--- title: "LanguageTool vs QuillBot: Which is searched more?" description: "Is LanguageTool or QuillBot more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Writing assistants set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/languagetool-vs-quillbot" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # LanguageTool vs QuillBot: Which is searched more? Is LanguageTool or QuillBot more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Writing assistants set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: LanguageTool and QuillBot - **Competitive set**: Writing assistants - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **LanguageTool Share of Search**: 2.7% - **QuillBot Share of Search**: 45.4% ## Is LanguageTool or QuillBot more popular in search? - In September 2026, QuillBot had more branded searches than LanguageTool among writing assistants worldwide. QuillBot had about 5 million branded searches, while LanguageTool had 302,000. QuillBot made up 45.4% of all writing assistant searches we track, and LanguageTool accounted for 2.7%. - QuillBot was ahead of LanguageTool in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, LanguageTool’s share of searches among writing assistants worldwide moved from 2% to 2.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 369K to 302K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, QuillBot’s share of searches among writing assistants worldwide moved from 50% to 45.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.1M to 5M. ## Top 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. LanguageTool did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Grammarly | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | QuillBot | 2nd | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | ProWritingAid | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Scribbr | 4th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | LanguageTool | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Ginger | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Wordtune | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Hemingway Editor | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about writing assistants - Asked ChatGPT "Which writing assistant should I use?": 1. Grammarly, 2. ProWritingAid - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best writing assistants?": 1. Grammarly, 2. ProWritingAid - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best writing assistant for better writing?": 1. Grammarly, 2. ProWritingAid - Searched Google, AI Overview "grammar checker": 1. Grammarly, 2. QuillBot, 3. Scribbr - Searched Google, AI Overview "paraphrasing tool": 1. QuillBot, 2. Scribbr, 3. Grammarly Not named in any answer: LanguageTool, Ginger, Wordtune and Hemingway Editor. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for writing assistants worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Grammarly overtook QuillBot to become the leader among writing assistants worldwide, with 45.5% of the searches. - In September 2026, QuillBot lost share of searches among writing assistants worldwide, from 50.7% to 45.4%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for LanguageTool worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 369K to 302K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | LanguageTool estimated searches | LanguageTool Share of Search | LanguageTool rank | QuillBot estimated searches | QuillBot Share of Search | QuillBot rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 369K | 2% | 4 | 9.1M | 50% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 369K | 2.2% | 4 | 9.1M | 54.6% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 302K | 2.4% | 4 | 6.1M | 49.7% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 369K | 3% | 4 | 6.1M | 49.4% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 369K | 2.7% | 4 | 6.1M | 45.3% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 369K | 2.5% | 4 | 7.5M | 49.8% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 369K | 2.7% | 4 | 6.1M | 45.4% | 2 | | May 2026 | 302K | 2.5% | 4 | 6.1M | 49.8% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 302K | 3.3% | 4 | 5M | 53.9% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 247K | 3% | 4 | 4.1M | 50.2% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 247K | 2.5% | 4 | 5M | 50.7% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 302K | 2.7% | 4 | 5M | 45.4% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using LanguageTool’s and QuillBot’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **LanguageTool**: Measured on the search terms “grammar languagetool”, “languagetool”, “languagetool app” and “languagetool grammar”, summed into one figure. - **QuillBot**: Measured on the search term “quillbot”. - [LanguageTool profile](/demand/global-en/brands/languagetool) - [QuillBot profile](/demand/global-en/brands/quillbot) - [All writing assistants worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/writing-assistants): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is LanguageTool or QuillBot more popular in search? In September 2026, QuillBot had more branded searches than LanguageTool among writing assistants worldwide. QuillBot had about 5 million branded searches, while LanguageTool had 302,000. QuillBot made up 45.4% of all writing assistant searches we track, and LanguageTool accounted for 2.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "LanguageTool vs QuillBot: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/languagetool-vs-quillbot This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/languagetool-vs-quillbot. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.