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Writing assistant and AI detector for support and sales teams. Free (2,000 characters per check); Pro $25/month or $12/month annual, one-month free trial, no card; Enterprise from 10 seats at $15/seat/month; API usage-based, $5 minimum.
Editor's take: “Business-grade assistant with a free tier and a one-month Pro trial; Pro $25 a month or $12 on annual billing” — Sohail Akhtar
Reviewed by Sohail Akhtar
Lead Editor & Founder
What we like
Limitations
| Plan | Details |
|---|---|
| Free | Free – $0, basic writing assistance, AI detector up to 2,000 characters per check |
| Pro | Pro – $25/month, or $12/month on annual billing (listed on 14 September 2026) – advanced assistance, detector up to 100,000 characters; one-month free trial |
| Enterprise | Enterprise – from 10 seats at $15/seat/month (listed on 14 September 2026) – team controls, analytics, self-hosting, SSO/SCIM |
| Api | API – usage-based, one-time $5 minimum (listed on 14 September 2026) |
Sapling has a free plan with basic writing assistance and AI detector checks up to 2,000 characters per check. Its pricing page on 14 September 2026 listed Pro at $25 per month, or $12 per month on annual billing, with checks up to 100,000 characters and a free one-month trial that needs no card; Enterprise from 10 seats at $15 per seat per month with team controls, analytics, self-hosting and SSO; and a usage-based API with a one-time $5 minimum.
Quick Summary
Sapling is a writing assistant and AI detector built for customer-facing teams, with snippets, autocomplete and a usage-based API. Its pricing page on 14 September 2026 listed Free with checks up to 2,000 characters, Pro at $25 a month or $12 a month on annual billing with a free one-month trial, Enterprise from 10 seats at $15 per seat a month, and a metered API with a $5 minimum.
Associated Tags
writing assistant for teams, ai detector, grammar api, customer support writing, grammarly business alternative
Who should use Sapling?
Discover practical workflows and real-world scenarios where Sapling delivers key solutions.
A support team standardises replies with snippets and live suggestions
A school checks essays with the AI detector on Pro
A developer adds grammar checking to a product via the API
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