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Ask Olivia vs Textio

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Free plan
Ask Olivia has one; Textio prices on request
Higher Trust score
Textio — 92 vs 76 for Ask Olivia
Best fit
Ask Olivia: Managers wanting quick guidance before a difficult conversation · Textio: Talent-acquisition teams that publish job posts at volume and want consistent, bias-checked language
Platforms
Ask Olivia: Web · Textio: Web, Chrome extension
Status
Both up at our last check — Ask Olivia Sep 1, 2026, Textio Sep 6, 2026

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

Ask OliviaAI workplace coach that gives real-time, personality-aware advice on handling a colleague or a tricky message.TextioRewrites hiring and performance-feedback language against outcome data, inside the ATS and HR tools managers already use.

Side by side

FactAsk OliviaTextio
CategoryPerformance & FeedbackInclusive Language
Pricing modelFreemiumContact
Starts at$9.50/mo—
Trust score76 / 10092 / 100
PlatformsWebWeb, Chrome extension
CompanyPersonality WiseTextio, Inc.
Launched—2014
Last verifiedSep 1, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Ask Olivia

Ask Olivia gives on-demand workplace-communication coaching that adapts to what it knows about a colleague's personality, aimed at everyone from individual contributors to managers and executives. The free tier is real but limited, and the more useful unlimited coaching and email help sit behind a low-cost personal subscription.

Pros

  • Separate low-cost tiers for coaching-only or email-only use
  • Free Starter tier includes some real coaching, not just a demo
  • Integrates directly with Microsoft and Google accounts
  • Business tier adds organization-wide conflict and engagement insights

Cons

  • Business-tier API access is described inconsistently on the pricing page
  • Coaching quality depends on how well the tool has profiled the people involved
  • No published pricing for the Business tier

Textio

Textio is the established option for a specific, narrow job: making job posts, recruiting mail and performance reviews read fairly and specifically, with the guidance delivered where people already write rather than in a separate editor. Its claim to authority is a decade of outcome data, which no general-purpose writing assistant has. It is enterprise software, sold on a quote with auto-renewing order forms, so a small team that wants to check a dozen job ads a year should look at cheaper or free checkers instead.

Pros

  • Guidance arrives inside the tools people already write in, via the Chrome extension and ATS integrations
  • Covers the full loop from job post to interview feedback to performance review, with Lavalier for structured interviews
  • Trained on hiring and performance outcomes rather than generic style rules
  • Free trial available before an order form is signed

Cons

  • No public pricing; everything is a sales conversation
  • Terms make subscription fees non-cancelable and non-refundable with automatic renewal
  • The Chrome extension requires an active subscription that includes the integration for your platform
  • No public API found

Which one fits

Choose Ask Olivia if you need

  • Managers wanting quick guidance before a difficult conversation
  • Individuals drafting a sensitive message to a colleague
  • Teams already using Microsoft or Google workplace accounts

Choose Textio if you need

  • Talent-acquisition teams that publish job posts at volume and want consistent, bias-checked language
  • HR teams rolling out performance-feedback guidance to managers inside Workday or Lattice
  • Employers that need an audit trail for inclusive-language efforts

Ask Olivia vs Textio: the questions people ask

Is Ask Olivia cheaper than Textio?

Ask Olivia starts at $9.50/mo; Textio prices on request, so a quote is the only way to compare.

Does Ask Olivia or Textio have a free tier?

Ask Olivia has a free tier; Textio prices on request.

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