Cohesive review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Cohesive report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for an AI writing editor with templates
Cohesive is a web AI writing editor with 200 or more templates and team editing. The free plan lists 0 template runs, so it can't run the templates, and Creator is $25 per editor a month. The yearly toggle also shows prices that don't match the monthly ones.
Who Cohesive is for
- Fits if you write with templates and want editors working together
- Works for a small agency that can pay per editor
Who Cohesive is not for
- Not for you if you want to try templates for nothing, since Basic has 0 runs
- Pricey if you have a few editors, at $25 to $45 each a month
- Watch out: the yearly toggle shows $2.08 and $3.75 a month figures that don't match the monthly prices
- Watch out: runs, images and voice minutes renew monthly and don't carry over
- Watch out: the free plan names GPT 3.5 and paid plans GPT 4
Why Cohesive gets a 1.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for moneyCreator is $25 per editor a month and Agency $45, both in the dearest tenth of what writing tools charge, which starts at $19.
- DFree plan and trialA free Basic plan with 0 template runs, GPT 3.5, no AI images and no voice. It can't run the templates, and no trial is listed.
- CFeaturesTemplates, an AI editor, team editing, images, voice and research. Allowances for runs, images and voice reset monthly.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Templates and settings take some learning.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with 0 integrations on Basic and up to 5 or 30 on paid plans.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Cohesive's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Cohesive's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 0 of the 100 other writing tools we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on ease of use (C, above 5 of 100) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $25 a month for each person, against a middle price of $8.33 for the category: 59 of the 62 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 53 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 101 writing tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Cohesive’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 100, level with 16
- DFree plan and trialAbove 8 of 100, level with 3
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 100, level with 63
- CEase of useAbove 5 of 100, level with 52
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 5 of 100, level with 45
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 79 writing tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Cohesive, or make your own?
Your call
A writing app at its plainest is a page that saves what you type.
You could make the core of Cohesive for yourself: templates. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $300 a year.
What you could make
- Templates: an app builder makes this well.
- It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.
What you could not
- Several people working in it at the same moment.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Cohesive’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Cohesive?
Cohesive is a browser-based AI editor for generating and editing marketing and business copy. It offers a library of templates for SEO content, ads, emails and social posts, plus image and voice generation on paid plans. A free Basic plan exists but lists zero template runs.
Worth knowing
- The free Basic plan lists 0 template runs, so it cannot run the templates.
- Allowances for template runs, images and voice minutes renew monthly and do not carry over.
- The yearly toggle displays $2.08 and $3.75 per month figures that do not match the monthly prices, so only the monthly prices are recorded here.
- The pricing page names GPT 3.5 on Basic and GPT 4 on paid plans.
Key features
- Template library
- More than 200 templates cover SEO content, ad copy, marketing copy and social media posts.
- AI editor
- Text, images and translations can be edited in one editor.
- Team collaboration
- Paid plans include real-time collaboration with other editors.
- Images and voice
- Creator and Agency include AI images and AI voice minutes each month.
- Research and knowledge
- Agency adds content generated from research and your own knowledge.
- Content ideas
- The editor suggests content ideas as you write.
Cohesive pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Cohesive has a free plan, and paid plans start at $25 per editor / month, billed monthly.
- Starts at
- $25 per editor / month, billed monthly
- Free plan
- Basic plan: unlimited words and access to 200+ templates, but 0 template runs, GPT 3.5, no AI images, no voice and no integrations.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0 | Unlimited words and 200+ templates, with 0 template runs and 0 integrations. |
| Creator | $25per editor / month, billed monthly | 150 template runs, GPT 4, 1,000 AI images, 90 minutes of AI voice, up to 5 integrations and real-time collaboration. |
| Agency | $45per editor / month, billed monthly | 300 template runs, research mode, 2,000 AI images, 240 minutes of AI voice, up to 30 integrations and priority support. |
Read from cohesive.so on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Cohesive before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Cohesive have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Cohesive is listed for Web.
Does Cohesive have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Cohesive is listed for Web.
Is Cohesive open source?
Cohesive is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
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