Overleaf AI Assist vs fastwrite vs Sourcely vs Smodin

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

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Overleaf AI Assist
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fastwrite
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Sourcely
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Smodin
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Your tool Overleaf AI Assist
overleaf.com
Overleaf AI Assist is the set of AI features built into Overleaf, the online LaTeX editor.
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Competitor fastwrite
fastwrite.io
Academic writing means juggling sources while trying to sound original
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Competitor Sourcely
sourcely.net
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Competitor Smodin
smodin.io
Smodin is an AI writing toolkit that puts an AI content detector, an AI humanizer, a plagiarism checker, an AI writer, a rewriter and an AI chat assistant in one account.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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2.2Kvisits/mo
121.3Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
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▲ 200.8%
▼ 17.6%
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6-month growth
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-38.3%
-27.7%
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Global rank web
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#5,936,435
#330,988
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Avg. last 3 months
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1.4K
143.2K
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Bounce rate lower is better
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19%
39%
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Pages / visit
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3.0
2.2
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Visit duration
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2m 40s
33s
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Traffic sources
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● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
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Overleaf AI AssistfastwriteSourcelySmodin
050.7K101.4K152K202.7Kfastwrite · 3.8Kfastwrite · 12.3Kfastwrite · 4.4Kfastwrite · 3.6Kfastwrite · 5.4Kfastwrite · 1.5Kfastwrite · 1.2Kfastwrite · 732fastwrite · 2.2KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3K1001K10K100K1Mfastwrite · 3.8Kfastwrite · 12.3Kfastwrite · 4.4Kfastwrite · 3.6Kfastwrite · 5.4Kfastwrite · 1.5Kfastwrite · 1.2Kfastwrite · 732fastwrite · 2.2KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
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Starting price
€7.25per month · free tier available
€22per month · free tier available
$19per month · free tier available
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Plans
Free FreeStudent €7.25/moStandard €15/moPro €30.75/mo+1 more
Free FreePremium €22/moUltimate €35/mo
Free FreeUltra $19/moMax $39/mo
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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeImagesText
DocumentsText
Text
DocumentsText
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CodeText
Text
Text
DataText
Skill level
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Research & AnalyticsWriting & ContentAI Grammar CheckerAI Research Papers+3 more
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsWriting & ContentAI Essay Writer+3 more
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
AI Detection & SafetyWriting & ContentAI DetectorAI Grammar Checker+4 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Academic writing
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Citations
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Paraphrasing
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Academic citation
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Research
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Research papers
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Grammar checking
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Writing
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Scientific writing
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AI authorship detection
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Academic research
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Detection
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LaTeX code
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Plagiarism detection
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Text humanization
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Citation formatting
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Essay feedback
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Humanizing AI text
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LaTeX formatting
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LaTeX guidance
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Research papers analysis
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Research papers summaries
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Undetectable content writing
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Academic q a
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Chatbots
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Interview simulation
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LaTeX conversions
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Literature reviews
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PDFs
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Research papers drafting
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