AirOps vs RankAI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AirOps grades higher than RankAI: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
AirOps grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
RankAI
Autopilot SEO that publishes pages and rewrites them until they rank
Free plan · from $199/mo
Which one is for you
Pick AirOps if
- Fits if your team wants to act on AI search visibility, not just report it
- Works for refreshing or producing content across hundreds of pages at once
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price up front, as none of the plans shows one
- Tight if you're on Solo, which is one user and tracks ChatGPT only
- Watch out: tasks past the monthly allowance are charged, at $0.025 each on Solo
- Watch out: the pricing FAQ still names old Scale and Agency plans next to Solo, Pro and Enterprise
Pick RankAI if
- Fits if you're a founder with no marketing team and $199 a month to spend on pages
- Works for agencies running SEO for client sites, with unlimited users on every paid plan
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're one person with one blog, at $199 a month for 10 articles
- Not for you if you want it publishing before you pay, since the free plan only previews
- Watch out: all fees are non-refundable under its terms
- Watch out: the help docs put Growth at 30 pages and 250 prompts, the pricing page at 20 and 150
- Skip it if you haven't got a website yet, as it doesn't build one
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAAirOpsFair | 2.2GPARankAIFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published: Solo, Pro and Enterprise are listed without figures and pricing follows task volume, so the price is only given on a sales call. On Solo, each task past the allowance is $0.025. | DStarter is $199 a month for 10 articles, more than four times this category's middle ($45) and well past where its dearest tenth starts ($99). Unlimited users and rewrites are included, but competitor and citation tracking wait on Growth at $499. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial with Scale plan features and no payment details until it ends. It stops early if you use up the trial's tasks. | CA free plan with no card: a site audit, 5 keywords with a one-time 7-day plan, 2 sample articles and 10 AI prompts checked once. It's a preview, though, and it publishes nothing. |
| Features | BAI answer tracking with competitor comparisons, opportunities, workflows and agent playbooks, a bulk grid that publishes to Webflow, Sanity or Contentful, and brand kits with review. The whole job, though Solo tracks ChatGPT only. | BKeyword research, pages in your brand voice published with schema and internal links, rewrites until a page ranks, technical fixes and AI answer tracking on three platforms. It covers the whole job, though it needs an existing website to work on. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Workflows and playbooks are things you build, and tasks are counted per step, so there's a lot to learn. | CNo rating on record. You connect your CMS and Search Console, and it can pull context from Slack, Notion, Salesforce and Gong, so there's setup before the first page goes out. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, linked to Webflow, WordPress, Contentful, Sanity, Search Console, Analytics 4 and Slack, with MCP connectors, its own MCP server and an API. No desktop or phone app. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It publishes to WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Wix, Sanity and Framer, and links to Search Console and Slack. |
| Best for | AI search work and bulk content refreshes | having pages written and published for you |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: AirOps and RankAI. How we grade
Where they differ
- AirOps also covers workflow automation, AI agents and content optimization.
- RankAI also covers long-form writing, keyword research, schema markup and internal linking.
In commonWebAI featuresAI search visibility
At a glance
| AirOps | RankAI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | Not published | $199 per month for 10 articles |
| Free plan | None | An SEO and AI search audit, 5 keywords with a 7-day content plan, 2 sample articles and 10 AI prompts checked once. It does not publish anything. No card required. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial; payment details are not needed until it ends | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | AirOps | LineUpp, Corp. |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | rankai.ai |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AirOps
- Plan prices are not published; the vendor says pricing follows task volume and needs, and offers a free start and a 14-day trial.
- Solo is single-user and tracks ChatGPT only; Pro adds 7+ answer engines and unlimited seats.
- Tasks beyond the monthly allowance are charged; on Solo each extra task costs $0.025.
- The pricing FAQ still names older Scale and Agency plans beside the current Solo, Pro and Enterprise ones.
RankAI
- The free plan is a preview: sample content and one-off checks, with no publishing.
- It needs an existing website; it does not build one from scratch yet.
- All fees are non-refundable under its terms.
- The help docs list Growth at 30 pages and 250 prompts, more than the pricing page's 20 and 150.
Key features
AirOps
- AI search insights
- Tracks visibility, citations, mentions and sentiment in answer engines, with competitor comparisons. Solo covers ChatGPT only; Pro covers 7+ engines.
- Opportunities
- Points to onsite and offsite openings to be cited, and on Pro and Enterprise also social and community ones.
- Workflows and Playbooks
- Build AI workflows and agent playbooks that research, write and refresh content, paid for in tasks counted per step that runs.
- Grids for bulk work
- A spreadsheet-style view that runs workflows across hundreds of pages and publishes the results to Webflow, Sanity or Contentful.
- Brand Kits and review
- Brand Kits and Knowledge Bases keep output on brand, with quality scores, human review and approvals, and version history.
- Data connections and API
- Connects Google Search Console and Google Analytics 4 to page data, and offers MCP connectors, the AirOps MCP server and an API.
RankAI
- Business and keyword research
- Scans the live site and can pull context from Slack, Notion, Salesforce and Gong, then picks keywords from a large keyword database and revisits them monthly.
- Pages published to your CMS
- Writes pages in your brand voice and publishes them to WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Wix, Sanity or Framer, with schema, metadata and internal links.
- Rewrites until a page ranks
- Pages that do not rank after three weeks are flagged and rewritten; rewrites do not count against the monthly page allowance.
- AI visibility tracking
- Checks tracked prompts every 14 days on three AI platforms; the help docs name ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews.
- Technical SEO and AEO fixes
- Applies on-page and technical fixes on top of the existing site, without a migration, and flags gaps where AI answers leave the brand out.
- Results reporting
- Reports keyword rankings, impressions and clicks from RankAI pages, rewrite status and new AI mentions.
Plans
AirOps
Pricing could not be confirmed. See airops.com.
RankAI
Free$0
Site audit, a one-time 7-day content plan with 2 sample articles, 10 AI prompts checked once and read-only analytics.
Starter$199
per month for 10 articles
50 AI prompts tracked on 3 AI platforms every 14 days, technical fixes, internal links, unlimited rewrites and unlimited users.
Growth$499
per month for 20 articles
150 AI prompts tracked every 14 days, AI visibility actions carried out for you, competitor and citation tracking, and Slack support.
ExpertCustom
Everything in Growth plus a named SEO and GEO strategist, a custom 90-day plan and expert-reviewed outreach.
Ways to pay less
AirOps
No public discounts listed.
RankAI
- Annual discount
20% off with yearly billing
RankAI's plans and billing help page says yearly billing is 20% off the monthly price of the self-serve plans.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AirOps or RankAI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AirOps has no price we could confirm, and RankAI starts at $199 per month for 10 articles.
Which has a free plan, AirOps or RankAI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only RankAI has a free plan. AirOps does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.