The AI paper grader teachers actually trust
Paste any student paper — argumentative essay, research paper, response, or reflection — and get rubric-based scoring and specific feedback in seconds. K-12 through college.
Free · No sign-up · PDF export · Any subject or grade
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Tip: Include the rubric or assignment for tighter, more relevant feedback.
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Grounded feedback, not generic praise
Feedback that cites the essay, not boilerplate
The grader references specific sentences and phrases from the paper when flagging strengths and issues. No generic "needs more evidence" with nothing to back it up — every claim is tied to the actual text.
Per-criterion scores with written feedback
Strengths and improvement lists grounded in the text
Revision-oriented, actionable suggestions
Honest grading, not grade inflation
Argumentative essay · Grade 10 · 84/100
Strength
The opening paragraph's hook — "Every third student sits down to lunch alone" — creates immediate stakes and anchors the argument in concrete experience.
Suggestion
The third body paragraph references "studies show" without citing any. Adding one specific source (author + year) would strengthen the credibility significantly.
Your rubric or ours
Any rubric, any assignment type
Paste your rubric and the grader scores against it. Leave it blank and the tool picks 3-5 criteria appropriate to the paper type (thesis, evidence, organization, mechanics for argumentative; analysis, support, voice, craft for narrative).
Paste your rubric or use a default
Argumentative, narrative, research, reflection
Grade-calibrated to K-12 or college
Point totals, percentage, or letter grades
Thesis & claim
Clarity, specificity
Evidence
Quality, relevance
Organization
Structure, transitions
Mechanics
Grammar, syntax
Voice
For narrative, college essay
Analysis
Depth of reasoning
Designed for real classrooms
Every detail, handled
The small details that make an AI grade report actually usable as classroom feedback.
- Graded in 20 seconds
- A full grade report in less time than it takes to read the first paragraph manually.
- Rubric-aware
- Paste your rubric — per-criterion scores match it exactly.
- Teacher review built in
- Every report is flagged as a first pass. Review before returning to students.
- Copy, share, save
- One-click copy. Paste into your LMS or a revision doc.
About this tool
The AI paper grader teachers actually trust
The free AI paper grader teachers use for Sunday-night stacks and revision-day drafts. Paste any student paper — essay, research paper, response, reflection — and get rubric-based scoring with grounded, revision-oriented feedback. No sign-up, no credit card, no daily limit.
Feedback that actually helps students revise
Most AI essay graders return generic praise or generic criticism without pointing to anything in the actual paper. This tool cites specific sentences and phrases when flagging strengths and issues — so a student reading the feedback can see exactly what to revise and where.
Strengths and suggestions grounded in the essay text
Per-criterion scores that add up to the overall grade
Revision-oriented suggestions, not judgment
Fair, honest grading — not inflated to avoid complaint
Built for real classroom use
Paste the rubric you'd use with a real grader and the tool scores against it. Leave it blank for default criteria. Works for K-12 English, history, science essay responses, and college-level research papers. Output format matches whatever scale the rubric specifies — percentage, points, or letter grade.
Pair with the full GradeWithAI product for scale
The free grader is for one-at-a-time grading and quick teacher sanity checks. When you're grading 120 papers at once, GradeWithAI's paid product syncs with Google Classroom and Canvas, scales to entire classrooms, and pushes grades back — same underlying AI, built for scale.
Honest about what AI grading is and isn't
Every report is a first-pass draft. Teachers should review before returning feedback to students, especially on high-stakes work. The goal isn't to replace teacher judgment — it's to save the hour spent on the first read-through and point you directly at the sections that need your attention.
How it works
Paper in, grade report out — in 20 seconds
- 1
Paste the paper
Any length up to 40,000 characters. The grader reads the whole thing.
- 2
Add rubric or instructions
Optional. Paste the rubric for tighter scoring, or leave blank for default criteria.
- 3
Review the grade report
Overall score, per-criterion feedback, strengths, and revision suggestions. Copy to your LMS or gradebook.
Loved by Educators
Hear from teachers who are saving time and providing better feedback.
“For Chadwick users, GradeWithAI has improved feedback efficiency and effectiveness, as it is grounded in existing platforms and is highly adaptable.”
“More impressive though is that it corrects student answers not simply using a pre-written answer, but by following the thought process they've pursued.”
“I've really enjoyed using the GradeWithAI program. It saves me a ton of time, especially when I have class sizes of 35 or 36 students times five.”
“GradeWithAI doesn't just grade. It gives the student reasoning as to why every point is awarded or not awarded. That is a very valuable thing for the students.”
“GradeWithAI [provides] students with timely individualized feedback on their homework assignments and formative assessments. This is a job that is virtually impossible for a teacher to do on a regular basis.”
“Students have also appreciated the consistency and immediacy of the feedback I can provide through GradeWithAI. This has enabled them to make necessary corrections and achieve their desired scores on any assignment.”
Grading one paper vs. a stack of 120
Now grade it just as fast
The free grader is for one-at-a-time use. When you're grading a stack, GradeWithAI's paid product scales to full classrooms — upload or sync, grade against the same rubric, push grades back to your LMS.
Sync papers from Google Classroom or Canvas
Grade 120 papers against the same rubric
Works with typed and handwritten responses
Push grades back to your LMS in one click
Graded 120 essays
Period 4 · 92% class average · 14 seconds
Ava G.
9/10
Marcus R.
10/10
Priya S.
8/10
Got questions?
Paper grader FAQ
Answers to common questions from teachers. Still stuck? Email john@gradewithai.com — replies land the same day.
The AI produces a first-pass grade that's consistent across papers against the same rubric. For high-stakes grading, teachers should review before returning feedback to students.
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