Grammarly vs Superhuman
A feature-by-feature comparison of Grammarly and Superhuman across 7 capability categories.
Modalities β Tie
| Feature | Grammarly | Superhuman |
|---|---|---|
Text Input | Yes, requires free plan. You write in the Grammarly editor or any connected surface; it rewrites and proofreads that text. | Yes, requires pro plan. Email compose, docs, and Grammarly Go accept text. Paid product. |
Image Upload / Vision | No. A writing assistant, not a vision model. | Unknown. Whether AI reads images in mail was not checked. |
Image Generation | No. Does not generate images. | No. Mail and docs product, not image gen. |
Voice Mode | No. No conversational voice loop is documented on the plans page. | Unknown. Voice features were not confirmed. |
Video Understanding | No. Not a video-analysis product. | No. Not a video product. |
Video Generation | No. Not a video generation product. | No. Not a video generation product. |
File Upload (PDF, DOCX) | Unknown. Docs/PDF upload in the editor was not confirmed on the homepage/plans pages checked. | Partial. Email attachments and docs. Not a general PDF chat uploader. |
Code Execution | No. Does not run code. | No. Not a code sandbox. |
Audio Input | No. No audio-file input is documented. | Unknown. Dictation was not confirmed. |
Canvas / Artifact Editor | Partial. The editor is the product. It is not a Claude Artifacts side panel. | Partial. Superhuman Docs editor for collaborative writing. |
Screen Sharing / Computer Use | No. No computer-use product. | No. No computer-use product. |
Memory & Context β Grammarly Wins
| Feature | Grammarly | Superhuman |
|---|---|---|
Persistent Memory | Yes, requires plus plan. Style guide, brand tones, snippets, and Knowledge Share persist org/voice rules. | Partial. Sounds Like You and writing style learn over time. |
Large Context Window | No. Not an LLM context-window product. Generative prompts are metered (100 free / 2,000 Pro). | Unknown. Depends on underlying models. Not published on homepage. |
Custom Instructions | Yes, requires plus plan. Style guide and brand tones steer suggestions. Enterprise can manage features centrally. | Partial. Sounds Like You adapts tone. Not a full system-prompt editor. |
Conversation History | Partial. Documents and suggestion history live in the product. Not a multi-thread chat log like ChatGPT. | Yes, requires pro plan. Email threads and docs history persist in the product. |
Integrations β Superhuman Wins
| Feature | Grammarly | Superhuman |
|---|---|---|
Web Search / Browsing | No. Does not browse the live web to answer questions. | Unknown. Web search in AI features was not confirmed. |
Plugins / Extensions | Yes, requires free plan. Works inside other apps (homepage shows Zendesk). That is an editor overlay, plus a browser extension. | Yes, requires pro plan. 800+ tool integrations in the Superhuman suite. |
API Access | Partial. Enterprise lists an Audit Logs API. That is not a public generate-text REST API. | No. Consumer productivity app, not a public API. |
Zapier Integration | Unknown. No first-party Zapier app was checked. | Unknown. Zapier integration was not checked. |
Custom GPTs / Bots | No. No Custom GPT store. Superhuman Go agents are a separate Superhuman surface. | No. Not a GPT store. Distinct from Grammarly matrix tool. |
Real-time Collaboration | Partial. Team style guides and analytics. Not a multiplayer cursor in one doc. | Yes, requires pro plan. Real-time collaborative docs. |
Live Social Data Integration | No. No live social firehose. | No. No social firehose. |
Live Citation Mapping | Partial. Plans mention keeping citations consistent. That is style, not live academic search. | No. Not a cited-search product. |
Developer β Tie
| Feature | Grammarly | Superhuman |
|---|---|---|
Function Calling | No. Rewrite/proofread agents, not a developer tool-calling API. | Unknown. Tool use in AI features was not confirmed. |
Streaming Responses | Unknown. Token streaming is not documented as an API contract. | Partial. AI writing suggestions stream inline. |
Fine-Tuning | No. Brand tones/style guides are settings, not custom-weight training. | No. Does not fine-tune models. |
Embeddings API | No. Not an embeddings API. | No. Not an embeddings product. |
Structured Output (JSON) | No. Output is revised prose, not JSON schema. | No. Outputs mail and docs, not JSON schemas. |
Reasoning / Thinking Mode | No. Not an LLM Deep Think product. Humanizer/AI Detector are writing agents. | Unknown. Reasoning models in AI features were not confirmed. |
Local Execution | No. Cloud service. Enterprise BYOK is key management, not a local model. | No. Cloud-synced mail and docs. |
Open Weights | No. Closed product, not an open-weight model release. | No. Proprietary product stack. |
Multi-Agent Orchestration | Partial. Humanizer and AI Detector are named agents. Superhuman Go is the broader agent layer. | No. Not a multi-agent platform. |
Platforms β Grammarly Wins
| Feature | Grammarly | Superhuman |
|---|---|---|
Web App | Yes, requires free plan. grammarly.com is the web editor and account/plans surface. | Yes, requires pro plan. Superhuman mail and docs in the browser. Paid seats. |
iOS App | Unknown. A current iOS app was not confirmed on the homepage/plans pages checked. | Partial. Mobile apps are advertised for mail. |
Android App | Unknown. A current Android app was not confirmed on the homepage/plans pages checked. | Partial. Mobile apps are advertised for mail. |
Desktop App | Unknown. A native desktop app was not confirmed on the pages checked this round. | Partial. Native mail clients for Mac and Windows. |
Chrome Extension | Yes, requires free plan. Grammarlyβs in-page assistant is distributed as a browser extension, including Chrome. | Unknown. Extension strategy was not checked; Grammarly has one separately. |
Privacy β Grammarly Wins
| Feature | Grammarly | Superhuman |
|---|---|---|
GDPR Compliant | Unknown. SOC 2 Type 2 is documented. A GDPR DPA was not read. | Unknown. Compliance docs were not re-read. |
Opt Out of Data Training | Yes, requires free plan. Homepage: does not sell/monetize user content or allow third-party providers to train on it. | Unknown. Training policy was not checked. |
Enterprise Privacy Mode | Yes, requires enterprise plan. SSO/SAML, SCIM, confidential mode, DLP, BYOK, audit logs. SOC 2 Type 2. | Partial. Enterprise mail plans exist. DPA not read this round. |
Workspaces β Tie
| Feature | Grammarly | Superhuman |
|---|---|---|
Projects / Folders | Partial. Style guide, brand tones, and snippets persist. Not a chat project workspace. | Partial. Labels and splits organize mail; docs have folders. |