How much time does EssayGrader’s AI essay grader save?

Teachers often tell us the same thing after using EssayGrader: it gives them their time back.

See exhibit A, B and C from our Google reviews:

“The scores were almost exactly what I had given, and the written feedback is concrete and specific. I'm stunned. Get your life back!" — Dr. Foster

“They keep the teacher in mind, and the product saves me a ton of time on a daily basis. The Canvas integration is a wonderful way for me to get feedback to my students quickly and effectively.” — Greg Coull, Conejo Valley Unified School District, California

“Overall, this has been a terrific timesaver. I still read my students’ work and know where and how they are progressing, but the feedback they receive is more than what is humanly possible.” — Cheryl Wegener, Brighton Area Schools, Michigan

But just how much time does our AI essay grader software save teachers?

Let’s look at the data together.

Why Time Savings Matter in Essay Grading

For most teachers, the challenge isn’t grading one essay…it’s grading hundreds of essays every term, across multiple classes. Each one deserves fair scoring, detailed comments and actionable guidance. 

But the reality is that grading can consume entire evenings and weekends and make you hesitate before handing out another assignment.

So, the real power of a time-saving AI grading assistant like EssayGrader goes beyond cutting grading time from hours to minutes and giving you your weekend back.

Those time savings on repetitive tasks allow you to:

• Give even more detailed feedback than you’d otherwise have time to give. As teacher Cheryl Wegener noted about EssayGrader, she still reads her students’ work, but the feedback they receive is “more than what is humanly possible.”.
• Spend more time preparing customized advice and lessons to support students. The AI does the repetitive tasks (writing comments, fixing grammar, and following rubrics) while you layer on tips, analysis and particularly important areas of improvement.

Using our AI essay grader means teachers no longer have to choose between depth and speed. It’s like having a full-time assistant who drafts every detailed comment for you, perfectly aligned with your rubrics, while you focus on the final human touch.

So, How Much Time Does EssayGrader Really Save? 

EssayGrader reduces grading time by over 80%. It grades an entire class’s essays in less than two minutes, to an accuracy of less than 4% variance compared to human grading. That’s the best speed and accuracy score of any AI essay grader on the market today.

But we know that teachers don’t just press a button and be done with it all. Many of our users still read their student’s work, review the feedback given to make sure it’s fair and accurate and provide further insights on top. 

In this context, EssayGrader provides a massive head start. A foundation of detailed, rubric-aligned feedback that teachers can then approve, adjust, and personalize.

AI Grading vs Manual Grading: How much time is saved grading?

When we talk to our community, we get varying levels of feedback about how long they usually take to grade an essay manually.

On average, they said it took about 20 to 30 minutes per paper (the fastest time? One teacher said that years of practice meant they got their essay grading down to 5 minutes per paper. 🤯).

That means for one class of 28 students, you can expect manual grading to take ~11 hours of time.

With EssayGrader, they have got that time down to 3-5 minutes per paper…under 2 hours of time, and 81.8% time saving.

How does EssayGrader’s AI reduce a teacher’s workload?

EssayGrader saves the most time compared to other AI essay graders on the market because it’s highly accurate, reducing the amount of review and revision time teachers need to do.

Once your rubric is setup, you can use EssayGrader for years to come to give uniform, consistent grades even when you’re feeling a little burnt out (on those days, teachers can simply automate the entire process).

Here are the core areas EssayGrader saves time:

1. Automated rubric scoring

EssayGrader aligns instantly with state or district rubrics. No more manual tallying or second-guessing.

2. Detailed draft feedback

Instead of writing comments from scratch, teachers get pre-written, concrete feedback they can approve or edit.

3. Uniformity and fairness

Every student receives consistent, rubric-aligned notes, which cuts down on re-checking for bias or inconsistency.

4. Batch grading - handles 100s of essays at once

Essays are processed in minutes, not one at a time over hours. EssayGrader can even handle hand written essays with ease.

5. Integration with platforms

Features like Canvas and Google Classroom integration make it easy to push feedback directly to students, eliminating copy-paste time.

The bottom line?

There’s no harm in using AI technology to reduce your workload, it frees teachers up to be their best human selves…not burnt out grading machines.

You can try EssayGrader for free for 25 essays per month. Or unlock the full platform for under $7 per month, use the code GET30 to get 30% of EssayGrader today.