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Using the AI writing evaluator

What the evaluator scores, how to submit Task 1 and Task 2 work correctly, and the limits of an automated estimate.

AI ecosystem
2 min readUpdated 1 August 2026

The AI writing evaluator scores Task 1 and Task 2 submissions against the public IELTS band descriptors and returns a criterion-level breakdown within minutes.

What it evaluates

  • Task response — whether you answered the question fully and supported your position.
  • Coherence and cohesion — paragraphing, progression, and linking.
  • Lexical resource — range, precision, and collocation.
  • Grammatical range and accuracy — sentence variety and error density.

How to submit

  1. Write under timed conditions: 20 minutes for Task 1, 40 minutes for Task 2.
  2. Submit plain text, exactly as written — do not clean it up first.
  3. Include the exact prompt you answered.

Submitting edited or spell-checked work produces an inflated estimate that will not survive test day.

Reading your report

The report gives an estimated band per criterion plus annotated extracts. Treat the annotations as the useful part: they show where an examiner would lose confidence in your control of the language.

Where humans come in

AI evaluation is fast and consistent; human marking catches argument quality, cultural register, and task-specific nuance. Both are used in every track. The trade-off is discussed in AI feedback versus human marking.

Limits to be aware of

  • It cannot score handwriting — type your submissions.
  • Estimates are less reliable below band 5.0 and above band 8.0.
  • One submission is a data point; a trend across five is a band estimate.
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