Best free AI writers: what each free plan gives you (Oct 2026)
4 of the 6 AI writing tools we track have a permanent free plan. Every $0 allowance below is quoted from the vendor.
Short answer
Top free plans: Grammarly: 100 AI prompts per month for text generation; QuillBot: paraphrase up to 100 words; Rytr: 10,000 characters per month.
- 01GrammarlyFree plan$0
100 AI prompts per month for text generation. Upgrade: Pro $12/mo.
Try Grammarly (opens in new tab)Official site · grammarly.com - 02QuillBotFree plan$0
paraphrase up to 100 words. Upgrade: Premium $19.95/mo.
Try QuillBot (opens in new tab)Official site · quillbot.com - 03RytrFree plan$0
10,000 characters per month. Upgrade: Lite $9/mo.
Try Rytr (opens in new tab)Official site · rytr.me
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Free AI writers
| Tool | Upgrade | Free | Status | What you get for $0 & source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plans | ||||
| Cheapest upgrade Pro · $12/mo | $0 | Free tier Allowance stated |
Free: 100 AI prompts per month for text generation. Source: grammarly.com (opens in new tab) · checked 2026-10-16 | |
| Cheapest upgrade Premium · $19.95/mo | $0 | Free tier Allowance stated |
Free: paraphrase up to 100 words; humanize up to 100 words (limited usage); limited AI Detector. Source: quillbot.com (opens in new tab) · checked 2026-10-27 | |
| Cheapest upgrade Lite · $9/mo | $0 | Free tier Allowance stated |
Free forever: 10,000 characters per month; 40+ writing use cases; 30+ languages. Source: rytr.me (opens in new tab) · checked 2026-10-24 | |
| Cheapest upgrade Premium · $19.99/mo | $0 | Free tier | Free account: limited monthly credits on HyperWrite's basic AI (the pricing FAQ does not state a number). Source: hyperwriteai.com (opens in new tab) · checked 2026-10-24 | |
| Trial only | ||||
| Cheapest upgrade Hobby & Student · $19/mo | — | Trial only | No free plan; every plan offers a free trial (no credit card); trial length not stated on the pricing page. Source: sudowrite.com (opens in new tab) · checked 2026-10-24 | |
| Cheapest upgrade Pro · $69/mo | — | Trial only | No free plan; 7-day free trial of Pro. Source: jasper.ai (opens in new tab) · checked 2026-10-16 | |
Compare the top 4 plans side by side Models, limits, resets and what happens at the cap, in one table.
Who should pick what
- You want a writing tool with a stated monthly free allowance: Rytr. Rytr's free plan: 10,000 characters per month; 40+ writing use cases. Lite is $9/mo for unlimited characters.
- You rewrite or polish essays you've already drafted: QuillBot / Grammarly. QuillBot: paraphrase up to 100 words; humanize up to 100 words (limited usage). Grammarly: 100 AI prompts per month for text generation.
- You want research and citations in the draft: HyperWrite. HyperWrite's free account has unpublished monthly credits; Premium is $19.99/mo (250 AI messages per month).
- You write fiction: Sudowrite. Sudowrite has a free trial, not a free plan; Hobby & Student is $19/mo month to month or $10/mo billed yearly.
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How this list is ranked
Free plans that put a number on the allowance (credits, minutes, images, messages) rank first, because you can plan around a number; free plans with unpublished allowances follow. Within each group, order follows our main price table. Trials and paid-only tools are listed after the ranking so you know they were checked.
Checked but not listed (2026-10-24): Copy.ai lists no free plan (its cheapest plan is a 5-seat team plan), and Writesonic now sells an AI search and SEO platform with a trial rather than a writing plan. General chatbots also write well for free: see free AI chatbots.
We never rank on reviews, affiliate deals or sponsorship. Facts are vendor-stated; "not published" means the vendor doesn't say.
Recent changes in this list
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correctionCorrectionQuillBot Premium price corrected to $19.95 (we had listed $23.95)
Our data listed QuillBot Premium at $23.95 a month. QuillBot's Premium page reads '$19.95 USD Per month' in our saved copies from 2026-10-22, 2026-10-23 and 2026-10-27, so we corrected the figure. This fixes our own error; QuillBot did not change its price. The $8.33 billed-annually figure was already correct.
Questions people ask
What is the cheapest AI writing tool?
Rytr: Rytr Lite costs $9/mo. Next cheapest: Grammarly ($12/mo), Sudowrite ($19/mo), QuillBot ($19.95/mo). Prices checked 2026-10-16.
Which AI writing tools have a free plan?
Rytr, QuillBot, Grammarly, HyperWrite. Not free: Sudowrite (trial only), Jasper (trial only).
Which free AI writing tool tells you exactly what you get?
Rytr: Free forever: 10,000 characters per month; 40+ writing use cases; 30+ languages.; QuillBot: Free: paraphrase up to 100 words; humanize up to 100 words (limited usage); limited AI Detector.; Grammarly: Free: 100 AI prompts per month for text generation.
How current is this ranking?
It is rebuilt from our data every time prices are checked; the last check was 2026-10-16. Every price links to the vendor page it came from.