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Copyleaks vs Grammarly vs Lara Translate

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Copyleaks

3.9

From $0

Best overall

Grammarly

4.3

From $12/member/mo

Lara Translate

4.2

From $0

Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.

At a glance

Pick it if: Schools, publishers and businesses that need AI and plagiarism checks together, especially across several languages.

Best overallEasiest to use

Pick it if: Anyone who writes emails, documents and messages at work and wants mistakes caught and tone checked before they hit send.

Best value

Pick it if: Businesses that translate marketing copy, documents or customer messages and want more control over tone and terms.

Grammarly scores highest overall, but Lara Translate gives you more for your money. Which one is right comes down to what you value most.

Overview

AttributeCopyleaksGrammarlyLara Translate
In one lineChecks text for AI writing and plagiarism in one scan, in over 30 languages.Fixes grammar, clarity and tone in your writing, wherever you type.Translates text and documents in context, explains its choices and matches your tone.
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$0$12/member/mo$0
Free plan Yes Yes Yes
Works with Claude Code Yes No Yes

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

AttributeCopyleaksGrammarlyLara Translate
Overall rating3.94.3Winner4.2
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.0
5.0
4.5
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
4.5
4.5
4.0
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
3.5
4.0
4.0
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
3.5
3.5
4.5
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
4.0
4.5
4.0

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

AttributeCopyleaksGrammarlyLara Translate
Access & platform
Free plan Yes Yes Yes
Mobile app No Yes Yes
Desktop app– Yes–
Browser extension Yes Yes–
API access Yes– Yes
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO Yes Yes Yes
Connects to other apps Yes Yes Yes
Open source or self-hosted Yes No No
AI abilities
Works with your files Yes– Yes
Understands images Yes– Yes
Makes images No No No
Makes video No No No
Writes code No No No
Runs agents or automations No– No
Learns your brand or style– Yes Yes
Works in many languages Yes– Yes
Capabilities score10/ 178/ 1710/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

AttributeCopyleaksGrammarlyLara Translate
Plans

Free

$0

Quick one-off checks.

Free

Free

Basic spelling and grammar checks.

Free

$0

Trying it on a few documents.

PersonalOur pick

$16.99/mo, or $13.99/mo billed yearly

Individuals checking work regularly.

ProOur pick

$12/member/mo billed yearly, or about $30 monthly

Anyone who writes a lot at work, alone or in a team.

ProOur pick

$9.99/mo billed yearly

Individuals translating every week.

Pro

$99.99/mo, or $74.99/mo billed yearly

Teams and agencies.

Enterprise

Custom

Large organisations with security needs.

Team

From $29.99/mo billed yearly

Small teams sharing a quota.

Enterprise and Education

Custom

Companies and schools at scale.

Enterprise

Custom

Large organisations.

Which plan to pickTry the free checker first. Personal covers about 100 pages a month, which suits most individuals. Only move to Pro if a team needs seats or you want website scans. One credit covers 250 words or one image.Free is enough for typo-catching. If you write for clients or customers every day, Pro on yearly billing is good value; paying monthly costs more than double.Start on Free. Pro is cheap and covers about 250 pages a month, enough for most individuals. Take Team once more than one person translates, because users are free and you only pay for the shared quota.

Key features

AttributeCopyleaksGrammarlyLara Translate
Standout features
  • AI and plagiarism in one report
  • Many languages
  • AI image detection
  • Website scans
  • Works where you are
  • API and school integrations
  • Live checking everywhere
  • Clarity and rewrites
  • Tone detection
  • AI writing assistant
  • Plagiarism and AI detection
  • Team style guides
  • Context-aware translation
  • Explains its choices
  • Documents with formatting
  • Voice interpreter
  • Glossaries and memory
  • API and MCP

Pros and cons

AttributeCopyleaksGrammarlyLara Translate
Pros
  • AI and plagiarism checks in one report
  • Best multilingual coverage of the major detectors
  • Catches plagiarism translated from another language
  • MCP access lets you scan from Claude
  • Checks images as well as text
  • Works live in almost every app you type in
  • Free plan is useful for everyday spelling and grammar
  • Tone feedback helps with tricky messages
  • Team style guides keep company writing consistent
  • Yearly Pro price is reasonable for daily use
  • Takes context and tone into account
  • Explains why it translated something a certain way
  • Keeps document formatting, even on scanned PDFs
  • Team pricing by usage, with unlimited users
  • Generous free plan with API access
Cons
  • Like all detectors, it can flag human writing
  • Personal plan's word allowance is small
  • Big jump in price from Personal to Pro
  • Switching plans wipes unused credits, and refunds are strict
  • Overlaps almost completely with Originality.ai
  • Free plan no longer includes sentence rewrites and caps AI prompts at 100 a month
  • Monthly billing costs more than double the yearly rate
  • Accepting every suggestion can strip your own voice
  • Strongest in English only
  • Withdrew its "Expert Review" feature in 2026 after a lawsuit over using authors' identities
  • Fewer languages than Google Translate
  • Newer name, with fewer app connections than DeepL
  • Free characters run out quickly on long documents
  • Prices on the website are yearly; monthly costs more

Who each one is for

AttributeCopyleaksGrammarlyLara Translate
Best for
  • AI and plagiarism checks in one report
  • Checking content in languages other than English
  • Scanning a whole website for copied pages
  • Checking images for AI
  • Proofreading emails and documents as you type
  • Checking tone before a tricky message goes out
  • Writing at work in English as a second language
  • Keeping a team's writing style consistent
  • Plagiarism checks on content
  • Translating documents with formatting kept
  • Marketing copy that needs the right tone
  • Checking why a translation reads the way it does
  • Teams sharing a glossary of brand terms
You'll find it used by
  • Schools and universities
  • Publishers
  • Content agencies
  • Compliance teams
  • Students
  • Office staff
  • Sales and support teams
  • Non-native English writers
  • Students
  • Marketers
  • Marketing teams
  • Online stores
  • Agencies
  • Customer support teams
  • Freelance translators

Questions people ask

Which is better, Copyleaks, Grammarly or Lara Translate?

Grammarly scores highest overall in our ratings (Copyleaks 3.9/5, Grammarly 4.3/5 and Lara Translate 4.2/5). Copyleaks is best for AI and plagiarism checks in one report and checking content in languages other than English. Grammarly is best for proofreading emails and documents as you type and checking tone before a tricky message goes out. Lara Translate is best for translating documents with formatting kept and marketing copy that needs the right tone.

Which is cheaper, Copyleaks, Grammarly or Lara Translate?

Copyleaks: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $0. Grammarly: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $12/member/mo. Lara Translate: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $0.

Which is easier to use, Copyleaks, Grammarly or Lara Translate?

Grammarly rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Anyone who writes emails, documents and messages at work and wants mistakes caught and tone checked before they hit send.

How we compare

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

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