Article Forge vs Koala (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Koala grades higher than Article Forge: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Article Forge grades higher on value for money. Koala grades higher on the free plan and features. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Article Forge
AI writer that turns a keyword into a complete article
Koala
AI article writer with SERP analysis, internal links and an SEO agent
Which one is for you
Pick Article Forge if
- Fits if you need first drafts for many keywords at once
- Works for publishers filling WordPress sites with scheduled posts
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want more than 5 days to try it, as there's no free plan
- Skip it if you write outside English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish
- Tight if you're more than one person, as Standard is one user and more needs a sales quote
- Watch out: the price follows a word slider, and the step prices differed between versions of the page
- Watch out: the money-back guarantee only counts if you made fewer than ten articles
Pick Koala if
- Fits if you run a blog or affiliate site and publish articles in volume
- Works for WordPress and Shopify sites that want drafts sent straight to the site
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a free plan, as the free allowance is one-time
- Watch out: word allowances assume one model, and the others count double or triple
- Tight if you lean on the SEO agent, at 25 messages a month on Starter and 50 on Professional
- Pricey if you write for several brands, as each extra one is $29 a month
- Watch out: refunds come only within 15 days, and only if under 15,000 words and 100 credits were used
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAArticle ForgeFair | 2.4GPAKoalaFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStandard is $13 a month billed yearly ($27 monthly) for 25,000 words, inside this category's cheapest quarter ($20). The price climbs with the word allowance, and more users mean the sales-quoted Business plan. | CStarter is $25 a month for 45,000 words and 500 credits, between this category's cheaper quarter ($20) and its middle ($45). The SEO-scored editor, the Search Console dashboard and Deep Research start at Professional, $49. |
| Free plan and trial | DNo free plan, and the free trial is 5 days, shorter than a week. The 30-day money-back guarantee only applies if you made fewer than ten articles. | CNo ongoing free plan. A new account gets a one-time 5,000 words and 25 credits with no card, which is enough for a look and not much more. |
| Features | CKeyword-to-article writing, images, videos and links, bulk generation, scheduled WordPress posting and an API. That's the writing part done fully, but there's no content score, brief or keyword research on record, and only seven languages. | BAn article writer working from the ranking pages, an SEO agent that plans from Search Console, automatic internal links, publishing to four CMSs, Amazon affiliate articles, an API and an MCP server. The whole job, though the scored editor starts at Professional. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You type a keyword and a length and it writes, but WordPress posting and bulk lists take some setting up. | CNo rating on record. There's Brand DNA to set up, Search Console and a CMS to connect, and words and credits counted separately. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, posting to WordPress, with an API that WordAi, CyberSEO, RankerX, GSA Search Engine Ranker, SEnuke TNG and SEO AutoPilot pull articles from. No desktop or phone app. | BWeb, publishing to WordPress, Shopify, Webflow and Ghost, with Zapier, Make, Search Console, Analytics, an API and an MCP server. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | quick first drafts from a keyword | AI blog articles published straight to your CMS |
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: Article Forge and Koala. How we grade
Price against what you get
Article Forge starts at $13 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Koala starts at $25 a month and scores 2.7.
Koala scores higher, and starts $12 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other SEO content tools on the chart, 3 score higher than Article Forge for less, and 1 scores higher than Koala for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Koala also covers keyword research, image generation, content optimization and internal linking.
At a glance
| Article Forge | Koala | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $13 per month for 25,000 words, billed annually ($27 billed monthly) | $25 per month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 5-day free trial | Free account with a one-time 5,000 words and 25 credits, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Glimpse.ai | F5 Media, LLC |
| Price read from | articleforge.com | koala.sh |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Article Forge
- There is no free plan; the 30-day money-back guarantee applies only if fewer than ten articles were created.
- Standard covers one user; more users and 500,000+ words a month need the Business plan, which is quoted by sales.
- The price follows a slider of monthly word allowances, and the step prices differed between versions of the page when read.
- It writes in seven languages only.
Koala
- There is no ongoing free plan; new accounts get a one-time 5,000 words and 25 credits.
- Word allowances assume the GPT-6 Luna model; GPT-6.1 Sol and Claude Sonnet 5 count double and Claude Opus 5.5 triple.
- The SEO agent is capped at 25 messages a month on Starter and 50 on Professional; Boost removes the cap.
- Extra brands cost $29 a month each; refunds are given within 15 days only if under 15,000 words and 100 credits were used.
Key features
Article Forge
- Keyword-to-article writing
- Enter a main keyword, sub-keywords and a length, and it writes a full article on its own; the vendor says this takes about 30 seconds to a minute.
- Images, videos and links
- It can add titles, images, videos and links to each article automatically, so the output is more than plain text.
- Bulk generation
- The Standard plan includes bulk article generation for producing many articles from a list of keywords.
- Scheduled WordPress posting
- Articles can be scheduled and posted to WordPress sites automatically, without copying them across by hand.
- Seven languages
- Writes in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish, using the same writer for each.
- API and SEO tool integrations
- API access comes with Standard. Tools such as WordAi, CyberSEO, RankerX, GSA Search Engine Ranker and SEnuke TNG pull articles from it.
Koala
- KoalaWriter
- Drafts articles that cover the entities and terms shared by the ranking pages, with Deep Research sources from Professional, AI images and a bulk mode.
- Brand DNA and SEO agent
- Reads your website or Google Maps listing once, then plans topics from your Search Console and Analytics with built-in keyword, backlink and SERP data.
- Automatic internal linking
- KoalaWriter indexes your site and places internal links in each article; KoalaLinks adds links and schema markup across existing pages from Professional.
- One-click publishing
- Publishes drafts or finished posts to WordPress, Shopify, Webflow and Ghost, or anywhere else through webhooks for Zapier and Make.
- Amazon affiliate articles
- Writes product roundups and single-product reviews from live Amazon data, including product details and customer reviews.
- API and MCP server
- Every paid plan can write by API or connect an AI assistant to 62 SEO tools; research calls cost 0.1 to 4 credits each.
Plans
Article Forge
Standard$13
per month for 25,000 words, billed annually ($27 billed monthly)
1 user, articles of 1,500+ words, bulk generation, WordPress posting and API access. The price rises with the monthly word allowance.
BusinessCustom
500,000+ words a month, custom user accounts, higher article throughput and a dedicated account manager. Quoted by sales.
Koala
Starter$25
per month for 45,000 words, billed monthly
500 credits a month, 1 brand, 25 agent messages, bulk writing, publishing integrations, the API and MCP server.
Professional$49
per month for 100,000 words, billed monthly
1,000 credits, 50 agent messages, Search Console and Analytics dashboard, SEO-scored editor, Deep Research and KoalaLinks for 50 sites.
Boost$99
per month for 250,000 words, billed monthly
2,500 credits a month, the full Brand DNA experience with no agent message cap, and content calendar autopilot.
Growth$179
per month for 500,000 words, billed monthly
Everything in Boost with 5,000 credits a month and 3 brands.
Elite$350
per month for 1,000,000 words, billed monthly
Everything in Boost with 10,000 credits a month and 7 brands.
Advanced$500
per month for 1,500,000 words, billed monthly
Everything in Boost with 12,500 credits a month and 12 brands. Scale plans go on up to $2,000 a month.
Ways to pay less
Article Forge
- Annual discount
Save 51% with yearly billing
Article Forge's pricing page lists Standard at $13 a month billed annually against $27 billed monthly, which it labels a 51% saving.
Koala
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
Koala's pricing page offers 20% off every plan with annual billing, with the whole year's words and credits given up front.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Article Forge or Koala?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Article Forge is cheaper to start with: $13 a month, against $25 a month for Koala. Article Forge starts at $13 per month for 25,000 words, billed annually ($27 billed monthly), and Koala starts at $25 per month, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Article Forge or Koala?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither Article Forge nor Koala has a free plan. Both have 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.