AI SEO writers
As of October 30, 2026, AirOps's pricing page shows no fixed self-serve plan price we could read. Both AirOps and Paperboy write SEO articles, so the differences that matter are fact checking, Search Console and whether an agent can run it.
| Row | Paperboy | AirOps |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $49 a month | No fixed price shown |
| Fact checks claims against sources | Yes | Not listed |
| Learns from Search Console | Yes | Partly |
| Publishes to your site for you | Partly | Partly |
| MCP, API or CLI for agents | Yes | Yes |
Side by side
Every cell links the page it came from, with the day we read it.
| Feature | Paperboy | AirOps |
|---|---|---|
| What it is for | Researches, writes, fact checks and publishes SEO articles to your own site, then learns from Search Console. SourceRead Oct 29, 2026 | AI search visibility tracking plus content workflows that research, write, publish and refresh content. SourceRead Oct 30, 2026 |
| Cheapest paid plan | Starter is $49 a month per site for 3 articles a week. Growth is $99 and Pro is $179. Yearly billing is two months free. SourceRead Oct 29, 2026 | Not stated on the pricing page. Solo and Pro show a Start for free button and no dollar price, and Enterprise is custom. The only dollar figure shown is $0.025 per extra task on Solo. SourceRead Oct 30, 2026 |
| Free plan or trial | Yes The first article is free, no card. Any plan then starts with a 14-day trial (card required). SourceRead Oct 29, 2026 | Yes Free to start on Solo. A 14-day free trial gives access to all Scale plan features, and each workspace gets 50,000 free credits to test workflows. SourceRead Oct 30, 2026 |
| Publishes to your site for you | Partly Posts directly to WordPress and Ghost. Other sites use a hosted blog, a signed webhook or a prompt that builds a blog in your code. No Shopify, Webflow, Wix or Squarespace connector. SourceRead Oct 29, 2026 | Partly Partial. Workflows can create and update posts in WordPress, Webflow, Contentful and Sanity. The WordPress integration defaults to Draft status, and you pick the status in the workflow. SourceRead Oct 30, 2026 |
| Fact checks claims against sources | Yes Every number and cited sentence is compared with the saved text of its source. An article that fails gets one rewrite, then is held for you. SourceRead Oct 29, 2026 | Not listed Not stated. The docs index lists a Content Comparison step that diffs HTML versions for editorial QA, but no claim or source checking page was found. SourceRead Oct 30, 2026 |
| Learns from Search Console | Yes Optional read-only Search Console connection. It picks topics from your impressions and reports clicks per article. SourceRead Oct 29, 2026 | Partly Partial. You can import Google Search Console data (queries or pages, 7 days to 16 months) into a Grid to find underperforming content. The docs describe a one-time import and state no automated refresh loop. SourceRead Oct 30, 2026 |
| Open source or self-host | Yes The engine is open source under AGPL-3.0. Self-host it with Docker and your own keys. SourceRead Oct 29, 2026 | |
| MCP, API or CLI for agents | Yes A remote MCP server with eight tools and a REST API with an OpenAPI file. The CLI is built in the open but not on npm yet. Agents pay with credits, $20 for 100. SourceRead Oct 29, 2026 | Yes Yes. An MCP server works with Claude, Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code and Windsurf, and needs a paid workspace (eligible paid-tier trials count). A REST API uses bearer keys and includes an Insights API. The pricing page lists AirOps MCP + API under integrations. No CLI listed. SourceRead Oct 30, 2026 |
“Not listed” means we found no statement either way on the pages linked in that cell. It does not mean the answer is no. Vendors change their pages, so confirm before you buy.
The honest verdict
Sometimes the other tool is the better fit. Here is how to tell.
Pick AirOps if
What AirOps does well, from its own pages
Pick Paperboy if
Judge it before you pay anyone
Your first article is free with its full fact check, so you can judge it before you pay anyone.
Write my first article freeWhat you get
The four that decide it for most people, each with the source for the other side.
The AirOps pages we read do not say (docs.airops.com, read Oct 30, 2026). Paperboy compares every number and cited sentence with the saved text of the page it links to. An article that fails gets one rewrite and is then held for you instead of published.
Partial. You can import Google Search Console data (queries or pages, 7 days to 16 months) into a Grid to find underperforming content. The docs describe a one-time import and state no automated refresh loop (docs.airops.com, read Oct 30, 2026). Paperboy reads Search Console, read-only, to choose the next topic and to report clicks and impressions per article.
The AirOps pages we read do not say (airops.com, read Oct 30, 2026). The Paperboy engine is open source under AGPL-3.0 and runs with Docker and your own keys.
Yes. An MCP server works with Claude, Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code and Windsurf, and needs a paid workspace (eligible paid-tier trials count). A REST API uses bearer keys and includes an Insights API. The pricing page lists AirOps MCP + API under integrations. No CLI listed (docs.airops.com, read Oct 30, 2026). Paperboy ships a remote MCP server with eight tools and a REST API with an OpenAPI file (the CLI is not on npm yet), so Claude Code, Cursor or n8n can run it.
Try it
You do not have to switch. Run Paperboy on one site, read the fact check, and compare it with what you get from AirOps.
Keep AirOps running. Nothing to cancel to try Paperboy.
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Read the fact check. Every number and cited sentence is compared with the saved text of its source.
Pick a plan only if you want more. Cancel with one button on the Billing page.
https://paperboyseo.com/start?url=yoursite.comThe engine is open source under AGPL-3.0. Self-hosting for your own sites is free; you pay your own model bill. Self-host docs.
About AirOps
AirOps is a platform for AI search visibility and content engineering: it tracks how brands appear in AI answers and runs workflows that research, write, publish and refresh content. (its own description, read Oct 30, 2026)
No paid dollar prices are shown on the pricing page, so the cheapest paid plan price is not verified. The trial text mentions a Scale plan that is not listed on the pricing page. Plan-level API access was not stated in the authentication docs. AirOps describes itself as an AI discovery platform and sells more than article writing. Pages fetched: home, pricing, docs index (llms.txt), MCP, WordPress and Search Console import docs.
| Plan | Price | What the page says it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Solo | Free to start | 35,000 tasks per month, ChatGPT insights, 1 Brand Kit, 3 Knowledge Bases, single user, $0.025 per extra task. |
| Pro | Not stated on the pricing page | 100,000 tasks per month, insights across 10+ answer engines, 1 Brand Kit, 5 Knowledge Bases, unlimited team seats. |
| Enterprise | Custom, contact sales | Custom task limits, unlimited Knowledge Bases and Brand Kits, custom prompts and agent builds. |
From AirOps's pricing page, read October 30, 2026. Paperboy's own prices are on our pricing page.
FAQ
AirOps's pricing page did not show a price we could read on Oct 30, 2026. Check airops.com.
The AirOps pages we read do not say (docs.airops.com, read Oct 30, 2026).
Partial. Workflows can create and update posts in WordPress, Webflow, Contentful and Sanity. The WordPress integration defaults to Draft status, and you pick the status in the workflow (docs.airops.com, read Oct 30, 2026).
The AirOps pages we read do not say (airops.com, read Oct 30, 2026).
Yes. An MCP server works with Claude, Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code and Windsurf, and needs a paid workspace (eligible paid-tier trials count). A REST API uses bearer keys and includes an Insights API. The pricing page lists AirOps MCP + API under integrations. No CLI listed (docs.airops.com, read Oct 30, 2026).
Sources
Every cell above links the page we read, and every date is the day we read it. Facts about AirOps come from AirOps's own pages only. Facts about Paperboy come from pages on this site. If something is wrong or out of date, write to hello@paperboyseo.com and we will fix it and change the date.
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