https://hemmingway.io/blog/ Guides to writing with AI that sounds like a person, and plain comparisons of Hemmingway with ChatGPT, Claude and the tools people mix it up with. en Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-linkedin-messages/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-linkedin-messages/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 How to write LinkedIn connection requests, replies to recruiters and follow-ups with AI, with a structure for each, examples, and how to keep them human. https://hemmingway.io/blog/what-is-hemmingway/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/what-is-hemmingway/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 What is Hemmingway AI? A plain explanation of the lab, its open 27B model Hemmingway-1, the apps for Mac, Windows, Android and web, and the API. https://hemmingway.io/blog/best-llm-api-for-writing/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/best-llm-api-for-writing/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 What to look for in an LLM API for writing features: human-sounding output, no commentary around the message, context, OpenAI compatibility and open weights. https://hemmingway.io/blog/chatgpt-alternatives-for-writing/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/chatgpt-alternatives-for-writing/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 The best ChatGPT alternatives for writing, ranked by use case: Claude for long fiction, Hemmingway for messages, GLM-5.3 and Kimi K3 for stories. https://hemmingway.io/blog/best-ai-for-writing/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/best-ai-for-writing/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 The best AI for writing in 2026 depends on the job: emails, sounding human, fiction, editing or marketing. Our test results, and which tools we did not test. https://hemmingway.io/blog/best-ai-for-roleplay/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/best-ai-for-roleplay/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 The best AI for roleplay stays in character, reads emotion and lets you steer. What to look for, the scores that matter, and where our own model falls short. https://hemmingway.io/blog/open-source-roleplay-model/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/open-source-roleplay-model/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Why people run open-source models for roleplay, how to set one up with vLLM or an OpenAI-compatible API, and how Hemmingway-1 compares for character chat. https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-apology-message/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-apology-message/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 How to write an apology message to a friend, partner, colleague or customer: a simple structure, short examples, and how to use AI without it sounding fake. https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-wedding-speech/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-wedding-speech/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 How to write a wedding speech as best man, maid of honour or parent: a simple structure, timing, example lines, and how to use AI without it sounding like AI. https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-resignation-letter/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-resignation-letter/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 How to write a resignation letter or email: a simple structure, short examples for standard, short notice and leaving on good terms, and how to use AI well. https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-follow-up-email/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-follow-up-email/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 How to write a follow-up email after no reply, after an interview or after a meeting: when to send it, what to say, short examples, and using AI well. https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-cover-letter/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-cover-letter/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 How to write a cover letter with AI that sounds like you: a simple structure, a short example, what to give the AI, and why it must only use your real facts. https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-condolence-message/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-condolence-message/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 How to write a condolence or sympathy message to a friend, a colleague or in a card: a simple structure, short examples, what not to say, and when AI helps. https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-breakup-text/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-breakup-text/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 How to write a breakup text that is clear and kind: when a text is fine and when it is not, a simple structure, short examples, and how to use AI honestly. https://hemmingway.io/blog/run-hemmingway-1-locally/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/run-hemmingway-1-locally/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Run Hemmingway-1 locally with vLLM or Transformers: the commands, how much memory a 27B model needs, and the hosted API if you have no GPU. https://hemmingway.io/blog/reply-to-an-angry-email/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/reply-to-an-angry-email/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 How to reply to an angry or rude email calmly: wait, find the real complaint, answer it in five short parts. With example replies and where AI helps. https://hemmingway.io/blog/how-to-decline-politely/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/how-to-decline-politely/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 How to decline politely by email or text: turning down an invitation, a request, a job offer or a client, with a simple structure, short examples and AI tips. https://hemmingway.io/blog/hemmingway-1-vs-qwen/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/hemmingway-1-vs-qwen/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Hemmingway-1 vs Qwen3.8-27B: the same 27B model before and after training for writing, compared on everyday messages, sounding human and stories. https://hemmingway.io/blog/hemmingway-vs-sudowrite/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/hemmingway-vs-sudowrite/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Hemmingway vs Sudowrite: Sudowrite is built for novelists. Hemmingway suits short pieces and everyday writing. Where each fits, and where ours loses. https://hemmingway.io/blog/hemmingway-vs-quillbot/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/hemmingway-vs-quillbot/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Hemmingway vs QuillBot: QuillBot paraphrases text you already have. Hemmingway writes the message for you, in your voice, from a few facts. https://hemmingway.io/blog/hemmingway-vs-jasper/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/hemmingway-vs-jasper/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Hemmingway vs Jasper: Jasper is built for marketing teams and brand content. Hemmingway writes personal messages and emails in your own voice. https://hemmingway.io/blog/hemmingway-vs-gemini/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/hemmingway-vs-gemini/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Hemmingway vs Google Gemini for writing: what each is built for, how you use them, privacy and open weights. We did not benchmark Gemini, and we say so. https://hemmingway.io/blog/grammarly-alternatives/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/grammarly-alternatives/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Grammarly alternatives fall into two groups: checkers that fix what you wrote, and AI tools that write it for you. Which kind you need, and which tool to try. https://hemmingway.io/blog/character-ai-alternatives/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/character-ai-alternatives/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Character.AI alternatives fall into three kinds: other character apps, general assistants and open models. What each is good for, and where Hemmingway fits. https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-birthday-messages/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-birthday-messages/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 How to write birthday messages for friends, family, colleagues and belated ones: a simple formula, short examples, and how to use AI without it sounding like AI. https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-story-writer/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-story-writer/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 How to use an AI story writer for short stories: what to give it, a prompt you can copy, how to edit the draft, and where AI fiction goes wrong. https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-poem-writer/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-poem-writer/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 How to use an AI poem writer for a card, a person or an occasion: what to tell it, how to avoid greeting-card clichés, and how to edit the result. https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-customer-service-replies/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-customer-service-replies/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 How to write customer service replies with AI that sound human: a simple structure, example replies for complaints, refunds and delays, and what to check. https://hemmingway.io/blog/best-open-source-llm-for-writing/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/best-open-source-llm-for-writing/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Hemmingway-1 is a 27B open-weights model under Apache-2.0, built for writing that sounds like a person. How it scores, what it needs, and how to run it. https://hemmingway.io/blog/best-ai-for-emails-and-messages/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/best-ai-for-emails-and-messages/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 We tested the largest AI models on eighty real email and message requests in blind head-to-head matchups. Here are the scores, and what they mean. https://hemmingway.io/blog/best-ai-for-creative-writing/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/best-ai-for-creative-writing/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Which AI models write the best stories, poems and letters? Our blind StoryBench and EQ-Bench 4 results, including where our own model loses. https://hemmingway.io/blog/make-ai-write-like-you/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/make-ai-write-like-you/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Practical ways to get an AI to write in your own voice: what to give it, what to ask for, what to cut, and when a model built for it saves the effort. https://hemmingway.io/blog/make-ai-text-sound-human/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/make-ai-text-sound-human/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Why AI-written text reads as AI, the specific habits to cut, and how to rewrite a draft so it reads like a person wrote it, by hand or with Hemmingway. https://hemmingway.io/blog/hemmingway-vs-hemingway-editor/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/hemmingway-vs-hemingway-editor/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Hemmingway (two m's) is an AI that writes for you. Hemingway Editor (one m) highlights hard-to-read sentences in what you wrote. Here is which is which. https://hemmingway.io/blog/hemmingway-vs-grammarly/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/hemmingway-vs-grammarly/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Grammarly checks and polishes what you write. Hemmingway writes it for you, in your voice, and can draft replies from your inbox. How they differ and when to use each. https://hemmingway.io/blog/hemmingway-vs-claude/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/hemmingway-vs-claude/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Claude is one of the best writers among AI models. How Hemmingway-1 compares with Fable 5.1, Fable 5 and Opus on emails, sounding human, emotional intelligence and stories. https://hemmingway.io/blog/hemmingway-vs-chatgpt/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/hemmingway-vs-chatgpt/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 ChatGPT does almost everything. Hemmingway does one thing: writing that sounds like you. How they compare on emails, messages, stories and privacy. https://hemmingway.io/blog/eq-bench-4-results/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/eq-bench-4-results/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 EQ-Bench 4 tests emotional intelligence in conversation. We ran it on Hemmingway-1 with the official harness: 1330, third of 27, ahead of GPT-5.5 and Opus. https://hemmingway.io/blog/claude-vs-chatgpt-for-writing/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/claude-vs-chatgpt-for-writing/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Which writes better, Claude or ChatGPT? Our blind tests of Fable 5.1 and GPT-6 Astra on everyday messages, sounding human, stories and emotional intelligence. https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-that-sounds-human/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-that-sounds-human/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Most AI writing gives itself away in a line. Here is what makes text read as a person's, and how Hemmingway-1 was built and tested to sound like one. https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-email-replies/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-email-replies/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Hemmingway reads your mail, drafts each reply the way you would write it, and waits for you to send it. Here is how it works and what it will not do on its own. https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-text-message-replies/ https://hemmingway.io/blog/ai-text-message-replies/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Hemmingway drafts replies to your texts, WhatsApp, Slack and Teams messages in the way you write to each person, and only sends on its own when you let it.