AI Writing Tools Compared
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Compare AI writers and SEO content tools — Surfer, Frase, Scalenut, Writesonic, Rytr, Grammarly and more. Free plans and best use cases.
AI Writing Tools by Use
Writing tools in this category split into four jobs: an SEO brief, a general drafter, a grammar pass, and fiction. A grammar tool will not build a content outline, and a fiction studio will not audit a keyword. The order follows the job.
SEO content optimization
Surfer SEO Discovery is checked at $49 a month. Its free quota was not confirmed, so the free cell stays empty of a number. Frase is $49 a month or $39 on annual billing, with a 7-day trial that does not require a card. Scalenut Starter is $59 a month, a limited-time $24 offer was listed on the checked page, and the trial is 7 days. Semrush shows a suite price from $117.33 a month on annual billing. The Content Toolkit unit price was not confirmed and is not printed. Semrush offers a free trial.
Use case: SEO content
| Tool | Starting price | Free tier | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| ToolSurfer SEO(opens in a new tab) | Starting price$49/mo (Discovery) | Free tierNot confirmed | Last checked2026-10-11 |
| ToolFrase(opens in a new tab) | Starting price$49/mo; $39/mo annual | Free tier7-day free trial, no card | Last checked2026-10-11 |
| ToolScalenut(opens in a new tab) | Starting price$59/mo (Starter); limited-time $24/mo listed | Free tier7-day free trial | Last checked2026-10-11 |
| ToolSemrush Content Toolkit(opens in a new tab) | Starting price$117.33/mo and up (suite, annual) | Free tierFree trial | Last checked2026-10-11 |
General AI writing
Writesonic's checked paid line is $79 a month for Starter on annual billing. The monthly price was not on the vendor's pricing page. A free trial is checked. Rytr Unlimited is $7.50 a month with a standing free plan that does not need a card. Jasper and Copy.ai are not confirmed on the vendor's site, so their plan prices stay off the table even though the names belong in this job.
Use case: General writing
| Tool | Starting price | Free tier | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| ToolWritesonic(opens in a new tab) | Starting price$79/mo (Starter, annual) | Free tierFree trial | Last checked2026-10-11 |
| ToolRytr(opens in a new tab) | Starting price$7.50/mo (Unlimited) | Free tierFree plan (no card) | Last checked2026-10-11 |
| ToolJasper(opens in a new tab) | Starting priceNot confirmed | Free tierNot confirmed | Last checked2026-10-11 |
| ToolCopy.ai(opens in a new tab) | Starting priceNot confirmed | Free tierNot confirmed | Last checked2026-10-11 |
Grammar and rewriting
For grammar and rewriting: Grammarly and QuillBot. Their prices are not confirmed on the vendor's site, so no amount is shown.
Use case: Grammar
| Tool | Starting price | Free tier | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| ToolGrammarly(opens in a new tab) | Starting priceNot confirmed | Free tierNot confirmed | Last checked2026-10-11 |
| ToolQuillBot(opens in a new tab) | Starting priceNot confirmed | Free tierNot confirmed | Last checked2026-10-11 |
Fiction writing
Sudowrite is the fiction name in this set. The row is not confirmed on the vendor's site, so the hobby price is not printed. It is not an SEO tool and it is not grouped with Grammarly.
Use case: Fiction
| Tool | Starting price | Free tier | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| ToolSudowrite(opens in a new tab) | Starting priceNot confirmed | Free tierNot confirmed | Last checked2026-10-11 |
AI Writing Free Plans
Checked trial or free lines: Frase's 7-day trial without a card, Scalenut's 7-day trial, Writesonic's free trial, Rytr's standing free plan without a card, and Semrush's free trial. Surfer's free quota was not confirmed. Grammarly, QuillBot, Jasper, Copy.ai, and Sudowrite do not get a free-tier sentence. A trial is not a finding about output quality.
How We Check AI Writing Tools
For writing, the check records the paid figure, whether a trial asked for a card, and which job the product is listed under. It does not grade a paragraph. A future session would run one shared brief and keep the output. That session is not in this version. Video tools that might speak a script are on the video category.
AI Writing Tools FAQ
What is the best AI writing tool?
SEO names with checked prices are Surfer at $49 a month, Frase at $49 or $39 annual, Scalenut at $59, and Semrush suite pricing from $117.33 a month annual. General drafters with checked prices are Writesonic at $79 annual and Rytr at $7.50.
Is there a free AI writing assistant?
Rytr has a checked standing free plan that does not need a card. Frase and Scalenut have checked 7-day trials. Writesonic and Semrush have checked free trials. Surfer's free quota was not confirmed. Grammarly's free plan is not printed because the row is not confirmed on the vendor's site.
What is the best SEO writing tool?
The SEO tools is Surfer, Frase, Scalenut, and Semrush. Surfer Discovery is $49 a month. The alternatives page compares neighbors, including Clearscope with no price because it has no checked row.
What is the best grammar checker?
Grammarly and QuillBot are the grammar tools. Their prices are omitted because the checks were partial.
We only show a price we could confirm on the vendor's site on the date shown.