Lex alternatives
10 tools that do a similar job to Lex in writing.
Alternatives listed
10
Free options
None
Open source
None
The alternatives
DeepL
Free plan
Translation and document rewriting with unusually natural output.
Grammarly
Free plan
Grammar, tone and rewrite suggestions everywhere you type.
Hemingway Editor
Free plan
Flags dense sentences and passive voice. Brutal, and usually right.
ProWritingAid
Free plan
Deep style and structure reports for long-form manuscripts.
QuillBot
Free plan
Paraphrasing, summarising and citation tooling for students and writers.
Rytr
Free plan
Cheap short-form copy generation across dozens of use cases.
Sudowrite
Paid
Fiction-first writing tool for drafting, describing and rewriting prose.
Wordtune
Free plan
Rewrites a sentence ten ways so you can pick the one that lands.
Cursor
Free plan
VS Code fork built around multi-file AI editing.
Harvey
Paid
Legal research and drafting built for law firms.
Side by side
| Tool | Pricing | What it's for |
|---|---|---|
| Lex (current) | Free plan | A writing app that only helps when you ask it to. |
| DeepL | Free plan | Translation and document rewriting with unusually natural output. |
| Grammarly | Free plan | Grammar, tone and rewrite suggestions everywhere you type. |
| Hemingway Editor | Free plan | Flags dense sentences and passive voice. Brutal, and usually right. |
| ProWritingAid | Free plan | Deep style and structure reports for long-form manuscripts. |
| QuillBot | Free plan | Paraphrasing, summarising and citation tooling for students and writers. |
| Rytr | Free plan | Cheap short-form copy generation across dozens of use cases. |
| Sudowrite | Paid | Fiction-first writing tool for drafting, describing and rewriting prose. |
| Wordtune | Free plan | Rewrites a sentence ten ways so you can pick the one that lands. |
| Cursor | Free plan | VS Code fork built around multi-file AI editing. |
| Harvey | Paid | Legal research and drafting built for law firms. |
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