Essay & IELTS Rubric Scorer
Paste your essay; get a 4-criterion IELTS-style band score with rubric feedback. Powered by Google Gemini, free, no signup.
Paste your essay
Recommended: 50-5000 words.
How to use this scorer
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Paste your essay
Paste the full essay (50–5,000 words) into the textarea. The live word counter on the right turns green when your essay falls inside the supported range.
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Pick the test type
Choose IELTS Task 1, IELTS Task 2, TOEFL Independent, TOEFL Integrated, or generic. The scoring rubric adjusts per test type.
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Set your target band (optional)
Drag the slider to your target band (4.0–9.0). The result card colours green if you hit it, amber if you are close, rose if you are far below.
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Read the rubric feedback
You get an overall band score, a 2x2 grid of criterion scores with feedback, top strengths, top improvements ordered by impact, and a one-sentence revision example.
Frequently asked questions
How accurate is this AI band score compared to a real IELTS examiner?
It is an estimate, not an official score. We frame Gemini as a certified examiner and give it the official IELTS band descriptors, so on well-formed essays it usually lands within ±0.5 of a human examiner. Use it for practice and progress-tracking — book a certified examiner for the score that goes on your application.
Which tests does the scorer support?
Five modes: IELTS Writing Task 1 (report or letter), IELTS Writing Task 2 (essay), TOEFL Independent Writing, TOEFL Integrated Writing, and a generic mode for college-application or general essays. Each mode adjusts how the four rubric criteria are weighted — Task 1 emphasises data reporting, Task 2 emphasises position and argument.
What are the four IELTS Writing criteria?
Task Achievement / Task Response (did you fully address the prompt?), Coherence & Cohesion (logical structure and paragraphing), Lexical Resource (vocabulary range and accuracy), and Grammatical Range & Accuracy. Each is scored 4.0–9.0 in 0.5 increments. The overall band is the average of the four, rounded to the nearest 0.5.
What is the CEFR reading level the tool reports?
CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference) maps English proficiency to six levels: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2. The tool estimates your essay's level — B2 maps roughly to IELTS 5.5–6.5, C1 to 7.0–8.0, and C2 to 8.5+. It is a useful proxy if you are using the tool to track multi-language fluency rather than IELTS specifically.
Is my essay stored or used to train any model?
No. The essay is sent to Google Gemini for scoring (server-to-server, never directly from your browser) and the response is returned to your screen. We do not log essay text. Per Google's API terms, paid Gemini API requests are not used to train Google models.
How can I track my progress over multiple essays?
This single-shot scorer is anonymous and does not save history. For week-on-week progress tracking with practice prompts, look at TalkDrill, our in-house English fluency app for adults preparing for IELTS, TOEFL, and HR/tech interviews.
Adults preparing for IELTS, TOEFL, or interviews?
Want to track progress across multiple essays and add speaking practice? TalkDrill is our in-house English-fluency app — used by 50,000+ Indian adults preparing for IELTS, TOEFL, and HR/tech interviews — with daily practice and AI feedback.
Building an AI rubric or feedback engine for your school?
We built TalkDrill in-house — the same Gemini and multi-criterion scoring engine that powers this tool can be rebranded for your test-prep app, coaching institute, or internal HR-screening pipeline.
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