The Writesonic Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Writesonic in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Writesonic
The Insider’s Guide
AI search visibility tracking with an article writer and site audits
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI search visibility tools, read from Writesonic’s own pages.
Made by Writesonic, Inc. · checked Oct 23, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Writesonic’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Writesonic’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 68 of the 157 other AI search visibility tools we grade
Writesonic now sells itself as an AI search platform: it tracks whether a brand appears in answers from ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews, then helps close the gaps with AI-written articles, site audits and agent workflows. Higher plans add sentiment analysis and an Action Center of on-page, off-page and technical fixes, and Enterprise covers nine AI platforms.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Writesonic, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Tracking, articles, audits and agent runs each have their own monthly limits to learn.
- 1
Best for AI tracking with an article writer attached
Writesonic, once an AI writer, now tracks whether ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews mention you, then writes articles and audits your site to close the gaps.
- 2
Paid plans start at $79 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $79 per month for 50 prompts, billed annually ($99 billed monthly).
- 3
You can try it first
7-day free trial, no credit card needed
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
AI visibility tracking
Tracks set prompts daily on ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews on self-serve plans, with ads monitoring included.
- 6
AI article writer
Writes articles aimed at both search and AI answers: 15 a month on Starter, 25 on Basic and 50 on Growth.
- 7
Site audits
Crawls the site for problems, from 10 audits of 100 pages on Starter to 50 audits of 2,500 pages on Growth.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 68 of 157
That is against the other AI search visibility tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of Writesonic you could make: long-form writing. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
Writesonic at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $79 per month for 50 prompts, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial, no credit card needed
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Writesonic, Inc.
- Category
- AI Search Visibility (AEO & GEO)
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for AI tracking with an article writer attached
Writesonic, once an AI writer, now tracks whether ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews mention you, then writes articles and audits your site to close the gaps. Starter is $79 a month on yearly billing for one user, one project, one market, 50 prompts and three engines. Perplexity, Claude and AI Mode need Enterprise, sentiment waits for $399, and extra users are $50 a month each.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Starter 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 | C | No free plan, but a 7-day free trial with no credit card needed. |
| Features | C | Daily 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 | C | No rating on record. Tracking, articles, audits and agent runs each have their own monthly limits to learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, with no desktop or phone app. It publishes to WordPress and reads Google Analytics 4, with Looker Studio on Enterprise. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Writesonic is for
- 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
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Marketing teams that want AI tracking and content production in one subscription
- Small sites starting with 50 prompts and a handful of articles a month
- Teams that also want site audits without a separate SEO crawler
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$79
A month to start
Writesonic is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $79 per month for 50 prompts, billed annually ($99 billed monthly).
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.
Enterprise
Custom
All 9 AI platforms, custom prompts, regions and languages, the full Action Center, Looker Studio, SSO/SAML and an AI search strategist.
Trying it first
7-day free trial, no credit card needed
Read from writesonic.com on Oct 23, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on writesonic.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
AI search visibility tracking with an article writer and site audits. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, long-form writing, site audit, AI search visibility, content optimization.
Daily tracking with ads monitoring, an article writer, site audits, agent workflows, and an Action Center from Growth.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- WordPress
- Google Analytics 4
- Looker Studio
Writesonic is made by Writesonic, Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
68/157
Other AI search visibility tools it is graded above
Writesonic's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 68 of the 157 other AI search visibility tools we grade, and level with 56.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 51 of 157) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $79 a month, against a middle price of $59 for the category: 77 of the 128 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 13 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 158 AI search visibility tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Writesonic’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 19 of 157
- CFree plan and trialAbove 63 of 157
- CFeaturesAbove 6 of 157
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 157
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 51 of 157
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 131 AI search visibility tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Writesonic is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of Writesonic you could make: long-form writing. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It costs $948 a year.
What you could make
- Long-form writing: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- The same prompts asked of ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google's AI answers every day, and the answers kept.
- A crawler that checks every page of a site.
- A score built from what the top results for each keyword cover.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Writesonic’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Profound, Peec AI, Otterly.AI, AthenaHQ and Semrush
The 5 tools Writesonic is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Profound
Free trial · from $99/mo
AI search visibility tracking with an AI marketing agent built in.
- Writesonic also covers long-form writing and site audit.
- Profound also covers AI agents and web analytics.
- 2.2GPA
Peec AI
Free trial · from $95/mo
AI search analytics that tracks brand prompts across AI models.
- Writesonic also covers long-form writing, site audit and content optimization.
- Peec AI also covers reports and web analytics.
- 2.4GPA
Otterly.AI
Free trial · from $25/mo
Daily brand and citation tracking across AI search engines.
- Writesonic also covers long-form writing and content optimization.
- Otterly.AI also covers reports.
- 2.2GPA
AthenaHQ
Free plan · from $245/mo
Credit-based AI search tracking with content optimization agents.
- AthenaHQ has a free plan. Writesonic does not, though it has a free trial.
- Writesonic also covers long-form writing and site audit.
- AthenaHQ also covers AI agents.
- 2.2GPA
Semrush
Free plan · from $117.33/mo
SEO suite for keyword research, rank tracking and AI search visibility.
- Semrush has a free plan. Writesonic does not, though it has a free trial.
- Writesonic also covers long-form writing, AI search visibility and content optimization.
- Semrush also covers reports, keyword research, rank tracking and backlink analysis.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Writesonic free?
No, Writesonic is a paid product, but you can try it first. 7-day free trial, no credit card needed.
How much does Writesonic cost?
Writesonic lists 4 plans. Starter: $79 per month for 50 prompts, billed annually ($99 billed monthly).
What platforms does Writesonic work on?
Writesonic is available on Web.
Does Writesonic offer any discounts?
Writesonic publicly lists the following: Save 20% with annual billing.
Does Writesonic have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Writesonic is listed for Web.
Does Writesonic have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Writesonic is listed for Web.
Is Writesonic open source?
Writesonic is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
What does Writesonic integrate with?
Writesonic's listing names WordPress, Google Analytics 4 and Looker Studio.
Who makes Writesonic?
Writesonic is made by Writesonic, Inc.
What are the alternatives to Writesonic?
The closest alternatives to Writesonic in our directory are Profound, Peec AI, Otterly.AI, AthenaHQ and Semrush.
How does Writesonic compare with other AI search visibility tools?
Writesonic's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 68 of the 157 other AI search visibility tools we grade, and level with 56.
Is Writesonic good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Writesonic C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $79 a month, against a middle price of $59 for the category: 77 of the 128 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Writesonic?
The plain part of Writesonic you could make: long-form writing. What surrounds it you could not.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Writesonic’s own pages on Oct 23, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 23, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Writesonic's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Writesonic, Inc. Prices change, so check writesonic.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Writesonic, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/writesonic
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
Scan for the live page
Prices and grades as they are today
Quoting this guide?
Please name ToolGPA and link to the live page, so readers can check the figures for themselves:
ToolGPA, "Writesonic: The Insider's Guide", checked Oct 23, 2026. https://toolgpa.com/tools/writesonic
Know someone choosing between AI search visibility tools?
Send them this guide: toolgpa.com/tools/writesonic/guide
ToolGPA elsewhere: youtube.com/@toolgpa
See our other guides
The best-graded AI search visibility tools after Writesonic, each with an Insider's Guide of its own.
- AI Search Visibility (AEO & GEO) Insider's GuideEvery one of the 158 AI search visibility tools we grade, compared
- geoSurge Insider's GuideFree AI visibility tracking that runs on your own AI subscriptions3.0 GPA
- llms-txt.io Insider's Guidellms.txt generator, validator, API and auto-updating managed files3.0 GPA
- Rankscale AI Insider's GuideCredit-based AI visibility tracker covering 17+ AI engines3.0 GPA
Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Writesonic’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Writesonic is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Writesonic, Inc. Prices and plans change: check writesonic.com before you buy.