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Side-by-side comparison · Writing & Translation

DeepL vs Grammarly vs Undetectable AI

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

DeepL

4.2

From $10.49/mo

Best overall

Grammarly

4.3

From $12/member/mo

Undetectable AI

3.6

From $0

Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.

At a glance

Pick it if: Businesses that sell, support or write in more than one language, and anyone who regularly translates documents.

Best overall

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

Pick it if: Marketers and writers who use AI for first drafts and want them to sound less robotic.

Overview

AttributeDeepLGrammarlyUndetectable AI
In one lineTranslates text, whole documents and live conversations, with natural-sounding results.Fixes grammar, clarity and tone in your writing, wherever you type.Rewrites AI-written text so it reads more human and is less likely to get flagged.
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$10.49/mo$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.

AttributeDeepLGrammarlyUndetectable AI
Overall rating4.24.3Winner3.6
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
5.0
5.0
4.0
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
4.5
4.5
3.5
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
4.0
4.0
3.0
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
3.5
3.5
3.5
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.

AttributeDeepLGrammarlyUndetectable AI
Access & platform
Free plan Yes Yes Yes
Mobile app Yes Yes No
Desktop app Yes Yes–
Browser extension Yes Yes Yes
API access Yes– Yes
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes No
Enterprise plan or SSO Yes Yes–
Connects to other apps Yes Yes No
Open source or self-hosted No 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 score12/ 178/ 176/ 17

Pricing

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

AttributeDeepLGrammarlyUndetectable AI
Plans

Free

Free

Occasional emails and short text.

Free

Free

Basic spelling and grammar checks.

Free

$0

Testing one short piece.

IndividualOur pick

$10.49/mo, or $8.74/mo billed yearly

One person translating most weeks.

ProOur pick

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

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

10K words

$9.99/mo, or $5/mo billed yearly ($60)

Occasional use.

Team

$34.49/user/mo, or $28.74/user/mo billed yearly

Small teams sharing glossaries.

Enterprise

Custom

Large organisations with security needs.

20K wordsOur pick

$19/mo, or $9.50/mo billed yearly ($114)

Regular blog content.

Business

$68.99/user/mo, or $57.49/user/mo billed yearly

Teams translating all day.

Larger plans

From $31/mo, or $15.75/mo billed yearly

Agencies and high volume.

Enterprise

Custom

Large organisations with security reviews.

Which plan to pickStart on Free. If you translate documents or customer emails every week, Individual on a yearly plan is the sweet spot and stops DeepL keeping your text. Move to Team only when several people need the same glossary.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.Test the free 250 words on your own writing first. If the output works for you, a small yearly plan is cheap. Word credits reset monthly, so don't buy more than you use.

Key features

AttributeDeepLGrammarlyUndetectable AI
Standout features
  • Text translation
  • Document translation
  • Glossaries and style rules
  • DeepL Write
  • DeepL Voice
  • Apps and API
  • Live checking everywhere
  • Clarity and rewrites
  • Tone detection
  • AI writing assistant
  • Plagiarism and AI detection
  • Team style guides
  • AI humaniser
  • AI detector
  • Human typer
  • Image and video detectors
  • API

Pros and cons

AttributeDeepLGrammarlyUndetectable AI
Pros
  • More natural translations than Google Translate in most European languages
  • Documents keep their formatting after translation
  • Glossaries keep your terms consistent
  • Paid plans don't store or train on your text
  • A European company, which matters to businesses avoiding US tools
  • 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
  • Simple: paste, pick a level, rewrite
  • Built-in detector shows how text might score
  • Cheap on yearly plans
  • API for bulk rewriting
  • Refund on humanised text that gets flagged
Cons
  • Free plan is small: 50,000 characters and one file a month
  • Weaker on Japanese, Chinese and Korean than a good chat assistant, and newer languages are uneven
  • Many complaints about renewal charges, refused refunds and slow support, so diarise the end of any trial
  • Long-time users report it got slower and less literal in 2026, sometimes rewording the meaning, so legal text still needs a human
  • Glossary and file limits are tight on the cheaper plans
  • 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
  • No guarantee text will pass detectors
  • Rewrites can read awkwardly or change your meaning
  • Using it to hide AI use can break school or client rules
  • Free trial is only 250 words
  • Its marketing promises more than any humaniser can deliver

Who each one is for

AttributeDeepLGrammarlyUndetectable AI
Best for
  • Translating Word, PowerPoint and PDF files with layout kept
  • Customer emails in another language
  • Keeping product terms consistent with glossaries
  • Live translated meetings
  • Polishing English as a second language
  • 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
  • Making AI drafts sound less robotic
  • Seeing how detectors might score your text
  • Rewriting at a set reading level
  • Bulk rewriting through the API
You'll find it used by
  • Exporters and importers
  • Customer support teams
  • Agencies
  • Translators
  • Legal and HR teams
  • Office staff
  • Sales and support teams
  • Non-native English writers
  • Students
  • Marketers
  • Content marketers
  • Bloggers
  • Freelance writers
  • SEO agencies
  • Students

Questions people ask

Which is better, DeepL, Grammarly or Undetectable AI?

Grammarly scores highest overall in our ratings (DeepL 4.2/5, Grammarly 4.3/5 and Undetectable AI 3.6/5). DeepL is best for Translating Word, PowerPoint and PDF files with layout kept and customer emails in another language. Grammarly is best for proofreading emails and documents as you type and checking tone before a tricky message goes out. Undetectable AI is best for Making AI drafts sound less robotic and seeing how detectors might score your text.

Which is cheaper, DeepL, Grammarly or Undetectable AI?

DeepL: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $10.49/mo. Grammarly: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $12/member/mo. Undetectable AI: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $0.

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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