AI writing assistant for English with corrections, rewriting, tone adjustment, AI detection and plagiarism checks, part of Superhuman.

LanguageTool AI features and pricing (October 2026)
Writing assistant for more than 30 languages with grammar, style and punctuation checks, AI paraphrasing and team style guides.
Pricing: Freemium
Free version with 2,000 characters per check and 3 AI paraphrases a day. Premium monthly, quarterly, yearly or for 2 years, with amounts shown dynamically; team plan from 2 users on request (as of September 2026).
What is LanguageTool?
LanguageTool is a writing assistant that checks grammar, spelling, punctuation and style in more than 30 languages and rewrites sentences with AI. Individuals use the free version; companies add team dictionaries and style guides.
LanguageTool is operated by LanguageTooler GmbH in Hamburg; according to the data processing agreement, the contracting party for business customers is Learneo, Inc. in Redwood City, USA. Browser extensions exist for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera and Safari, plus add-ins for Google Docs, Microsoft Word, Apple Pages and LibreOffice, integrations for Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail and Thunderbird, and desktop apps. Premium adds more than 20,000 extra checks in seven languages, texts up to 150,000 characters and unlimited AI rephrasing. The Teams plan adds user management, a shared style guide and a team dictionary for 2 to 1,000 users. The data processing agreement lists hosting providers in Germany, the USA and Ireland; texts from the online editor and desktop app are stored with Amazon Web Services in the USA, and OpenAI generates alternative wordings.
LanguageTool AI features and use cases
- Rephrases sentencesThe AI paraphrasing feature offers alternative wordings for a sentence; free users get three a day, Premium users unlimited. Staff improve unclear passages in emails and documents without switching tools. According to the DPA, OpenAI is a subprocessor for this feature.
- Improves style and tonePremium suggests stylistic improvements and tone adjustments beyond pure error correction. Texts become clearer and more consistent, also in foreign languages.
- Checks many languages in one toolGrammar, spelling and punctuation checks cover more than 30 languages, including German, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch. International teams use one tool instead of one per language.
What sets LanguageTool apart
- Strong coverage of German and other European languages, from a Hamburg-based company.
- Extensions for five browsers plus Office, email and desktop integrations.
- Public data processing agreement with a list of subprocessors, including Hetzner and Telekom in Germany and AWS and OpenAI in the USA.
Where LanguageTool is strongest
LanguageTooler GmbH is based in Hamburg; according to the DPA, the contracting party for business customers is Learneo, Inc. in the United States.
Questions to ask before you buy LanguageTool
The extension reads text in every field where it is active, so agree with IT on which apps it may run in. The data processing agreement is public; the processor is Learneo, Inc. in the USA, and transfers rely on the Data Privacy Framework and Standard Contractual Clauses, so check whether that fits the texts your staff write. Current prices were not displayed on the pricing page during our check in September 2026, so get a quote for your number of users.
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Questions about LanguageTool
Which languages does LanguageTool support?
More than 30 languages; Premium adds extra checks in seven of them.
Where is data stored?
According to the data processing agreement, with hosting providers in Germany, the USA and Ireland. Texts from the online editor and desktop app are stored with Amazon Web Services in the USA, and rephrasing runs through OpenAI.
Is there a plan for companies?
Yes. The Teams plan covers 2 to 1,000 users with user management, a shared style guide and a team dictionary.
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