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Intelligence Verdict
AI tools · Research and write

Writing

Help drafting, rewriting and checking text. What each tool costs, where it runs, what it shipped last, and what its terms say about your data.

  • 7tools compared
  • 5 of 7have a free plan
  • $4.99a month, the cheapest paid plan
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Makers' own descriptions, plans and terms, read Oct 20, 2026, so company-reported. Open "Rights" or "Your data" on a card for the maker's own words.

Grammarly

Superhuman Platform Inc. (formerly Grammarly)

“Write without spelling and grammar mistakes.”

Free planPaid from $12 a month

100 AI prompts per month.

LatestGrammarly Authorship Is Now Available in BlackboardAug 13, 2026

Your data
What it does with your data
“We also use information we collect to train our AI models.”

Superhuman Privacy Policy, Jul 6, 2026

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“Try ChatGPT Plus and unlock advanced intelligence that goes beyond answering questions to get things done for you.”

Free planPaid from $8 a month

Free: "Unlimited text chats with GPT-6"; uploads, memory and deep research are limited.

  • Web
  • Phone app
  • Computer app

LatestCreate and collaborate on slides in ChatGPTOct 16, 2026

Your data
What it does with your data
“When you use our services for individuals (Free, Plus, Pro), we may use your content to train our models.”

OpenAI Help Center: How your data is used to improve model performance, Oct 20, 2026

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“Search the web, create files, and run code”

Free planPaid from $20 a month

Free plan has usage limits ("Usage limits apply"); Pro offers "More usage". Claude Docs is listed on Free.

  • Web
  • Phone app
  • Computer app

LatestIntroducing Claude Haiku 5.5Oct 7, 2026

Your data
What it does with your data
“We may use your chats or coding sessions to improve our models, if:”

Anthropic Privacy Center: How do you use personal data in model training?, Mar 16, 2026

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“more access to our most capable models, like 3.1 Pro, and powerful features, like Deep Research.”

Free planPaid from $4.99 a month

Free: "Access to our Flash-Lite model." Paid plans give 2x to 20x higher usage limits.

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  • Computer app

LatestIntroducing Gemini 4 Argon: our frontier model for complex tasksOct 13, 2026

Your data
What it does with your data
“Google uses your activity to provide, develop, and improve its services (including training generative AI models)”

Gemini Apps Privacy Hub, Oct 19, 2026

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Notion AI

Notion Labs

“Chat about anything, generate and edit docs, autofill databases, and find answers across your Notion workspace.”

Free planPaid from $10 a month

Free and Plus get Notion AI as a "Limited trial" only; AI is included on Business and Enterprise.

LatestAgents, rebuilt to do more for lessOct 19, 2026

Your data
What it does with your data
“By default, neither Notion nor our AI providers use your Customer Data to train any models.”

Notion Help: Notion AI security practices, Oct 20, 2026

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“AI-powered tools to draft, edit, and summarize documents and emails1”

No free planPaid from $9.99 a month

Copilot inside the Word desktop apps comes with a Microsoft 365 subscription; a free Microsoft account gets "Limited usage" of Copilot overall.

  • Web
  • Phone app
  • Computer app

LatestUse voice for Q&A during Read Aloud in WordAug 25, 2026

Your data
What it does with your data
“If you are logged into Copilot with a Microsoft Account or other third-party authentication, you can control whether your conversation activity is used for training Microsoft's generative AI models.”

Microsoft Support: Privacy FAQ for Microsoft Copilot, Oct 20, 2026

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