Cohesive vs Copy.ai (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Cohesive and Copy.ai share a 1.6 GPA, and only Cohesive has a free plan.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Cohesive grades higher on the free plan. Copy.ai grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Cohesive
AI writing editor with 200+ content templates
Which one is for you
Pick Cohesive if
- Fits if you write with templates and want editors working together
- Works for a small agency that can pay per editor
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to try templates for nothing, since Basic has 0 runs
- Pricey if you have a few editors, at $25 to $45 each a month
- Watch out: the yearly toggle shows $2.08 and $3.75 a month figures that don't match the monthly prices
- Watch out: runs, images and voice minutes renew monthly and don't carry over
- Watch out: the free plan names GPT 3.5 and paid plans GPT 4
Pick Copy.ai if
- Fits if you want a shared AI chat for up to 5 people at $24 a month
- Works for sales and marketing teams that can pay for workflows
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want workflows, which start at $1,000 a month on Growth
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as none is listed
- Watch out: credits per workflow run vary with steps and output, so the monthly cost is hard to predict
- Watch out: API access and bulk runs are Enterprise only
- Too light for workflows on the Chat plan, which has no credits
How we grade them
| 1.6GPACohesiveWeak | 1.6GPACopy.aiWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DCreator is $25 per editor a month and Agency $45, both in the dearest tenth of what writing tools charge, which starts at $19. | DChat is $24 a month for 5 seats yearly, about $4.80 each, but it has no credits. Workflows start at Growth, $1,000 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | DA free Basic plan with 0 template runs, GPT 3.5, no AI images and no voice. It can't run the templates, and no trial is listed. | FNo free plan or trial is listed. A Try for free button appears, and the page doesn't say what it gives. |
| Features | CTemplates, an AI editor, team editing, images, voice and research. Allowances for runs, images and voice reset monthly. | CChat with several models, workflows, tables, brand voice and sales use cases. API access and bulk workflow runs are Enterprise only. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Templates and settings take some learning. | CNo store rating on record. You build workflows and set up brand voice before it's useful. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with 0 integrations on Basic and up to 5 or 30 on paid plans. | BWeb with Zapier, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Docs, Notion and Coda. No desktop or phone app is listed. |
| Best for | an AI writing editor with templates | AI workflows for sales and marketing teams |
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: Cohesive and Copy.ai. How we grade
Price against what you get
Cohesive starts at $25 a month for each person and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Copy.ai starts at $24 a month and scores 2.3.
Copy.ai scores higher and starts $1 a month lower. Of the other writing tools on the chart, 53 score higher than Cohesive for less, and 36 score higher than Copy.ai 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
- Cohesive also covers templates.
- Copy.ai also covers chat assistant and workflow automation.
At a glance
| Cohesive | Copy.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $25 per editor / month, billed monthly | $24 per month for up to 5 seats, billed annually ($29 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Basic plan: unlimited words and access to 200+ templates, but 0 template runs, GPT 3.5, no AI images, no voice and no integrations. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Cohesive | CopyAI, Inc |
| Price read from | cohesive.so | copy.ai |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Cohesive
- The free Basic plan lists 0 template runs, so it cannot run the templates.
- Allowances for template runs, images and voice minutes renew monthly and do not carry over.
- The yearly toggle displays $2.08 and $3.75 per month figures that do not match the monthly prices, so only the monthly prices are recorded here.
- The pricing page names GPT 3.5 on Basic and GPT 4 on paid plans.
Copy.ai
- No free plan is listed on the pricing page, which shows a Try for free button without stating its terms.
- Workflow credits start on the Growth plan at $1,000 a month; the Chat plan covers 5 seats and has no credits.
- API access and bulk workflow runs are listed only on the Enterprise plan.
- Credits used per workflow run vary with its steps and output, so monthly cost is hard to predict.
Key features
Cohesive
- Template library
- More than 200 templates cover SEO content, ad copy, marketing copy and social media posts.
- AI editor
- Text, images and translations can be edited in one editor.
- Team collaboration
- Paid plans include real-time collaboration with other editors.
- Images and voice
- Creator and Agency include AI images and AI voice minutes each month.
- Research and knowledge
- Agency adds content generated from research and your own knowledge.
- Content ideas
- The editor suggests content ideas as you write.
Copy.ai
- Chat with several models
- A prompting interface for one-off tasks, with unlimited words and projects. The Chat plan lists OpenAI, Anthropic and Gemini models.
- Workflows
- Multi-step automations that combine research, content generation and tool integrations, used for jobs such as account plans or SEO articles.
- Tables and Infobase
- Tables hold queryable data to feed automations, and Infobase stores company information that informs generated content.
- Brand Voice
- A saved description of a brand's tone that the platform applies so outputs stay consistent across a team.
- Sales and marketing use cases
- Pages cover prospecting research, inbound lead processing, deal coaching from transcripts, account-based marketing and translation.
Plans
Cohesive
Basic$0
Unlimited words and 200+ templates, with 0 template runs and 0 integrations.
Creator$25
per editor / month, billed monthly
150 template runs, GPT 4, 1,000 AI images, 90 minutes of AI voice, up to 5 integrations and real-time collaboration.
Agency$45
per editor / month, billed monthly
300 template runs, research mode, 2,000 AI images, 240 minutes of AI voice, up to 30 integrations and priority support.
Copy.ai
Chat$24
per month for up to 5 seats, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)
Unlimited words and chat projects, with access to OpenAI, Anthropic and Gemini models. Annual billing is $288 a year.
Growth$1,000
per month for up to 75 seats, billed annually ($12,000)
Unlimited words in Chat plus 20,000 workflow credits a month.
Expansion$2,000
per month for up to 150 seats, billed annually ($24,000)
Unlimited words in Chat plus 45,000 workflow credits a month. Sold through the accounts team.
Scale$3,000
per month for up to 200 seats, billed annually ($36,000)
Unlimited words in Chat plus 75,000 workflow credits a month. Sold through the accounts team.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds API access and bulk workflow runs, unlimited customizable workflows, guided implementation and a designated support team.
Ways to pay less
Cohesive
No public discounts listed.
Copy.ai
- Annual discount
Save 20% on the Chat plan yearly
The pricing page shows the Chat plan at $24 a month billed yearly against $29 billed monthly, a 20% saving.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Cohesive or Copy.ai?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Cohesive starts at $25 per editor / month, billed monthly, and Copy.ai starts at $24 per month for up to 5 seats, billed annually ($29 billed monthly). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Cohesive or Copy.ai?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Cohesive has a free plan. Copy.ai does not.
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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.