QuillBot vs WordAi (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, QuillBot grades higher than WordAi: 2.8 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
QuillBot grades higher on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
QuillBot
AI paraphraser with grammar, summarizing and AI-detection tools
Which one is for you
Pick QuillBot if
- Fits if you often need to reword or shorten something that's already written
- Works for people who want paraphrasing, grammar and citations under one login
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, since it rewords at most 125 words at a time in 2 modes and summarizes up to 1,200
- Pricey if you pay month by month, which the iOS app lists at $19.99
- Skip it if you need lots of plagiarism checking, as that's Premium only and stops at 25,000 words a month
- Watch out: the site says free limits may vary across platforms, and Premium summaries stop at 6,000 words
- Watch out: the Team plan is billed every 12 months and starts at 2 seats
Pick WordAi if
- Fits if you rewrite lots of articles at once
- Works for people who want an API for bulk rewrites
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you want to test: 3 days and no free plan
- Skip it if you want the detection pass on everything, since it caps at 25,000 words on Starter
- Watch out: the 30-day money-back guarantee only applies if fewer than 10 articles were rewritten
- Not for you if you want an app or extension, because none is listed
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAQuillBotGood | 2.0GPAWordAiFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPremium is $8.33 a month billed annually, which is exactly the middle for writing tools, and one account covers every tool on up to 10 devices. Monthly billing is another story: the iOS app lists it at $19.99. | C$9 a month billed annually ($17 monthly) for 50,000 rewrite words, near the category's $9.75 middle. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree for good, but in small bites, and the caps are ones you'll hit: paraphrasing 125 words at a time in 2 modes, basic grammar fixes, summaries of up to 1,200 words, and limited goes on the Humanizer, AI Detector and AI chat. | DA 3-day free trial, shorter than a week, and no free plan. |
| Features | BIt covers the whole job of a rewriting and checking kit: a paraphraser with 9 modes plus custom ones of your own in 23 languages, a grammar checker, a summarizer, a translator for more than 40 languages, an AI detector, a humanizer, plagiarism checks and a citation generator. | CSentence-level rewriting, many variations, bulk rewrite, API and an AI-detection pass. It does that job fully, and it's a narrow one. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record, so we go on the listing: paste text, pick a mode, read the new version, with nothing to set up, and the extensions and keyboards put it where you already type. The free plan lets you try that before paying. | CNo store rating on record. A web tool with settings and variations to learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac and Windows apps, iPhone and Android apps and keyboards, plus Chrome, Edge and Safari extensions and a Word add-in. Every device type covered and places to plug into, which is rare in this category. Premium runs on up to 10 devices at a time. | BWeb only, but with an API and an Article Forge import. |
| Best for | rewording text you've already written | rewriting articles in bulk |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: QuillBot and WordAi. How we grade
Price against what you get
QuillBot starts at $8.33 a month and scores 3.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. WordAi starts at $9 a month and scores 2.3.
QuillBot scores higher and starts $0.67 a month lower. Of the other writing tools on the chart, none scores higher than QuillBot for less, and 26 score higher than WordAi for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- QuillBot also covers chat assistant, citations and grammar & style.
- WordAi also covers long-form writing.
At a glance
| QuillBot | WordAi | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $8.33 per month, billed annually (Premium) | $9 per month, billed annually ($17 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Paraphrase up to 125 words in 2 modes, basic grammar fixes, summaries of up to 1,200 words, and limited use of the Humanizer, AI Detector and AI chat. Limits may vary across platforms. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 3-day free trial |
| Web | ||
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| Windows | ||
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| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Learneo, Inc. | Glimpse.ai |
| Price read from | web.archive.org (not the vendor's own page) | wordai.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
WordAi
- The AI-detection pass has its own smaller monthly cap: 25,000 words on Starter and 250,000 on Power.
- The page says nothing about a free plan; the trial lasts 3 days.
- The 30-day money-back guarantee applies only if fewer than 10 articles were rewritten.
- No apps or extensions are listed; it is used in the browser.
Key features
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.
WordAi
- Sentence-level rewriting
- Restructures each sentence while keeping its meaning, with a slider between conservative and more adventurous rewrites.
- Many variations
- Creates from 1 to 1,000 rewrites of a single article.
- Bulk rewrite and export
- Upload many articles at once and download rewrites in bulk or as spintax.
- AI-detection pass
- A rewrite mode aimed at passing AI detectors, with its own monthly word cap on each plan.
- API and HTML support
- Rewrites HTML content, shows code view, and exposes an API for adding rewriting to a workflow.
- Article Forge import
- Imports articles generated by Article Forge so they can be rewritten.
Plans
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.
WordAi
Starter$9
per month, billed annually ($17 billed monthly)
50,000 rewrite words a month, of which 25,000 can be run through the AI-detection pass. Bulk rewriting and API access included.
Power$27
per month, billed annually ($57 billed monthly)
3,000,000 rewrite words a month, of which 250,000 can be run through the AI-detection pass.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom word volumes with white-labeled integration, multiple user accounts and an account manager, arranged by contacting the vendor.
Ways to pay less
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.
WordAi
- Annual discount
Save 47% with yearly billing
The pricing page offers yearly billing at 47% below monthly, shown as $9 against $17 a month on Starter.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, QuillBot or WordAi?
As of Nov 13, 2026, QuillBot is cheaper to start with: $8.33 a month, against $9 a month for WordAi. QuillBot starts at $8.33 per month, billed annually (Premium), and WordAi starts at $9 per month, billed annually ($17 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, QuillBot or WordAi?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only QuillBot has a free plan. WordAi does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do QuillBot and WordAi run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only QuillBot lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.