Hemingway Editor vs QuillBot

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

QuillBot

• Students and writers who need to reword or shorten existing text
• People who want paraphrasing, grammar and citation tools in one account
• Teams of 2 or more that want centralized billing

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.

QuillBot

• The free plan paraphrases at most 125 words at a time and offers only the Standard and Fluency modes.
• Free summaries are capped at 1,200 words; Premium raises the cap to 6,000.
• Plagiarism checking is a Premium feature and is limited to 25,000 words a month.
• The pricing page leads with annual billing at $8.33 a month; the iOS app lists monthly billing at $19.99.

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.

QuillBot

Paraphraser

Rewords text in built-in modes: Standard and Fluency on the free plan, 9 modes plus unlimited custom modes on Premium. It paraphrases in 23 languages.

Grammar Checker

Fixes basic grammar errors on the free plan and adds advanced writing suggestions and tone insights on Premium. Grammar correction covers 6 languages.

AI Detector and Humanizer

The AI Detector flags AI-generated content, and the Humanizer rewrites text so it reads more naturally. Free use of both is limited; Premium gives full access.

Summarizer and Translator

Summarizes up to 1,200 words on the free plan and 6,000 on Premium, which adds custom summaries. The Translator covers more than 40 languages.

Plagiarism and citation tools

Premium scans up to 25,000 words a month for accidental plagiarism, and the Citation Generator formats references in APA, MLA and Chicago styles.

Extensions and apps

Chrome, Edge and Safari extensions, a Word add-in, macOS and Windows apps, and iOS and Android keyboards and apps. Premium runs on up to 10 devices at a time.

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.

QuillBot

• Free$0

  Paraphrase up to 125 words in 2 modes, fix basic grammar errors, summarize up to 1,200 words, and use the Humanizer and AI Detector with limits.

• Premium$8.33

  per month, billed annually

  Full paraphrasing in 9 modes plus custom modes, advanced grammar suggestions, 6,000-word summaries, the full AI Detector and plagiarism checks on 25,000 words a month.

• Team Plan$7.50

  per seat / month, billed every 12 months ($89.95), for 2-10 seats

  All Premium features plus writer-management dashboards and centralized billing. $6.66 a seat for 11-50 seats and $5.83 for 51 or more.

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.

QuillBot

• Annual discount

  Annual billing marked as 58% off

  The pricing page labels annual billing 58% off the monthly rate, which brings Premium to $8.33 a month. In the iOS app the plans are $99.99 a year or $19.99 a month.

• Other savings

  Team seats cost 10% to 30% less

  Team plans are $7.50 a seat per month for 2-10 seats, $6.66 for 11-50 and $5.83 for 51 or more, billed every 12 months and labeled as 10%, 20% and 30% savings.