AI Writing Tools: 320 compared.
As of 18 October 2026, FalcoScan tracks 340 AI writing tools, 320 of them still operating. 195 have a free plan and 61 offer an API. The market is crowded, with high saturation and established players. 23 products are marked hot. The highest rated right now: Eleven Labs, Sudowrite and Grammarly. Paid placement never changes a rank.
Data updated 18 October 2026 · How markets are scored
What are the best AI writing tools in October 2026?
As of 18 October 2026, the highest-rated AI writing tools on FalcoScan are Eleven Labs, Sudowrite and Grammarly, out of 320 still operating.
| Product | What it does | Free plan | Price from | API | Founded | HQ | Momentum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eleven Labs | The most realistic AI voice generation platform on earth | Yes | $22/mo | Yes | 2022 | London, United Kingdom | Hot |
| Sudowrite | The best AI writing tool for fiction authors | No | $22/mo | No | 2020 | San Francisco, United States | Rising |
| Grammarly | The gold standard AI writing assistant for grammar, tone, and clarity | Yes | $12/mo | No | 2009 | San Francisco, United States | Rising |
| Writer | Enterprise AI writing with your own brand model | No | $18/mo | No | 2020 | San Francisco, United States | Hot |
| Perplexity AI | AI research with real-time citations for fact-driven writing | Yes | $20/mo | Yes | 2022 | San Francisco, United States | Rising |
| Obsidian AI | AI-powered knowledge management and writing for power users | Yes | — | No | 2020 | Distributed, Global | Hot |
| Surfer SEO | Real-time content scoring for pages that rank | No | $89/mo | No | 2017 | Wrocław, Poland | Stable |
| Jasper AI | Enterprise AI writing for brand-consistent content at scale | No | $59/mo | Yes | 2021 | Austin, United States | Stable |
| prompts.chat | f.k.a. Awesome ChatGPT Prompts. Share, discover, and collect prompts from the community. Free and open source, … | Yes | Free | Yes | — | — | Hot |
| Gamma | AI-powered presentations, documents, and webpages in minutes | Yes | $15/mo | No | 2020 | San Francisco, United States | Hot |
Highest rated first, one listing per product. Paid placement never changes this order.
Which AI writing tools were added recently?
- LiveLore · added 16 OctFree scary stories where readers vote on the next chapter
- AI Content Detector · added 14 OctFree AI content detector — check if text was written by a human or AI.
- HumanPen · added 13 OctAI writing reports for education and literacy
- ShroomPen · added 3 OctPrivacy-first browser writing assistant using your own AI keys
- ToneBird · added 3 OctDesktop assistant that drafts replies using your history with each person
- thestory.run · added 3 OctAI writing coach that helps employees write their own LinkedIn posts
- TextCraft · added 28 SeptIntegrates AI tools into Microsoft Word
- prompts.chat · added 28 Septf.k.a. Awesome ChatGPT Prompts. Share, discover, and collect prompts from the community. Free and open source, …
- LangGPT · added 28 SeptLangGPT: Empowering everyone to become a prompt expert! Structured Prompt and Meta-Prompt framework
- Marker · added 19 SeptAI-native word processor built for early drafts and half-formed ideas
How crowded is the AI writing market?
The AI writing market is crowded, with high saturation and established players: its products average 65 out of 100 on saturation as of 18 October 2026.
- 340 tracked tools in the dataset. Filter the directory below by pricing, wrapper risk, or API access.
- 23 hot · 136 rising. The rest are stable or declining.
- 65% of the category is flagged wrapper risk. Low % = more defensible entrants. How wrapper risk is scored.
- Opportunity 40 / saturation 65. Gap of 0 points tells you how much room a new entrant has.
Which AI writing tools are free?
195 of the 320 still operating have a free plan as of 18 October 2026. The highest rated:
- Eleven Labs · Free plan, paid from $22/moThe most realistic AI voice generation platform on earth
- Grammarly · Free plan, paid from $12/moThe gold standard AI writing assistant for grammar, tone, and clarity
- Perplexity AI · Free plan, paid from $20/moAI research with real-time citations for fact-driven writing
- Obsidian AI · Free planAI-powered knowledge management and writing for power users
- prompts.chat · Freef.k.a. Awesome ChatGPT Prompts. Share, discover, and collect prompts from the community. Free and open source, …
- Gamma · Free plan, paid from $15/moAI-powered presentations, documents, and webpages in minutes
- Fireflies.ai · Free plan, paid from $18/moAI notetaker that transcribes, summarizes, and analyzes calls
- Lavender · Free plan, paid from $29/moAI email coach that scores and improves your sales emails
Which AI writing tools have an API?
61 of the 320 still operating offer an API as of 18 October 2026. The highest rated:
- Eleven Labs · Free plan, paid from $22/moThe most realistic AI voice generation platform on earth
- Perplexity AI · Free plan, paid from $20/moAI research with real-time citations for fact-driven writing
- Jasper AI · From $59/moEnterprise AI writing for brand-consistent content at scale
- prompts.chat · Freef.k.a. Awesome ChatGPT Prompts. Share, discover, and collect prompts from the community. Free and open source, …
- Writesonic · Free plan, paid from $20/moLightning-fast AI content with built-in SEO and GEO optimization
- Copy.ai · Free plan, paid from $29/moGTM AI platform for sales and marketing content
- Notion AI Writer · From $8/moWrite, edit, and brainstorm in Notion
- Grammarly Business · Free planWriting assistance for entire teams
Which AI writing tools have shut down?
FalcoScan has verified 2 shutdowns among AI writing tools and 2 acquisitions as of 18 October 2026, each recorded in the AI Graveyard with its evidence. They are:
All 4 shut down or acquired, with the evidence, in the AI Graveyard →How protected are AI writing tools, and which have gone?
Where could a new entrant still win in the AI writing market?
Ranked by opportunity score × low saturation.
Which 340 AI writing tools does FalcoScan track?
| TOOL | OPP | SAT | MOMENTUM | PRICING |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spellbook | High | Open | 🔥 Hot | paid |
| Harvey AI | High | Open | 🔥 Hot | paid |
| Plottr Planner | High | Open | ↑ Rising | paid |
| Reedsy Book Editor | High | Open | ↑ Rising | free |
| Subtxt Narrative | High | Open | ↑ Rising | paid |
| Subtext Narrative AI | High | Open | ↑ Rising | paid |
| SciSpace AI Research | High | Open | 🔥 Hot | freemium |
| Consensus AI Papers | High | Open | ↑ Rising | freemium |
| Atticus Book Tool | High | Open | ↑ Rising | paid |
| Sudowrite Pro | High | Open | ↑ Rising | paid |
| DraftBoard Writer AI | High | Open | Stable | freemium |
| Skriker AI | Moderate | Open | Stable | freemium |
| Coda AI Docs | Moderate | Open | ↑ Rising | freemium |
| Acrolinx Enterprise | Moderate | Open | ↑ Rising | paid |
| Inciteful Scholar AI | Moderate | Open | ↑ Rising | free |
| Sudowrite Story Engine | Moderate | Open | ↑ Rising | paid |
| Scrivener Cloud | Moderate | Open | ↑ Rising | paid |
| StoryWeaver AI | Moderate | Open | ↑ Rising | freemium |
| Quillbot Paraphrasing AI | Moderate | Contested | ↑ Rising | freemium |
| Grammarly Go | Moderate | Contested | 🔥 Hot | freemium |
| Grammarly Business AI | Moderate | Contested | 🔥 Hot | paid |
| Copy.ai Writing Platform | Moderate | Contested | ↑ Rising | paid |
| Notion AI Writer | Moderate | Contested | 🔥 Hot | paid |
| Microsoft Copilot Word | Moderate | Contested | 🔥 Hot | paid |
| Paperpal Academic | Moderate | Contested | 🔥 Hot | freemium |
| Novelai Story | Moderate | Open | Stable | paid |
| Wordtune AI Rewriter | Moderate | Contested | ↑ Rising | freemium |
| Notion Writer AI | Moderate | Contested | Stable | freemium |
| INK Content AI | Moderate | Contested | Stable | freemium |
| Writesonic Blog AI | Moderate | Contested | ↑ Rising | freemium |
| Connected Papers Map | Moderate | Contested | ↑ Rising | freemium |
| Anyword Performance | Moderate | Contested | ↑ Rising | paid |
| Research Rabbit AI | Moderate | Contested | ↑ Rising | free |
| Typedown Writer | Moderate | Contested | ↑ Rising | paid |
| Trinka Academic AI | Moderate | Contested | ↑ Rising | freemium |
| Litmaps Scholar AI | Moderate | Contested | ↑ Rising | freemium |
| Lex AI Editor New | Moderate | Contested | ↑ Rising | freemium |
| Jasper Brand Voice AI | Moderate | Contested | ↑ Rising | paid |
| Jenni AI Research | Moderate | Contested | ↑ Rising | freemium |
| Explainpaper AI Reads | Moderate | Contested | ↑ Rising | freemium |
| Notion AI Mail | Moderate | Contested | ↑ Rising | freemium |
| Semrush Writing AI | Moderate | Contested | Stable | paid |
| Sassbook Fiction Writer | Moderate | Open | Stable | freemium |
| Shortly Read AI | Moderate | Open | Stable | freemium |
| Flowrite Email AI | Moderate | Contested | Stable | freemium |
| Lex Writer | Moderate | Contested | Stable | freemium |
| Vocally AI Email | Moderate | Open | ↑ Rising | freemium |
| Scrivener Cloud | Moderate | Contested | Stable | paid |
| Simplified AI Content | Moderate | Contested | Stable | freemium |
| ClosersCopy Sales Copy AI | Moderate | Contested | Stable | paid |
What else do people ask about AI writing tools?
What are the best AI writing tools?
As of 18 October 2026, the highest-rated AI writing tools on FalcoScan are Eleven Labs, Sudowrite and Grammarly, out of 320 still operating. Paid placement never changes this order. See the top ten at https://falcoscan.com/browse/writing#best.
Which AI writing tools are free?
195 of the 320 AI writing tools FalcoScan tracks have a free plan as of 18 October 2026, including Eleven Labs, Grammarly and Perplexity AI. The highest rated are listed at https://falcoscan.com/browse/writing#free.
Which AI writing tools have an API?
61 of the 320 AI writing tools FalcoScan tracks offer an API as of 18 October 2026, including Eleven Labs, Perplexity AI and Jasper AI. The highest rated are listed at https://falcoscan.com/browse/writing#api.
Which AI writing tools have shut down?
FalcoScan has verified 2 shutdowns among AI writing tools and 2 acquisitions as of 18 October 2026, each recorded in the AI Graveyard with its evidence. The most recent: Campsite and Tome. See them at https://falcoscan.com/browse/writing#shut-down.
How many Writing AI tools are tracked on FalcoScan?
FalcoScan currently tracks 340 writing AI tools. Each listing shows when its data was last updated, every product still running links to its own site, and market figures refresh daily. See the full list at https://falcoscan.com/browse/writing.
Is the Writing AI market saturated?
The Writing market currently scores 65/100 on FalcoScan's saturation index: crowded, with high saturation and established players. Saturation is measured by tool density, overlap of core features, and wrapper share.
What is the current FalcoScan Heat Score for Writing?
As of the latest nightly refresh, Writing has a Heat Score of 42/100, with 23 tools tagged "hot" and 136 tagged "rising". Heat Score is a weighted composite of growth momentum, trend direction, opportunity, recency, and the FalcoScan rating. Full methodology at https://falcoscan.com/methodology#heat-score.
How much opportunity is left in Writing?
The Writing market has an average Opportunity Score of 40/100 across its tracked tools. Opportunity is FalcoScan's estimate of addressable-market signals, competitive differentiation, and room for new entrants. Higher is better for builders.
Which Writing AI tool ranks highest on FalcoScan right now?
Spellbook is currently the top-ranked writing tool on FalcoScan by combined opportunity and low saturation. Rankings change as the data refreshes nightly. See the full ranked list at https://falcoscan.com/browse/writing.
Scoring methodology: /methodology.
Which markets are closest to the AI writing market?
Nearest in heat, opportunity, and saturation to Writing.
What should you read about AI writing tools?
Which AI writing tools does FalcoScan list, A to Z?
- Caktus AI
- Campsite
- Castmagic
- Chibi AI
- Claude for Docs
- Clearscope
- Closers Copy
- Closers Copy Pro
- ClosersCopy Sales Copy AI
- Coda AI
- Coda AI Docs
- Cohesive AI
- Cohesive Creator
- Compose AI
- Compose AI Ext
- Compose AI Extension
- Connected Papers Map
- Consensus
- Consensus AI Papers
- Content at Scale AI
- ContentBot AI
- ContentBot Blog AI
- Contentbot Writer
- Contentful AI
- ContentShake AI
- Copy AI Campaigns
- Copy AI Workflows
- Copy Shark
- Copy.ai
- Copy.ai Writing Platform
- Copygenius
- Copysmith
- Copysmith Ecommerce
- Craft AI Canvas
- Craft Docs
- Craftly AI Writer
- Creaitor AI
- Creaitor Blog AI
- PaperPal
- Paperpal Academic
- Paragraph AI
- Paragraph AI Pro
- Paragraphai
- Penelope AI
- Penelope AI Writer
- Penelope Write AI
- Peppertype AI
- Peppertype Content
- Peppertype Virtual Content Assistant
- Perplexity AI
- Perplexity Write
- Persado
- Phrasee
- Phrasee LLM
- Pitch
- Plottr
- Plottr Planner
- Poe by Quora
- Postwise
- prompts.chat
- ProWritingAid
- ProWritingAid Deep
- ProWritingAid Pro
- Saga AI Writer
- Sapling AI Editor
- Sapling AI Writer
- Sassbook Fiction Writer
- Scalenut
- Scalenut Article
- Scalenut Pro
- Scholarcy
- SciSpace
- SciSpace AI Research
- Scite.ai
- Scribble Diffusion Creative
- Scrivener
- Scrivener AI
- Scrivener Cloud
- Scrivener Cloud
- Semrush Writing AI
- SEO.ai
- Shortly AI
- Shortly Read AI
- Shortwave AI
- Shownotes AI
- Shownotes Creator
- ShroomPen
- Simplified
- Simplified AI Content
- Simplified Writer
- Skriker AI
- Slite
- Smart Copy by Unbounce
- Smartwriter AI
- Smodin Writer
- Speechify
- Spellbook
- StealthGPT Writer
- Stormboard AI
- Storybird AI
- StoryChief
- Storyweaver
- StoryWeaver AI
- Substack AI
- Subtext Narrative AI
- Subtxt
- Subtxt Narrative
- Sudowrite
- Sudowrite Pro
- Sudowrite Story Engine
- Superhuman AI
- Surfer SEO
- SurferSEO Surfy
- Wordai
- WordAI Rewriter
- Wordplay AI
- Wordplay AI SEO
- Wordsmith by Automated Insights
- Wordsmith Platform
- Wordsmith Platform
- Wordtune
- Wordtune AI Rewriter
- Wordtune Editor
- Wordtune Read
- Wordvice AI
- Wordvice AI Editor
- Writecream
- Writecream Audio
- Writecycle
- WriteCycle Pro
- Writecycle Writer
- WriteHuman
- Writer
- Writerly AI
- Writerly Brand AI
- Writerly Brand OS
- Writerly Business
- Writerly Templates AI
- Writesonic
- Writesonic Article
- Writesonic Blog AI
- Writesonic Botsonic
- Writesonic Chatsonic
- Writier
- Writier Plus
- Writingmate AI
- Writingmate Chrome
- Writio