DeepSmith vs Writesonic (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, DeepSmith and Writesonic share a 2.2 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Writesonic starts cheaper, at $79 a month against $80 a month.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
DeepSmith
AI search tracking paired with an on-brand article writer
Writesonic
AI search visibility tracking with an article writer and site audits
Which one is for you
Pick DeepSmith if
- Fits if you want AI tracking and a monthly allowance of articles in one tool
- Works for sites on Webflow or a headless CMS like Sanity, Strapi or Contentful
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need more than ChatGPT tracked on the $80 plan; Perplexity needs Grow at $160
- Tight if your team is bigger than 5, the cap on Pro, or you need more than 20 articles a month
- Not for you if you track several regions, which needs Enterprise
- Skip it if Claude or Google AI Overviews matter, as they're Enterprise only
- Watch out: the homepage names Google AI Mode, but no plan on the pricing page lists it
Pick Writesonic if
- Fits if you want the gaps found and the articles to fill them written in one place
- Works for solo marketers, since Starter is built for one user and one project
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if Perplexity, Claude or AI Mode matter, as all need Enterprise
- Pricey if your team grows, at $50 a month for each extra user, up to 5 in all
- Tight if you want sentiment, which starts at Growth for $399 a month
- Watch out: the full Action Center is Enterprise only, and Growth gets just a limited trial of it
- Too light for more than one market or project, as Starter allows one of each
How we grade them
| 2.2GPADeepSmithFair | 2.2GPAWritesonicFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $80 a month billed yearly ($99 monthly) for 50 prompts and 20 articles, between this category's middle and dearer quarter. But it's ChatGPT only: Perplexity needs Grow at $160, and Gemini Scale at $299. | CStarter is $79 a month billed annually, $99 monthly, for 50 prompts, 15 articles and 10 site audits. That's this category's usual range. Extra users are $50 a month each, and sentiment waits for Growth at $399. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 7-day free trial with tracking and first drafts. The site doesn't say whether it needs a card. | CNo free plan, but a 7-day free trial with no credit card needed. |
| Features | CMention and citation rates, cited pages, rival sitemaps watched daily, topic gap mapping, idea agents and a content studio that publishes and repurposes. The gaps are in its own listing: Pro tracks ChatGPT only, and every self-serve plan covers one region. | CDaily tracking with ads monitoring, an article writer, site audits, agent workflows, and an Action Center from Growth. The gap the listing names: self-serve plans track only ChatGPT, Gemini and AI Overviews, so Perplexity, Claude, Copilot and AI Mode mean Enterprise. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. There's a Brand Kit, personas and a CMS to set up before the articles sound like you. | CNo rating on record. Tracking, articles, audits and agent runs each have their own monthly limits to learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, publishing to WordPress, Webflow, Strapi, Sanity and Contentful, with Search Console data and CSV and API export. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It publishes to WordPress and reads Google Analytics 4, with Looker Studio on Enterprise. |
| Best for | content teams wanting tracking and articles in one | AI tracking with an article writer attached |
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: DeepSmith and Writesonic. How we grade
Price against what you get
DeepSmith starts at $80 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Writesonic starts at $79 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Writesonic starts $1 a month lower. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 15 score higher than DeepSmith for less, and 13 score higher than Writesonic 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
- DeepSmith also covers internal linking.
- Writesonic also covers site audit.
At a glance
| DeepSmith | Writesonic | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $80 per month for 50 prompts, billed annually ($99 billed monthly) | $79 per month for 50 prompts, billed annually ($99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial with tracking and first drafts; the site does not say whether a card is needed | 7-day free trial, no credit card needed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | OneJam Cloudtech Private Limited | Writesonic, Inc. |
| Price read from | deepsmith.ai | writesonic.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
DeepSmith
- Engines depend on plan: Pro tracks ChatGPT only, Grow adds Perplexity, Scale adds Gemini; Claude, AI Overviews and the rest need Enterprise.
- The homepage says it tracks five engines, including Google AI Mode, which the pricing page does not list on any plan.
- Self-serve plans track a single region; multi-region tracking is Enterprise only.
- Team seats are capped at 5, 7 or 10 members, and articles at 20, 40 or 90 a month, by plan.
Writesonic
- Self-serve plans track only ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews; Perplexity, Claude, Copilot, Grok and AI Mode need Enterprise.
- Extra users cost $50 a month each, up to 5 users in total on Basic and Growth.
- Growth can add 20 articles for $100; the full Action Center is Enterprise-only.
- Starter is limited to 1 user, 1 project and 1 market.
Key features
DeepSmith
- AI search analytics
- Mention rate, citation rate and share of voice by engine, with the full answer behind each number. Tracked prompts run daily.
- Cited pages and competitors
- Shows which of your pages AI cites and which it ignores, ranks you against competitors, and watches competitor sitemaps daily for new pages.
- Topic gap mapping
- Sorts your pages and rivals' pages into topics and funnel stages to show what they cover and you do not: 1,500 to 8,000 pages a month by plan.
- Content idea agents
- Unlimited agent runs that turn losing prompts, keyword clusters or a competitor's winning page into article ideas, each with the data behind it.
- Content Studio
- Researches, drafts and optimizes articles with internal and external links and a cover image, grounded in your personas, products and voice.
- CMS publishing and repurposing
- Publishes to WordPress, Webflow, Strapi, Sanity or Contentful, and turns articles into LinkedIn posts, X threads and newsletters.
Writesonic
- AI visibility tracking
- Tracks set prompts daily on ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews on self-serve plans, with ads monitoring included.
- AI article writer
- Writes articles aimed at both search and AI answers: 15 a month on Starter, 25 on Basic and 50 on Growth.
- Site audits
- Crawls the site for problems, from 10 audits of 100 pages on Starter to 50 audits of 2,500 pages on Growth.
- Action Center
- Prioritized on-page, off-page and technical actions. Growth gets a trial of 5 off-page and 5 on-page actions a month; Enterprise gets full access.
- Agentic workflows
- Agents that run content and SEO tasks; self-serve plans get a set number of trial runs, from 10 to 100.
- Sentiment and AI search tools
- Growth adds sentiment analysis; Enterprise adds AI search volume, Brand Explorer, Prompt Explorer, Page Tracker and alerts.
Plans
DeepSmith
Pro$80
per month for 50 prompts, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
ChatGPT tracking only, 20 articles a month, 1,500 pages of gap mapping, 5 team members, CSV and API export, and CMS publishing.
Grow$160
per month for 100 prompts, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)
ChatGPT and Perplexity tracking, 40 articles a month, 3,000 pages of gap mapping, 7 team members and a larger Brand Kit.
Scale$299
per month for 200 prompts, billed annually ($399 billed monthly)
ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini tracking, 90 articles a month, 8,000 pages of gap mapping and 10 team members.
EnterpriseCustom
All 9 answer engines, including Claude, Google AI Overviews, Grok, Meta AI, Copilot and DeepSeek, with multi-region tracking and custom limits.
Writesonic
Starter$79
per month for 50 prompts, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
ChatGPT, Gemini and AI Overviews tracked daily, 15 AI articles and 10 site audits of 100 pages a month, 1 user and 1 project.
Basic$199
per month for 100 prompts, billed annually ($249 billed monthly)
300 answers tracked daily, 25 articles and 20 site audits of 1,200 pages a month, 2 users and 1 project.
Growth$399
per month for 200 prompts, billed annually ($499 billed monthly)
Adds sentiment analysis and a limited Action Center trial, with 50 articles and 50 site audits a month, 3 users and 2 projects.
EnterpriseCustom
All 9 AI platforms, custom prompts, regions and languages, the full Action Center, Looker Studio, SSO/SAML and an AI search strategist.
Ways to pay less
DeepSmith
- Annual discount
Save up to $1,200 a year with annual billing
The pricing page's annual toggle lowers Pro to $80, Grow to $160 and Scale to $299 a month, shown as savings of $228, $468 and $1,200 a year.
Writesonic
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
Writesonic's pricing page lists a 20% saving on annual billing: Starter is $79 a month instead of $99, saving $240 a year.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, DeepSmith or Writesonic?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Writesonic is cheaper to start with: $79 a month, against $80 a month for DeepSmith. DeepSmith starts at $80 per month for 50 prompts, billed annually ($99 billed monthly), and Writesonic starts at $79 per month for 50 prompts, billed annually ($99 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, DeepSmith or Writesonic?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither DeepSmith nor Writesonic 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.