Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026

Best AI Writing Tools (2026)

The cheapest ai writing tools is Grammarly at $0/mo. 4 offer a free tier (Grammarly, Notion, Rytr). This page compares 9 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.

9 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.

Key takeaways

  • Cheapest: Grammarly at $0/mo (Free).
  • Typical paid price: from $7.50/mo, median $16/mo, up to $79/mo — across 9 with published pricing.
  • Free tier: Grammarly, Notion, Rytr, HyperWrite.
  • HIPAA-ready: Notion, Writesonic.
  • Tracked: 9 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.

Comparison

Entry price = lowest published self-serve monthly plan. Sourced per row.
#AI Writing ToolEntry priceFreeHIPAASOC 2Best forSource
1 Grammarly $0/mo Free Yes Yes Individual writers and professionals needing grammar/style assistance grammarly.com
2 Notion $0/mo Free Yes Yes Yes Individuals and teams combining notes, docs, wikis and databases notion.com
3 Rytr $0/mo Free Yes Budget-conscious freelancers and solo content creators rytr.me
4 Sudowrite $10/mo Hobby & Student No Fiction writers and novelists sudowrite.com
5 HyperWrite $16/mo Premium Yes Writers wanting AI assistance across all web-based tools without switching apps hyperwriteai.com
6 Copy.ai $24/mo Chat No Yes Sales and revenue teams automating prospecting copy.ai
7 Anyword $39/mo Starter No Yes Performance marketers optimizing conversion copy anyword.com
8 Jasper $59/mo Pro No Yes Marketing teams needing on-brand content at scale jasper.ai
9 Writesonic $79/mo Starter No Yes Yes Brands tracking AI search visibility across platforms writesonic.com

Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest ai writing tools?

Grammarly has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Free), as of 2026-06-15.

How much does ai writing tools cost per month?

Across the 9 ai writing tools with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $16/mo, ranging from $7.50/mo to $79/mo, as of 2026-06-15. 4 also offer a free tier.

Which ai writing tools have a free plan?

Grammarly, Notion, Rytr, HyperWrite offer a free tier.

Which ai writing tools support HIPAA?

Notion, Writesonic state HIPAA support (a BAA). Always confirm current scope with the vendor.

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How we compiled this

Published self-serve pricing for AI writing-assistant tools (Jasper, Copy.ai, Writesonic, Grammarly, Notion, Rytr, Sudowrite, Anyword, HyperWrite) was collected directly from each vendor's public pricing page on the accessedAt date and normalized to USD. Where a vendor prices per seat/user, monthlyUsd records the per-seat list price (billingModel per_seat) at the annual-billing rate with the month-to-month rate noted in the plan notes; flat-priced tiers record the flat monthly fee (billingModel flat). Quote-only / contact-sales / Enterprise tiers carry a null price rather than an estimate. These are not telephony products, so minutesIncluded, callsIncluded, overagePerMin and overagePerCall are null on every plan, and HIPAA/BAA/bilingual are null unless a vendor states otherwise. Every figure is sourced to the vendor pricing page on the accessed date; where the live page rendered a non-USD currency, the published USD figure is recorded with an independent corroborating source attached.

Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.

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