Grammarly alternatives
Grammarly costs $12/mo on the plan we verified. We track 5 alternatives that do the same job. None of them is both cheaper than Grammarly and a full replacement, so switching means paying more or giving something up. Prices were checked in August 2026.
5 alternatives to Grammarly
None covers every capability we track for Grammarly — each row says what you’d give up.
Partial — what you’d give up
Same category or substantial overlap, but missing at least one primary capability. Useful peers — not 1:1 swaps.
| Tool | Price | vs Grammarly | What you’d give up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Gemini | $19.99/mo | +$7.99/mo | No AI writing assistance |
| ChatGPT | $20/mo | +$8/mo | No AI writing assistance |
| Claude | $20/mo | +$8/mo | No AI writing assistance |
| Midjourney | $30/mo | +$18/mo | No AI writing assistance |
| Writesonic | $499/mo | +$487/mo | No AI writing assistance |
Prices are the plan we verified for each tool, the same figure its own pricing page shows. How we check.
Grammarly alternatives: common questions
- What is the cheapest Grammarly alternative?
- None of the alternatives we track covers everything Grammarly does at a published price. The cheapest partial peer is Google Gemini at $19.99/mo — it does not cover 1 of the 1 things we track Grammarly for.
- Is there a free Grammarly alternative?
- Not among the 5 alternatives we track — every one of them charges.
- What can replace Grammarly without losing features?
- Nothing cheaper covers all of it. The closest alternatives either cost more than Grammarly or drop part of what it does — the table shows which.