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How popular isQuillBot?

In September 2026, people searched for QuillBot by name about 5.2 million times worldwide, a 44.4% decrease from the previous year. These searches made up 96.3% of all global AI writing assistant searches, placing QuillBot first out of seven assistants. When we asked both ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about AI writing assistants, QuillBot appeared in two of the five answers and was the fourth most recommended of the seven.

Search and AI answers in September 2026

QuillBot is the most searched of 7 competitors and the fourth most recommended in AI answers.

  1. QuillBotShare of searches 96.3%Mentioned in 2 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 4th
  2. SudowriteShare of searches 1.4%Mentioned in 2 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 3rd
  3. JasperShare of searches 0.96%Mentioned in 4 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 2nd
  4. Copy.aiShare of searches 0.52%Mentioned in 0 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations –
  5. WritesonicShare of searches 0.5%Mentioned in 0 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations –

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Top AI writing assistants in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, QuillBot was mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. QuillBot is the fourth most recommended of the seven.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Grammarly1st
  2. Jasper2nd
  3. Sudowrite3rd
  4. QuillBot4th
  5. Copy.ai–
  6. Writesonic–
  7. Rytr–

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Grammarly5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Jasper4 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • QuillBot2 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Sudowrite2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Copy.ai0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Writesonic0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Rytr0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

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5 answers

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in the United States on October 20, 2026.

Which AI writing assistants compete with QuillBot?

QuillBot against AI writing assistants worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for QuillBot. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthQuillBotSudowriteJasperCopy.aiWritesonicRytrGrammarly
Oct 202595.7%0.77%1.4%0.96%0.69%0.42%0.01%
Nov 202596%0.64%1.4%0.78%0.69%0.4%0.01%
Dec 202595.2%0.94%1.4%0.94%0.84%0.6%0.01%
Jan 202694.2%1.1%2.1%1.1%0.83%0.59%0.01%
Feb 202695%1.1%1.7%0.94%0.68%0.5%0.01%
Mar 202695.3%1.2%1.7%0.77%0.56%0.43%0.01%
Apr 202694.8%1.4%1.7%0.94%0.68%0.43%0.01%
May 202695.7%1.2%1.4%0.8%0.56%0.35%0.01%
Jun 202695.4%1.4%1.4%0.79%0.57%0.35%<0.01%
Jul 202695.1%1.7%1.4%0.78%0.58%0.41%0.01%
Aug 202696.1%1.4%1.2%0.64%0.4%0.29%<0.01%
Sep 202696.3%1.4%0.96%0.52%0.5%0.28%0.01%

  1. 1.QuillBot

    96.3%

    Held 1st. 5M estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share +0.2 points.

  2. 2.Sudowrite

    1.4%

    Held 2nd. 74K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  3. 3.Jasper

    0.96%

    Held 3rd. 49.7K estimated branded searches, -18.3% vs prior month. Share -0.2 points.

  4. 4.Copy.ai

    0.52%

    Held 4th. 27.2K estimated branded searches, -18.1% vs prior month. Share -0.1 points.

  5. 5.Writesonic

    0.5%

    Held 5th. 25.8K estimated branded searches, +22.9% vs prior month. Share +0.1 points.

  6. 6.Rytr

    0.28%

    Held 6th. 14.5K estimated branded searches, -3.3% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  7. 7.Grammarly

    0.01%

    Held 7th. 590 estimated branded searches, +22.9% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

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How has branded search demand for QuillBot changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

3 findings
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for QuillBot worldwide fell from 9.3M to 5.2M.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, QuillBot’s share of searches among AI writing assistants worldwide increased from 95.7% to 96.3%.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, QuillBot’s share of searches among AI writing assistants worldwide peaked at 96.3% in September 2026 and was lowest at 94.2% in January 2026.

How did search popularity change for AI writing assistants worldwide in September 2026?

6 changes

  1. Estimated monthly branded searches for Copy.ai worldwide fell 70.3% over 12 measured months, from 91.5K to 27.2K in September 2026.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for Jasper worldwide fell 63.7% over 12 measured months, from 137K to 49.7K in September 2026.

  3. Estimated monthly branded searches for Rytr worldwide fell 63.5% over 12 measured months, from 39.7K to 14.5K in September 2026.

  4. Estimated monthly branded searches for Writesonic worldwide fell 60.8% over 12 measured months, from 65.9K to 25.8K in September 2026.

  5. Estimated monthly branded searches for QuillBot worldwide fell 45.3% over 12 measured months, from 9.1M to 5M in September 2026.

  6. Estimated monthly branded searches for Grammarly worldwide fell 41% over 12 measured months, from 1K to 590 in September 2026.

How are QuillBot’s branded searches counted?

7 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using QuillBot’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

  • quillbot
  • quillbot ai humanizer
  • quillbot app
  • quillbot humanizer
  • quillbot software
  • quillbot translator
  • translator quillbot

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How the Brand Demand Index is measured

Where does QuillBot compete?

QuillBot is ranked in five competitor sets. Each share is worked out among that set's brands, so it differs from set to set.
Competitor setRankShare of searchesRanking
Online translation tools3rd of 62%Show ranking
AI summarisation tools2nd of 516.7%Show ranking
Writing assistants2nd of 845.4%Show ranking
AI writing assistants1st of 796.3%Shown above
AI humanizer tools5th of 119.8%Show ranking
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