AltText.ai vs WP Meta SEO (2026): which should you pick?

Pick AltText.ai if

• Fits if your store or blog has hundreds of images with no alt text
• Works for multilingual sites that need alt text in several languages

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you're just looking, as the 25 free credits are one-off and packs cost $3 for 50
• Pricey if you have lots of images, as 2,000 a month is $59 and 10,000 is $229
• Watch out: AVIF, HEIC, SVG and TIFF cost 2 credits and need a paid plan, and each extra language is 1 more
• Watch out: changing plans forfeits that period's unused credits, and used credits are usually not refunded
• Too light for your whole SEO setup, as it only writes alt text

Pick WP Meta SEO if

• Fits if you need meta titles and descriptions filled in across hundreds of posts
• Works for sites with big image libraries missing alt text

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want to try it first, as the free edition closed in June 2026 and there's no trial
• Watch out: $49 covers one year of updates and support, and the page gives no renewal price
• Watch out: refunds are only for problems support can't fix, not a change of mind or a missing feature
• Skip it if you need schema beyond local business markup, as no other type is on record
• Skip it if your site isn't on WordPress, as it runs nowhere else

AltText.ai

• The 25 free credits are one-time; after them you need a plan or credit packs, sold at $3 for 50 credits.
• AVIF, HEIC, SVG, TIFF and other advanced formats cost 2 credits and need a paid plan; each extra language costs 1 more credit.
• Changing plans forfeits the current period's unused plan credits; credits roll over only on a normal renewal.
• Refunds are handled case by case, and used credits are usually not refunded.

WP Meta SEO

• Runs only inside WordPress. The free WordPress.org edition was closed on June 17, 2026, and the changelog says it was merged into Pro.
• The $49 covers one year of updates and support; the pricing section does not give a renewal price.
• Refunds within 30 days are given only when support cannot fix a problem, not for a change of mind or a missing feature.
• A $199 JoomUnited bundle of every WordPress plugin is sold beside it.

AltText.ai

AI alt text

Describes each image in 130+ languages, with a choice of writing styles and character limits, for screen readers and search engines.

SEO keywords

Give it a page's target keywords and it works the relevant ones into the alt text, leaving out those that do not fit the image.

Final Pass prompt

A prompt of your own runs on every alt text after it is written, set for the whole account or per image, at no extra cost.

WordPress and Shopify

The WordPress plugin writes alt text for new uploads and has a bulk updater for old ones; the Shopify app and WooCommerce and Magento add product data.

Bulk tools

A web interface with a page scraper, CSV import and export, and imports from Dropbox and Pinterest for large image libraries.

API, MCP and connectors

A developer API, an MCP server, Zapier, Pabbly, Albato and SureTriggers connectors, and browser extensions for sites such as Squarespace.

WP Meta SEO

Bulk meta editor

Lists every post, page and custom post type so meta titles and descriptions can be edited in one place, with a checker for duplicates.

Image SEO

Edits image file names, alt text, titles, captions and descriptions in bulk, and swaps images shrunk in HTML for files at the size shown.

404 and redirect manager

Crawls content for broken links, counts 404 hits per URL, adds redirects in one click or by rule, and can email a report of new errors.

XML and HTML sitemaps

Builds sitemaps from menus, posts, pages and custom post types, submits them to Google Search Console and checks their links.

Google Search Console and Analytics

Suggests keywords from Search Console data while a page is being edited, and shows Google Analytics stats inside WordPress.

Page builders and imports

Works in Gutenberg, Elementor and Divi, and can import existing meta from Yoast SEO and All in One SEO.

AltText.ai

• Bronze$5

  per month for 100 credits, billed monthly

  1 credit = alt text for 1 image. $49 a year with yearly billing, for 1,200 credits. Unused credits roll over at renewal.

• Silver$19

  per month for 500 credits, billed monthly

  For growing sites and small businesses. $189 a year with yearly billing, for 6,000 credits.

• Gold$59

  per month for 2,000 credits, billed monthly

  For stores and content teams. $489 a year with yearly billing, for 24,000 credits.

• Titanium$119

  per month for 5,000 credits, billed monthly

  For agencies with several clients. $1,179 a year with yearly billing, for 60,000 credits.

• Platinum$229

  per month for 10,000 credits, billed monthly

  For large publishers. $2,199 a year with yearly billing, for 120,000 credits.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom pricing above 120,000 credits a year, with volume pricing and dedicated support.

WP Meta SEO

• Pro Addon$49

  one-time, with 1 year of updates and support, unlimited sites

  Every feature on any number of domains and multisite networks, with a year of updates and support and no recurring payment.

AltText.ai

• Annual discount

  Save 17% to 31% with yearly billing

  The pricing page lists yearly plans at 17% to 31% less than monthly, with Gold saving the most at $489 a year against $59 a month.

WP Meta SEO

• Other savings

  WordPress Bundle of every JoomUnited plugin

  JoomUnited's bundle includes WP Meta SEO and its other WordPress plugins for unlimited sites with a year of support and updates, listed at $199 instead of $421.