Content optimizers
As of October 29, 2026, NeuronWriter's cheapest paid plan is Bronze at $23/month billed monthly, or $230/year billed yearly, per its own pricing page. NeuronWriter is built around optimizing content, while Paperboy writes the article, fact checks it against its sources and publishes it.
| Row | Paperboy | NeuronWriter |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $49 a month | $23/month billed monthly, or $230/year billed yearly |
| 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 | NeuronWriter |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Content brief and on-page optimiser with an AI writer 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 Bronze at $23/month billed monthly ($230/year billed yearly). It includes 2 projects, 25 documents and 15,000 AI credits. GSC, WordPress, API and MCP need Gold at $69/month. 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 7-day free trial after creating an account, under Gold plan terms. Refund available for the first plan purchase within 30 days. 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 Gold and above: WordPress integration exports an article in one click, with category, tags, status and scheduling per its WordPress page. Shopify is also listed. The MCP server cannot publish to WordPress. It is an export step you trigger, not an unattended pipeline. 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 The AI writer page makes no claim of checking article claims against sources. A plagiarism checker is included (75 to 150 checks by plan), which is not fact checking. 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 | Partly Gold and above: Google Search Console integration imports clicks, impressions and rankings to monitor and optimise existing content. A Next Content Ideas feature suggests topics from keywords and competitors. The pages checked do not say GSC data automatically picks or refreshes content. 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 statement on the site that the product is open source or self-hostable. It is sold as a hosted subscription. 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 Gold and above: public API (X-API-KEY, endpoints for projects, queries, content import and evaluate, uses your monthly analysis quota) and an official remote MCP server for SERP analysis, recommendations and saving drafts. Zapier is listed. No CLI or Make connector found. 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
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What NeuronWriter does well, from its own pages
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The four that decide it for most people, each with the source for the other side.
The NeuronWriter pages we read do not say (neuronwriter.com, 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.
Gold and above: Google Search Console integration imports clicks, impressions and rankings to monitor and optimise existing content. A Next Content Ideas feature suggests topics from keywords and competitors. The pages checked do not say GSC data automatically picks or refreshes content (neuronwriter.com, read Oct 29, 2026). Paperboy reads Search Console, read-only, to choose the next topic and to report clicks and impressions per article.
The NeuronWriter pages we read do not say (neuronwriter.com, read Oct 29, 2026). The Paperboy engine is open source under AGPL-3.0 and runs with Docker and your own keys.
Gold and above: public API (X-API-KEY, endpoints for projects, queries, content import and evaluate, uses your monthly analysis quota) and an official remote MCP server for SERP analysis, recommendations and saving drafts. Zapier is listed. No CLI or Make connector found (neuronwriter.com, 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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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 NeuronWriter
NEURONwriter is a content optimisation platform for SEO, AI Overviews and answer engines, with NLP term recommendations, an AI writer and AI visibility tracking. (its own description, read Oct 29, 2026)
GSC, WordPress, API and MCP all need Gold or higher. The yearly toggle is labelled 2 months free. The MCP page says it cannot use the one-click generation tool or publish to WordPress.
| Plan | Price | What the page says it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | $23/month billed monthly, or $230/year billed yearly | 2 projects, 25 documents, 5 AI-monitored questions, 15,000 AI credits, standard templates, content planner, read-only sharing. |
| Silver | $45/month billed monthly, or $450/year billed yearly | 5 projects, 50 documents, 7 AI-monitored questions, 30,000 AI credits. |
| Gold | $69/month billed monthly, or $690/year billed yearly | 10 projects, 75 documents, 10 AI-monitored questions, 45,000 AI credits, custom templates, Content Designer, unlimited team members, 75 plagiarism checks, GSC, WordPress and Shopify integrations, own OpenAI key, API and MCP access. |
| Platinum | $93/month billed monthly, or $930/year billed yearly | 25 projects, 100 documents, 15 AI-monitored questions, 60,000 AI credits, all Gold features, 100 plagiarism checks. |
| Diamond | $117/month billed monthly, or $1,170/year billed yearly | 50 projects, 150 documents, 20 AI-monitored questions, 75,000 AI credits, all Gold features, 150 plagiarism checks. |
From NeuronWriter's pricing page, read October 29, 2026. Paperboy's own prices are on our pricing page.
FAQ
As of Oct 29, 2026, NeuronWriter lists Bronze $23/month billed monthly, or $230/year billed yearly; Silver $45/month billed monthly, or $450/year billed yearly; Gold $69/month billed monthly, or $690/year billed yearly; Platinum $93/month billed monthly, or $930/year billed yearly. neuronwriter.com is the source, so confirm there before you buy.
The NeuronWriter pages we read do not say (neuronwriter.com, read Oct 29, 2026).
Gold and above: WordPress integration exports an article in one click, with category, tags, status and scheduling per its WordPress page. Shopify is also listed. The MCP server cannot publish to WordPress. It is an export step you trigger, not an unattended pipeline (neuronwriter.com, read Oct 29, 2026).
The NeuronWriter pages we read do not say (neuronwriter.com, read Oct 29, 2026).
Gold and above: public API (X-API-KEY, endpoints for projects, queries, content import and evaluate, uses your monthly analysis quota) and an official remote MCP server for SERP analysis, recommendations and saving drafts. Zapier is listed. No CLI or Make connector found (neuronwriter.com, read Oct 29, 2026).
Sources
Every cell above links the page we read, and every date is the day we read it. Facts about NeuronWriter come from NeuronWriter'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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