Best AI writing tools for teams (per-seat plans)

Updated 23 Oct 2026 · Prices from vendor pages only · How we rank →

The short answer

Each of these AI writing tools sells a team, business or per-seat plan, so you can put several people on one bill. Grammarly comes first: works across apps with a solid free tier and a modest Pro plan. The cheapest verified paid plan here is Novelcrafter Scribe ($4/month billed monthly). 4 of the 5 have a free plan we could confirm. Every price below is from the vendor’s own page, checked 16–23 Oct 2026.

Ranked shortlist

Grammarly: Works across apps with a solid free tier and a modest Pro plan. Plan: Pro: $12/month
Includes team features previously only in Business
DeepL Write: DeepL's AI writing and rephrasing assistant. Plan: Team: €24.99/user/month billed annually
Novelcrafter: Low monthly plans, a 21-day full trial with no card, and your choice of AI model. Plan: Scribe: $4/month billed monthly
Unlimited books; no AI features
Jenni AI: A free plan with no card, unlimited citations, and team seats for research groups. Plan: Teams: Per-seat pricing via demo
Single invoicing, admin dashboard, volume discounts per seat
LanguageTool: A free Basic plan, 30+ languages and team style guides and dictionaries. Plan: Teams: Not yet verified

Order follows ToolRank’s editorial ranking in Writing & Content, filtered to tools that fit this page. Anything we couldn’t confirm on a vendor page says “Not yet verified”.

Side by side

Rank	Tool	Relevant plan	Starting price	Free plan	Best for	Main limitation	Last checked
#1	Grammarly	Pro: $12/month Includes team features previously only in Business	$12/month (Pro)	Spelling and grammar corrections	Anyone writing emails and docs who wants clean, correct text	Free tier is spelling/grammar; full-sentence rewrites and tone need Pro.	18 Oct 2026
#2	DeepL Write	Team: €24.99/user/month billed annually	€7.49/month (DeepL Pro Individual, billed annually)	DeepL Write has a free version; Pro has a 30-day free trial	Polishing and translating text in several languages	Prices are listed in euros; Write Pro comes bundled with DeepL Pro	16 Oct 2026
#3	Novelcrafter	Scribe: $4/month billed monthly Unlimited books; no AI features	$4/month (Scribe, no AI)	21-day free trial, no credit card, all features	Novelists who want to plan series and use their own AI model keys	No free plan; AI features need your own API key and the Hobbyist plan or higher	22 Oct 2026
#4	Jenni AI	Teams: Per-seat pricing via demo Single invoicing, admin dashboard, volume discounts per seat	$12/month (Plus)	Free: $0/month, 10 AI autocompletes a day, unlimited citations	Students and researchers writing papers with citations	Free plan caps autocompletes at 10 a day; team prices need a demo	23 Oct 2026
#5	LanguageTool	Teams: Not yet verified	Not yet verified	Basic: free, 2,000 characters per text field, 3 AI rephrasings a day	Multilingual writers and teams who want one checker across browser and desktop	Basic caps text at 2,000 characters per field and 3 AI rephrasings a day; prices not shown	23 Oct 2026

Prices as listed by each vendor on the last-checked date, USD, before tax. Plans and limits change, so follow the sources below.

Who should pick which

Pick Grammarly for anyone writing emails and docs who wants clean, correct text (Pro: $12/month); think twice if you need long-form creative generation. Pick DeepL Write for polishing and translating text in several languages (Team: €24.99/user/month billed annually). Watch out: prices are listed in euros; Write Pro comes bundled with DeepL Pro. Pick Novelcrafter for novelists who want to plan series and use their own AI model keys (Scribe: $4/month billed monthly). Watch out: no free plan; AI features need your own API key and the Hobbyist plan or higher. Pick Jenni AI for students and researchers writing papers with citations (Teams: Per-seat pricing via demo). Watch out: free plan caps autocompletes at 10 a day; team prices need a demo. Pick LanguageTool for multilingual writers and teams who want one checker across browser and desktop (Teams: Price not shown in fetched text). Watch out: basic caps text at 2,000 characters per field and 3 AI rephrasings a day; prices not shown.

FAQ

Which of these is cheapest?

Novelcrafter Scribe ($4/month billed monthly) is the lowest paid price we verified on this list (https://www.novelcrafter.com/pricing, checked 22 Oct 2026). Check the vendor page for tax, billing period and usage limits.

Which of these have a free plan?

Grammarly: Spelling and grammar corrections; DeepL Write: DeepL Write has a free version; Pro has a 30-day free trial; Jenni AI: Free: $0/month, 10 AI autocompletes a day, unlimited citations; LanguageTool: Basic: free, 2,000 characters per text field, 3 AI rephrasings a day.

How were these tools chosen?

They are the tools in ToolRank's rankings with a team, business or per-seat plan on the pricing page, confirmed on the vendor's own website on 16–23 Oct 2026. Tools we could not verify are left out rather than guessed, and anything unconfirmed is marked Not yet verified.

Sources

Grammarly: Grammarly plans checked 18 Oct 2026
Grammarly: Grammarly desktop checked 18 Oct 2026
Grammarly: Grammarly mobile checked 18 Oct 2026
DeepL Write: DeepL Write pricing checked 16 Oct 2026
Novelcrafter: Novelcrafter pricing and FAQ checked 22 Oct 2026
Jenni AI: Jenni AI pricing checked 23 Oct 2026
Jenni AI: Jenni AI team plans checked 23 Oct 2026
LanguageTool: LanguageTool Premium and Teams checked 23 Oct 2026

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