I tested every major AI writing tool in 2025.

Spent $1,400 across 11 subscriptions.

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Here's the one that survived: Claude Opus 4.6.

Not because it was the cheapest.

Not because it was the fastest.

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Because it was the only one that consistently produced writing I didn't need to completely rewrite.

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Here's what eliminated the others:

→ ChatGPT: Great for ideation, weak on nuanced long-form

→ Gemini: Fast and free, but voice is too generic for branded content

→ Jasper: Templates are rigid, outputs feel like templates

→ copy.ai: Good for short-form ads, falls flat on editorial content

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One tool. Eleven tested.

The test took a year and $1,400.

I'm saving you both.