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Acme AI: an alternative, compared.

Acme AI is an AI checker for UPSC Mains answers. Free tier, on its own page: 20 free credits (one credit is one page), no card. Paid: ₹599 a month for 400 credits, ₹1,199 a quarter for 1,000 credits, or ₹4,499 for 4,000 credits plus tests until August 2027. It marks against upsc marking patterns; writeupsc compares your handwritten answer with real topper answers to the closest questions and links each one to its booklet page.

By Gaurav Singh and Aditya Tiwari·Published ·Bank updated ·Updated

Acme AI at a glance

Free tier20 free credits (one credit is one page), no card.
Paid plans₹599 a month for 400 credits, ₹1,199 a quarter for 1,000 credits, or ₹4,499 for 4,000 credits plus tests until August 2027; a UPSC 2028 plan is ₹8,999 for 8,000 credits until August 2028. Mentorship plans sold separately.
Marks againstUPSC marking patterns
CheckedOn its own pages, 18 October 2026

What Acme AI says it does

  • Reads the page image directly, diagrams included
  • Results in under 3 minutes (another of its pages says 5)
  • Hindi medium and 18 optionals
  • Topper copies to browse (it says 12,000+), not used to mark your answer

Evaluates against UPSC marking patterns; a separate model-answer generator; claims 99% accuracy.

What it claims

Quoted from its own pages; writeupsc has not tested these.

  • “99% human-examiner alignment”

What it does not state

  • Compares with real topper answers
  • Draws a diagram for the answer
  • No score without a reference

Mentioned only in general terms: model answer in topper style, marks by dimension.

Side by side

What you getwriteupscAcme AI
Reads your handwritten pages✓✓
Compares with real topper answers✓✗
Model answer in topper style✓~
Draws a diagram for the answer✓–
Marks by dimension✓~
No score without a reference✓–

✓ stated on the tool’s own page · ✗ the page says the opposite · ~ mentioned only in general terms · – not stated. Features checked on 21 September 2026, re-read on 18 October 2026.

Acme AIwriteupsc
Free20 free credits (one credit is one page), no card.1 evaluation per Google account, no card.
Paid₹599 a month for 400 credits, ₹1,199 a quarter for 1,000 credits, or ₹4,499 for 4,000 credits plus tests until August 2027; a UPSC 2028 plan is ₹8,999 for 8,000 credits until August 2028. Mentorship plans sold separately.₹39 for 5 evaluations (₹49 after 30 Oct 2026, once per account); a 30-day pass of 30 evaluations for ₹99 (₹249 after). One-time payments, no auto-renewal; refund if unused within 7 days.

What changes if you use writeupsc

  • The reference is real. Your answer is compared with the closest questions in a bank of 5,901 topper answers, and every reference opens the published booklet page.
  • The feedback is a change, not a rewrite. Where to write it, what to write, and how many toppers did it.
  • Seven criteria, each placed against what the toppers did.
  • No score without evidence. If no close topper answer exists, it says so.

When Acme AI may suit you better

If you want more free evaluations, coverage beyond UPSC Mains, or a tool bundled with other preparation, compare its free tier and plans above with writeupsc’s. writeupsc is built for one thing: putting your handwritten answer beside real topper answers.

See a real writeupsc evaluation, or run one of your own answers: 1 free, Google sign-in, no card.

Questions

Is Acme AI free?

Partly. Its free tier, as stated on its own page on 18 October 2026: 20 free credits (one credit is one page), no card.

How much does Acme AI cost?

₹599 a month for 400 credits, ₹1,199 a quarter for 1,000 credits, or ₹4,499 for 4,000 credits plus tests until August 2027; a UPSC 2028 plan is ₹8,999 for 8,000 credits until August 2028. Mentorship plans sold separately.

Is writeupsc a free Acme AI alternative?

Free to start: 1 evaluation with a Google sign-in and no card. After that, ₹39 for 5 evaluations or a 30-day pass, with no auto-renewal.

Where do these facts about the other tool come from?

From its own public pages (home, pricing, app store listing), read on 18 October 2026. If it has changed, write to us and the page is corrected.

See how your own answer compares.

Photograph the sheet the way you wrote it. 1 free evaluation with a Google account, no card.

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