Free to use, honestly scored.

Tools whose free plan a light user could live on, not a trial and not a teaser. The score still counts the paid plans, so you know what upgrading buys.

3 tools

  1. ChatGPT

    Turn instructions into drafts, answers, and working notes

    Write blog posts & articles FreelancersSmall businesses Free plan Best for a freelancer needing regular drafts and file work
    $8/month 78/100 Solid
  2. DeepSeek

    Draft text and write code through chat or an API

    Write blog posts & articles FreelancersSolo founders Free plan Best for a writer who edits every draft
    $0.22/1M tokens 73/100 Solid
  3. ZeroGPT

    Detect likely AI-written text and highlight flagged passages

    Detect AI-written text Creators & influencersFreelancers Free plan Best for a freelancer screening frequent long client drafts
    $9.99/month 70/100 Solid