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Drafting, editing, and long-form assistants

26 tools · 19 changes / 30d

Apple Intelligence

Apple

On-device generative features across iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Version
iOS 26 era
Cost
Free with supported Apple devices
Model
Apple On-Device (~3B)
Character.AI

Character.AI

Companion and roleplay chat at consumer scale.

Version
2025
Cost
Free, $9.99/mo c.ai+
Model
in-house models
ChatGPT

OpenAI

1

General-purpose assistant

Version
GPT-5.2
Cost
Free tier, Plus $20/mo
Model
GPT-5.2
Claude

Anthropic

2

Assistant for long-form and analysis

Version
Fable 5
Cost
from $20/mo
Model
Claude Fable 5
DeepL Write

DeepLEU

Translation-grade writing assistance for business.

Version
2025
Cost
Free tier, from €8.99/mo
Model
DeepL LM
DeepSeek

DeepSeekChina

2

Open-weight reasoning models at a fraction of frontier pricing.

Version
V3.2
Cost
Free chat, API from $0.28/M input
Model
DeepSeek-V3.2
Doubao

ByteDanceChina

1

China's largest consumer AI assistant by monthly users.

Version
Doubao 1.8
Cost
Free consumer app, Volcano Engine per-token
Model
Doubao 1.8 Pro
ERNIE Bot

BaiduChina

1

Baidu's flagship assistant, now on open-weight ERNIE models.

Version
ERNIE 5.0
Cost
Free app, Qianfan per-token API
Model
ERNIE 5.0
Gamma

Gamma

Prompt-to-deck, doc and site generation.

Version
Gamma 3
Cost
Free credits, $10/mo Plus
Model
GPT-5
Grammarly

Grammarly

Writing assistance everywhere

Version
Docs era
Cost
Free tier, Pro $12/mo
Model
In-house NLP models
Grok

xAI

Frontier assistant with real-time X data and heavy reasoning modes.

Version
Grok 4
Cost
from $30/mo
Model
Grok 4
Hunyuan

TencentChina

1

Tencent's multimodal model family and assistant.

Version
Hunyuan-T2
Cost
Free app, Tencent Cloud per-token
Model
Hunyuan-T2
Jasper

Jasper

Brand-consistent marketing copy

Version
Studio
Cost
from $39/mo
Model
GPT-5.2
Kimi

Moonshot AIChina

5

Long-context assistant and agentic K-series models.

Version
K3
Cost
Free consumer tier; per-token API (kimi-k3, k2.7-code, k2.6). K2.5 and moonshot-v1 sunset Aug 31, 2026.
Model
Kimi K3
Le Chat

MistralEU

1

European frontier assistant with open-weight model lineage.

Version
2025
Cost
Free tier; Pro ~$15/mo
Model
Mistral Large 3
Meta AI

Meta

Llama-powered assistant across WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger and standalone app.

Version
Llama 4 era
Cost
Free in Meta apps
Model
Llama 4
Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft

Consumer assistant across Windows, Edge and mobile.

Version
2025
Cost
Free, $20/mo Copilot Pro
Model
GPT-5
MiniMax

MiniMaxChina

1

Efficient long-context M-series models.

Version
M2.1
Cost
Free tier, API from $0.30/M input
Model
MiniMax-M2.1
Notion AI

Notion

AI inside your workspace

Version
3.0
Cost
from $10/mo
Model
Claude Sonnet 4.5
OLMo

Allen Institute for AI

Fully open language models with open data and training code.

Version
OLMo 3
Cost
Open weights, free
Model
OLMo 3
Poe

Quora

Multi-model chat aggregator with bot marketplace.

Version
2025
Cost
Free tier, $19.99/mo
Model
GPT-5
QuillBot

Course Hero

Paraphrasing and writing assistance at student scale.

Version
2025
Cost
Free tier, $9.95/mo Premium
Model
in-house + frontier
Qwen Chat

AlibabaChina

2

Alibaba's assistant on the widely forked Qwen model family.

Version
Qwen3-Max
Cost
Free tier, Model Studio pay-as-you-go
Model
Qwen3-Max
Reka

Reka AI

Multimodal frontier models for enterprise deployment.

Version
Reka Flash 3.1
Cost
API usage-based; on-prem option
Model
Reka Core
Sudowrite

Sudowrite

AI for fiction writers

Version
Muse
Cost
from $19/mo
Model
Muse
Z.ai GLM

Zhipu AIChina

2

GLM assistant with strong open-weight releases.

Version
GLM-4.7
Cost
Free tier, coding plan from $3/mo
Model
GLM-4.7

Recent changes in Writing

  • model

    Kimi — Model lineup now K3, K2.7 Code (and high-speed variant) and K2.6; K2.5 and moonshot-v1 sunset for new users on Aug 31, 2026.

    Kimi K2.5, Kimi K2 ThinkingKimi K3, Kimi K2.7 Code, Kimi K2.6

    source
  • capability

    Qwen Chat — Deep research mode opened to all users

    Web search, Image generationWeb search, Image generation, Deep research

    source
  • version

    DeepSeek — DeepSeek V3.2 released with sparse attention and a cheaper long-context path

    V3.1V3.2

    source
  • pricing

    DeepSeek — API input price cut by roughly half after the V3.2 efficiency work

    0.560.28

    source
  • version

    Z.ai GLM — GLM-4.7 released with open weights under MIT

    GLM-4.6GLM-4.7

    source
  • version

    Kimi — K2.5 ships with stronger agentic tool use and vision

    K2K2.5

    source
  • version

    Doubao — Doubao 1.8 Pro rolled out across the consumer app

    1.61.8

    source
  • model

    Qwen Chat — Qwen3-Max became the default model in chat

    Qwen3-235BQwen3-Max

    source
  • version

    MiniMax — M2.1 released with interleaved thinking traces

    M2M2.1

    source
  • version

    Kimi — Moonshot AI released Kimi K3, a 2.8T-parameter open-weight native multimodal agentic model.

    K2.5K3

    source
  • capability

    Kimi — Context window expanded from 256K to 1M tokens with K3.

    256K tokens1M tokens

    source
  • capability

    Kimi — Kimi Researcher moved out of invite-only preview

    Agentic tool useAgentic tool use, Kimi Researcher

    source
  • version

    ERNIE Bot — ERNIE 5.0 launched with native multimodal input

    4.55.0

    source
  • version

    Claude — Claude Opus 4.5 released as the new flagship

    Opus 4.1Opus 4.5

    source
  • model

    Hunyuan — Hunyuan3D added to the assistant's generation menu

    Hunyuan-T2, HunyuanVideoHunyuan-T2, HunyuanVideo, Hunyuan3D

    source
  • pricing

    Z.ai GLM — Coding Lite plan introduced at $3/mo

    153

    source
  • pricing

    ChatGPT — New ChatGPT Go tier introduced at $8 per month

    Free, Plus $20, Pro $200Free, Go $8, Plus $20, Pro $200

    source
  • capability

    Claude — Skills and MCP connectors added to the consumer app

    Artifacts, ProjectsArtifacts, Projects, Skills, MCP connectors

    source
  • capability

    Le Chat — Le Chat adds enterprise connectors with EU data residency

    —Connectors GA

    source
  • model

    ChatGPT — GPT-5.2 became the default model

    GPT-5GPT-5.2

    source
  • capability

    Claude — Fable 5 and Mythos 5 access restored after the June export-control suspension

    restrictedgenerally available

    source
  • pricing

    Notion AI — Notion AI folded into Business plan rather than a separate add-on

    $10 add-onIncluded in Business

    source
  • pricing

    Jasper — Creator plan raised from $29 to $39 per month

    29.0039.00

    source
  • capability

    Apple Intelligence — Foundation Models framework opened to third-party apps

    —On-device model API

    source
  • capability

    Grammarly — Added an AI detection feature to the Pro plan

    Grammar and tone, Generative rewritingGrammar and tone, Generative rewriting, AI detection

    source