AI visibility trackers (GEO)
As of October 30, 2026, Mangools AI Search Grader and Watcher's cheapest paid plan is AI Search Watcher (cheapest paid) at Subscriptions start at $34.90 per month with annual plans, per its own pricing page. Mangools AI Search Grader and Watcher is built around tracking and improving AI visibility, while Paperboy writes and fact checks the articles those answers can cite, and the table shows where the two overlap.
| Row | Paperboy | Mangools AI Search Grader and Watcher |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $49 a month | Subscriptions start at $34.90 per month with annual plans |
| Fact checks claims against sources | Yes | Not listed |
| Learns from Search Console | Yes | Not listed |
| Publishes to your site for you | Partly | No |
| MCP, API or CLI for agents | Yes | Not listed |
Side by side
Every cell links the page it came from, with the day we read it.
| Feature | Paperboy | Mangools AI Search Grader and Watcher |
|---|---|---|
| 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 visibility measurement only: a one-off free grade (visibility, ranking, 0-100 AI Search Score) and ongoing brand tracking in AI answers. It does not write or publish 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 | Grader is free. AI Search Watcher subscriptions start at $34.90 per month with annual plans, per the vendor page description; per-plan limits were not readable in the fetched text. 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 | Partly Partial. The Grader is free, and the Watcher shows a 'Get started FREE' button. A refund within 48 hours of payment is stated; terms of any free Watcher tier are not detailed. 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 | No Not stated on https://mangools.com/ai-search-grader. It is a measurement tool. 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 | |
| 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 | Not listed Not stated on https://mangools.com/ai-search-grader. The page mentions no Search Console integration. 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 | Not listed Not stated on https://mangools.com/ai-search-watcher. Custom data exports are mentioned, but no API or MCP server is described. 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 Mangools AI Search Grader and Watcher if
What Mangools AI Search Grader and Watcher 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.
AI visibility measurement only: a one-off free grade (visibility, ranking, 0-100 AI Search Score) and ongoing brand tracking in AI answers. It does not write or publish content (mangools.com, read Oct 30, 2026). Paperboy does not report how often AI answers mention your brand. It has a free check that shows whether AI crawlers can read your site, and nothing more on that side.
Paperboy writes the article, compares every cited claim with the saved text of its source and publishes it. On Mangools AI Search Grader and Watcher's side: Not stated on https://mangools.com/ai-search-grader. It is a measurement tool (mangools.com, read Oct 30, 2026).
Measuring shows the gap. Fixing it takes a page that answers the question and cites sources a model can lean on, which is the part Paperboy writes. Mangools AI Search Grader and Watcher on search data: The Mangools AI Search Grader and Watcher pages we read do not say (mangools.com, read Oct 30, 2026).
Mangools AI Search Grader and Watcher: The Mangools AI Search Grader and Watcher pages we read do not say (mangools.com, read Oct 30, 2026). Paperboy has a remote MCP server with eight tools and a REST API. Its CLI is not on npm yet.
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 Mangools AI Search Grader and Watcher.
Keep Mangools AI Search Grader and Watcher 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 Mangools AI Search Grader and Watcher
Mangools' AI visibility tools: a free AI Search Grader that scores brand visibility across AI models, and the paid AI Search Watcher that tracks brand mentions in AI search engines over time. (its own description, read Oct 30, 2026)
This entry covers Mangools' AI features only, not the full Mangools SEO suite. The plans-and-pricing page rendered its table with scripts, so only the headline price from the page description was readable.
| Plan | Price | What the page says it includes |
|---|---|---|
| AI Search Grader | Free | Basic access to 3 AI models (ChatGPT, Mistral Small, Llama 3.3); a free account unlocks all 7 models and more searches |
| AI Search Watcher (cheapest paid) | Subscriptions start at $34.90 per month with annual plans | Tracks ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Claude, Grok, Mistral and Llama; multi-run prompts, competitor comparison, custom prompts; the page says hundreds of prompts |
From Mangools AI Search Grader and Watcher's pricing page, read October 30, 2026. Paperboy's own prices are on our pricing page.
FAQ
As of Oct 30, 2026, Mangools AI Search Grader and Watcher lists AI Search Watcher (cheapest paid) Subscriptions start at $34.90 per month with annual plans. mangools.com is the source, so confirm there before you buy.
Not stated on https://mangools.com/ai-search-grader. It is a measurement tool (mangools.com, read Oct 30, 2026).
The Mangools AI Search Grader and Watcher pages we read do not say (mangools.com, read Oct 30, 2026).
The Mangools AI Search Grader and Watcher pages we read do not say (mangools.com, read Oct 30, 2026).
The Mangools AI Search Grader and Watcher pages we read do not say (mangools.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 Mangools AI Search Grader and Watcher come from Mangools AI Search Grader and Watcher'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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