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Frase vs NeuronWriter

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Frase starts at $39, NeuronWriter at $19. Both ship a public API.

FraseBuilds content briefs from live SERPs, now scoring AI answers tooNeuronWriterContent editor scored against the pages already ranking

Side by side

FactFraseNeuronWriter
CategorySEO ToolsSEO Tools
Pricing modelPaidPaid
Starts at$39 month$19 month
Public APIYesYes
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
CompanyFraseContadu
Launched20162021
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

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

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

Which one fits

Choose Frase if you need

  • Writers and small agencies who want a research-backed outline before drafting
  • Teams tracking whether published pages are decaying in both Google and AI answers
  • Anyone who wants brief, draft and publish in one tool

Choose NeuronWriter if you need

  • Small publishers and solo SEOs who cannot justify Surfer or Clearscope pricing
  • Agencies producing briefs for writers against a defined term set
  • Anyone optimising existing pages rather than commissioning new ones at volume

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