Best for / Writing
Best AI for writing
Every tool below sat the same emails, documents, summaries and tone tasks and was marked blind by three AI judges from three different companies. The ranking is those scores — not opinion, not commission.
updated 9 Aug 2026 · tested by Robert Prime · every score has downloadable receipts
Scored 90/100 on our writing tests — barely ahead of Claude (90), so either is a fine choice. You use it to answer questions, write text, create images, and write computer code. There is a free version, so trying it costs nothing.
| # | Tool | Our score | Public says | Free? | Paid from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChatGPTYou use it to answer questions, write text, create images, and write computer code. | 90/100 | 4.78★ · 60.9m reviews | Yes | — |
| 2 | ClaudeIt helps you analyze data, write code, and think through your hardest work. | 90/100 | 4.54★ · 885k reviews | Yes | $20/mo |
| 3 | GeminiIt helps you with writing, planning, and brainstorming. | 89/100 | 4.59★ · 43.9m reviews | — | £7.99/mo |
How this ranking is made: each tool answers the identical published task suite; three AI judges from three different labs mark every answer blind against a fixed rubric; a response that breaks a task’s explicit rules is capped automatically. The score is the average, out of 100. Full protocol · ChatGPT receipts · Claude receipts · Gemini receipts
Head-to-head in writing
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