AirOps vs SEOmatic (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AirOps grades higher than SEOmatic: 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.
SEOmatic
AI SEO agents and programmatic pages, with approvals and rollback
Free plan · from $99/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 SEOmatic if
- Fits if you run SEO for client sites and want each change drafted, approved and undoable
- Works for local service businesses that need a page for every city they serve, from Scale up
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're on Launch, which covers one site, with page templates for programmatic pages from Scale at $249
- Pricey if you want white-label branding, the client portal or the REST API, which come only with Infrastructure at $699
- Watch out: work draws on monthly AI credits, top-ups start at $39 for 500K, and each extra client workspace is $39 a month
- Tight if you're staying free, with 5 SEO questions a month and a single AI visibility scan
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAAirOpsFair | 2.2GPASEOmaticFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | DLaunch is $99 a month for one site, in this category's dearest tenth, which starts at $99; yearly billing makes it $990. Page templates need Scale at $249, and white-label, the client portal and the REST API need Infrastructure at $699. |
| 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 account with 5 SEO questions a month and 1 AI visibility scan, which is a look, not a working plan. The 14-day trial costs $1, credited to your first payment. |
| 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. | BAgents that plan work from Search Console, drafts of titles, meta descriptions, schema, links and articles, approvals with rollback, programmatic pages from datasets, proof reports and AI search tracking. It covers the whole job, with templates from Scale. |
| 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 Search Console and your CMS, pick an autonomy mode, protect pages and work through approvals before changes go live. |
| 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, Webflow, Shopify, Ghost, Wix and Framer, reads Search Console, links to Zapier, Make and n8n from Scale, and has a REST API on Infrastructure. |
| Best for | AI search work and bulk content refreshes | agent-drafted SEO changes you approve first |
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 SEOmatic. How we grade
Where they differ
- AirOps also covers workflow automation.
- SEOmatic also covers long-form writing and internal linking.
In commonWebPublic APIAI agentsAI search visibilityContent optimization
At a glance
| AirOps | SEOmatic | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | Not published | $99 per month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | Free account with 5 SEO questions a month and 1 AI visibility scan. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial; payment details are not needed until it ends | 14-day trial for $1, credited to the first payment, with 500,000 AI credits |
| Web | ||
| Made by | AirOps | SEOmatic |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | seomatic.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.
SEOmatic
- Launch covers a single site; page templates for programmatic pages start at Scale, $249 a month.
- White-label branding, the client portal and the REST API come only with Infrastructure at $699 a month.
- Work draws on monthly AI credits; top-ups cost $39 for 500K, $99 for 1.5M or $299 for 5M, and an extra client workspace is $39 a month.
- The free account is limited to 5 SEO questions a month and a single AI visibility scan.
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.
SEOmatic
- Agents working from Search Console
- Agents read your Search Console data, rank the work worth doing, draft each change and re-plan every Monday.
- Approvals and rollback
- Choose an autonomy mode per workspace, protect pages from changes, approve edits one by one, and undo any published change in one click.
- Bulk and programmatic pages
- Turns a CSV or dataset into hundreds of location, service, integration or comparison pages using templates and variables. Templates start at Scale.
- Articles and internal links
- Writes blog posts and landing pages from briefs with a brand voice, adds internal links automatically, and publishes to WordPress, Webflow, Shopify and other CMSs.
- Proof reports
- Tracks rankings and reports which changes moved traffic; on Infrastructure the reports carry your own brand.
- AI search visibility
- Checks brand citations in ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity, with Claude, Grok, Kimi and Google AI Overviews also supported; weekly on Launch, daily from Scale.
Plans
AirOps
Pricing could not be confirmed. See airops.com.
SEOmatic
Free$0
5 SEO questions a month and 1 AI visibility scan, for trying the agents.
Launch$99
per month for 1 site, billed monthly
3 seats, up to 3M AI credits a month, SEO agents, CMS publishing, internal linking, proof reports and weekly AI visibility checks.
Scale$249
per month for up to 5 sites, billed monthly
5 seats, up to 8M AI credits, page templates, custom hosting, your own API keys, daily AI visibility and Zapier, Make and n8n triggers.
Infrastructure$699
per month for up to 20 sites, billed monthly
10 seats, up to 20M AI credits, white-label branding, a branded client portal and reports, the REST API and webhooks.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom workspace limits, up to 30M AI credits a month, SEO expert oversight and a dedicated account manager. Sold after a demo.
Ways to pay less
AirOps
No public discounts listed.
SEOmatic
- Annual discount
Two months off with yearly billing
SEOmatic's pricing page gives two months off for yearly billing: Launch is $990 a year instead of $99 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AirOps or SEOmatic?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AirOps has no price we could confirm, and SEOmatic starts at $99 per month, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, AirOps or SEOmatic?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only SEOmatic 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.