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Hemingway Editor Review: Price, Features and Score

Hemingway Editor: Readability editor that highlights hard sentences, adverbs and passive voice. Free plan; paid from $19.99 one-time, on web, Windows and Mac. We did not test it; the facts come from its own pages.

Prices and data checked October 7, 2026 · Author Score computed by a published formula, not paid for

Hemingway Editor on the BookBird Author Score

Author Score · editing & grammar · #6 of 12 ·

Best for: Writers tightening prose; one-time desktop app or AI subscription

BookBird Author Score6.6/10 #6 of 12 editing & grammar. Worked out from Hemingway Editor’s own pages, its price and US searches for its name, not typed in. Author jobs50 pts28.6/50Each of the 7 author jobs on the editing & grammar list is worth an equal share of 50 points, and counts only when Hemingway Editor’s own pages confirm it. 4 of 7 confirmed = 28.6 points. A job the vendor does not mention earns nothing.Cost25 pts25/25A free plan, or a platform that takes no upfront fee, earns all 25 points.Adoption25 pts12.7/25Searches, 20 points: 12,100 a month for “hemingway editor”, against Grammarly, the most searched in this category (2,740,000), on a log scale = 12.7. Trend, 5 points: down 52% (last three months against the first three of the year) = 0; a fall of half or more earns 0, no change 2.5, a rise of half or more 5. 66.3 of 100 points= 6.6 out of 10 The full method, with every product’s points →

Author jobs, from Hemingway Editor’s own pages

  • Yes: Grammar and spelling
  • Yes: Style reports
  • Not stated: Fiction reports (not stated)
  • Not stated: Handles a whole manuscript (not stated)
  • Yes: Works in Word, Google Docs or Scrivener
  • Not stated: Custom dictionary or style rules (not stated)
  • Yes: Your text is not used for training

Hemingway Editor pricing

Several ways to pay, one-time option. There is a free plan. Free trial: 14 days. Plans, in US dollars:

  • Free online editor
  • Editor Plus Individual 5K: $25 a month
  • Editor Plus Individual 5K: $100 a year
  • Editor Plus Individual 10K: $30 a month
  • Editor Plus Individual 10K: $150 a year
  • Editor Plus Team 10K: $30 a month (per user, up to 50 users)
  • Editor Plus Team 10K: $150 a year (per user)
  • Editor Plus Enterprise: price in USD not confirmed
  • Hemingway Editor 3 desktop (Classic): $19.99 one-time (Mac or Windows; no AI features)

Plus trial 2 weeks, no card. Monthly prices read from the rendered page after selecting Monthly; annual shown by default.

What Hemingway Editor offers

  • Highlights wordy and hard-to-read sentences
  • Flags adverbs, passive voice and complicated words
  • Readability grade score with a target reading level
  • Plus: AI rewrites (5,000 or 10,000 sentences a month)
  • Plus: advanced grammar fixes and tone or length changes
  • Desktop app imports .docx and exports Word, PDF, HTML, Markdown
  • Desktop app works without an internet connection
  • One-click publishing to WordPress from desktop

Runs on: web, Windows and Mac. Exports: PDF, DOCX, HTML, Markdown and TXT. Works offline. Launched: 2013.

Hemingway Editor alternatives

SoftwareScorePrice fromBest for
ProWritingAid8.8Free plan; paid from $120 a yearFiction authors wanting line edits plus whole-manuscript story feedback
Grammarly8.1Free plan; paid from $144 a yearAuthors wanting grammar checks inside Word, Google Docs and browsers
AutoCrit8.0Free plan; paid from $180 a yearFiction authors self-editing a full draft in a browser
LanguageTool7.3Free plan; paid from $69.90 a yearAuthors writing in several languages, inside Word or Google Docs
Marlowe7.0Free plan; paid from $29.95 one-timeNovelists wanting a structural critique of a full draft, per report

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