Clearscope vs Frase

Clearscope

Clearscope is the content-grading tool editorial teams tend to settle on when they want writers to see a score while they write and not fight a bloated interface, and the Google Docs and WordPress hooks are why. The AI-visibility tracking across ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude is a real addition rather than a label, but at $129 a month for 50 tracked queries it is priced for teams with a content budget, not for a solo blogger optimising a few posts.

Pros

• +Term-coverage grading reads cleanly and updates live in Google Docs and WordPress
• +Unlimited users and projects on every plan, so the price does not scale with headcount
• +Tracks brand presence and competitor recommendations inside ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude
• +Monthly billing with no minimum contract and a 14-day trial

Cons

• −$129/month entry price with only 50 tracked queries and 20 drafts a month
• −Add-on pricing for pages and drafts is shown without stating which tier each price applies to
• −No public API found and no Chrome extension on the site today
• −The Google Docs add-on is private and installed through a direct marketplace link, which confuses first-time setup

Frase

The brief builder is still the reason to buy it — pulling competitor headings and questions into a usable outline in a minute — but the article and audit caps are tight enough that the entry tier suits one writer, not a content team.

Pros

• +SERP extraction into a structured brief remains fast and genuinely useful
• +API and MCP access are included on every plan rather than being an upsell
• +Direct publishing to WordPress, Webflow, Sanity and Wix removes the copy-paste step
• +Now scores against AI answer engines, not just Google rankings

Cons

• −No free tier and a short 7-day trial
• −Monthly billing costs about 25% more than the advertised annual rate
• −Article, audit-page and Content Guard caps are all separate meters to track
• −Extra seats at $29/month add up quickly on a 3-seat plan

Is Clearscope cheaper than Frase?

On published entry prices, Frase starts lower — $39/mo against $129/mo for Clearscope. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Which has a public API, Clearscope or Frase?

Frase ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for Clearscope is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.