5 alternatives · AI assistants · 2026
Grammarly alternatives, by price.
Grammarly starts at $12 a month. Here is what 5 alternatives charge today. Standing prices, not promotions — each read from the vendor's own page and linked to its source.
Side by side
What the alternatives cost
| Product | Starts at | Against Grammarly | Free plan | Changes on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grammarly the one you are comparing against | $12 per month · Pro | — | Yes | none |
| GitHub Copilot GitHub | $10 per seat / mo · Pro | not like-for-like | Yes | none |
| Claude Anthropic | $17 per month · Pro | 42% more | Yes | 2 since 2026 |
| Cursor Anysphere | $20 per seat / mo · Individual | not like-for-like | Yes | none |
| Copy.ai Copy.ai | $29 per month · Chat | 142% more | — | none |
| Jasper Jasper | $59 per seat / mo, billed yearly · Pro | not like-for-like | — | none |
CHEAPEST PAID PLAN FIRST. “NOT LIKE-FOR-LIKE” MEANS ONE IS PRICED PER USER AND THE OTHER IS NOT, ONE IS NOT BILLED BY THE MONTH OR YEAR, OR THEY ARE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES. THE RECORD DOES NOT CONVERT ANY OF THOSE.
Questions
Grammarly alternatives, answered
Q1 What is the cheapest alternative to Grammarly?
GitHub Copilot, at $10 per user a month for its Pro plan — the lowest paid entry price of the 5 alternatives on the record. Grammarly itself starts at $12 a month. GitHub Copilot, Claude and Cursor also list a free plan.
Q2 Which Grammarly alternatives have a free plan?
GitHub Copilot, Claude and Cursor. Only a plan the vendor lists at $0 counts; free trials do not.
Q3 Is Grammarly more expensive than its alternatives?
No alternative on the record starts below Grammarly's $12 a month on a like-for-like basis.
Q4 How current are these prices?
Each pricing page is re-read by MarkupBot at least daily. The table shows the standing price of every plan — where a vendor is running a promotion, the price it reverts to — and every product name links to its dated history and the archived capture behind each figure.