solthar Score 81/100.
  15. NovelAI: Long-form fiction and storytelling with persistent lore and memory. Paid. Solthar Score 80/100.
  16. Originality.ai: AI and plagiarism detection built for publishers checking freelance work. Paid. Solthar Score 80/100.
  17. Pi: A deliberately conversational assistant tuned for patience over speed. Free. Solthar Score 80/100.
  18. Copyleaks: Enterprise-grade AI and plagiarism detection across 30 languages. Freemium. Solthar Score 79/100.
  19. GPTZero: The best-known AI text detector, widely used across education. Freemium. Solthar Score 79/100.
  20. Hemingway Editor: Flags dense sentences and passive voice so prose reads at pace. Freemium. Solthar Score 78/100.

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