category · Writing
Writing software after AI
31 tools in this category. 12 are rated killed and 6 survived — together the non-survivors add up to $1,453 a month.
31
tools tracked
12
killed
6
survived
$1,453
$/mo at risk
most-voted in Writing
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Frase
edit_document Writing
Content briefs from SERP analysis — a workflow that is now one prompt long.
why
ChatGPT and Perplexity now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $45/mo is optional.
OpenAI · 2025-02 $45/mo
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LongShot AI
edit_document Writing
Sold "AI that does not hallucinate" right before the models learned to cite.
why
ChatGPT and Perplexity now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $29/mo is optional.
OpenAI · 2024-10 $29/mo
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Peppertype.ai
edit_document Writing
Forty copywriting templates in a world where you can build your own in ninety seconds.
why
ChatGPT and Custom GPTs now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $35/mo is optional.
OpenAI · 2023-11 $35/mo
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neuroflash
edit_document Writing
Its edge was German-first copy; the frontier models caught up in every language.
why
ChatGPT and Mistral Le Chat cover the headline feature free, so the $30/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
OpenAI · 2024-05 $30/mo
C 
ContentBot
edit_document Writing
A blog-post generator competing with the thing everyone already has open.
why
ChatGPT and Claude now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $19/mo is optional.
OpenAI · 2024-10 $19/mo
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Scrivener
edit_document Writing
One payment, twenty years of book-shaped features, no subscription to defend.
why
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the writing job, so this one still earns its $5/mo.
OpenAI · 2024-10 $5/mo
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Letterdrop
edit_documentWriting· $995
YES
OpenAI · 2025-03 · Cheap AI content platforms and in-house LLM workflows producing the same B2B posts
Notion and Ghost now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $995/mo is optional.
J
Jasper
edit_documentWriting· $49
YES
OpenAI · 2023-11 · ChatGPT + custom GPTs made templated marketing copy free
ChatGPT and Claude now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $49/mo is optional.
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Frase
edit_documentWriting· $45
YES
OpenAI · 2025-02 · ChatGPT Search + deep research turned SERP briefs into a single prompt
ChatGPT and Perplexity now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $45/mo is optional.
C
Copy.ai
edit_documentWriting· $36
YES
OpenAI · 2023-11 · Free ChatGPT + GPT-4o marketing copy
ChatGPT and Claude now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $36/mo is optional.
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Peppertype.ai
edit_documentWriting· $35
YES
OpenAI · 2023-11 · Custom GPTs made template libraries worthless
ChatGPT and Custom GPTs now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $35/mo is optional.
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LongShot AI
edit_documentWriting· $29
YES
OpenAI · 2024-10 · ChatGPT Search removed the "fact-checked AI writing" pitch
ChatGPT and Perplexity now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $29/mo is optional.
C
ContentBot
edit_documentWriting· $19
YES
OpenAI · 2024-10 · ChatGPT Canvas gave the free tier a real editor
ChatGPT and Claude now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $19/mo is optional.
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HyperWrite
edit_documentWriting· $19
YES
OpenAI · 2023-11 · Free ChatGPT + custom GPTs
ChatGPT and Claude now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $19/mo is optional.
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Wordtune
edit_documentWriting· $10
YES
OpenAI · 2024-06 · Native rewrite in OS + free chatbots
Grammarly and ChatGPT now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $10/mo is optional.
O
OutWrite
edit_documentWriting· $10
YES
xAI · 2023-11 · Grok and other chat assistants rewrite and expand sentences instantly for free
Grok and ChatGPT now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $10/mo is optional.
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QuillBot
edit_documentWriting· $10
YES
OpenAI · 2023-03 · GPT-4 paraphrasing for free
ChatGPT and Claude now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $10/mo is optional.
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Rytr
edit_documentWriting· $9
YES
OpenAI · 2023-11 · Free ChatGPT tier
ChatGPT and Claude now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $9/mo is optional.
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neuroflash
edit_documentWriting· $30
KINDA
OpenAI · 2024-05 · GPT-4o multilingual quality closed the German-language gap
ChatGPT and Mistral Le Chat cover the headline feature free, so the $30/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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Sapling
edit_documentWriting· $25
KINDA
OpenAI · 2024-06 · GPT-4o suggestions in the inbox
ChatGPT and Grammarly cover the headline feature free, so the $25/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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Trinka
edit_documentWriting· $20
KINDA
Anthropic · 2024-06 · Claude edits and proofreads academic manuscripts with citation-aware reasoning
Claude and ChatGPT cover the headline feature free, so the $20/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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Sudowrite
edit_documentWriting· $19
KINDA
OpenAI · 2024-05 · GPT-4o long-form + Canvas
ChatGPT and Claude cover the headline feature free, so the $19/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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GPTZero
edit_documentWriting· $15
KINDA
OpenAI · 2025-03 · Frontier models writing prose that statistical detectors can no longer reliably flag
Google Docs version history covers the headline feature free, so the $15/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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Undetectable AI
edit_documentWriting· $15
KINDA
OpenAI · 2025-05 · Newer models producing natural prose that needs no humanising pass at all
QuillBot and Grammarly cover the headline feature free, so the $15/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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Lex
edit_documentWriting· $12
KINDA
Anthropic · 2024-06 · Claude Artifacts + long-form drafting
Claude Artifacts and ChatGPT Canvas cover the headline feature free, so the $12/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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Grammarly
edit_documentWriting· $12
KINDA
OpenAI · 2024-06 · GPT-4 rewriting + native OS writing tools
ChatGPT and Apple Intelligence cover the headline feature free, so the $12/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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Hemingway Editor
edit_documentWriting· $10
KINDA
OpenAI · 2024-06 · ChatGPT "make this clearer"
ChatGPT and Grammarly cover the headline feature free, so the $10/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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ProWritingAid
edit_documentWriting· $10
KINDA
OpenAI · 2024-06 · GPT-4o rewriting + OS writing tools
Grammarly and ChatGPT cover the headline feature free, so the $10/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
K
Koala
edit_documentWriting· $9
KINDA
OpenAI · 2024-03 · Google's spam policies punished the bulk AI articles it produces
ChatGPT covers the headline feature free, so the $9/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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Ulysses
edit_documentWriting· $5
KINDA
OpenAI · 2024-10 · AI writing surfaces arrived in every editor
Obsidian covers the headline feature free, so the $5/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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LanguageTool
edit_documentWriting· $5
KINDA
OpenAI · 2022-11 · ChatGPT rewrites and corrects text for free, undercutting standalone grammar checkers
ChatGPT and QuillBot cover the headline feature free, so the $5/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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Writer
edit_documentWriting· $18
NOT REALLY
Anthropic · 2024-08 · Claude + brand-voice prompting
Anthropic's version overlaps, but does not finish the writing job, so this one still earns its $18/mo.
C
Canva Magic Write
edit_documentWriting· $15
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2023-11 · Free ChatGPT copy
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the writing job, so this one still earns its $15/mo.
D
DeepL
edit_documentWriting· $9
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2024-08 · GPT-4 multilingual translation
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the writing job, so this one still earns its $9/mo.
N
Novelcrafter
edit_documentWriting· $8
NOT REALLY
Anthropic · 2025-01 · Long-context models holding an entire manuscript in a single chat window
Anthropic's version overlaps, but does not finish the writing job, so this one still earns its $8/mo.
S
Scrivener
edit_documentWriting· $5
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2024-10 · Structuring a novel is not a prompt
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the writing job, so this one still earns its $5/mo.
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iA Writer
edit_documentWriting· $5
NOT REALLY
Microsoft · 2024-12 · Copilot drafting inside every editor and turning blank pages into finished text
Microsoft's version overlaps, but does not finish the writing job, so this one still earns its $5/mo.