> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Grammarly Review Australia 2026: Brilliant writing help, billed in USD - URL: https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/grammarly-review-australia-2026/ - Published: 2026-06-02T23:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-09T06:30:47.000Z - Description: Grammarly fixes your writing everywhere you type and now drafts and rewrites with AI. But it bills Australians in USD, hosts data in the US, and has no local support. Here's the honest read for an Australian business. - Author: Adam - Tags: Writing & Content AI, Grammarly, #review **18**/25 ★★★★☆ Very Good Grammarly · Superhuman Platform Verified 24 Sep 2026 Reviewed 3 Jun 2026 Value for Money**3**/5 Ease of Use**5**/5 Feature Depth**4**/5 Australian Fit**2**/5 Reliability & Support**4**/5 From **A$17**/mo per user · ex-GST · billed in USD Your data None for Australia. All data hosted in AWS US East. **The gate:** Five stars need 21+ and Australian Fit of at least 4/5. [Skip to the verdict ](#verdict) > **ℹ Vendor note — Grammarly is now part of Superhuman.** Grammarly's own homepage says so, and the footer reads "2026 © Superhuman Platform". The parent renamed itself from Grammarly to Superhuman on 29 October 2025, and now sells Grammarly alongside Superhuman Mail, Superhuman Go and Superhuman Docs — the workspace formerly called Coda. > > **Nothing you buy has changed.** Prices, plans, data hosting and security posture are all unchanged at our 20 September 2026 check. We say it because the entity on your invoice and in your vendor register is Superhuman Platform, not Grammarly, Inc., and an Australian buyer should hear that from us rather than from a procurement form. > > *Sources:* [*grammarly.com*](https://www.grammarly.com/?ref=theaidirectory.com.au) *·* [*grammarly.com/plans*](https://www.grammarly.com/plans?ref=theaidirectory.com.au)*. Read 20 September 2026\. Wayback: capture pending (archive.org unavailable 20 Sep 2026).* > **Verdict (TL;DR):** Grammarly is the writing assistant most Australians should still reach for first. It catches the spelling slip, the clumsy sentence and the wrong tone in your email, your CRM, your Google Doc and almost every other box you type into — and it now drafts and rewrites with generative AI on top. The free tier alone is worth installing. **Pro is the one to weigh up: USD$12/month billed annually (about AUD$17), or USD$30/month (about AUD$42) if you pay month to month.** The catches for an Australian buyer are real: there's **no AUD pricing** (you pay in US dollars and watch the exchange rate), **no Australian data residency** (everything sits in AWS US East), and **no local support**. The security credentials are genuinely strong — SOC 2 Type 2 and a full ISO suite — and Grammarly says it doesn't sell or monetise your content. For a sole trader or small team it's an easy buy; for a regulated Australian organisation, the US hosting needs a look first. > > *Last reviewed: 20 September 2026 by Adam.* --- ## What Grammarly is Grammarly is a writing assistant that checks and improves your writing wherever you do it. Install the browser extension or the desktop app and it works in the background — Gmail, Outlook, Google Docs, LinkedIn, your CRM, Slack, almost any text field on the web or on your machine. It underlines the spelling mistake, flags the comma splice, and suggests a clearer way to say what you've written. It also reads the tone of your message and tells you whether it lands as confident, friendly or blunt before you hit send. For years that was the whole product: a very good proofreader that followed you around the internet. It has since grown a generative AI layer. Grammarly Pro can now **rewrite full sentences for clarity**, **adjust the tone of a message in one click**, **generate text from a prompt** (up to 2,000 prompts per member each month), and run **AI agents** that brainstorm, strengthen an argument or check how a reader might react. It also keeps the older Pro staples: **plagiarism detection** and an **AI-content detector**. One thing to know up front: Grammarly does not publish which underlying AI model powers these features, and it does not name a third-party model on its product pages. The output is solid, but if you need to know exactly which model is generating your text, that detail isn't disclosed. Grammarly is now part of **Superhuman** — the company renamed itself in October 2025 and sells Grammarly alongside Superhuman Mail, Superhuman Go and Superhuman Docs. The product you install is unchanged. The entity on your invoice and in your vendor register is Superhuman Platform. On the plans page, the Enterprise tier is now described as being delivered "through Superhuman Go". It runs as a browser extension, a Windows and Mac desktop app, a mobile keyboard for iOS and Android, and a Microsoft Word add-in. ## What it costs in Australia Here's the part Australian buyers need to read carefully. Grammarly's **default currency is the US dollar.** Its own support documentation states it offers regional pricing only in **Euros, British pounds and Indian rupees** — Australian dollars are not on that list. So an Australian buyer pays in USD and wears the exchange-rate risk. The plan structure changed recently. The old "Premium" and "Business" tiers are gone; the line-up is now **Free, Pro and Enterprise**. Pro folds in what used to be Business for teams up to 149 seats. | Plan | Price (USD, vendor) | Approx AUD (≈1.40) | What you get | | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Free** | $0 | $0 | Spelling and grammar fixes, tone detection, and 100 AI prompts to try the generative features | | **Pro** | **$12/mo billed annually** ($144/yr); **$30/mo** month-to-month; **$20/mo** quarterly | **≈$17/mo** annual; **≈$42/mo** monthly | Everything in Free, plus full-sentence rewrites, one-click tone adjustment, 2,000 AI prompts/member/month, plagiarism detection, AI-content detection, and AI writing agents | | **Enterprise** | Contact sales (custom) | — | Everything in Pro, plus dedicated support, BYOK encryption, custom roles, data-loss prevention and unlimited AI prompts | *Pricing as of 3 June 2026, from Grammarly's own plans and support pages (USD). AUD figures are our own conversion at ≈1.40 and are indicative only — your card is charged in USD and the actual amount moves with the exchange rate. Grammarly says it "may charge applicable taxes based on your billing address," shown "as a separate fee or included in the subscription cost" — so GST may be added at the Australian checkout, but Grammarly doesn't name Australia or GST anywhere on its public tax page, so the exact AU GST line isn't disclosed.* **Value verdict:** The free tier is genuinely useful and the right place to start. Pro at the annual rate — about **AUD$17/month** — is fair for what you get, but two things sting for Australians: you only get that rate if you commit to a year up front, and the casual month-to-month price (about **AUD$42**) is steep. The 2,000-prompt monthly cap on the AI features is generous for most, but heavy users will hit it. ## How it works in practice The appeal is that you don't go to Grammarly — Grammarly comes to you. Once the extension or desktop app is running, suggestions appear in place as you type. Write an email and it underlines the awkward bits; hover and you get a one-line fix you can accept with a click. It's about as close to zero learning curve as software gets, which is exactly why it's the writing tool most non-technical people actually keep using. The generative layer changes the job from "fix what I wrote" to "write some of it for me." Drop a rough sentence in and ask for a clearer version, and the rewrite comes back in a second or two. Tell it to make an email warmer or more direct and it re-tones the whole thing in one click. The text generation handles a first draft of a short email or a paragraph well; it's a competent drafting aid, not a replacement for a dedicated long-form AI writer. The plagiarism and AI-detection tools are aimed squarely at students, educators and content teams. They're a reason some people buy Pro on their own — though no AI-content detector, Grammarly's included, should be treated as the final word. The honest limitation: none of the output is Australia-aware. It defaults to US conventions, and Pro's headline "write fluently in English" framing is built around correcting non-native English, not switching between Australian and American spelling for you. You can set your dialect, but the product wasn't designed with an Australian default in mind. ## What it does well - **It works everywhere you type.** Browser, desktop, mobile keyboard and Word — the same checking and rewriting follows you across nearly every app, with almost no setup. - **A free tier that's genuinely worth installing.** Spelling, grammar, tone and 100 AI prompts at no cost — most people get real value without paying a cent. - **Generative AI that's actually useful day to day.** One-click rewrites and tone changes are the kind of small, frequent help that adds up over a working week. - **Serious security credentials.** SOC 2 Type 2 (audited by Ernst & Young) plus ISO 27001, 27017, 27018, 27701 and 42001\. AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.2 in transit. That's a strong, primary-stated compliance stack. - **A clear "we don't sell your content" line.** Grammarly states plainly: "Your words are yours — we do not sell or monetize your or your team's content." ## What to watch out for - **No AUD pricing.** You pay in US dollars. There's regional pricing for Europe, the UK and India, but not Australia — so the real cost drifts with the exchange rate. - **No Australian data residency.** All data sits in **AWS US East**. There's no AU hosting region. Fine for a sole trader; a real consideration for a law firm, health practice or government supplier. - **No local support.** Email and an in-app chatbot only, with a 48-hour response goal. Grammarly states plainly it does not provide phone support, and its contact page advertises no region-specific or Australian business hours. - **GST treatment isn't spelled out.** Grammarly charges "applicable taxes based on your billing address" but doesn't confirm on its public pages whether Australian GST is added or included. Worth checking before you commit a team. - **Outputs aren't Australia-aware by default.** US English is the home setting; you'll be nudging it toward Australian spelling rather than getting it out of the box. ## Australian fit - **Available in Australia:** Yes — extension, desktop, mobile and Word add-in all work in Australia. - **Pricing in AUD:** **No.** Billed in USD; regional pricing exists for EUR, GBP and INR only, not AUD. - **GST:** Not disclosed. Grammarly says it may charge tax based on billing address, shown as a separate fee or included — but it doesn't name Australia or GST on its public tax page. - **Data residency:** None for Australia. All data hosted in AWS US East. - **Local support:** None AU-specific — email and web form, 48-hour response goal. - **Training on your data:** Grammarly states it does not sell or monetise your content, and it does not let its LLM providers train their models on your content. Its own product improvement and AI training is on by default, but free and Pro users can turn it off via the "Product Improvement and Training" control in account settings. Enterprise buyers get firmer controls (BYOK, DLP). ## Alternatives | Tool | Why you might prefer it | | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | **Microsoft Editor** | If you live in Microsoft 365, the built-in Editor covers the basics of grammar and clarity at no extra cost, with Microsoft's enterprise data commitments. | | **ChatGPT / Claude** | If your real need is drafting and rewriting long-form content rather than in-line proofreading, a general AI assistant does more for the money. ([Read our ChatGPT review →](https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/chatgpt-review-australia/)) | | **LanguageTool** | A privacy-leaning proofreader with EU hosting and a free tier — worth a look if data residency outside the US matters to you. | ## Bottom line For most Australians, Grammarly is still the writing assistant to install first. It catches mistakes everywhere you type, the free tier is genuinely useful, and the generative AI layer — rewrites, one-click tone changes, quick drafts — earns its keep across a working week. The security credentials are strong and the "we don't sell your content" pledge is clear. It scores 18 rather than higher for honest, Australian reasons. There's no AUD pricing, so you pay in US dollars and ride the exchange rate. There's no Australian data residency — everything lives in AWS US East — and no local support. And the outputs default to US conventions rather than Australian ones. None of that stops it being an easy yes for a sole trader or small team. But a regulated Australian organisation — legal, health, government — should weigh the US hosting and the unconfirmed GST treatment before rolling it out. Start on the free tier today; if you write for a living, **Pro at the annual rate (about AUD$17/month) is the one to buy** — just go in knowing the bill is in US dollars. We'll refresh this if Grammarly adds AUD pricing or an Australian hosting option. ## Score | Criterion | Score | Notes | | --------------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Value for Money | 3/5 | Genuinely useful free tier; Pro at ≈AUD$17/mo annual is fair, but USD-only and the month-to-month rate (≈AUD$42) is steep | | Ease of Use | 5/5 | Works in nearly every text field with near-zero setup; in-line suggestions and one-click fixes — the easiest writing tool to actually keep using | | Feature Depth | 4/5 | Deep proofreading plus generative rewrites, tone control, plagiarism and AI detection; loses a mark for the 2,000-prompt cap and undisclosed underlying model | | Australian Fit | 2/5 | No AUD pricing, no AU data residency (US East only), no local support, US-default outputs; the strong ISO/SOC stack softens the blow but isn't AU-specific | | Reliability & Support | 4/5 | SOC 2 Type 2 and a full ISO suite, reliable across platforms; held back by email/web-only support with no AU presence | | **Total** | **18/25** | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very Good | *Note: Australian Fit is 2/5, below the threshold for a five-star rating under our* [*Methodology*](https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/methodology/) *— though at 18/25 the raw total sits in the four-star band regardless.* Update history - **21 Sep 2026** — *Currency re-checked — still USD.* Verified by browser from an Australian IP on 21 September 2026 in the companion pass (`Audits/aud-native-recheck-2026-09-21.md`): USD is stated on the plans page. Recorded here so the negative carries a date. Wayback capture pending (archive.org unavailable 21 Sep 2026). - **20 Sep 2026** — **Ownership note: Grammarly is now part of Superhuman.** Grammarly's homepage carries the line "Grammarly is now a part of Superhuman" and the site footer reads "2026 © Superhuman Platform". The parent renamed itself from Grammarly to Superhuman on 29 October 2025, and the sibling products are Superhuman Mail, Superhuman Go and Superhuman Docs, the workspace formerly called Coda. The product you install is unchanged. The entity on your invoice and in your vendor register is Superhuman Platform. The plans page now describes **Enterprise as "available through Superhuman Go"**. **Prices are unchanged at this check**, so no figure has moved. [Source](https://www.grammarly.com/?ref=theaidirectory.com.au) · [Plans](https://www.grammarly.com/plans?ref=theaidirectory.com.au) · Wayback: capture pending (archive.org unavailable 20 Sep 2026) - **20 Sep 2026** — **The month-to-month price question raised by the 5 and 10 September monitor runs is settled: nothing changed.** Grammarly's plans page served to an Australian IP lists **Monthly US$30 for one month, Quarterly US$60 for three, and Annual US$144 for twelve, all in USD** — so **Pro remains US$12/month on annual billing and US$30/month month to month**, exactly as first reviewed. The **US$12** shown on the plan card is the annual rate, not a monthly one. No correction to the review's figures is required. [Source](https://www.grammarly.com/plans?ref=theaidirectory.com.au) · Wayback: capture pending (archive.org unavailable 20 Sep 2026) - **23 Feb 2026** — Superhuman Go expands its agent ecosystem with new partner agents from Box, Gamma and Wayground in the Agent Store. [Source](https://www.grammarly.com/blog/company/superhuman-go-new-partner-agents/?ref=theaidirectory.com.au) - **3 Jun 2026** — First reviewed. - **24 Sep 2026** — **The monthly Australian figure recut.** Pro month-to-month is US$30 and the cell read **≈$47/mo**, which is 1.567 — the retired basis — while the annual figure in the same cell was already correct at 1.4045\. Now **≈$42/mo** (US$30 × 1.4045, Frankfurter/ECB 18 September 2026), ex-GST per our GST rule. **No USD price moved and no score changed.** `reviewed:` untouched per our dating rule. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Grammarly available in Australia? Yes. The browser extension, desktop app, mobile keyboard and Word add-in all work in Australia. There's no Australian-specific version, and outputs default to US conventions rather than Australian spelling. ### Does Grammarly charge in AUD? No. Grammarly bills in US dollars. It offers regional pricing in Euros, British pounds and Indian rupees only — Australian dollars aren't on the list, so you pay USD and wear the exchange-rate risk. ### Is there a free plan or free trial? Yes. The free tier covers spelling, grammar and tone fixes plus 100 AI prompts to try the generative features. It's genuinely useful and the right place to start before paying. ### Where is my data stored, and is GST charged? All data sits in AWS US East — there's no Australian data residency. On GST, Grammarly says it may charge tax based on your billing address but doesn't confirm Australian GST on its public pages. Check before committing a team. ### Is Pro worth it for an Australian business? For a sole trader or small team, yes — Pro at the annual rate (about AUD$17/month) is fair value. A regulated organisation (legal, health, government) should weigh the US hosting and unconfirmed GST treatment first. ## Read next - Category guide: [Best AI Writing Tools in Australia 2026](https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/best-ai-writing-tools-australia-2026/) - Head-to-head: [Grammarly vs QuillBot](https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/compare-grammarly-vs-quillbot-australia-2026/) - [HyperWrite review](https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/review-hyperwrite-australia-2026/) - [ProWritingAid review](https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/review-prowritingaid-australia-2026/) ## Sources 1. Grammarly plans and pricing (Free / Pro / Enterprise tiers, USD pricing, AI prompt counts, feature lists) — [grammarly.com/plans](https://www.grammarly.com/plans?ref=theaidirectory.com.au) — Wayback: [archived 3 Jun 2026](https://web.archive.org/web/20260603215757/https://www.grammarly.com/plans) — checked 3 June 2026 2. Grammarly Pro features (full-sentence rewrites, tone adjustment, 2,000 prompts, plagiarism and AI detection, AI agents) — [grammarly.com/pro](https://www.grammarly.com/pro?ref=theaidirectory.com.au) — Wayback: [archived 3 Jun 2026](https://web.archive.org/web/20260603215824/https://www.grammarly.com/pro) — checked 3 June 2026 3. Grammarly Support — "How much does Grammarly Pro cost?" (USD$30/mo monthly, USD$60/quarter, USD$144/yr = USD$12/mo avg; default currency USD; regional pricing in EUR/GBP/INR only) — [support.grammarly.com — How much does Grammarly Pro cost](https://support.grammarly.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000090011-How-much-does-Grammarly-Pro-cost?ref=theaidirectory.com.au) — Wayback: [archived 3 Jun 2026](https://web.archive.org/web/20260603215903/https://support.grammarly.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000090011-How-much-does-Grammarly-Pro-cost) — checked 3 June 2026 4. Grammarly Support — "Does Grammarly charge tax?" (tax charged based on billing address, shown separately or included) — [support.grammarly.com — Does Grammarly charge tax](https://support.grammarly.com/hc/en-us/articles/33154429182861-Does-Grammarly-charge-tax?ref=theaidirectory.com.au) — Wayback: [archived 3 Jun 2026](https://web.archive.org/web/20250908033305/https://support.grammarly.com/hc/en-us/articles/33154429182861-Does-Grammarly-charge-tax) — checked 3 June 2026 5. Security at Grammarly (AWS US East hosting, SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001/27017/27018/27701/42001, AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.2 in transit, "we do not sell or monetize your content") — [grammarly.com/security](https://www.grammarly.com/security?ref=theaidirectory.com.au) — Wayback: [archived 3 Jun 2026](https://web.archive.org/web/20260603220008/https://www.grammarly.com/security) — checked 3 June 2026 6. Grammarly Compliance — certifications list — [grammarly.com/compliance](https://www.grammarly.com/compliance?ref=theaidirectory.com.au) — Wayback: [archived 3 Jun 2026](https://web.archive.org/web/20260603220033/https://www.grammarly.com/compliance) — checked 3 June 2026 7. Contact Grammarly Support (email/web form, 48-hour response goal, no phone support) — [support.grammarly.com — Contact Grammarly Support](https://support.grammarly.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000271412-Contact-Grammarly-Support?ref=theaidirectory.com.au) — Wayback: [archived 3 Jun 2026](https://web.archive.org/web/20260603220106/https://support.grammarly.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000271412-Contact-Grammarly-Support) — checked 3 June 2026 8. Grammarly Support — "Privacy and security FAQs" (product improvement and training on by default with user opt-out via the Product Improvement and Training control; LLM service providers not permitted to train on user content) — [support.grammarly.com — Privacy and security FAQs](https://support.grammarly.com/hc/en-us/articles/20916119474829-Privacy-and-security-FAQs?ref=theaidirectory.com.au) — Wayback: [archived 3 Jun 2026](https://web.archive.org/web/20260603220138/https://support.grammarly.com/hc/en-us/articles/20916119474829-Privacy-and-security-FAQs) — checked 3 June 2026 *Secondary (context only): demandsage.com, costbench.com pricing pages — used only to cross-check the Pro/Enterprise restructure, not relied on for any primary fact.* --- *The AI Directory Australia is an independent editorial publication. We don't accept payment for positive reviews. Read our Methodology and Affiliate Disclosure pages.* *Reviewed by* [*Adam*](mailto:adam@theaidirectory.com.au) *for* [*The AI Directory Australia*](https://www.theaidirectory.com.au/)*. First published 3 June 2026.* ---