Best AI Tools for Writing in 2027
The best AI writing tools in 2027 draft, edit, cite, check tone, and now help your content show up inside AI search answers. Across the 10 tools here, entry paid plans start at $8/mo, and five offer a usable free plan. An AI writing assistant is software that generates, rewrites, or improves text using a large language model. Every price below was checked against the vendor's own pricing page.
How to choose an AI writing tool
Blog posts and marketing copy point to Jasper or Copy.ai; long-form books and stories point to Sudowrite or Claude; everyday email, documents, and proofreading point to Grammarly or Notion AI. Second, check the meter: some tools bill by words, some by credits, some by AI prompts, and some by articles per month, so compare the cost of your real weekly output. Third, check the free tier honestly: a plan capped at 10,000 characters a month is a trial, not a workflow.
Best AI writing tools 2027: prices at a glance
| Tool | Free plan | Entry paid price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | Yes | $20/mo (Plus) | All-purpose writing |
| Claude | Yes | $20/mo (Pro) | Long, careful drafts |
| Jasper | 7-day trial | $69/seat/mo (Pro) | Marketing content |
| Grammarly | Yes | $12/mo annual (Pro) | Editing and correctness |
| Writesonic | Limited free trial | $99/mo (Starter) | AI search visibility |
| Copy.ai | No free plan | $29/mo (Chat, 5 seats) | Sales and marketing teams |
| Notion AI | Limited trial | $20/member/mo (Business) | Writing inside Notion |
| QuillBot | Yes, 125 words/input | $19.95/mo (Premium) | Paraphrasing |
| Sudowrite | Trial credits only | $19/mo (Hobby) | Fiction and storytelling |
| Rytr | Yes | $9/mo (Unlimited) | Budget writing |
1. ChatGPT
ChatGPT is the all-rounder of this list: the same subscription writes emails, drafts articles, brainstorms headlines, and edits your work. Free covers casual writing with limits. Go is $8/mo. Plus is $20/mo, the sensible pick for regular writing. Pro comes in three tiers at $100, $200, and $500/mo, with the $500 tier adding an Ultrafast mode, but OpenAI no longer publishes how much more usage each Pro tier buys than Plus, so judge Pro by your own volume.
2. Claude
Claude is the strongest choice here for long, careful writing: long reports, research summaries, and drafts where tone and accuracy matter. Its long context window handles whole documents, and its writing style is widely considered the most natural of the general chatbots. Free covers light use. Pro is $20/mo, or $17/mo when paid annually at $200 upfront. Max is $100/mo for much higher usage. The $200 tier was renamed from Max 20x to Ultra in early November 2026, so older pages still call it Max 20x.
3. Jasper
Jasper is built for marketing teams that produce content at scale: blog posts, ads, emails, and social copy from brand voice and campaign briefs, with fact-checking and an AI search visibility tool included. Pro is $69/seat/mo ($59 annual) with unlimited AI content generation, 10 knowledge assets, and three brand voices. Business is custom-priced with a 12-month commitment, adding 50 knowledge assets and 10 brand voices. There is no free plan; a 7-day Pro trial requires a credit card. Jasper only makes sense if your team publishes marketing content every week.
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| Illustration: Writer typing a draft on a laptop in a quiet cafe |
4. Grammarly
Grammarly is the editor of this list rather than the writer: it corrects grammar, checks tone, detects plagiarism and AI-generated text, and drafts with AI prompts inside the apps you already use. Free includes 100 AI prompts a month and basic writing suggestions. Pro is $12/mo billed annually ($144/yr), or $20/mo quarterly, or $30/mo monthly, with 2,000 AI prompts and 10,000 AI-generated words a month. Enterprise is custom-priced through the company's Superhuman Go plan. Note: the parent company renamed itself Superhuman in October 2025, but the product is still called Grammarly.
5. Writesonic
Writesonic has changed more than any other tool on this list. It began as an AI writer and in 2026 pivoted to an AI search and visibility platform: its plans now sell tracked prompts, site audits, and AI-written articles for AI search answers. Starter is $99/mo ($79 annual) with 15 AI articles a month and 100 tracked prompts. Basic is $249/mo ($199 annual) with 25 articles and 500 prompts. Growth is $499/mo ($399 annual) with 50 articles and 2,000 prompts. Enterprise is custom-priced.
6. Copy.ai
Copy.ai is the sales and marketing automation tool of this list, built around AI agents that research accounts, write outreach, and run workflows. Its Chat plan is $29/mo ($24 annual) and covers five seats with 100 requests a day. Growth is $1,000/mo billed annually, Expansion $2,000, and Scale $3,000. Enterprise is custom-priced. A $249/mo Agents plan appears only in Copy.ai's help centre, not on the pricing page. The free plan has been retired for new users. Copy.ai was acquired by Fullcast in October 2025.
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| Illustration: Editor reviewing a printed manuscript with a red pen at a tidy desk |
7. Notion AI
Notion AI is the right pick if your writing already lives in Notion. It drafts and rewrites inside your notes, docs, and databases, and can search the web and your connected apps. There is no standalone AI add-on any more: full AI comes with the Business plan at $20/member/mo billed annually ($24 monthly). Free and Plus get a limited trial only; Enterprise is custom-priced. One flag: Notion moved to a new AI credit system on 2 November 2026 (Business: 1,500 Standard plus 500 Select credits a month), and AI Meeting Notes starts drawing on credits on 1 December 2026, so the cost of heavy AI use is not fully documented yet.
8. QuillBot
QuillBot is the paraphrasing specialist of this list, and the most useful tool here for students and non-native English speakers. Its free plan limits paraphrasing to 125 words per input and includes a basic grammar checker. Premium is $19.95/mo, or $39.95 per quarter ($13.31/mo), or $99.95/yr ($8.33/mo). Premium unlocks unlimited paraphrasing, all writing modes, the plagiarism checker, and the citation generator. One caution: checkout prices vary by region and account, and signed-in checkouts have shown roughly half the listed rate, so treat listed prices as the standard reference rather than a quote.
9. Sudowrite
Sudowrite is the only fiction-first tool on this list, built for novelists and screenwriters. Its tools generate prose, brainstorm plot twists, describe characters, and expand a scene, all tuned for storytelling. Hobby & Student $19/mo ($10 annual, 225,000 credits); Professional $29/mo ($22 annual, 1,000,000 credits); Max $59/mo ($44 annual, 2,000,000 credits, 12-month rollover). One flag: Professional's usual allowance is 450,000 credits; the 1,000,000 figure was a promotion shown on 28 October 2026. There is no free plan; the trial gives about 10,000 credits and needs no credit card.
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| Illustration: Novelist writing in a notebook by a window with a laptop and books nearby |
10. Rytr
Rytr is the budget pick of this list and the cheapest paid plan here. It generates short-form content from 40-plus use cases and 30+ languages, with a plagiarism checker on paid plans. Free gives 10,000 characters a month. Unlimited is $9/mo ($7.50 annual) with unlimited generations. Premium is $29/mo ($24.16 annual), adding a dedicated account manager and priority support. One flag: Rytr's homepage now shows a different lineup — Free, Lite $9, Personal $19, Pro $49 — built around relationship management, not writing. The writing plans above come from the pricing page, so confirm the plan you buy.
Jasper vs Grammarly vs Claude writing: which one wins?
These three win different jobs. Jasper wins when a marketing team needs volume: brand voices, campaign briefs, and AI search visibility in one subscription, at $69/seat/mo. Grammarly wins as the everyday editor: at $12/mo on annual billing it improves everything you write, in every app. Claude wins when the writing itself is the product: long reports, research, and drafts that must read naturally, at $20/mo. The honest answer for most professionals is a combination: Claude or ChatGPT to draft, Grammarly to edit. For the same price-first comparison for another profession, see our roundup of AI tools for teachers, and for the latest on Claude's pricing, our article on the Claude Haiku 5.5 price. For the hub of this cluster, see our roundup of AI tools for real estate agents.
Key Takeaways
- Entry paid plans run from $9/mo (Rytr) to $99/mo (Writesonic) — compare the meter, not just the headline price.
- Five of the 10 tools offer a free plan; Claude and ChatGPT both start at $20/mo.
- Match the tool to the job: Claude for long drafts, Jasper and Copy.ai for marketing, Grammarly for editing, Sudowrite for fiction, QuillBot for paraphrasing.
- Writesonic and Rytr are both pivoting in 2026, so confirm the plan you buy.
- Most professionals get the best result from a pair: one tool to draft, one tool to edit.
Conclusion
The best AI writing tool in 2027 matches the writing you actually do. Start with Claude or ChatGPT at $20/mo for general writing, add Grammarly for editing, and only pay for Jasper, Copy.ai, or Writesonic when a team workflow justifies the price. Test on the free plan first, measure a real week of output, and let the results choose the paid plan.
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