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10 Best AI SEO Tools of 2026
By the Rankozo research desk · Updated November 9, 2026 · Next review December 24, 2026
NEURONwriter is the best AI SEO tool for content teams on a budget in 2026, with a SERP-based editor from $23 a month and unlimited seats on Gold at $69. Frase suits in-house teams that plan by output, with 10 articles a month from $39 billed yearly and 40 on Professional at $103. SEOwriting.ai is the cheapest paid option at $14 a month billed yearly for up to 50 articles, and MarketMuse has a free plan with 10 queries a month.
- Tools ranked
- 10
- With free plan
- 2
- Cheapest paid plan
- SEOwriting.ai, $14
- per month, billed $168 yearly
By the numbers
- $114.2 billionUS search ad revenue, including AI search, reached $114.2 billion in 2025.IAB and PwC
- $63,350 millionGoogle Search and other properties earned Alphabet $63.35 billion in Q3 2026, up from $56.57 billion in Q3 2025, according to its quarterly filing.Alphabet
- 4%Google's average cost per click on Search and other properties rose 4% year over year in Q3 2026.Alphabet
- $2,917SEO services cost $2,917 per month on average in an Ahrefs poll of 439 SEO providers, published in a page last updated in August 2024.Ahrefs
- $20ChatGPT Plus costs $20 per month, billed monthly.OpenAI
Comparison table
| Tool | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEURONwriter | 01 | 8.8 | 9.4 | $23per month | No |
| Frase | 02 | 8.7 | 8.6 | $39per month, billed $468 yearly | No |
| SEOwriting.ai | 03 | 8.5 | 9.5 | $14per month, billed $168 yearly | Yes |
| Semrush Content Toolkit | 04 | 8.4 | 8.4 | $60per month | No |
| Surfer | 05 | 8.4 | 7.6 | Check price | No |
| Clearscope | 06 | 8.0 | 6.8 | $129per month | No |
| SE Ranking | 07 | 8.0 | 7.4 | Check price | No |
| Scalenut | 08 | 7.9 | 7.6 | $59per month | No |
| Writesonic | 09 | 7.9 | 7.2 | $79per month, billed annually | No |
| MarketMuse | 10 | 7.5 | 6.6 | Free plan | Yes |
Click a column to sort. Prices are the cheapest paid plan quoted from each vendor's US pricing page; "Check price" means the US price check is pending.
How this ranking works
One method for every tool. We compared documented features and published prices; we did not run hands-on tests. Value carries the most weight.
Full methodThis list is for content teams comparing AI content optimization and writing tools on two numbers: how many articles or documents a plan allows each month and what it costs. It covers SERP-based editors, bulk article generators, an SEO suite with content tools and AI visibility platforms. Tools are ranked by value first, then features, then ease of use. Prices are the cheapest paid plan in USD as shown on each vendor's pricing page; where the page showed euros to our checker or listed no price, the price is marked pending.
The verdict
NEURONwriter is the best value pick: $23 a month buys a SERP content editor with AI drafting, and Gold adds unlimited team members for $69. Frase is the strongest choice for teams that budget by output, since each plan states its article count, from 10 on Starter to 40 on Professional and 100 on Scale. SEOwriting.ai produces the most articles per dollar, up to 50 for $14 a month billed yearly, but it is a generator rather than an optimizer. The Semrush Content Toolkit gives unlimited standard drafts for a flat $60 a month. Surfer has the deepest editor with 360 documents on Standard, though its USD price is pending our check. Clearscope is the easiest for large teams, with unlimited users from $129 a month but only 20 drafts.
- 01Top value
NEURONwriter
8.8/10A content editor and AI writer that scores drafts against Google results and tracks how AI assistants answer your chosen questions.
Price
$23per month
Bronze $23 per month (25 documents); Silver $45, Gold $69, Platinum $93, Diamond $117 per month; yearly billing gives 2 months free
“Bronze plan For business owner improving SEO & AI rankings $ 23 /mo” Quoted from the pricing page, November 9, 2026.
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 7 days
- Value (40%)
- 9.4
- Features (35%)
- 8.3
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.4
Best forSmall content teams and freelance writers who want SERP-based content scores at the lowest monthly price.
NEURONwriter, part of the Contadu content platform from Poland, is the cheapest verified way on this list to get a SERP-based content editor. Bronze costs $23 a month and covers 2 projects, 25 documents, 15,000 AI credits and 5 AI-monitored questions, with the content planner and standard AI templates. Yearly billing gives two months free, so Bronze drops to $230 a year. Teams should look at Gold, which at $69 a month raises the limit to 75 documents and 10 projects, adds unlimited team members, custom AI templates, 75 plagiarism checks and integrations with Google Search Console, WordPress and Shopify. Gold also unlocks the Neuron API, MCP access and the option to use your own OpenAI key. AI monitoring checks answers in Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT and Perplexity. The trade-off is that document limits are lower than tools built for bulk article output. We compared documented features and published prices.
- ✓Bronze costs $23 a month, the lowest verified entry price for a SERP content editor on this list
- ✓Gold adds unlimited team members for $69 a month
- ✓A 7-day trial runs on Gold plan terms
- ✕Bronze is capped at 2 projects and 25 documents
- ✕Integrations with GSC, WordPress and Shopify start on Gold
- ✕Plagiarism checks are not listed on Bronze or Silver
- Cheapest paid plan:
- Bronze, $23 per month
- Documents:
- 25 on Bronze, 75 on Gold, 150 on Diamond
- Team members:
- Unlimited from Gold
- Free trial:
- 7 days on Gold plan terms
- Refunds:
- First plan refundable within 30 days, per the FAQ
Bottom line: NEURONwriter is the best value AI SEO tool for content teams, with a SERP editor from $23 a month and unlimited seats on Gold at $69. Teams that need hundreds of documents a month should compare Surfer or SEOwriting.ai.
- 02
Frase
8.7/10An agent-based content platform that researches, drafts, scores and publishes articles, then watches published pages for ranking decay.
Price
$39per month, billed $468 yearly
Starter $39 per month billed yearly ($468 a year, $49 monthly); Professional $103 and Scale $239 per month billed yearly
“Starter For solos and freelancers running one site. $39 was $49 /mo, $468 billed yearly” Quoted from the pricing page, November 9, 2026.
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 7 days
- Value (40%)
- 8.6
- Features (35%)
- 8.8
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.6
Best forIn-house content teams that want a fixed number of finished articles each month with SEO and GEO scoring.
Frase now sells output in articles rather than reports, which suits content teams that plan by monthly volume. Starter costs $39 a month billed yearly, or $49 month to month, and includes 10 articles, 50 audit pages, 25 AI generations, 1 seat and 1 site. Professional, at $103 a month billed yearly, is the plan most teams will want: 40 articles, 3 seats, 5 sites, a content calendar, internal linking suggestions and Perplexity added to AI Visibility. Scale at $239 a month raises output to 100 articles with 5 seats and 10 domains. Every plan scores drafts for SEO and GEO, can publish to WordPress, Webflow, Sanity or Wix, and includes Content Guard, which watches pages for ranking decay and proposes a fix for approval. Starter simply stops at its limits; higher plans offer optional pay-as-you-go. History beyond current data starts on Professional. We compared documented features and published prices.
- ✓Clear article counts per plan make monthly output easy to budget
- ✓Starter holds at its limits, so there is no surprise overage bill
- ✓7-day free trial with no credit card
- ✕Starter allows 1 seat and 1 site
- ✕Extra seats cost $29 a month each on Starter and Professional
- ✕Historical reporting on Starter is current data only
- Cheapest paid plan:
- Starter, $39 per month billed yearly
- Articles per month:
- 10 Starter, 40 Professional, 100 Scale
- Seats included:
- 1, 3 and 5
- Free trial:
- 7 days, no credit card
- Hosted CMS:
- FraseCMS free up to 100,000 page views a month
Bottom line: Frase is the best pick for teams that budget by articles per month, with 40 articles and 3 seats on Professional at $103 a month billed yearly. Solo writers can start on Starter at $39.
- 03
SEOwriting.ai
8.5/10An AI article generator that writes SEO-ready posts in bulk with real-time SERP data and publishes to WordPress and Shopify.
Price
$14per month, billed $168 yearly
Free plan with 3 articles; Starter $14 per month billed yearly ($19 monthly) for up to 50 articles; Professional $59 billed yearly for up to 250
“Starter $19 /month, billed monthly $14 /month, billed yearly ($168/year, save 25%) Up to 50 Articles” Quoted from the pricing page, November 9, 2026.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Value (40%)
- 9.5
- Features (35%)
- 7.2
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.8
Best forBloggers and lean teams that need the most AI-written articles per dollar.
SEOwriting.ai is the volume option. Starter costs $14 a month billed yearly, or $19 month to month, for up to 50 articles, which works out to well under a dollar an article. Professional at $59 a month billed yearly allows up to 250 articles with 5 brand voices, and Professional Plus 2 reaches up to 1,000 articles. Each plan writes with the same engine and Content Score, pulls real-time SERP data, generates articles in bulk, adds internal links from a site's URL list and publishes to WordPress or a Shopify store. A free plan includes 3 articles without payment details, which is enough to judge output before paying. The limits are on depth: the pricing page lists no rank tracking, site audits or AI visibility monitoring, so teams that need to optimize existing pages or report on AI citations will want a second tool. Starter has 1 brand voice. We compared documented features and published prices.
- ✓$14 a month billed yearly for up to 50 articles is the lowest price per capped article on this list
- ✓Free plan with 3 articles and no payment details
- ✓Bulk generation and internal linking on every paid plan
- ✕An article generator, not a full optimization or audit suite
- ✕Starter allows 1 brand voice
- ✕No AI visibility tracking listed on the pricing page
- Free plan:
- Yes, 3 articles and 25,000 words
- Cheapest paid plan:
- Starter, $14 per month billed yearly
- Articles per month:
- Up to 50, 250, 500 or 1,000 by plan
- Brand voices:
- 1 on Starter, 25 on the top plan
- Publishing:
- WordPress and Shopify
Bottom line: SEOwriting.ai is the cheapest way to produce many SEO drafts, at $14 a month billed yearly for up to 50 articles. Pair it with an optimizer if editors need deeper page audits.
- 04
Semrush Content Toolkit
8.4/10Semrush's standalone content plan for topic research, briefs, AI articles and optimization, built on Semrush search data.
Price
$60per month
Content Toolkit $60 per month with unlimited standard articles and 5 SEO-boosted articles; 10 more boosted articles $30 per month
“Content Toolkit plan ($60/month) Free trial 7 days Standard articles Unlimited SEO-boosted articles 5 per month” Quoted from the pricing page, November 9, 2026.
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 7 days
- Value (40%)
- 8.4
- Features (35%)
- 8.2
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.8
Best forSmall marketing teams that want unlimited AI drafts backed by Semrush keyword data without buying a full SEO plan.
The Semrush Content Toolkit, formerly sold as ContentShake AI, is the content side of Semrush sold on its own for $60 a month. That price includes unlimited standard articles and 5 SEO-boosted articles, which add deeper SERP analysis; 10 more boosted articles cost $30 a month. The workflow covers Topic Finder for ideas from Semrush search data, an SEO Brief Generator with outlines and competitor insights, a Content Optimizer for SEO, tone and readability, AI chat inside the editor, rewriting, image generation and up to 50 saved brand voices. Drafts go to Google Docs or publish to up to 100 connected WordPress sites. For a content team the appeal is a flat price with no article cap on standard drafts. The catch is that rank tracking, site audits and AI visibility reports sit in Semrush's separate SEO plans, which start at $117.33 a month billed annually. We compared documented features and published prices.
- ✓Unlimited standard articles for one flat $60 a month
- ✓Uses Semrush's own keyword and competitor data
- ✓Extra SEO-boosted articles cost $30 for 10
- ✕Only 5 SEO-boosted articles a month are included
- ✕Rank tracking and audits need a separate Semrush SEO plan
- ✕No free plan, only a 7-day trial
- Price:
- $60 per month
- Standard articles:
- Unlimited
- SEO-boosted articles:
- 5 per month, 10 more for $30 per month
- Brand voices:
- Up to 50
- Free trial:
- 7 days
Bottom line: The Semrush Content Toolkit suits teams that want unlimited AI drafts on Semrush data for a flat $60 a month. Teams that publish more than 15 boosted articles a month will pay more in add-ons.
- 05
Surfer
8.4/10A content optimization platform with a SERP-based Content Score, an AI writing assistant and AI search visibility tracking.
- Free plan
- No
- Value (40%)
- 7.6
- Features (35%)
- 9.2
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.6
Best forContent teams that create or refresh hundreds of documents a year and want one editor shared by writers and SEOs.
Surfer remains the most complete content editor on this list. Its Content Score and optimization guidelines compare a draft with pages that rank, and Surfy, the built-in AI assistant, helps write and rewrite sections, with an AI detector and humanizer on every plan. Plans are sized by documents you can create or optimize: 120 on Discovery and 360 on Standard and Pro, with an unlimited allowance on Peace of Mind. Standard adds integrations, team collaboration, plagiarism checks and rank drop detection, plus 25 AI prompts tracked weekly in ChatGPT. Pro raises tracking to 50 prompts daily across all models and adds 1-click internal linking, content ideas, coverage gap analysis, custom voices, a cannibalization report and MCP access. A separate AI Search Analytics plan covers visibility tracking only. Prices showed in euros to our checker from Poland, so the USD figure is pending; check the vendor page. We compared documented features and published prices.
- ✓Plan tiers state document counts, from 120 to unlimited
- ✓Team collaboration and plagiarism checks from Standard
- ✓MCP access and an API on the top plan
- ✕Pricing showed euros to our checker, so USD prices are pending
- ✕Internal linking and coverage gap tools start on Pro
- ✕Daily prompt tracking needs Pro or above
- Plans:
- Discovery, Standard, Pro, Peace of Mind, Enterprise
- Documents:
- 120 on Discovery, 360 on Standard and Pro
- AI prompts tracked:
- 25 weekly on Standard, 50 daily on Pro
- Brand spaces:
- 5 on Pro
- Price:
- USD check pending
Bottom line: Surfer has the deepest optimization toolset here, with 360 documents on Standard and team collaboration built in. Its USD price is pending our check, so confirm it on the vendor page.
- 06
Clearscope
8.0/10A content optimization tool with search intent recommendations, query tracking in ChatGPT and Gemini, and unlimited users on every plan.
Price
$129per month
Essentials $129 per month; Business $399 per month; Enterprise custom
“Essentials Everything you need to get started optimizing content. $129 /month” Quoted from the pricing page, November 9, 2026.
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 14 days
- Value (40%)
- 6.8
- Features (35%)
- 8.4
- Ease of use (25%)
- 9.2
Best forEditorial teams that want a simple optimizer with unlimited seats and no long contract.
Clearscope is built to be handed to writers, and its plan design favors teams: every plan includes unlimited users and projects. Essentials costs $129 a month and includes 50 tracked queries, 50 pages, 20 monthly discoveries and 20 monthly drafts. Business, at $399 a month, raises tracked queries and pages to 300 and discoveries to 50, but drafts stay at 20, and it adds a dedicated account manager. Recommendations are driven by search intent and language patterns, and query tracking shows when your brand is mentioned in ChatGPT and Gemini answers, with query fan-out data on the web searches those platforms run. Extra drafts cost $50 for 10 on Essentials. There are no contracts on monthly plans, a 14-day trial, and free live onboarding. For teams that count output in articles per month, the 20-draft allowance at $129 is a weak ratio. We compared documented features and published prices.
- ✓Unlimited users on every plan, including Essentials
- ✓No contracts and a 14-day free trial
- ✓Live onboarding and priority support included
- ✕Essentials at $129 a month is the highest entry price among verified tools here
- ✕20 drafts a month on both Essentials and Business
- ✕Extra drafts cost $50 for 10 on Essentials
- Cheapest paid plan:
- Essentials, $129 per month
- Monthly drafts:
- 20 on Essentials and Business
- Tracked queries:
- 50 on Essentials, 300 on Business
- Users:
- Unlimited on every plan
- Free trial:
- 14 days
Bottom line: Clearscope is the easiest optimizer for large editorial teams thanks to unlimited users on every plan. Its $129 entry price buys only 20 drafts a month, so volume teams will pay more per article.
- 07
SE Ranking
8.0/10An SEO platform whose plans bundle rank tracking, audits, AI visibility tracking and a content marketing tool with an AI writer and content editor.
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 14 days
- Value (40%)
- 7.4
- Features (35%)
- 8.6
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.0
Best forContent teams that want AI writing plus rank tracking and audits under one subscription.
SE Ranking is a full SEO suite that now includes content tools in its main plans instead of selling them only as an add-on. Core covers 10 projects, 1 manager seat, 2,000 keywords tracked daily, 250,000 audit pages a month, 25 content marketing articles, and AI visibility tracking of 25 prompts daily across 5 AI engines. Growth raises that to 30 projects, 3 manager seats, 5,000 keywords and 50 articles. The content marketing tool pairs an AI Writer with a Content Editor, and extra articles can be bought when a month runs long. For a content team, the point is that the same login shows where drafts rank and which pages need fixing after an audit. The pricing page showed euros to our checker from Poland, so the USD price is pending. A 14-day trial needs no credit card, and annual subscribers get free migration from another tool. We compared documented features and published prices.
- ✓Content, rank tracking, audits and local marketing in one plan
- ✓14-day free trial with no credit card
- ✓Free migration with an annual subscription
- ✕Pricing showed euros to our checker, so USD prices are pending
- ✕Extra articles are sold as add-ons
- ✕Core includes 1 manager seat
- Plans:
- Core, Growth, Enterprise
- Content articles:
- 25 on Core, 50 on Growth
- Keywords tracked daily:
- 2,000 on Core, 5,000 on Growth
- Free trial:
- 14 days, no credit card
- Price:
- USD check pending
Bottom line: SE Ranking suits teams that want 25 to 50 AI-assisted articles a month alongside rank tracking and audits in one plan. Confirm the USD price on the vendor page, since our check is pending.
- 08
Scalenut
7.9/10A GEO content platform that writes and optimizes articles, builds keyword clusters and tracks prompts in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews.
Price
$59per month
Starter $59 per month billed monthly; Plus $89, Professional $199 per month; a limited-time annual deal showed Starter at $21 a month on 2026-11-09
“Starter For founders and small teams getting started with AI visibility $59 /mo Try 7 days For free” Quoted from the pricing page, November 9, 2026.
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 7 days
- Value (40%)
- 7.6
- Features (35%)
- 8.0
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.2
Best forSmall teams that want article creation, optimization and clustering in one tool with an AI visibility starter.
Scalenut has repositioned around GEO, meaning content written to be cited by AI search as well as Google. Starter costs $59 a month on monthly billing and includes 5 new articles, 5 optimizations of existing articles, 5 keyword clusters and 10 prompts tracked weekly in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews, for one domain. Plus at $89 a month moves to 30 articles, 2 domains, up to 4 team members, a 200-page content audit, internal linking, topic gaps and auto-publishing to WordPress and Shopify. Professional at $199 a month allows 75 articles, unlimited domains and team members, and adds Perplexity tracking and cannibalization analysis. Annual plans list three times the monthly limits, and during our check a Black Friday early access deal priced annual Starter at $21 a month. That deal is marked limited time, so we ranked on the monthly price. We compared documented features and published prices.
- ✓7-day free trial
- ✓Annual plans list 3 times the monthly limits
- ✓Plus adds internal linking and up to 4 team members
- ✕Monthly Starter includes only 5 new articles
- ✕Auto-publish and internal linking start on Plus
- ✕The current annual discount is marked early access and limited time
- Cheapest paid plan:
- Starter, $59 per month
- Articles per month:
- 5 Starter, 30 Plus, 75 Professional on monthly billing
- Prompts tracked:
- 10, 25 or 100, refreshed weekly
- Team members:
- Up to 4 on Plus, unlimited on Professional
- Free trial:
- 7 days
Bottom line: Scalenut is a sound all-in-one pick once a team reaches Plus, with 30 articles a month for $89. Monthly Starter is thin at 5 articles, so check the annual terms before buying.
- 09
Writesonic
7.9/10An AI search visibility platform that tracks brands in ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews and includes an AI article writer and site audits.
Price
$79per month, billed annually
Starter $79 per month billed annually; Basic $199 and Growth $399 per month billed annually
“Starter $ 79 Save $240/year per month, billed annually” Quoted from the pricing page, November 9, 2026.
- Free plan
- No
- Value (40%)
- 7.2
- Features (35%)
- 8.4
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.2
Best forMarketing teams that care most about AI search visibility and want articles and audits in the same plan.
Writesonic started as an AI writer and now leads with AI search visibility. Starter costs $79 a month billed annually and tracks 50 prompts daily across ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews, with ads monitoring, 15 AI articles a month and 10 site audits of 100 pages each, for 1 user and 1 project. Basic at $199 a month raises that to 100 prompts, 25 articles, 20 audits of 1,200 pages and 2 users. Growth at $399 a month covers 200 prompts, 50 articles, 50 audits, 3 users, sentiment analysis and a trial of the Action Center, which proposes on-page and off-page fixes. Agentic workflows are limited to trial runs below Enterprise. For a content team judged on articles per month, the article allowance is modest for the price, since most of the cost pays for AI visibility tracking. Teams that need that tracking get it in the same plan as the writer. We compared documented features and published prices.
- ✓AI visibility tracking and content creation on one bill
- ✓Growth includes 50 AI articles a month
- ✓Saving of $240 a year on annual Starter versus monthly
- ✕Starter allows 1 user and 1 project
- ✕Sentiment analysis starts on Growth
- ✕Full Action Center is Enterprise only
- Cheapest paid plan:
- Starter, $79 per month billed annually
- AI articles per month:
- 15 Starter, 25 Basic, 50 Growth
- Prompts tracked daily:
- 50 on Starter, 200 on Growth
- Users:
- 1 on Starter, 3 on Growth
- Platforms tracked:
- ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews on self-serve plans
Bottom line: Writesonic fits teams whose main goal is visibility in AI answers, with 15 articles a month included from $79 billed annually. Content teams focused on volume will get more articles per dollar elsewhere.
- 10
MarketMuse
7.5/10A content strategy platform that uses topic modeling to score pages, plan briefs and show where a site has authority.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Value (40%)
- 6.6
- Features (35%)
- 8.6
- Ease of use (25%)
- 7.2
Best forContent strategists at larger sites who plan topic coverage across an existing content inventory.
MarketMuse is a planning tool more than a writer. Its topic model scores how fully a page covers a subject, and its site-specific metrics, Personalized Difficulty and Topic Authority, estimate how hard a topic is for your own domain rather than for a generic site. The Free plan gives 1 user 10 queries a month with Topic Navigator, SERP X-Ray and SERP Heatmap. Paid tiers are Optimize, with a site inventory, 100 tracked topics, 5 Content Briefs and 1 strategy document a month; Research, with 1,000 tracked topics, 3 users and 10 briefs; and Strategy, with 10,000 tracked topics and 20 briefs. Briefs come in nine types, from articles and comparisons to local and product review pages. The pricing page lists no prices for paid plans and asks visitors to book a demo, so we could not verify a starting price. Teams that count output in articles per month will find the brief limits low. We compared documented features and published prices.
- ✓Free plan with 10 queries a month
- ✓Site-specific difficulty instead of a generic score
- ✓Strategy documents for planning content programs
- ✕Paid plans list no public prices; each asks you to book a demo
- ✕Content Briefs are limited to 5 to 20 a month by plan
- ✕More planning tool than article writer
- Free plan:
- Yes, 1 user and 10 queries a month
- Paid plans:
- Optimize, Research, Strategy
- Content Briefs per month:
- 5 Optimize, 10 Research, 20 Strategy
- Tracked topics:
- 100, 1,000 or 10,000
- Price:
- Not published, book a demo
Bottom line: MarketMuse suits strategists who decide what a large site should publish next, with a free plan for light use. Paid plans need a demo for pricing, which lowers its value score here.
What to check before you pay
Count articles, not features
Plans are metered in different units. Frase counts finished articles (10, 40 or 100 a month), SEOwriting.ai counts generated articles (up to 50 on Starter), NEURONwriter and Surfer count documents, Clearscope counts drafts (20 a month on Essentials and Business) and the Semrush Content Toolkit counts SEO-boosted articles (5 a month) on top of unlimited standard drafts. Divide the price by the unit your team actually uses.
Decide between an optimizer and a generator
Optimizers such as Surfer, Clearscope, NEURONwriter and MarketMuse score a draft against pages that rank and guide a human writer. Generators such as SEOwriting.ai and the Semrush Content Toolkit write full articles from a keyword. Frase, Scalenut and Writesonic try to do both. Teams with editors usually get more from an optimizer; teams short on writers lean toward a generator.
Check seats and sites
Seat limits change the real cost. Clearscope includes unlimited users on every plan and NEURONwriter from Gold. Frase includes 1, 3 or 5 seats with extra seats at $29 a month, Writesonic Starter allows 1 user and 1 project, and Scalenut Starter covers one domain.
Look at billing terms and trials
Several headline prices assume annual billing. Frase Starter is $39 a month billed yearly or $49 monthly, SEOwriting.ai Starter is $14 billed yearly or $19 monthly, and Writesonic's $79 Starter price is billed annually. Frase, NEURONwriter, Scalenut and the Semrush Content Toolkit offer 7-day trials, and Clearscope and SE Ranking 14 days.
FAQ
What is the cheapest AI SEO tool?
MarketMuse has a free plan with 10 queries a month, and SEOwriting.ai has a free plan with 3 articles. Among paid plans with verified USD prices, SEOwriting.ai Starter is the cheapest at $14 a month billed yearly for up to 50 articles, followed by NEURONwriter Bronze at $23 a month.
Which AI SEO tool gives the most articles per month?
SEOwriting.ai lists up to 50 articles on Starter and up to 1,000 on its top plan, and the Semrush Content Toolkit includes unlimited standard articles for $60 a month. Frase includes 100 articles on Scale at $239 a month billed yearly.
Is Surfer or Clearscope better for content teams?
Surfer has more tools, with 360 documents on Standard, team collaboration, plagiarism checks and AI visibility tracking, but its USD price was pending our check. Clearscope is simpler and includes unlimited users on every plan from $129 a month, with 20 drafts a month.
Do AI SEO tools track visibility in ChatGPT?
Most now do. Writesonic tracks 50 prompts daily on Starter, Clearscope tracks queries in ChatGPT and Gemini, Surfer tracks prompts across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and AI Overviews, and NEURONwriter monitors questions in AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT and Perplexity.
Do these tools offer free trials?
Frase, NEURONwriter, Scalenut and the Semrush Content Toolkit offer 7-day trials, and Clearscope and SE Ranking offer 14 days. Frase and SE Ranking say no credit card is needed.
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