How to Cancel Grammarly Go (AI) in 2026 — ChatGPT Does It Better

Updated February 2026 • 5 min read

Grammarly Premium with AI costs $25/month (or $12/month billed annually). "Grammarly Go" is their AI writing assistant — it rewrites paragraphs, generates text, and adjusts tone. The problem? ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini do all of this for free, and do it better.

How to Cancel Grammarly Premium

What Grammarly Free Still Gives You

After canceling Premium, the free tier includes:

• Grammar and spelling checks — the core feature everyone actually needs
• Basic punctuation corrections
• Browser extension — works in Gmail, Google Docs, social media
• Tone detection — basic tone labels on your writing

You lose: advanced style suggestions, full-sentence rewrites, plagiarism checker, Grammarly Go AI, and genre-specific writing checks. For most people, the free tier is enough.

Why Grammarly Go Is Redundant in 2026

Grammarly Go's AI features are a commodity now:

• "Rewrite this paragraph" → ChatGPT does this for free with more control
• "Make it more professional" → Any AI chatbot handles tone adjustment
• "Generate a reply" → Gmail has built-in AI replies, Outlook has Copilot
• "Shorten this" → Claude.ai is better at concise rewriting
• Browser-based writing → Google Docs "Help me write" is free and built-in

Free Alternatives

• Grammarly Free — Keep using it for grammar/spelling (the only part that matters)
• LanguageTool (free) — Open-source grammar checker, browser extension, 20K chars/check
• Google Docs "Help me write" (free) — AI writing, rewriting, and tone adjustment built into Docs
• ChatGPT (free) — Paste your text, ask for rewrites, tone changes, anything
• Apple Writing Tools (free) — Built into macOS/iOS — proofread, rewrite, summarize
• Microsoft Editor (free) — Built into Edge and Word, grammar + style checks

The Retention Offer Playbook

Grammarly is aggressive with retention offers. During cancellation, expect: 40% off for 3 months, then 60% off if you decline the first offer, then sometimes a free month. If you decide to stay, always cancel first to get the discount — never pay full price. But honestly, Grammarly Free + ChatGPT for rewrites saves you $144-300/year.