Is the score official?
No. It is an estimate against a fixed, published rubric. It is not a College Board, ETS, IELTS, ACT or admissions score, and it cannot predict an admissions decision.
Will it write or rewrite my essay?
No. It scores your draft, quotes your own sentences, explains each point and gives a rewrite example for one sentence at a time. It never produces a full rewritten essay.
How many essays are free?
Two per Google account. Free results show the total and per-criterion scores; the quotes, reasons and suggestions need a paid grade. See pricing.
What happens to my essay?
It is stored in your history until you delete it, and is not used to train models. Terms require you to be 13 or older.
Why does it grade three times?
One model run can be lucky or harsh. We run the grader three times on the same rubric and use the median per criterion. When runs disagree by 2 points or more, that criterion is marked less certain.
Which kinds of essay can I grade?
College application essays and personal statements, class essays (6+1 Traits), IELTS Writing Task 2, TOEFL Academic Discussion and Write an Email, AP Lang and Lit free-response essays, ACT Writing, or your own rubric. Each has its own page with the criteria in plain words.
Can I use my teacher's rubric?
Yes. Open "Use your own rubric instead", paste the text (up to 1,500 words) or upload a .txt, .pdf or .docx file. No rubric yet? The rubric generator makes one from an assignment description.
How is this different from asking a general chatbot to grade my essay?
A chatbot answers differently each time and rarely quotes you exactly. Here the rubric is fixed and versioned, the essay is graded three times with the median kept, and every quote is checked against your text. The method is on how we grade essays.
Does it check whether my essay was written by AI?
No. It is a feedback tool for your own writing, not an AI-text detector.