A teacher who wants an AI essay grader usually asks the same question first: what will it cost for my class load? EssayGrader (essaygrader.ai), a rubric-based AI essay grading platform for K-12 and higher-education teachers, publishes three self-serve plans and a custom district plan. The figures below were read from the EssayGrader pricing page in October 2026. Prices change, so confirm them on the page before you commit.
| Plan | Price | Essays per month | Word limit per essay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Free | 100 | 1,000 |
| Pro | $14.99 per month | 350 | 3,500 |
| Premium | $34.99 per month | 800 | 8,000 |
The pricing page has a toggle for annual billing, with savings of up to 30%. It lists the quota and the word limit separately, so a teacher needs to check both. A class set of 30 essays uses 30 of the monthly quota, and a single 4,000-word research paper needs a plan whose limit is above 4,000.
Basic costs nothing and grades 100 essays a month. Each essay is scored against a rubric, either one from the rubric library or one the teacher uploads. Teachers get writing and grammar reports with the scores. Basic also lists native connections to Google Classroom, Canvas and Schoology, and file import from Google Drive, Dropbox and Box.
The pricing page states that EssayGrader is FERPA, COPPA and CCPA compliant and lists NIST SP 800-53 and HECVAT alignment on the Basic card, so the privacy position does not change with the plan.
Pro is built for K-12 teachers who grade full class stacks every month. It raises the quota to 350 essays and the word limit to 3,500. It adds AI-writing detection and plagiarism detection for those 350 essays, a library of 800+ aligned rubrics that covers all 50 U.S. state standards, AP and IB, and a citation and reference check that supports MLA, APA and Harvard. Pro also lists the Writing Intelligence Layer, which tracks student writing growth across assignments and classes, grading of oral exams and video submissions, and instant chat support.
Premium is aimed at higher-education instructors who grade long paper stacks. It lifts the quota to 800 essays and the word limit to 8,000, runs AI-writing and plagiarism detection automatically across those 800, and adds chat support that includes weekends. Everything in Pro is included.
| Item | What the pricing page says |
|---|---|
| Who it is for | Schools with 25 or more users |
| Price | Custom plan, quote on request |
| Licenses | Mix and match Pro and Premium licenses |
| Purchasing | A single purchase order |
| Data agreements | Custom or state-specific data processing agreements with schools in 30+ U.S. states |
| Training | Teacher and administrator sessions at no cost |
| Administration | Admin dashboard to add or remove teachers and track usage, plus district-wide analytics |
No district price is published. A school books a meeting or requests a quote.
Whatever the plan, the teacher reviews every score and comment before a student sees it, so a lower plan does not mean less control over grades.