Free IELTS Essay Grader
Grade my IELTS essay — free, instant, and accurate
Get a band score across all 4 official IELTS criteria in under 60 seconds. Every error highlighted and corrected. Your #1 priority fix, clearly stated.
No account needed to try · 2 free gradings per month · No credit card
How it works
Three steps to your band score
Paste your essay
Copy and paste your Task 1 or Task 2 essay. No account needed — your first grading is free.
AI grades it in 30–60 seconds
Our AI reads your essay against the official IELTS band descriptors, exactly as a human examiner would.
Get your band score + fix list
See your score for each criterion, every error highlighted with a correction, and your single highest-priority fix.
Scoring criteria
Graded on all 4 official IELTS criteria
Human examiners score every IELTS Writing essay on four criteria, each worth 25% of your total band score. IELTS Memo grades you on the same framework — not just grammar.
Does your essay fully answer the question? Is your position clear and supported with relevant ideas?
Is your essay logically organised? Do your paragraphs flow naturally with appropriate linking words?
How wide is your vocabulary range? Do you avoid repetition and choose precise, appropriate words?
Do you use a variety of sentence structures? How accurate is your grammar and punctuation?
Scores are given in 0.5-band increments — the same intervals used in the real exam. The overall band is the mean of all four criteria, rounded to the nearest 0.5.
What you get
Everything in a free grading
Band score for each criterion
TA, CC, LR, and GRA scored separately on a 0–9 scale, plus your overall band.
Every error corrected
Grammar, vocabulary, coherence, and task errors highlighted directly in your essay text, each with a correction and explanation.
#1 priority fix
The single most impactful change you can make to raise your band score, stated clearly at the top of your report.
Criterion-by-criterion narrative
A paragraph of qualitative feedback for each criterion explaining what you did well and what to improve.
Overall strength and key blocker
What's working in your writing, and the main thing holding your score back.
Results in under 60 seconds
No waiting — feedback is generated in real time as soon as you submit.
Supported tasks
Works for every IELTS Writing task
Charts, graphs, tables, diagrams, maps, and process diagrams. Upload an image of your visual and the AI reads it alongside your report.
Formal and informal letters to councils, employers, landlords, friends, or family. Scored on tone, register, and task fulfilment.
Agree/disagree and 'to what extent' essays. Graded on how clearly you state and support a single position throughout.
All other Task 2 formats supported. The AI detects your question type and applies the correct criteria automatically.
FAQ
Common questions
How accurate is the AI essay grader?
IELTS Memo uses a frontier AI model (Claude) trained to apply the official IELTS Writing Band Descriptors. In our internal consistency tests, the AI produces the same band score on repeated gradings of the same essay. For bands 5–7, accuracy is within ±0.5 of what a human examiner would give. Scores at Band 8–9 are estimates — the subtle nuances at the top of the scale are harder for any AI to judge with certainty.
Is it really free to grade my IELTS essay?
Yes. You can grade 2 full essays per month completely free — no credit card required. Each free grading includes a band score across all 4 criteria, a full error list with corrections, AI assessment, and your #1 priority fix. Pro users get 10 gradings per day plus deep feedback with paragraph rewrites and a Band 7+ model answer.
Does it work for both Task 1 and Task 2?
Yes. IELTS Memo grades Task 2 (opinion, discussion, problem-solution, and two-part questions) and Task 1 Academic (charts, graphs, diagrams) and Task 1 General Training (formal and informal letters). Select your task type before submitting so the AI applies the correct marking criteria.
What feedback do I get?
You receive: (1) an overall band score and individual scores for all 4 criteria, (2) every error in your essay highlighted and corrected with an explanation, (3) a criterion-by-criterion narrative, (4) an overall assessment covering your main strength and key blocker, and (5) a single #1 priority action — the one change that will raise your score the most.
How is this different from Grammarly or ChatGPT?
Grammarly checks grammar only and has no concept of IELTS band scores. ChatGPT can give general feedback but doesn't apply the official IELTS band descriptors consistently. IELTS Memo is built specifically for IELTS — it scores on the same 4 criteria examiners use, tracks your recurring mistakes across essays, and generates exercises from your personal error patterns so you improve over time.
Does IELTS Memo remember my mistakes over time?
Yes — this is one of the key differences from a one-shot grader. When you create a free account, IELTS Memo tracks your error patterns across every essay you submit. If you keep making the same grammar mistake, it surfaces as a 'score blocker' and generates targeted practice exercises to fix it. The AI coach also has context of your history when you ask it questions.
Is this an official IELTS score?
No. Scores are AI estimates for practice purposes only. Only IDP, British Council, and Cambridge Assessment English can issue official IELTS certificates. Use IELTS Memo to identify weaknesses and practise — then sit the official exam when you feel ready.
Ready to grade your essay?
Free to try — no account needed. See exactly what an examiner would say about your writing in under 60 seconds.
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