General AI writers
As of October 29, 2026, Jasper's cheapest paid plan is Pro at $69 per seat per month billed monthly, per its own pricing page. Jasper is a general writing tool, while Paperboy writes only SEO articles and checks each cited claim against its source.
| Row | Paperboy | Jasper |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $49 a month | $69 per seat per month billed monthly |
| Fact checks claims against sources | Yes | Not listed |
| Learns from Search Console | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | Jasper |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Brand-governed AI marketing platform: agents for content, campaigns, SEO and GEO work across a marketing team. SourceRead Oct 29, 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 | Cheapest paid plan is Pro at $69 per seat per month billed monthly, or $59 per seat per month billed yearly (page says yearly saves about 20%). Includes 1 seat, Canvas, core agents, 2 Brand Voices, 5 Knowledge assets and 3 Audiences. The page lists no article or word counts. Business is custom priced. SourceRead Oct 29, 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 Pro has a button for a free 7-day trial. A snippet from Jasper's help center says a credit card is required and billing starts after day 7 unless you cancel. No permanent free plan is listed. 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 Partial. The GEO Agent can create or update Webflow pages as draft or live, with an approval step before each action. The Webflow integration is labelled beta. Zapier and Make connectors are documented and name WordPress among the apps. Other listed integrations: Google Docs, Slack. SourceRead Oct 29, 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 No page found that says Jasper checks the claims in its articles against sources. The Research Agent page describes cited reports. A Citable Claims agent writes fact-dense statements meant to be cited by AI engines. Plagiarism checking is a Copyscape add-on. SourceRead Oct 29, 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 | Yes The GEO Agent can connect Google Search Console by OAuth and read queries, clicks, impressions, CTR and position. It uses them to prioritise which pages to update for AI visibility. The pricing page lists GEO agents under the Business plan. SourceRead Oct 29, 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 | Not listed No open source or self-host statement found. Jasper is hosted software. Business lists 'secure and flexible deployment options' without detail. 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 Official Jasper MCP server (hosted at mcp.jasper.ai, in Claude's connector directory, with guides for ChatGPT, Copilot Studio, OpenAI Agent Builder and n8n). REST API, which the developer docs say is for Business plan customers only. Zapier and Make connectors. No CLI listed. 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 Jasper if
What Jasper does well, from its own pages
Pick Paperboy if
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The four that decide it for most people, each with the source for the other side.
The Jasper pages we read do not say (jasper.ai, read Oct 29, 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.
The GEO Agent can connect Google Search Console by OAuth and read queries, clicks, impressions, CTR and position. It uses them to prioritise which pages to update for AI visibility. The pricing page lists GEO agents under the Business plan (jasper.ai, read Oct 29, 2026). Paperboy reads Search Console, read-only, to choose the next topic and to report clicks and impressions per article.
The Jasper pages we read do not say (jasper.ai, read Oct 29, 2026). The Paperboy engine is open source under AGPL-3.0 and runs with Docker and your own keys.
Official Jasper MCP server (hosted at mcp.jasper.ai, in Claude's connector directory, with guides for ChatGPT, Copilot Studio, OpenAI Agent Builder and n8n). REST API, which the developer docs say is for Business plan customers only. Zapier and Make connectors. No CLI listed (developers.jasper.ai, read Oct 29, 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.
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Keep Jasper 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 Jasper
Jasper is an AI marketing platform with 100+ agents, brand voice and knowledge controls, and a canvas editor for end-to-end marketing workflows. (its own description, read Oct 29, 2026)
Only two plans are listed today: Pro and Business. Pricing is per seat. API access is listed for Business only. Jasper's help center articles returned a bot check on 2026-10-29, so the trial terms come from a search snippet of help.jasper.ai plus the pricing page button text. Site now leads with agents and GEO (AI answer visibility) rather than a text writer.
| Plan | Price | What the page says it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | $69 per seat per month billed monthly, or $59 per seat per month billed yearly | 1 seat, Canvas editor, agents for core marketing workflows, 2 Brand Voices, 5 Knowledge assets, 3 Audiences. Free 7-day trial. |
| Business | Custom pricing, contact sales | Everything in Pro, plus agents for complex workflows (GEO, translations, deep research), no-code custom agent builder, Jasper Grid, unlimited Brand Voices, Knowledge and Audiences, API access, admin controls and Groups, account management, priority support. |
From Jasper's pricing page, read October 29, 2026. Paperboy's own prices are on our pricing page.
FAQ
As of Oct 29, 2026, Jasper lists Pro $69 per seat per month billed monthly. jasper.ai is the source, so confirm there before you buy.
The Jasper pages we read do not say (jasper.ai, read Oct 29, 2026).
Partial. The GEO Agent can create or update Webflow pages as draft or live, with an approval step before each action. The Webflow integration is labelled beta. Zapier and Make connectors are documented and name WordPress among the apps. Other listed integrations: Google Docs, Slack (jasper.ai, read Oct 29, 2026).
The Jasper pages we read do not say (jasper.ai, read Oct 29, 2026).
Official Jasper MCP server (hosted at mcp.jasper.ai, in Claude's connector directory, with guides for ChatGPT, Copilot Studio, OpenAI Agent Builder and n8n). REST API, which the developer docs say is for Business plan customers only. Zapier and Make connectors. No CLI listed (developers.jasper.ai, read Oct 29, 2026).
Sources
Every cell above links the page we read, and every date is the day we read it. Facts about Jasper come from Jasper'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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