NeuralText vs Scalenut (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, NeuralText and Scalenut share a 2.4 GPA, neither has a free plan, and NeuralText starts cheaper, at $19 a month against $59 a month.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
NeuralText grades higher on value for money. Scalenut grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
NeuralText
Content briefs, keyword clustering and an AI writing editor
Scalenut
AI article writing and optimization with AI answer tracking
Which one is for you
Pick NeuralText if
- Fits if you're a freelance writer who needs a handful of briefs a month
- Works for planning clusters from big keyword lists on a small budget
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're on Starter, at 5 briefs a month
- Not for you if you work in a team, as only Pro at $119 has more than one seat
- Watch out: prices are monthly only, with no yearly plan or discount
- Skip it if you write in a language outside the 17 its SERP analysis covers
Pick Scalenut if
- Fits if you publish a steady stream of blog articles with AI help
- Makes sense if you want article writing and AI answer tracking in one account
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're on Starter, at 5 new articles, 5 optimizations and 5 clusters a month
- Watch out: there are no refunds once the 7-day trial is over
- Skip it if you need daily AI answer checks, as prompts are checked weekly and Perplexity needs Professional at $199
- Pricey if you want internal links, audits or auto-publishing, which start at Plus for $89 a month
- Watch out: yearly prices only show as a time-limited Black Friday deal, with no regular yearly price
How we grade them
| 2.4GPANeuralTextFair | 2.4GPAScalenutFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStarter is $19 a month, inside this category's cheapest quarter ($20), for 5 briefs, 100,000 AI words and 5,000 keywords to cluster. 40 briefs means Basic at $49, and there's no yearly discount. | CStarter is $59 a month billed monthly, between this category's middle ($45) and its dearer quarter ($83), for 5 articles, 5 optimizations and 5 clusters. Yearly plans are only shown at a time-limited Black Friday price, with no regular yearly price. |
| Free plan and trial | DNo free plan, and the free trial is 5 days, shorter than a week, with 5,000 AI words and 3 SERP analyses. | CNo free plan, but monthly plans start with a 7-day trial, and the listing doesn't say it asks for a card. Once the trial is over there are no refunds. |
| Features | BBriefs from live results, a scoring editor, an AI writing assistant, keyword suggestions, clustering by intent and Search Console data. The whole job, though SERP analysis covers 17 languages. | BKeyword clusters, an article writer working from SERP research, an optimizer with NLP terms and a score, page audits, internal linking and weekly AI answer tracking. The whole job, though audits and internal links start at Plus. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. There's Search Console to connect, and separate allowances for briefs, AI words, suggestions and clustering. | CNo rating on record. There's a domain to set up, prompts to pick and monthly allowances for articles, optimizations and clusters to keep track of. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, linked to Google Search Console, with an API for developers. No desktop or phone app. | BWeb only, publishing to WordPress and Shopify, with Semrush and Copyscape linked in. No API on record, and no desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | briefs and clustering for freelance writers | AI articles with weekly AI answer checks |
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: NeuralText and Scalenut. How we grade
Price against what you get
NeuralText starts at $19 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Scalenut starts at $59 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and NeuralText starts $40 a month lower. Of the other SEO content tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than NeuralText for less, and 1 scores higher than Scalenut 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
- Scalenut also covers long-form writing, AI search visibility and internal linking.
At a glance
| NeuralText | Scalenut | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $19 per month | $59 per month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 5-day free trial with 5,000 AI words, 3 SERP analyses and 1,000 keyword suggestions | 7-day free trial on monthly plans; no refunds after the trial ends |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Atmos Media | Scalenut Inc. |
| Price read from | neuraltext.com | scalenut.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
NeuralText
- Starter includes only 5 content briefs a month; Basic has 40 and Pro 100.
- Starter and Basic have one seat and one Search Console property; Pro has 3 seats and 5 properties.
- Prices are shown per month only, with no annual plan or discount listed.
- SERP analysis works in 17 languages, fewer than the AI templates cover.
Scalenut
- Annual plans are sold only at a time-limited Black Friday price at present; the regular annual price is not shown.
- There is no free plan, and the refund policy rules out refunds once the 7-day trial is over.
- AI answers are checked weekly, not daily; Starter and Plus cover only ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews.
- Internal linking, content audits, auto-publishing, Social UpReach and the backlinks marketplace start at Plus.
Key features
NeuralText
- Content briefs from live SERPs
- Analyzes the top-ranking pages for a keyword and gathers their topics, questions and outlines into a brief for writers.
- Content scoring editor
- A Google Docs-style editor scores a draft on readability, length and relevant topics and shows what it still lacks.
- AI writing assistant
- Inline autocompletion plus a menu to rephrase, summarize, simplify or expand selected text, and AI templates in many languages.
- Keyword discovery
- Long-tail keyword suggestions for a search term, with popularity and trend data.
- Keyword clustering
- Groups keywords by search intent to show how many pages a topic needs and which keywords each page should target.
- Search Console analytics
- Connects Google Search Console properties to show traffic and rankings by page and send keywords straight to the brief and clustering tools.
Scalenut
- AI Visibility
- Tracks a set of prompts weekly in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews, plus Perplexity on Professional, with insights on AI bot traffic.
- GEO article writer
- Cruise Mode drafts articles from keyword and SERP research, with tone of voice settings and AI images included in each plan's monthly allowance.
- Content optimizer
- Scores existing articles against the ranking pages with NLP terms and a content score, and suggests the changes to make.
- Keyword planner
- Groups keywords into topic clusters; Professional adds an advanced planner and cannibalization analysis.
- Content audit and internal linking
- From Plus, audits a set number of pages a month for topic gaps and suggests internal links between them.
- Social UpReach and backlinks
- From Plus, Social UpReach follows Reddit threads by keyword and subreddit, and a marketplace sells backlinks.
Plans
NeuralText
Starter$19
per month
1 seat, 5 content briefs (SERP analyses), 100,000 AI words, 2,000 keyword suggestions, 5,000 keywords to cluster and 1 Search Console property.
Basic$49
per month
1 seat, 40 content briefs, 100,000 AI words, 20,000 keyword suggestions and 10,000 keywords to cluster.
Pro$119
per month
3 seats, 100 content briefs, 300,000 AI words, 50,000 keyword suggestions, 30,000 keywords to cluster and 5 Search Console properties.
Scalenut
Starter$59
per month, billed monthly
1 domain, 10 prompts checked weekly in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews, and 5 new articles, 5 optimizations and 5 keyword clusters a month.
Plus$89
per month, billed monthly
2 domains, 4 team members, 25 prompts, 30 articles and 30 optimizations a month, a 200-page audit, internal linking and auto-publishing.
Professional$199
per month, billed monthly
Unlimited domains and members, 100 prompts with Perplexity added, 75 articles a month, 1,000-page audits, cannibalization checks and a CSM.
VIP ServiceCustom
Done-for-you work by a dedicated strategist, writers, editors and AI agents, with backlinks and weekly reports. Sold after a strategy call.
Ways to pay less
NeuralText
No public discounts listed.
Scalenut
- Other savings
Black Friday early access: 65% off annual plans
For a limited time, annual Starter is $21, Plus $31 and Professional $70 a month, with 3x usage limits. No end date is given and the deal is non-refundable.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, NeuralText or Scalenut?
As of Oct 23, 2026, NeuralText is cheaper to start with: $19 a month, against $59 a month for Scalenut. NeuralText starts at $19 per month, and Scalenut starts at $59 per month, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, NeuralText or Scalenut?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither NeuralText nor Scalenut 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.