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Quillbot Paraphrasing AI

AI paraphrasing and citation generation for students and writers

★4.3rating54 viewsPricing · FreemiumRising
The FalcoScan Intel PanelQuillbot Paraphrasing AI · Writing
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Rising
Market trend
Rating
4.3
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Quillbot Paraphrasing AI does

QuillBot is a web-based writing assistant whose main tool is a Paraphraser that rewrites text in several modes. The site also lists a Grammar Checker, AI Detector, AI Humanizer, Plagiarism Checker, Summarizer and Translator. It is aimed at students, academics, professionals and job seekers, and runs in the browser, in browser extensions, a Word add-in, desktop apps and mobile keyboards. The free plan paraphrases up to 100 words at a time in two modes, fixes basic grammar and gives limited use of the detector and humanizer. Premium, at $8.33 a month billed annually, removes the paraphrasing limit and adds nine built-in modes, custom modes, 25,000 words a month of plagiarism checking and longer summaries.

How Quillbot Paraphrasing AI compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Quillbot Paraphrasing AI does. None of the 5 offers an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Quillbot Paraphrasing AI. Quillbot Paraphrasing AI offers a web app and a browser extension. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app and 1 offers a browser extension. Quillbot Paraphrasing AI was founded in 2017; the alternatives were founded between 2013 and 2022, 1 of them earlier. Quillbot Paraphrasing AI is based in Chicago, United States; 1 of the 3 alternatives with a known headquarters is in the United States too, and the others in Israel and India.

Market position · Writing

How Quillbot Paraphrasing AI compares in Writing

Quillbot Paraphrasing AI has moderate opportunity and sits in the top third of 329 live Writing tools on FalcoScan. Across Writing, the average opportunity score is 39.5 and the average saturation score 64.8. FalcoScan rates Quillbot Paraphrasing AI's own market position as contested. 23 of the 329 operating Writing tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 20 shutdowns in the category.

Quillbot Paraphrasing AI compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Quillbot Paraphrasing AIFounded 2017 · Chicago, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoWeb, ExtensionRising
Wordtune AI RewriterFounded 2020 · Tel Aviv, IsraelModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoWeb, ExtensionRising
Hemingway App AIFounded 2013 · Remote-firstModerateContestedPaid—NoNoWeb, DesktopStable
Lex WriterFounded 2021 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoWebStable
Chibi AIFounded 2022ModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoWebStable
Peppertype Virtual Content AssistantFounded 2021 · Bengaluru, IndiaModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoWebStable

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Writing.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Quillbot Paraphrasing AI exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
NlpText Generation
Industry Verticals
EducationConsumer
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Questions

Quillbot Paraphrasing AI: common questions

Is QuillBot free?

Yes, with limits. As of 17 Oct 2026 the free plan paraphrases up to 100 words at a time in two modes (Standard and Fluency), fixes basic grammar, summarises up to 1,200 words and gives limited use of the AI Detector and Humanizer.

Source: quillbot.com ↗

How much does QuillBot Premium cost?

$8.33 a month billed annually, which the page shows as 58% off monthly pricing. Premium removes the paraphrasing word limit, adds nine built-in modes and unlimited custom modes, 25,000 words a month of plagiarism checking and 6,000-word summaries.

Source: quillbot.com ↗

How many paraphrasing modes does QuillBot have?

Free users get Standard and Fluency. Premium has nine built-in modes plus unlimited custom modes, and paraphrases in 23 languages.

Source: quillbot.com ↗

Is Quillbot Paraphrasing AI free?

Quillbot Paraphrasing AI has a free tier, with paid plans.

What are the best alternatives to Quillbot Paraphrasing AI?

The closest alternatives to Quillbot Paraphrasing AI that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Wordtune AI Rewriter, Hemingway App AI, Lex Writer, Chibi AI, and Peppertype Virtual Content Assistant.

Is Quillbot Paraphrasing AI still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Quillbot Paraphrasing AI as operating at quillbot.com.

Where is Quillbot Paraphrasing AI based?

Quillbot Paraphrasing AI is headquartered in Chicago, United States.

Does Quillbot Paraphrasing AI have an API?

FalcoScan's records show no public API for Quillbot Paraphrasing AI.

Who is Quillbot Paraphrasing AI for?

Quillbot Paraphrasing AI is built for students, researchers, and content creators.

How do I sign in to Quillbot Paraphrasing AI?

Sign in on Quillbot Paraphrasing AI's own website, quillbot.com. FalcoScan reviews Quillbot Paraphrasing AI but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Quillbot Paraphrasing AI directly.

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