LanguageTool
Multilingual grammar and style checker with a browser extension.
why this verdict
Downgrade — pay for the workflow, not the AI
ChatGPT and QuillBot cover the headline feature free, so the $5/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- ChatGPT rewrites and corrects text for free, undercutting standalone grammar checkers. OpenAI, November 30, 2022 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers headline only editorial call
- The headline feature, but not the workflow, data or integrations around it.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 2 of 3 listed replacements have a usable free tier: ChatGPT and QuillBot.
- What the call is worth $60/yr
- $5/mo at the entry paid tier — $60 a year per seat.
- Threatened by
- OpenAI
- Since
- November 30, 2022
- List price
- $5/mo
- Per year
- $60
The backstory
LanguageTool checks grammar, spelling and style across many languages via a browser extension and editor plugins. ChatGPT now fixes grammar and rewrites text conversationally for free, collapsing the reason to pay for a dedicated checker. LanguageTool survives on its open-source core, privacy stance and multilingual inline integration that catch errors as you type. It is wounded rather than killed because always-on inline correction still beats copy-pasting into a chatbot.
Escape hatches
switching could free up $60/yrOpenAI ChatGPT, free tier handles the same task
chatgpt.com open_in_newNow bundles generative AI writing on top of grammar
grammarly.com open_in_newFree paraphrase and grammar tools
quillbot.com open_in_new2 of 3 replacements have a usable free tier.