Which AI Writing Tool Fits Your Small Business?
Compare the best AI tools for writing across pricing, free access and stated usage limits. Each row helps you assess options for emails, marketing copy, articles, short-form text and team writing.
The fact matrix
Read across each row to compare free access, paid-plan prices and the limits stated by each vendor. Under each cell is the vendor page we read and the date. The order of the rows is not a ranking.
| Tool | Free plan | Price | Stated limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrammarlyGrammarly | Yes, US$0/month grammarly.com checked 1 Oct 2026 | Pro, US$12 per member per month on annual billing (US$144 for 12 months); the monthly plan is US$30. Enterprise by quote grammarly.com checked 2 Oct 2026 | Free: 100 AI prompts a month. Pro: 2,000 AI prompts per member a month. Enterprise: unlimited grammarly.com checked 1 Oct 2026 |
| Notion AINotion Labs | Notion has a Free plan (US$0 per member/month), but it includes only a trial of Notion AI. notion.com checked 2 Oct 2026 | Notion AI is included from the Business plan: US$20 per member/month (USD; page has monthly/yearly toggle and the text does not say which term). Plus is US$10 with AI trial only. notion.com checked 2 Oct 2026 | Free and Plus workspaces get a limited amount of trial AI usage. Custom Agents need Notion credits: US$10 per 1,000 credits after a free-to-try period. notion.com checked 2 Oct 2026 |
| JasperJasper AI | No free plan listed; 7-day free trial of the Pro plan. jasper.ai checked 2 Oct 2026 | Pro: US$69/month per seat billed monthly, or US$59/month billed yearly ($ shown, currency not labelled). Business: custom pricing. jasper.ai checked 2 Oct 2026 | Pro includes 1 seat, 2 Brand Voices, 5 Knowledge assets and 3 Audiences; more seats need the Business plan. jasper.ai checked 2 Oct 2026 |
| Copy.aiCopy.ai | Not verified Not verified: the pricing page shows a 'Try for free' button but lists no free plan or its limits. copy.ai tried 2 Oct 2026 | Chat plan: US$29/month billed monthly, or US$24/month billed US$288/year ($ shown, currency not labelled). Growth tiers start at US$1,000/month billed yearly. copy.ai checked 2 Oct 2026 | Chat plan: 5 seats, unlimited words in chat, unlimited chat projects. Workflow credits (20K/month and up) come with the Growth tiers. copy.ai checked 2 Oct 2026 |
| WritesonicWritesonic | No free plan listed on the pricing page; it says you can start free with no credit card (free trial). writesonic.com checked 2 Oct 2026 | Starter: US$79/month billed annually ($ shown, currency not labelled; monthly-billing price not shown in page text). Next tiers US$199 and US$399. writesonic.com checked 2 Oct 2026 | Starter: 15 AI articles per month, 10 site audits (100 pages each), 50 prompts tracked daily, 1 user and 1 project. writesonic.com checked 2 Oct 2026 |
| RytrRytr | Yes. Free forever plan, no credit card: 10K characters per month. rytr.me checked 2 Oct 2026 | Unlimited plan: US$7.50/month; Premium: US$24.16/month (prices in USD). The page has a Yearly/Monthly toggle and the text does not say which term these figures are for. rytr.me checked 2 Oct 2026 | Free: 10K characters per month, no plagiarism checks. Unlimited: unlimited generation, 1 tone match, 50 plagiarism checks per month, 1 language. rytr.me checked 2 Oct 2026 |
| ChatGPT BusinessOpenAI | No free team plan; the individual Free plan costs nothing chatgpt.com checked 2 Oct 2026 | Standard seat US$20/user/month billed annually, US$25 monthly; Premium seat US$100 / US$125. The help centre says pricing may vary by country help.openai.com checked 2 Oct 2026 | For teams of 2 to 200 people chatgpt.com checked 1 Oct 2026 |
| Claude TeamAnthropic | No free team plan; the individual Free plan is US$0 claude.com checked 1 Oct 2026 | Standard seat US$20/seat/month billed annually, US$25 monthly; premium seat US$100 / US$125 claude.com checked 1 Oct 2026 | For teams of 2 to 150 people; usage limits apply claude.com checked 1 Oct 2026 |
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About the prices. Vendor pages were read on 1 and 2 October 2026 from a connection in Australia. Where a vendor shows local prices, we took the US-dollar figure from its United States page or its help centre and link to that page. Where we could not read a US-dollar price, the cell says so and names the currency we saw. Prices in other countries can differ.
Who each one suits, and who it does not
These lines are drawn only from the facts we could read on vendor pages. We have not run our own tests, so nothing here ranks the tools on the quality of their output.
GrammarlySource: grammarly.com
- Best for
- Cleaning up emails and customer replies wherever you already type; the free plan has a stated monthly AI allowance.Based on: stated limits, listed features
- Not ideal for
- Drafting long documents from scratch on the free plan: 100 prompts a month is the cap.Based on: stated limits
Notion AISource: notion.com
- Best for
- Teams already working in Notion on the Business plan, where Notion AI is included.Based on: price, listed features
- Not ideal for
- Free or Plus users who want ongoing AI writing, as those plans only include trial AI usage.Based on: free plan, stated limits
JasperSource: jasper.ai
- Best for
- Solo marketers who want brand-voice controls and marketing agents and can pay US$59-69 a month for one seat.Based on: price, stated limits, listed features
- Not ideal for
- People who want a permanent free plan or more than one seat without talking to sales.Based on: free plan, stated limits
Copy.aiSource: copy.ai
- Best for
- Small teams of up to 5 who want unlimited chat words across several model providers for US$24-29 a month.Based on: price, stated limits, listed features
- Not ideal for
- Teams needing workflow credits on a small budget, since those start at the US$1,000/month tier.Based on: price, stated limits
WritesonicSource: writesonic.com
- Best for
- Marketers who want AI article writing bundled with AI-search visibility tracking and site audits.Based on: listed features, stated limits
- Not ideal for
- Writers who only need a low-cost text generator, as the first plan is US$79/month with 15 articles.Based on: price, stated limits
RytrSource: rytr.me
- Best for
- People who want a low-cost generator with a permanent free tier and an unlimited plan at US$7.50 a month.Based on: free plan, price
- Not ideal for
- Free users who write a lot, since the free plan stops at 10K characters a month.Based on: stated limits
ChatGPT BusinessSource: chatgpt.com
- Best for
- A team of two or more that wants one shared workspace with admin controls and a no-training default.Based on: stated limits, listed features
- Not ideal for
- A sole trader: the plan starts at two people.Based on: stated limits
Claude TeamSource: claude.com
- Best for
- Small teams that want search across their own company tools included in the seat.Based on: listed features
- Not ideal for
- A sole trader: the plan starts at two people.Based on: stated limits
How to choose from this table
Start with the writing work you already do. Grammary suits cleaning up emails and customer replies where you already type. Its free plan includes 100 AI prompts a month. Rytr fits short-form copy with 10K characters per month on its Free forever plan, while Jasper targets marketing copy with brand-voice controls.
Set a budget before choosing a plan. Rytr's Unlimited plan is US$7.50/month. Grammarly Pro is US$12 per member per month on annual billing, while Rytr Premium is US$24.16/month. Jasper Pro is US$69/month per seat billed monthly, or US$59/month billed yearly.
Check usage limits before committing. Grammarly Pro includes 2,000 AI prompts per member a month, compared with 100 AI prompts a month on Free. Rytr Unlimited includes unlimited generation, while Writesonic Starter includes 15 AI articles per month, 1 user and 1 project.
Match the plan to your team size. ChatGPT Business and Claude Team both start with 2 people. ChatGPT Business covers teams of 2 to 200 people, while Claude Team covers teams of 2 to 150 people and says usage limits apply. Copy.ai's Chat plan includes 5 seats, but workflow credits start with Growth tiers at US$1,000/month billed yearly.
Treat not verified as a reason to check, not a mark against the product. It means the vendor page did not show us the detail on the day. Every figure, with its source and date, is also in the fact ledger.
Related: AI tools compared by task, price and usage limits, Business AI plans compared by cost and limits, Free AI tools and their plan limits, How to compare AI tools for your business.
Questions people ask
Which AI writing tool has a free plan?
Grammary and Rytr both list free plans. Grammarly Free includes 100 AI prompts a month, while Rytr's Free forever plan includes 10K characters per month and no plagiarism checks. Notion has a Free plan, but it includes only a trial of Notion AI.
What is the cheapest paid AI writing plan in the table?
Rytr Unlimited is listed at US$7.50/month. Its pricing page has a Yearly/Monthly toggle, but the text does not say which term this figure covers. Grammarly Pro is US$12 per member per month on annual billing.
Does Copy.ai have a free plan?
The Copy.ai pricing page shows a Try for free button, but it does not list a free plan or its limits. The Chat plan is US$29/month billed monthly, or US$24/month billed US$288/year, and includes 5 seats with unlimited words in chat.
Can a sole trader use ChatGPT Business or Claude Team?
Neither team plan is presented as a sole-trader option. ChatGPT Business is for teams of 2 to 200 people, while Claude Team is for teams of 2 to 150 people. Both also have separate individual Free plans.