QuillBot vs Recast
QuillBot
quillbot.comRecast
getrecast.orgSide by side
| Figure | QuillBot | Recast |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.69/mo | $15/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 8 | 2 |
| Spec score · AI Summarizers | 9.0 (#2) | 7.7 (#24) |
| Integrations | Its desktop app can appear as a widget in apps including Slack, Notes, and Messages, and its Premium page lists a Word add-in. | Flashcards can be exported for Anki and Quizlet, and the planned Pro tier lists Notion export. |
| Support | Premium’s Team Plan benefits include priority assistance and account-management support. | The planned Pro tier lists direct founder support and priority generation. |
| What it does | QuillBot provides AI tools for paraphrasing, grammar correction, summarization, translation, originality checking, chat, image generation and related writing tasks. | Recast uses Claude AI to turn PDFs, article URLs, text, or topics into platform-ready content. |
Plans
QuillBot
- FreeFree
- Premium$8.33 a month
- PremiumPriced on request
- Premium$8.33 a year
- Team Plan (51+ seats)$69.95 a year
- Team Plan (11–50 seats)$79.95 a year
- Team Plan (2–10 seats)$89.95 a year
- TeamPriced on request
In their own words
QuillBot
QuillBot is a set of AI tools for writing, communication, design, coding, and collaboration across platforms and formats. Its writing tools include paraphrasing, grammar and plagiarism checking, AI detection and humanizing, summarizing, and citation generation. The Free plan allows paraphrasing up to 100 words in two modes, with basic grammar and summaries plus limited access to humanizing and the AI Detector. The Premium comparison lists paraphrasing in 23 languages and translation into more than 40 languages. QuillBot offers desktop and mobile apps for macOS, Windows, Android, and iOS, alongside Chrome, Edge, and Safari extensions. Its desktop app can appear as a widget in apps including Slack, Notes, and Messages; Premium also lists a Word add-in. QuillBot says one subscription works across its apps and platforms, with Premium usable on up to 10 devices at a time. Team plans add writer-management dashboards and centralized billing, while Team Plan benefits include priority assistance and account-management support. The maker says QuillBot began in 2017 as a paraphrasing tool for English-language learners. The Free plan is available; no Premium price is listed here.
Recast
Recast uses Claude AI to turn PDFs, article URLs, text, or topics into platform-ready content. It offers nine formats, including social posts, video scripts, newsletters, blog outlines, takeaways, and hooks. Study Mode creates study guides, slide decks, flashcards, quizzes, and citations from course material. Tone and reading-level controls are available; the Free Beta also includes Brand Voice and translation into 10 languages. Free Beta costs nothing, allows 10 generations per day across nine formats and five input types, and requires your own Anthropic API key. Anthropic charges usage directly, typically 0.05–$0.30 depending on length. Recast says keys, history, and browser-stored data remain on your device, while inputs go directly from the browser to Anthropic. URL pages are fetched through allorigins.win. Flashcards export to Anki and Quizlet. Planned Pro costs $15 a month and lists unlimited generations, no API key, bulk upload up to 10 files, priority generation, and founder support.