I’ve been using Writesonic’s AI Humanizer to clean up AI-generated content so it sounds more natural and passes basic AI detection checks, but the cost is starting to add up. Are there any reliable free substitutes or tools that can humanize AI text without ruining quality or getting flagged as spam? I’m mainly creating blog posts and social content and really need something budget-friendly that still feels authentic.
- Clever AI Humanizer: my take after abusing it for a week
Link: https://cleverhumanizer.ai
I ran into Clever AI Humanizer because I was tired of watching text get flagged as 100% AI even when I spent time editing it by hand. I write with AI a lot for drafts, then clean things up myself. Turned out that was not enough for the stricter detectors.
So I spent a week beating on this thing. Here is what I found.
What you get for free
No login paywall trick here. At the time I used it, the site gave:
• Around 200,000 words each month
• Up to about 7,000 words per run
• Three output styles: Casual, Simple Academic, Simple Formal
• A built-in AI writer tied into the humanizer
For something that does not ask for a card, the limits are high. I threw whole long-form pieces at it instead of chopping them into tiny chunks.
AI detection tests
I used ZeroGPT because that one tends to be pretty harsh. I ran three different samples in the Casual style:
• A generic blog-style explainer
• A more technical piece
• A fake “personal story” post
Each time, ZeroGPT showed something close to 0% AI text. No guarantee you get the same every time, but it beat most tools I had tried that week.
Do not treat this like a magic invisibility cloak though. Other detectors behave differently and some will still flag parts of the text. You still need to read what you output and adjust.
How the main “humanizer” behaves
Core workflow is simple:
- Paste your AI-generated text.
- Pick Casual, Simple Academic, or Simple Formal.
- Hit go and wait a few seconds.
What I noticed in practice:
• It shifts sentence rhythm and structure a lot, which seems to help with detectors.
• It keeps the original meaning decent if your prompt was clear. I did not see major factual changes in tech content.
• It tends to lengthen the text. A 1,000 word draft turned into 1,200–1,400 words quite often.
That last point matters. If you need a strict word cap (school essays, client limits, product descriptions), you need to trim by hand after.
On readability, I saw an upgrade in most pieces. Awkward AI phrases softened, and the result sounded closer to something I might have typed on a tired Sunday.
Other modules I tested
The site is not only a humanizer. It has three other tools under the same roof.
- AI Writer
This one lets you:
• Enter a topic or prompt.
• Generate an essay, blog post, or article.
• Push it straight through the humanizer in the same flow.
When I used this combo, detection scores tended to be better than when I generated text elsewhere and pasted it in. The system seems tuned for its own output style.
I used it for:
• A mock “how-to” tutorial.
• A comparison post.
• A light opinion piece.
All three cleared ZeroGPT with low AI scores after humanization, without me editing anything. For school or client work, I would still do a line-by-line cleanup.
- Grammar Checker
Free and simple:
• Fixes spelling.
• Cleans punctuation.
• Clears up obvious grammar problems.
I sent a couple of rough drafts through it, then pasted the result into Google Docs with grammar suggestions on. It still missed subtle style issues, but caught most of the basic stuff. Enough for low-stakes publishing, blog posts, internal docs.
- Paraphraser
This one is for rewording text while keeping the same meaning. I used it to:
• Rewrite product descriptions into a different tone.
• Adjust paragraphs from formal to more relaxed.
• Clean up repetitive sentences.
It keeps the structure closer to the original than the full humanizer. Helpful when you do not want the whole thing reshaped, only softened or shifted.
How it all fits together in daily use
The main value for me was not “it beats detectors”, even though that was nice. It was the workflow:
- Generate draft with your AI model or their AI Writer.
- Run through Humanizer in Casual or Simple Academic.
- Fix obvious grammar issues with the Grammar Checker.
- Use the Paraphraser on problem sections that still sound stiff.
- Do a fast manual pass focused on facts and tone.
Because the limits are large and free, I felt fine running the same piece multiple times with slightly different settings and picking the best output. No credit anxiety.
Where it struggled
It is not perfect. Issues I ran into:
• Text sometimes bloats. The humanized version often grows by 20–40 percent. Good for blog padding, annoying for strict assignments.
• Some detectors still see it as AI. I saw this with tools that use different models than ZeroGPT. Results varied a lot by detector.
• Casual style sometimes overshoots into weirdly chatty territory. I had to tone it down when writing anything formal.
You still need to read line by line if the piece matters. Treat it as a helper, not a ghostwriter.
Who it makes sense for
Based on my week with it, it worked best for:
• Students who use AI to draft and need something less robotic before they edit by hand.
• Bloggers who want volume and fast iteration.
• People writing documentation who start with AI and then polish.
• Non-native English speakers who want text to sound more natural before manual edits.
If you need perfect originality checks tied to Turnitin or something similar, or legal-compliance-level precision, this is not enough by itself. You would need custom editing on top.
Links and extra resources
More detailed writeup with detection screenshots and proofs:
YouTube review of Clever AI Humanizer:
Reddit thread listing several AI humanizers:
https://www.reddit.com/r/DataRecoveryHelp/comments/1oqwdib/best_ai_humanizer/
Another Reddit thread talking about humanizing AI text in general:
https://www.reddit.com/r/DataRecoveryHelp/comments/1l7aj60/humanize_ai/
If you lean on AI for drafts and do not want to pay for yet another subscription, this one is worth experimenting with for a week. Run your usual content through it, test your own detectors or school tools if you have them, and see how much cleanup you still need. That is what I did, and it stayed in my toolbox.
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Short answer if you want a free Writesonic AI Humanizer substitute that works decently with detectors and keeps your meaning intact: use Clever Ai Humanizer and layer it with a couple of simple tricks.
What I would do in your spot:
- Use a free humanizer first
- Clever Ai Humanizer is worth testing if cost is the main issue.
- Free tier is large enough for real use, not tiny demo volume.
- Pick “Simple Academic” or “Simple Formal” for anything school or client facing. Casual can sound too chatty.
- Run your whole piece, not tiny chunks, so the flow stays consistent.
I do not agree fully with @mikeappsreviewer on always trusting detector screenshots. Different detectors give different scores from the same text. Treat any tool as “detector friendly”, not “detector proof”.
- Add a human pass that detectors tend to like
After the humanizer, do a fast manual edit that targets stuff detectors often pick up:
- Shorten some sentences, lengthen others.
- Change a few transitions: replace “additionally, moreover, however” with plain “also, but, so”.
- Swap generic verbs: “is, are, make, do” with more specific ones where it matters.
- Insert 2 to 3 small “human” touches: a quick opinion, a specific example, or a tiny complaint.
Example change:
AI style: “This method is an effective way to improve productivity.”
Fix: “This method helps you get more done, but it feels boring after a week.”
- Mix your own text with AI text
Detectors tend to flag long blocks that look stylistically uniform.
Try this pattern:
- Write intro yourself.
- Let your main model generate the middle.
- Run the middle through Clever Ai Humanizer.
- Write the conclusion yourself.
Now you have 3 voices blended. That usually tests “more human” than untouched AI plus a light paraphrase.
- Use a secondary free tool for small chunks
If Clever Ai Humanizer inflates word count too much or you dislike the tone in a paragraph:
- Copy only the problematic paragraph.
- Run it through a free paraphraser like QuillBot free, ParaphraseTool, or even ChatGPT with prompts like “rewrite this like a rushed college student, keep all facts”.
Do not chain 3 or 4 tools on the full text. That tends to produce mush.
- Keep your own “anti AI” checklist
Over time, build a small checklist that fits your style. For example:
- 1 slang word or informal phrase every 300 words for casual blogs.
- At least one sentence with a typo fixed manually, not by a tool, so your style repeats in multiple posts.
- Remove cliché phrases like “in today’s world, in this article, with that being said”.
- Know the limits
If your school or client uses Turnitin or similar, no online humanizer is a guarantee. They look at patterns across your submissions. If your baseline writing style is very different from the AI work, that can raise flags even when the text “passes” public detectors.
So, practical stack if you want to keep cost at zero:
- Draft: your main AI model.
- Humanize: Clever Ai Humanizer, Simple Academic for most tasks.
- Light paraphrase for tough spots: free paraphraser or ChatGPT prompt.
- Manual 10 minute pass with your personal checklist.
- Spot check with one or two detectors, but do not chase 0 percent scores on every tool.
That keeps you close to Writesonic’s result without having to pay each month, and gives you more control over tone.
If Writesonic’s pricing is hurting, you’ve got more options than just “pay or pray the detector is kind today.”
I mostly agree with @mikeappsreviewer and @hoshikuzu about using a dedicated “humanizer,” though I think they lean a bit too hard on detectors as a scoreboard. Detectors are inconsistent and change all the time, so I’d treat “passing” as a bonus, not the main goal.
A few angles that don’t just repeat what they already said:
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Use Clever Ai Humanizer as the hub, not the whole stack
Everyone’s already mentioned it, but the trick is how you use it:- Feed it shorter sections that actually matter (intro, conclusion, key arguments) instead of the whole 3,000-word block. That keeps it from bloating the text so much.
- Use “Simple Academic” or “Simple Formal” for anything that should resemble real work. Casual can sound like a Discord rant if you’re unlucky.
- If it over-stylizes a chunk, revert to your original and only reuse sentences that improved.
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Swap out “AI humanizer” with combo of free tools
If you really want to cut paid tools entirely, this pattern works surprisingly well:- Generate with your usual model (ChatGPT, Claude, whatever).
- Run the raw text through Clever Ai Humanizer once, just to break the AI rhythm.
- For specific paragraphs that still feel robotic, use:
- QuillBot free mode
- ParaphraseTool or any basic paraphraser
- Then manually rewrite 1–2 sentences per paragraph in your own voice.
This mix tends to look less like one monolithic AI style, which detectors hate.
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Use yourself as the “free humanizer” in a targeted way
This is the part few folks here want to hear, but it matters:Instead of trying to manually rewrite everything, only attack the “AI tell” zones:
- First 2–3 sentences and the last 2–3 sentences of each section.
- Sentences that start with “Additionally,” “Moreover,” “In conclusion,” “On the other hand.”
- Overly neutral, generic claims like “This is an effective method” or “In today’s world.”
Replace those with:
- Specific opinions (“Honestly, this only works if you…”).
- Tiny personal asides (“I’ve tried this on a tight deadline and it broke down fast.”).
- Concrete details instead of slogans (“three emails a week” instead of “consistent communication”).
You change like 15–20 percent of the piece but the feel shifts a lot.
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Stop chasing “0% AI” on every detector
This is where I disagree with how much weight screenshots get. Same text can show:- 0 percent AI on one tool
- 60+ percent on another
- And something wild in-between on a third
Instead of trying to hack every detector:
- Pick one or two free detectors you’ll use just as a quick sanity check.
- Focus your edits on making the piece sound like something you would plausibly write when you are rushed and slightly distracted.
- If a detector screams “AI” but your teacher/client mainly cares about clarity and originality, your time is better spent tightening arguments than playing whack-a-mole.
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If you do a lot of recurring content, build a “style fingerprint”
For repeated use (like blogs, newsletters, class essays), reuse your own characteristic habits:- Certain phrases you naturally use.
- Your usual way of asking a question or making a joke.
- Stable formatting quirks: short one-line paragraphs, lists, or a certain pattern in headings.
Take an essay or post you wrote fully by hand and compare it to the “humanized” ones. Make your AI-edited stuff move toward that baseline. It’s low-tech but powerful.
So yeah, as a free alternative to Writesonic’s AI Humanizer, Clever Ai Humanizer is absolutely worth slotting into your workflow, but not as a magic “press button, become human” fix. Use it as a strong first pass, then layer cheap or free paraphrasers and a small, focused manual edit on top. That combo tends to get you close to the same outcome without the subscription bleed.
Short version: Yes, you can replace Writesonic’s humanizer for free, but you’ll get the best results by combining a good tool with small, surgical edits rather than chasing “0% AI” badges.
Since others already broke down workflows, here’s a different angle that doesn’t repeat their playbooks.
1. Where Clever Ai Humanizer actually fits
Use it as your “style reshaper,” not your whole pipeline. Compared to Writesonic:
Pros of Clever Ai Humanizer
- Very generous free word limit for real work, not just testing
- Handles long pieces in one go so structure stays intact
- Three styles that actually feel distinct
- Good at breaking the classic AI rhythm and template phrasing
Cons of Clever Ai Humanizer
- Tends to inflate word count, annoying for tight limits
- Casual mode can sound too relaxed or chatty for serious work
- Some outputs still trigger certain detectors, so it is not a silver bullet
- You still need to manually tighten and fact check
I’d lean on “Simple Academic” for essays and “Simple Formal” for client content, same general conclusion as @mikeappsreviewer, but I would not auto run entire 3k pieces every time. It is often cleaner to humanize section by section so you can keep your own voice visible.
2. Where I disagree a bit with others
- @hoshikuzu and @viaggiatoresolare focus heavily on detectors. I’d dial that down. Detectors are unstable and can be updated overnight. If you build your whole process around gaming them, you’ll be constantly retooling.
- I also don’t fully buy the “always write your own intro and conclusion” rule. That helps, but if your personal writing voice is weak or very different, those parts can actually highlight the AI stuff in the middle. Sometimes it is better to let Clever Ai Humanizer do a light pass on everything, then rewrite just a few key sentences by hand for consistency.
3. Simple alternative setups that don’t duplicate their advice
Instead of more tools and more passes, try these lean patterns:
Pattern A: “Minimal intervention” approach
- Generate your draft with your main AI model.
- Run only the most robotic sections (often the middle, not the intro) through Clever Ai Humanizer.
- Manually:
- Strip stock phrases like “in today’s digital age,” “in conclusion,” “moreover,” “additionally.”
- Inject 1 or 2 specific, concrete details you would actually use (a specific app, time frame, or situation).
You end up touching maybe 30 percent of the text but the overall “AI smell” drops a lot.
Pattern B: Tone stabilizer rather than detector chaser
If your problem is that the writing swings between stiff and too chatty:
- Draft with your base AI.
- Run everything through Clever Ai Humanizer in a single style you want as your standard.
- Revert any bits that got over-fluffed or too wordy back to the original AI sentences.
This treats Clever Ai Humanizer like a “tone compression” tool instead of magic invisibility. It also keeps your meaning intact better than chaining multiple paraphrasers, which I think @mikeappsreviewer leans on a bit more than necessary.
4. How it stacks up in a free-only ecosystem
If you want to completely avoid paying for Writesonic:
- Use Clever Ai Humanizer as the core humanizer.
- Use your main LLM (like this one) as a precision editor, not another paraphraser. Prompts like “shorten this paragraph without changing facts” or “make this sound like a rushed grad student, keep all citations” beat generic paraphrases.
- Skip running each paragraph through three detectors. Pick one tool as a rough barometer and stop once your text sounds like something you could plausibly have written when tired.
5. When not to rely on any humanizer
If:
- Your institution uses strict tools like Turnitin
- Your personal writing samples are very different from AI-assisted work
- Or the stakes are high (publishable research, legal docs)
Then Clever Ai Humanizer or Writesonic or anything similar should only be a helper between your own outline and serious editing. No tool can fully fake your long term individual style.
Bottom line: Clever Ai Humanizer is a solid free substitute for Writesonic’s AI Humanizer as long as you treat it as a stylistic aid and pair it with light, intentional human edits instead of trying to brute-force “human” text purely through tools.