Clearscope vs NeuronWriter

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

NeuronWriter

The cheapest credible way into SERP-driven content optimisation, and it does the one job — term coverage against the ranking set — as well as tools costing four times more. The pricing ladder is where it gets awkward: analyses are the meter, 25 a month is thin for an agency, and the API does not appear until Gold at three times the entry price.

Pros

• +Entry pricing is a fraction of the established competitors for comparable term analysis
• +Unlimited team members from Gold upward rather than per-seat billing
• +Project slots and analyses scale independently, so the ladder maps onto real usage
• +A documented API is available without an enterprise conversation

Cons

• −No free plan at all — the 7-day Gold trial is the only way to try it
• −Bronze's 25 analyses a month is roughly one article a working day at best
• −The API requires Gold at $57/month, three tiers up from the entry plan
• −The company behind it, Contadu, is small and little-documented outside Polish-market SEO circles

Is Clearscope cheaper than NeuronWriter?

On published entry prices, NeuronWriter starts lower — $19/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 NeuronWriter?

NeuronWriter 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.