Antidote vs Hemingway Editor

Antidote

• People who write in both English and French
• Editors and translators who want explanations with each correction
• Families: one subscription covers five users
• Organizations that need a corrector installed without external servers

Hemingway Editor

• Writers who want to cut wordy sentences and passive voice
• A quick readability check in the browser at no cost
• People who want an offline editor for a one-time payment

Antidote

• Druide's store lists prices in Canadian dollars, plus taxes where applicable.
• The subscription is billed once a year with no monthly option, and store purchases are not refundable.
• English and French are separate: one language is included, and having both costs CA$89.95 instead of CA$59.95.
• There is no native Android app. Android, Chromebook and Linux users work in Antidote Web, and Antidote Mobile has no corrector of its own.

Hemingway Editor

• Grammar, spelling and punctuation fixes and all AI rewrites require Hemingway Editor Plus.
• AI rewrites are metered: 5,000 or 10,000 AI sentences a month on the individual plans.
• The $19.99 desktop app does not include the AI features and is bought separately for Mac or Windows.
• Plan prices are shown on annual billing; the toggle advertises a $200 saving over paying monthly.

Antidote

Corrector

Flags spelling, grammar and typography errors with a tooltip explaining each one, and its filters pick out repetition and non-inclusive wording.

Reformulation

A subscription-only mode that uses generative AI trained by Druide's linguists to rewrite, retouch, soften or shorten a passage or a segment of it.

Dictionaries

Definitions link on to synonyms, antonyms, word combinations, conjugations and word families, with audio pronunciation for subscribers.

Language guides

578 articles cover grammar, style, spelling and punctuation, and the corrector's tooltips link to the article that explains the rule in question.

Anti-Oops! for email

Steps in when Send is clicked to prompt a final check of the email, confirm that the intended attachments are included, and flag wording that may be badly received.

Connectors to other software

The free Connectix utility links Antidote 12 or Antidote Web to more than 90 applications, so corrections are applied in the original document.

Hemingway Editor

Readability highlights

Sentences more complex than the target readability score are highlighted in yellow, and the hardest ones in red, so they can be split or simplified.

Weak-writing checks

Flags adverbs and other weakeners, passive voice and words that have a simpler alternative, and each type of highlight can be hidden.

AI sentence rewrites

Editor Plus rewrites a highlighted sentence, a paragraph or a whole document on request. Each sentence rewritten uses one AI sentence credit.

Tone and style changes

Editor Plus can shorten a passage, add detail or make it more confident, friendly, casual, formal or persuasive, and it accepts custom instructions.

Document review and feedback

Editor Plus comments on a draft as a reviewer would, for example on tone and repeated words. Reviews are unlimited on every paid plan.

Desktop app

Hemingway Editor 3 for Mac and PC imports Word files, exports to text, PDF, Word, HTML or Markdown, and can save a PDF with the highlights intact.

Antidote

• Antidote+ Personal, one languageCA$59.95

  first year, in Canadian dollars; CA$48 per year on renewal

  One-year subscription for 1 user to all three applications, with the corrector, dictionaries and guides for English or French.

• Antidote+ Personal, English and FrenchCA$89.95

  first year, in Canadian dollars; CA$72 per year on renewal

  The Personal subscription with both languages, adding translations for 2.8 million words and expressions.

• Antidote+ Family, one languageCA$99.95

  first year, in Canadian dollars; CA$80 per year on renewal

  One-year subscription for up to 5 family members living under the same roof. Additional users do not need an email address.

• Antidote+ Family, English and FrenchCA$149.95

  first year, in Canadian dollars; CA$120 per year on renewal

  The Family subscription for 5 users with both languages and the 2.8 million translations.

• OrganizationsCustom

  From 5 devices or users by quote: Antidote 12 per-device licenses, Antidote Web subscriptions or Antidote Pro, priced by tiers.

Hemingway Editor

• Hemingway Editor$0

  The free web editor, with readability highlights and grade-level scoring but no AI fixes or grammar checking.

• Individual 5K$8.33

  per month, billed annually ($100)

  Editor Plus for 1 user: 5,000 AI sentence rewrites a month, with unlimited advanced grammar fixes, document reviews and AI synonyms.

• Individual 10K$12.50

  per month, billed annually ($150)

  Editor Plus for 1 user with 10,000 AI sentence rewrites a month.

• Team 10K$12.50

  per user / month, billed annually ($150)

  Up to 50 users on one bill with role-based admin controls and 10,000 AI sentences a month for each user.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Unlimited users, 20,000 AI sentences a month per user, optional single sign-on, security assessments and priority email support.

• Hemingway Editor 3 (desktop)$19.99

  one-time purchase, Mac or Windows

  The classic desktop app. Works without an internet connection and publishes to WordPress, but does not include the AI features.

Antidote

• Other savings

  Lower price on renewal

  Antidote+ costs less from the second year: Personal with one language is CA$59.95 for the first year and CA$48 on renewal, and Family CA$99.95 then CA$80.

• Education

  Preferential pricing and site licenses for schools

  Druide's organizations page says schools get preferential pricing and can buy a site license, with quotes available on request.

• Other savings

  Upgrade discount for owners of earlier editions

  People who already own an earlier edition of Antidote are offered a discounted switch to Antidote+ through the store's upgrade options.

Hemingway Editor

• Annual discount

  Annual billing advertised as saving $200

  Individual 5K costs $100 a year on annual billing, or $8.33 a month. The plan toggle labels the annual option as saving $200 compared with paying monthly.

• Lifetime license

  One-time desktop license for $19.99

  Hemingway Editor 3 for Mac or PC is a single $19.99 purchase with no subscription. It works offline but excludes the AI features of Editor Plus.