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Grammarly

Superhuman (formerly Grammarly Inc.) · AI Grammar, Tone & Clarity Assistant

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Grammarly embeds into the apps you write in — Gmail, Google Docs, Word, Slack, and 1 million+ other apps — and corrects grammar, flags tone mismatches, and rewrites sentences for clarity as you type. The free tier handles basic grammar; Pro ($12/month billed annually) adds AI rewrites, plagiarism detection, and tone adjustment.

PricingFreemium
Setupeasy
Runs onWeb · Desktop · Browser extension · API
APIYes
Open sourceNo
DocsYes
CategoryProductivity
GrammarWriting AssistantToneClarityEditingBrowser ExtensionSuperhuman

Best for

Professionals who write frequently across email, docs, and messages and want grammar, tone, and clarity corrections embedded in every tool they already use — without a separate editing step

Not ideal for

Users who need to generate long-form content from scratch — ChatGPT or Jasper are better for drafting. Also not a substitute for expert review in high-stakes legal or medical writing.

Who it's for

Professionals, managers, and teams who write frequently across multiple platforms and need consistent grammar, tone, and clarity without switching tools

Capabilities

  • Real-time grammar, spelling, and punctuation corrections inline across 1 million+ apps
  • Tone detection that flags when writing reads as too harsh, too formal, or off-brand
  • Generative AI: sentence rewrites, draft generation, email summaries, and reply suggestions (Pro)
  • Writing agents: AI Detector, Humanizer, Citation Finder, AI Grader, and Reader Reactions
  • Document-type awareness — suggestions adjust for email, Slack, legal, or academic context
  • Plagiarism detection against 16 billion web pages (Pro)
  • 2,000 AI prompts/month on Pro; 100 on free
  • Style guides and brand tones (Pro: 1 each; Enterprise: unlimited)

Limitations

  • Not a drafting tool — designed to improve existing writing, not generate long-form content from scratch
  • Suggestions sometimes conflict with intentional style choices or domain-specific conventions
  • Cannot verify factual accuracy — all feedback is stylistic, not substantive
  • Full AI rewrites, tone adjustment, and plagiarism detection require Pro ($12/month annual)
  • Writing support in 23 languages, but advanced clarity, fluency, and tone suggestions only in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, and Italian

Use cases

  • Polishing client-facing emails before sending — catching tone issues and grammar errors inline
  • Reviewing reports and proposals for clarity without a separate editing pass
  • Keeping team communications consistent with a shared brand tone or style guide
  • Running a final grammar and plagiarism check before publishing content
  • Rewriting a draft section for a different tone or audience with generative AI

Our take

Grammarly's defensible position is distribution: it is embedded in the apps where writing actually happens, not in a separate chat window. Few other AI writing tools work inline across Gmail, Slack, Word, Google Docs, and a browser simultaneously. Generative AI and writing agents add on top of that foundation, but Grammarly's real job is the last-mile editing pass — catching what you miss when writing fast. If your primary need is generating content, a standalone AI assistant is more capable.

Who should use it

Professionals who write multiple emails, Slack messages, and documents daily and want automated grammar and tone corrections embedded in every tool — without a separate review step.

Who should skip it

Users who primarily need to generate long-form content from scratch — ChatGPT, Claude, or Jasper are better for that use case. Grammarly is an editor, not a content generator.

Strengths

  • Works inline in every writing surface — Gmail, Slack, Word, Google Docs — without copy-pasting, which is its core advantage over ChatGPT for editing
  • Document-type awareness adjusts suggestions to context: a Slack message and a legal brief get different feedback
  • Generative AI and writing agents on Pro handle tone rewrites, draft generation, and email summarization alongside traditional grammar checking

Weaknesses

  • Not a content generation tool — users who primarily need to draft content from scratch will get more from ChatGPT or Jasper
  • Suggestions sometimes conflict with intentional style choices or field-specific conventions (medical, legal, technical jargon)
  • Pro is $30/month if billed monthly — the annual commitment ($12/month) is significantly better value but requires upfront payment

Grammarly pricing

Free

Free

Billed monthly

  • Basic grammar, spelling, and punctuation corrections
  • Tone indicator (see writing tone)
  • 100 AI prompts/month
  • Works in browser, Google Docs, Word, Gmail

Pro

$12/member/month

Billed annual

  • Full sentence rewrites and clarity improvements
  • Generative AI: drafts, summaries, tone rewrites
  • Plagiarism detection (16B web pages)
  • 2,000 AI prompts/member/month
  • 1 style guide + 1 brand tone
  • 1–149 members; free trial available

Enterprise

Custom

Billed annual

  • Unlimited AI prompts
  • Unlimited style guides and brand tones
  • SAML SSO, SCIM, audit logs API
  • BYOK encryption, data loss prevention
  • ROI reporting and communication score

Free tier limits: Basic grammar and spelling only. Tone detection available but no rewrites. 100 AI prompts/month. No plagiarism detection.

Note: Pro is $12/member/month billed annually ($144/year), $60 quarterly, or $30 billed monthly, for 1–149 members (Pro replaced the old Business plan). Enterprise pricing is custom. Organization APIs (Analytics, License Management, Writing Score, AI Detection beta, Plagiarism Detection beta) are available for business customers.

Technical specs

API pricing

Organization REST APIs (Analytics, License Management, Writing Score, AI Detection, Plagiarism Detection) — not a general writing-assistant API

Where Grammarly excels

Client-facing email review

Catches tone issues (too blunt, too casual), grammar errors, and unclear sentences inline before you send — without a separate editing step.

Consistent team communication

Style guides and brand tone settings (1 each on Pro, unlimited on Enterprise) help everyone's writing match the company voice, flagging deviations automatically.

Polishing AI-generated drafts

Running ChatGPT-generated copy through Grammarly catches the grammar and tone issues that LLMs commonly introduce, particularly around sentence variety and register.

Quick tone check before escalations

Before sending a message to a frustrated client or senior stakeholder, the tone detector flags whether the message reads as defensive, dismissive, or unclear.

Grammarly vs. competitors

Grammarly vs. Notion AI

Notion AI lives inside your Notion workspace and is best for agentic tasks, drafting, and summarizing where your docs already live. Grammarly works everywhere else — Gmail, Slack, Word, any browser — and focuses on real-time editing corrections rather than drafting.

Grammarly vs. Jasper

Jasper is a marketing content platform with purpose-built agents and brand controls. Grammarly is an inline editing assistant for everyday professional writing. They target different workflows — Jasper creates content, Grammarly improves it.

Frequently asked questions

Is Grammarly free?

Yes. The free plan covers grammar, spelling, and punctuation corrections with 100 AI prompts/month. Pro ($12/member/month billed annually) adds sentence rewrites, generative AI, plagiarism detection, and 2,000 AI prompts/month.

How is Grammarly different from ChatGPT for writing?

Grammarly embeds inline in every app you write in and improves existing text in real time. ChatGPT requires you to copy text in and out, but is far better at generating long-form content from scratch. The common workflow: draft with ChatGPT, polish with Grammarly.

What apps does Grammarly work in?

Grammarly works in 1 million+ apps, including Gmail, Outlook, Google Docs, Microsoft Word, Slack, and LinkedIn, via browser extension (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge), a desktop app for Mac and Windows, and iOS and Android apps.

Can Grammarly generate content, not just edit it?

Yes, on Pro. Grammarly's generative AI can draft content from prompts, rewrite sections for a different tone, and summarize long email threads, and its writing agents can detect AI text or find citations. Generation is a secondary feature — Grammarly's primary strength is editing.

Does Grammarly check for plagiarism?

Yes, on Pro and above. It checks against 16 billion web pages and flags passages that match external sources. Not available on the free tier.

Is Grammarly still its own company?

The company renamed itself Superhuman in late 2025. Grammarly keeps its name as a product in the Superhuman suite, alongside Coda, Superhuman Mail, and the Superhuman Go assistant.

Integrations & fit

Google DocsMicrosoft WordOutlookGmailSlackLinkedInBrowser Extension (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge)Desktop App (Mac, Windows)iOS & Android
Good fit forSolo / individual, Startup / small team, Enterprise
Pricing modelFreemium· Free tier available
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About Grammarly

Grammarly's core advantage is where it works: the browser extension, desktop app, and iOS and Android keyboards embed it inside Gmail, Outlook, Google Docs, Word, Slack, LinkedIn, and most other writing surfaces without copy-pasting. As you type, it catches grammar errors, suggests clearer phrasing, and flags tone signals — too formal, too harsh, off-brand — in real time. Its generative AI (Pro and above) adds full-sentence rewrites, draft generation from prompts, email summarization, and reply suggestions, and it now offers writing agents such as an AI Detector, Humanizer, Citation Finder, AI Grader, and Reader Reactions. Document-type awareness adjusts the suggestions to context: a Slack message gets different feedback than a legal brief. Pro ($12/member/month billed annually, $30 monthly) includes 2,000 AI prompts per month; the free tier is capped at 100. The company behind Grammarly renamed itself Superhuman in late 2025: Grammarly is now one product in the Superhuman suite alongside Coda, Superhuman Mail, and the Superhuman Go assistant. The honest scope: Grammarly excels at improving existing writing but is not the right tool for generating long-form content from scratch — ChatGPT or Jasper are better for that. For high-stakes legal, medical, or technical writing, it complements but does not replace specialist review.

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