Free plans (5)
Their limits are stated in different terms, so they aren't ranked against each other. Ordered by first paid price.
| Tool | Stated limits | What makes you upgrade | First paid price | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 RytrRead Oct 29, 2026 |
Free forever: 10,000 characters per month, 1 connected source, 25 active relationships, 25 Engage actions per month, 3 person research runs, daily briefing, 40+ writing use cases, 30+ languages"Free forever"Source | Lite has no cap on use | $9/moLite | Free plan |
 KoalaRead Oct 29, 2026 |
One-time allowance of 5,000 words, 25 credits, 1 brand and 5 Brand DNA agent messages; no credit card required. Free accounts cannot connect the MCP."One-time allowance. No credit card required."Source | Not found | $25/moStarter | Free plan |
 GrammarlyRead Oct 29, 2026 |
Free plan with grammar mistake checking, tone view and 100 AI prompts per month"Generate text with AI prompts | 100 prompts / month"Source | More than 100 AI prompts: Pro includes 2,000 | $30/userPro | Free plan |
 RightBloggerRead Oct 29, 2026 |
2,000 AI words a month, 1 site, 1 MyTone writing style, limited keyword research, no credit card required. SEO reports, Site Agent, and ongoing automations need a paid plan."2,000 AI words a month, 1 site, 1 MyTone writing style, and limited keyword research. No credit card required."Source | SEO reports, Site Agent, and ongoing automations need a paid plan | $59/moSolo | Free plan |
 MarketMuseRead Oct 29, 2026 |
Free plan: 1 user, 10 queries/month, limited applications, no site inventory, tracked topics, content briefs or strategy documents. Export for saved writing only."10 queries/month"Source | Not found | No price found | Free plan |
Free trial only (12)
- Anyword: 7-day free trial with a limit of 2,500 words
- Clearscope: 14 day free trial
- Frase: 7-day free trial, no credit card
- Jasper: 7-day free trial of the Pro plan
- Neuroflash: 7-day free trial on Essential and Pro; card not charged until after day 7, cancel to avoid subscription
- Outrank: Sign up free to see keyword research and article generation before subscribing; trial articles carry an Outrank watermark. No duration stated.
- Scalenut: 7-day free trial on Starter, Plus and Professional monthly plans
- StoryChief: Free trial, no credit card required, access to all features and add-ons; add billing details after the trial to continue
- TextCortex: 14-day free trial
- Wordsmith: Free trial with a limited version of reports; duration not stated
- Writer: 14-day free trial on Starter, no credit card required
- Writesonic: 7-day free trial
Questions
Which AI writing assistants are free?
5 have a free plan you can keep, including Grammarly, Koala, MarketMuse, RightBlogger, Rytr.
What do you pay after a free plan?
The lowest first paid price among tools with a free plan is $9/mo (Rytr). Read from each vendor's own page.
How this page is made
Every limit is the vendor's own, read from its pages and quoted. A tool counts as a free plan when the text describes something you can keep using; a fixed number of days or a single batch of credits is listed separately. We don't test the plans. How prices are read.