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Hemmingway vs Hemingway Editor

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.

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The names are one letter apart and people mix them up, so here it is plainly.

  • Hemmingway, with two m's, is the AI writing app at hemmingway.io, made by Hemmingway AI (Pty) Ltd. It runs on our own model, Hemmingway-1.5, and it writes things for you: emails, messages, replies, stories, in a voice that sounds like a person. 90% of its writing passes GPTZero & Pangram and the top AI detectors.
  • Hemingway Editor, with one m, is a separate product from a different company, at hemingwayapp.com. It is an editor that checks writing you have already done and points out what makes it hard to read.

We are not connected to Hemingway Editor, or to the writer Ernest Hemingway.

What each one does

HemmingwayHemingway Editor
What it doesWrites for youChecks what you wrote
HowOur own AI model, Hemmingway-1.5Highlights hard sentences, grammar and tone
Best forEmails, messages, replies, short storiesTightening your own drafts
Reads your inboxYes, in the appsNo
WhereWeb, Mac, Windows, AndroidWeb and desktop

When to use which

Use Hemingway Editor when you have written something yourself and want to make it clearer: shorter sentences, fewer adverbs, simpler words.

Use Hemmingway when you want the writing done: a reply to an email, a text you have been putting off, a note in your own voice. You say who it is for and what you want to say, and it writes it. In the apps it can read your mail and chats and draft each reply for you.

They also work together. Some people draft with Hemmingway and then run a long piece through an editor.

If you want an alternative to Hemingway Editor

It depends on what you wanted from it.

  • Another checker. If you want your own draft marked up, Grammarly and QuillBot do that job too. They work on text you have already written. Grammarly alternatives goes through the kinds.
  • The rewriting done for you. Hemingway Editor shows you which sentences are hard to read and leaves the fixing to you. If you would rather paste in a draft and get it back plainer, the AI humanizer does that: you paste the text, and Hemmingway rewrites it so it reads like a person wrote it. Given AI text to rewrite, 89% of Hemmingway-1.5's rewrites passed AI detectors in our test.
  • The writing done for you. If the real problem is the blank page, a checker will not help. Hemmingway writes the email, the reply or the message from what you tell it, and you edit from there.

Hemmingway does not score readability. If a readability score is what you need, Hemingway Editor is the tool for it.

Why the double m

It is just the name. The models are Hemmingway-1.5 and Hemmingway-1, the app is Hemmingway, the company is Hemmingway AI (Pty) Ltd, and the site is hemmingway.io. If you searched for us and landed on a readability editor or a Nobel prize winner, that is why.

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Common questions

Is Hemmingway the same as Hemingway Editor?

No. Hemmingway, with two m's, is an AI that writes for you, running on our own model, Hemmingway-1.5. Hemingway Editor, with one m, is a separate product from a different company that checks writing you have already done and points out what makes it hard to read.

Is Hemmingway connected to Ernest Hemingway?

No. We are not connected to the writer Ernest Hemingway, or to Hemingway Editor. The double m is just the name.

What is the Hemingway Editor website?

Hemingway Editor is at hemingwayapp.com. Hemmingway, the AI, is at hemmingway.io.

Is there an AI alternative to Hemingway Editor?

Hemmingway is one, if you want the writing or the rewriting done for you and not marked up for you to fix. Paste a draft into the AI humanizer and it comes back plainer, or say what you want to say and Hemmingway writes it. It does not give a readability score.

Is Hemmingway free?

Hemmingway is free to try, with no card needed. Pricing has the plans.

Can I use Hemmingway and Hemingway Editor together?

Yes. They do different jobs, and some people draft with Hemmingway and then run a long piece through an editor.

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