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LexCheck vs Spellbook

Pricing, free plans, ratings, features, pros and cons, side by side. Where one comes out ahead, we mark it.

LexCheck

AI contract review that marks up agreements against your playbook inside Microsoft Word

3.8Not listed

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Spellbook

Drafts and redlines contracts directly inside Microsoft Word

4.2Not listed

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Who comes out ahead

Based only on the facts in our directory. The right pick still depends on the job you need done.

  • Lower starting price

    Not comparable

    Not comparable: LexCheck does not list a price

  • Free plan

    Tie

    Neither has one

  • Higher rating

    Spellbook

    3.8 against 4.2

  • Same job?

    Yes

    Both are Legal AI tools

Side by side

Compared onLexCheckSpellbook
Our rating3.84.2Better
Starts atNot listedNot listed
Free planNoNo
CategoryLegal AILegal AI
PlansSee pricingSee pricing
Key features
  • LLM-powered contract review
  • LexCheck Copilot running inside Microsoft Word
  • Automated markup against negotiation standards
  • Removes the manual redline pass
  • Case studies and legal-tech insights library
  • Drafts contract language and flags risky clauses directly inside Microsoft Word
  • Purpose-built for transactional contract drafting and negotiation
  • No separate platform to learn, works inside an existing document editor
  • $63M total funding including a $50M Series B in October 2025
  • Originally founded in 2017, rebranded around the Spellbook product in 2022
Pros
  • Runs where contracts are actually negotiated rather than in a separate portal
  • In-place markup avoids the upload-and-switch friction that kills legal tech adoption
  • Frees attention for genuinely negotiated terms rather than routine deviations
  • Works directly inside Microsoft Word, no new platform to adopt
  • Focused specifically on contract drafting, a clear and narrow job to be done
  • Recent substantial funding from a top-tier investor
Cons
  • No public pricing - demo-led sales
  • A lawyer still owns the final review; this does not carry professional responsibility
  • Word-centred, so less useful for teams working in other document systems
  • Narrower scope than full-platform competitors, doesn't cover research or due diligence
  • Word-native workflow requires a firm already standardized on Microsoft's document tools
  • Smaller funding scale than Harvey or Legora limits comparable investment pace
CompanyLexCheckSpellbook, founded 2017

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FAQ

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Is LexCheck better than Spellbook?

In our reviews LexCheck scores 3.8 and Spellbook scores 4.2. The better pick depends on the job. LexCheck: AI contract review that marks up agreements against your playbook inside Microsoft Word. Spellbook: Drafts and redlines contracts directly inside Microsoft Word.

Which is cheaper, LexCheck or Spellbook?

LexCheck: see pricing. Spellbook: see pricing.

Do LexCheck and Spellbook have free plans?

Neither lists a free plan.

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