Quillbot

Freemium

Quillbot sits in the writing and copywriting space. It rewrites what you paste, checks grammar, and summarizes long text.

You can use it on the web, as a Chrome extension, in Word, or on desktop and mobile apps. It also handles citations in APA, MLA, and Chicago formats.

The free version caps you at 125 words per paraphrase. Premium runs about $8 to $20 per month depending on how you pay.

Open it if you rewrite text often and want multiple modes to control tone. Skip it if you need to beat AI detectors or want a tool that writes from scratch.

It fits specific jobs better than general use.

• Students writing academic papers: You get quick paraphrasing and built-in citation formatting. The summarizer helps you digest research faster.
• Non-native speakers needing fluency help: You get grammar fixes and sentence rewrites that read more natural. The Fluency mode adjusts your text without changing meaning.
• Writers who frequently rewrite content to change tone or complexity: You get eight modes like Formal, Simple, and Creative. You pick the level of change you want.
• Researchers who need to quickly digest large volumes of source material: You can condense long articles into key points. It keeps the core meaning.
• Short-form content creators: You get fast rewrites for social posts or emails. The Shorten mode tightens wordy drafts.
• Budget-conscious users needing basic paraphrasing: You can test the free tier before paying. The annual plan drops to about $8.33 per month.
• Current QuillBot users wanting to add humanizing cheaply: You get the humanizer bundled with Premium at low incremental cost if you already use the paraphraser.
• Professionals polishing business emails and reports: You get Formal mode for tone adjustments and grammar cleanup without sounding robotic.

These are the parts you notice after using it.

• Multiple paraphrasing modes: You get Standard, Fluency, Formal, Academic, Simple, Creative, Expand, and Shorten. You control how much changes.
• Color-coded highlighting: You see exactly which words got swapped. You can click individual changes to revert them.
• Synonyms slider: You adjust how aggressive the rewrite gets. Low keeps your original phrasing. High changes almost everything.
• Integrated citation generator: You format references in APA, MLA, or Chicago without leaving the tool. It saves time on bibliographies.
• Works where you write: You get browser extensions for Gmail and Google Docs, plus a Word add-in. You do not keep switching tabs.

There are real limits that break some use cases.

• AI detection and humanizing do not work: The humanizer still gets flagged by Turnitin and GPTZero. Its own detector sometimes flags its own output as AI.
• Free version is cramped: You hit the 125-word cap fast. You only get two modes. Long documents mean lots of copying and pasting.
• Plagiarism checker costs extra: Even Premium limits you to 20 pages per month. More pages need more payment.
• Paraphrased text can sound stiff: You get thesaurus-heavy rewrites that strip personality. You still need to edit for voice.
• Not for creative writing: It flattens dialogue and narrative voice. Fiction comes out worse than nonfiction.