By task AI tools for writing emails, edits and first drafts

Two kinds of writing help

A chat assistant drafts. You describe what you need, or paste what you have, and it writes. It's the tool for a blank page: a cover letter, a hard email, a toast.

A writing checker corrects. It watches as you type and marks spelling, grammar and tone. You don't paste anything anywhere. It's the tool for the writing you already do every day.

What the free plans cover

Checked against each company's pricing page on Nov 11, 2026.

How to draft with a chat assistant

1. Say who it's for and what you want to happen. "Email to my landlord. I want the dishwasher fixed this week."
2. Give it your rough version, even if it's a few messy lines. It keeps your facts straight that way.
3. Ask for one change at a time. "Shorter." "Less formal." "Cut the apology."
4. Read it before you send it. Check names, dates and amounts yourself.

You can do all of that on the free plan of ChatGPT or Claude.

How to check with a writing checker

Install Grammarly and keep writing the way you do now. It underlines what it would change, and you accept or ignore each one. The free plan also shows how your tone reads, which is useful before you send a complaint or a request.

Draft in the chat assistant, paste the result into your email, and let the checker catch what's left. Each tool does the half it's built for.

When to pay

Most people writing personal email don't need to. Paid plans start to matter when you write for work all day. On Grammarly, Pro adds full-sentence rewrites, tone changes and plagiarism detection. On the chat assistants, paid plans mainly raise the limits.

Frequently asked questions