Sunbeam vs The SEO Agent (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, The SEO Agent grades higher than Sunbeam: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Sunbeam grades higher on value for money. The SEO Agent 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.
The SEO Agent
Single-plan AI agent that writes, fact-checks and publishes articles
Free trial · from $99/mo
Which one is for you
Pick Sunbeam if
- Fits if you want SEO run end to end and are weighing an agent against an agency
- Works for engineering-led teams happy to take technical fixes as pull requests
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to see a price first, as you have to book a demo
- Watch out: subscriptions renew on their own unless cancelled at least 24 hours before
- Watch out: fees are non-refundable except where the law requires
- Tight if your site isn't on Webflow, the only CMS it names, with more integrations coming soon
Pick The SEO Agent if
- Fits if you want one sourced article a day on one site without managing writers
- Works for developers wiring SEO content into their own scripts through the API
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you run several sites, as each one after the first adds $79 a month
- Tight if you want to pay yearly, as billing is month to month with no yearly plan
- Watch out: the $1 trial lasts 3 days, keeps your card and isn't refunded
- Watch out: refunds cover only the first $99 charge, asked for within 7 days, once per customer
- Too light for sites needing more than 30 articles a month, which is quoted by email
How we grade them
| 1.8GPASunbeamWeak | 2.0GPAThe SEO AgentFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published: the price is only given on a sales call, after you book a demo. We can't place it against this category, so it sits in the middle by default. | DOne plan: $99 a month for one site and 30 articles, which is where this category's dearest tenth starts. There's no yearly discount, each extra site is $79 a month, and more volume on one site is quoted by email. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing free on record. There's no free plan or trial, only a demo, and the terms say fees are non-refundable except where the law requires. | DNo free plan. The trial is 3 days for $1 with your card stored, then $99 a month unless you cancel, and the $1 isn't refunded. |
| Features | CCompany research, choosing its own tasks, SEO strategy, content calendars, articles and technical fixes written as pull requests. The listing has few specifics, though: no keyword data source, no limits, and Webflow is the only CMS named. | B30 titles a month from Search Console gaps, claims checked against saved sources, roundup, alternatives and comparison formats, publishing to six CMSs or a webhook, DataForSEO keyword data and a REST API. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. It starts with a demo and onboarding, and you connect sources such as GitHub, Search Console and Notion before it gets to work. | CNo rating on record. You connect Search Console and a CMS, approve 30 titles a month, and review any article it couldn't fix before it goes out. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It connects to GitHub, Google Analytics, Search Console, Notion, Slack and Webflow, with more marked as coming soon. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It publishes to WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Ghost, Wix and Framer, uses DataForSEO data, and has a REST API in the plan. |
| Best for | handing your SEO to an autonomous agent | one sourced article a day for one site |
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: Sunbeam and The SEO Agent. How we grade
Where they differ
- Sunbeam also covers AI agents and site audit.
- The SEO Agent also covers keyword research and internal linking.
In commonWebAI featuresLong-form writing
At a glance
| Sunbeam | The SEO Agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | Not published | $99 per month for 1 site and 30 articles |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 3 days for $1 with the card stored, then $99 a month unless cancelled; the $1 is not refunded |
| Web | ||
| Made by | daydream Labs, Inc. | The SEO Agent Pty Ltd |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | theseoagent.ai |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Sunbeam
- No prices are published; access starts with booking a demo, and the terms say fees are non-refundable except where law requires.
- Subscriptions renew automatically and must be cancelled at least 24 hours before renewal to avoid the next charge.
- Integrations shown are GitHub, Google Analytics, Search Console, Notion, Slack and Webflow, with more marked as coming soon.
The SEO Agent
- One plan covers 30 articles a month for one site; each extra site costs $79 a month, and more volume on one site is quoted by email.
- Billing is month to month only, with no annual plan or discount listed.
- Refunds cover only the first $99 charge, if asked within 7 days, once per customer.
Key features
Sunbeam
- Company research on day one
- Spends its first hours reading product pages, blog posts, brand voice samples, competitor sites and customer reviews to build a knowledge graph of the business.
- Self-directed work
- Chooses and prioritizes its own tasks around a long-term strategy instead of waiting for prompts or workflows, and works around the clock.
- Strategy and content calendars
- Forms SEO strategies, plans content calendars and writes articles from start to finish, including content for missing topic clusters.
- Technical SEO fixes
- Diagnoses technical problems such as pages that are not indexed and can write a pull request with the fix.
- Agency playbooks
- Built on the procedures daydream developed running SEO for clients the company names, such as Replit, Clay and Notion.
The SEO Agent
- Monthly content plan
- Scans your site and Search Console pages, queries and clicks, finds buyer-intent keyword gaps and queues 30 titles for you to approve.
- Claim checking
- Reads every claim in a draft against the sources saved during research, keeps or softens what they back and cuts the rest; unfixable articles wait for review.
- Formats AI answers cite
- Writes best-of, alternatives, comparison, pricing and guide articles with direct answers and cited claims, aimed at ChatGPT, Perplexity and AI Overviews.
- Native CMS publishing
- Publishes approved articles with images, alt text, sources, internal links and metadata to WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Ghost, Wix, Framer or a webhook.
- Keyword data from DataForSEO
- Keyword research uses DataForSEO Labs search-demand figures rather than estimates of its own.
- REST API
- Runs audits, keyword research, article generation and publishing over a REST API with keys made in the app, included in the plan.
Plans
Sunbeam
Pricing could not be confirmed. See sunbeam.ai.
The SEO Agent
Pro$99
per month for 1 site and 30 articles, billed monthly
One article a day for one site, up to 3 publishers, fact-checking, images, internal links, the API and priority support.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Sunbeam or The SEO Agent?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Sunbeam has no price we could confirm, and The SEO Agent starts at $99 per month for 1 site and 30 articles.
Which has a free plan, Sunbeam or The SEO Agent?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither Sunbeam nor The SEO Agent has a free plan. The SEO Agent has 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.