General AI writers
As of October 30, 2026, Cuppa's cheapest paid plan is Solo at $99/mo, per its own pricing page. Cuppa is a general writing tool, while Paperboy writes only SEO articles and checks each cited claim against its source.
| Row | Paperboy | Cuppa |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $49 a month | $99/mo |
| 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 | Cuppa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Multi-brand content generation and publishing for agencies: blog posts, landing pages, social posts, newsletters and video scripts, with a separate brand voice per client. 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 | Solo starts at $99/mo ($1,188/yr), then Studio $199/mo, Scale $369/mo and Enterprise $899/mo. The homepage indicates a 20% discount for annual billing. Extra brands are charged separately. 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 | |
| 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 Publishes to WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Ghost, Sanity and Contentful, plus social platforms. Whether publishing runs on a schedule with no review is not stated. 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 on https://cuppa.ai/. A Content Grader and SERP analysis are listed, but a claim-to-source fact check is not described. 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. Google Search Console and GA4 can be connected. Automatic rewrites of pages from Search Console data are not stated. 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 | No No open-source offering is stated on the page; it is presented as a hosted product. SourceRead Oct 30, 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 |
“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 Cuppa if
What Cuppa 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 Cuppa pages we read do not say (cuppa.ai, 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. Google Search Console and GA4 can be connected. Automatic rewrites of pages from Search Console data are not stated (cuppa.ai, read Oct 30, 2026). Paperboy reads Search Console, read-only, to choose the next topic and to report clicks and impressions per article.
No open-source offering is stated on the page; it is presented as a hosted product (cuppa.ai, read Oct 30, 2026). The Paperboy engine is open source under AGPL-3.0 and runs with Docker and your own keys.
The homepage lists a REST API, a CLI and an MCP server, plus webhooks (cuppa.ai, 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 Cuppa.
Keep Cuppa running. Nothing to cancel to try Paperboy.
Paste your site address. The first article is free, no card.
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 Cuppa
AI brand operating system for agencies and marketing teams that generates and publishes content for multiple client brands across search, social, email and video from one workspace. (its own description, read Oct 30, 2026)
Pricing figures were read from the vendor homepage; the dedicated pricing page did not render readable text when fetched. Prices shown as monthly-equivalent with 20% annual discount per the homepage; confirm on the live page. Extra brands are $150/mo on Solo, $125/mo on Studio and $100/mo on Scale. Expert review network and managed backlink outreach ($199/link/month) are paid add-ons.
| Plan | Price | What the page says it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Solo | $99/mo ($1,188/yr) | 1 brand, 1 seat, unlimited generation with your own API keys; 20% discount shown for annual billing |
| Studio | $199/mo ($2,388/yr) | 3 brands, 3 seats, multi-brand templates, API access |
| Scale | $369/mo ($4,428/yr) | 10 brands, 10 seats, research agents, client proposals, faster bulk generation |
| Enterprise | $899/mo ($10,788/yr) | 20 brands, 30 seats, white-label, premium agents, priority support |
From Cuppa's pricing page, read October 30, 2026. Paperboy's own prices are on our pricing page.
FAQ
As of Oct 30, 2026, Cuppa lists Solo $99/mo; Studio $199/mo; Scale $369/mo; Enterprise $899/mo. cuppa.ai is the source, so confirm there before you buy.
The Cuppa pages we read do not say (cuppa.ai, read Oct 30, 2026).
Publishes to WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Ghost, Sanity and Contentful, plus social platforms. Whether publishing runs on a schedule with no review is not stated (cuppa.ai, read Oct 30, 2026).
No open-source offering is stated on the page; it is presented as a hosted product (cuppa.ai, read Oct 30, 2026).
The homepage lists a REST API, a CLI and an MCP server, plus webhooks (cuppa.ai, read Oct 30, 2026).
Sources
Every cell above links the page we read, and every date is the day we read it. Facts about Cuppa come from Cuppa'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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