QuillBot vs Wordvice

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

Cheaper paid plan: Wordvice — $9.95/mo vs $19.99/mo for QuillBot
Free plan: Both have one
Best fit: QuillBot: Students and non-native writers rewording essays and emails sentence by sentence · Wordvice: Students and academics needing citation-aware, research-oriented editing
Platforms: QuillBot: Web, Chrome extension, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android · Wordvice: Web, Chrome extension
Trust score: About even — QuillBot 93, Wordvice 91

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

QuillBotParaphrasing, summarising and citation tools for students

WordviceAI grammar and proofreading suite from an established academic-editing company, with paraphrasing and plagiarism checks built in.

Side by side

Fact	QuillBot	Wordvice
Category	Paraphrasing & Rewriting	Grammar & Proofreading
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Starts at	$19.99/mo	$9.95/mo
Trust score	93 / 100	91 / 100
Platforms	Web, Chrome extension, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android	Web, Chrome extension
Company	Learneo, Inc.	Wordvice
Last verified	Sep 6, 2026	Sep 1, 2026

What our research says

QuillBot

QuillBot remains the fastest way to reword a paragraph you have already written, and the free tier is enough for occasional use; Premium at roughly $8 to $20 a month depending on term buys the extra modes, longer inputs and the plagiarism checker that students actually want. Against a general chatbot it wins on speed and a purpose-built interface, not on writing quality, and against Grammarly it is cheaper but narrower.

Pros

Free tier includes grammar checking, two paraphrase modes, translation and AI detection
Extensions and apps for Chrome, Windows, macOS, Safari, iOS and Android keep it inside the writing surface
Paraphrase modes and a synonym slider give more control than a one-shot rewrite prompt
Backed by Learneo, a large education group, rather than an anonymous operator

Cons

Month-to-month Premium is about 2.4 times the annual rate, so the headline low price assumes a year up front
The site blocks automated access, so none of the figures here come from its own pricing page
The App Store listing itself disagrees on how many Premium paraphrase modes exist (8 versus 10+)
The heavy student use and the AI detector attract academic-integrity scrutiny that can rebound on users

Wordvice

Wordvice's advantage over pure AI grammar tools is that it's backed by an editing company with over a decade of academic and business proofreading behind it, and human editors are available as a fallback. The free tier's 5,000-word cap is tight for anyone working on long documents.

Pros

Backed by a proofreading company operating since 2013, not a pure AI startup
Bundles grammar, paraphrasing, translation, and plagiarism checks in one subscription
Human expert editing is available as a paid add-on, not just AI

Cons

Free tier's 5,000-word monthly cap is easy to exceed
Wide feature bundle means each individual tool (translation, summarization) may be less deep than a dedicated competitor

Which one fits

Choose QuillBot if you need

Students and non-native writers rewording essays and emails sentence by sentence
Anyone who wants grammar, paraphrase, summary and citation tools in one browser extension
Occasional users, since the free tier handles short rewrites without an account upsell wall

Choose Wordvice if you need

Students and academics needing citation-aware, research-oriented editing
Writers who want a human proofreading option alongside the AI tools
Teams of 10 or more, where per-seat pricing drops