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LegalZoom
Templates plus filings, with the template half commoditised.
KINDA
why this verdict
Downgrade — pay for the workflow, not the AI
ChatGPT covers the headline feature free, so the $99/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- Free legal drafting and explanation from frontier models. OpenAI, May 13, 2024 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers headline only editorial call
- The headline feature, but not the workflow, data or integrations around it.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 1 of 2 listed replacements have a usable free tier: ChatGPT.
- What the call is worth $1,188/yr
- $99/mo at the entry paid tier — $1,188 a year per seat.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked recorded: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
- Threatened by
- OpenAI
- Since
- May 13, 2024
- List price
- $99/mo
- Per year
- $1,188
The backstory
LegalZoom sells document templates and the service of filing them. The template half is exactly what a model produces free, with explanation attached. The filing half — actually registering an entity with a state, keeping a registered agent — is a service business that survives. Wounded, and pushed toward services.
Escape hatches
switching could free up $1,188/yr C 
ChatGPT Free tier covers the core job.
chatgpt.com open_in_new R 
Rocket Lawyer Comparable, subscription-based.
rocketlawyer.com open_in_new1 of 2 replacements have a usable free tier.