AI visibility trackers (GEO)

Paperboy vs Peec AI: which one should you use?

As of October 29, 2026, Peec AI's cheapest paid plan is Starter at $95/month billed monthly, per its own pricing page. Peec AI 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.

Last checked Oct 29, 2026Peec AI pricing page
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Quick facts for Paperboy and Peec AI, from the table below
RowPaperboyPeec AI
Cheapest paid plan$49 a month$95/month billed monthly
Fact checks claims against sourcesYesNot listed
Learns from Search ConsoleYesNot listed
Publishes to your site for youPartlyNo
MCP, API or CLI for agentsYesYes

Side by side

How do Paperboy and Peec AI compare, row by row?

Every cell links the page it came from, with the day we read it.

Last checked Oct 29, 2026
Paperboy compared with Peec AI on eight rows, each cell with its source and the date it was read
FeaturePaperboyPeec AI
What it is for

Researches, writes, fact checks and publishes SEO articles to your own site, then learns from Search Console.

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AI search visibility tracking: daily prompt runs on ChatGPT, AI Mode, AI Overviews, Copilot, Gemini and Naver AI (3 active models per plan, more on Enterprise), reporting visibility, position, sentiment and cited sources.

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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.

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Cheapest paid plan is Starter at $95 per month billed monthly: 50 prompts, 3 models, 1 country, 1 project, daily tracking, 4,500 AI answers per month, unlimited users, 500 agent credits, MCP. API not included. The FAQ says annual billing gets 15% off. No free plan.

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Free plan or trial
Yes

The first article is free, no card. Any plan then starts with a 14-day trial (card required).

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Yes

Yes. The pricing page has a Start free trial button. A Peec comparison page lists the trial as 7 days with no credit card required. Peec's Terms of Use say the trial length is set by Peec, 30 days if not set.

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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.

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No

No. Peec's own blog says it deliberately stopped short of generating content. Peec Agent suggests page edits, prepares content briefs for your team, and hands work to 25+ connected tools. You decide what gets published.

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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.

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Not listed

Not applicable to articles, since Peec does not write them. It does have a fact-check feature: tracked prompts whose AI answers are checked for claims about your brand against facts you set (5 prompts on Starter, 10 on Pro, 25 on Advanced).

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Learns from Search Console
Yes

Optional read-only Search Console connection. It picks topics from your impressions and reports clicks per article.

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Not listed

Not stated. The pricing page lists Google Analytics and CDN or log providers (Vercel, Cloudflare, AWS CloudFront, Akamai, WordPress, generic webhook). Google Search Console is not mentioned on the pages read.

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Open source or self-host
Yes

The engine is open source under AGPL-3.0. Self-host it with Docker and your own keys.

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Not listed

Not stated. Peec is a hosted product. Its GitHub org has one public repo, peec-mcp-skills, and no self-hosted product.

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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.

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Yes

MCP server on every plan (docs.peec.ai, OAuth or personal access token, mostly read-only with limited config writes). REST API from Pro. Data Studio (Looker Studio) connector from Advanced. The homepage names Claude, Cursor and n8n. Peec Agent has built-in skills. No CLI found.

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“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

When should I pick Peec AI, and when Paperboy?

Sometimes the other tool is the better fit. Here is how to tell.

Pick Peec AI if

  • Pick Peec AI if you only need to measure brand visibility in AI answers and want a self-serve entry price of $95 per month.
  • Pick Peec AI if you need many seats, languages and competitors, plus API, MCP or Looker Studio reporting for an in-house team or agency.
  • Pick Peec AI if you want to check what AI says about your brand against facts you set, and prefer to hand briefs to your own writers instead of auto-writing.

What Peec AI does well, from its own pages

  • Unlimited users, languages and competitors on every plan. Only prompts, models, countries and projects scale with the tier. (source)
  • Data access is broad: MCP on every plan, REST API from Pro and a Data Studio connector from Advanced. (source)
  • Includes AI crawler analytics on every plan: a crawlability audit across 40+ bots, bot visit insights from CDN logs and AI referral tracking. (source)

Pick Paperboy if

  • You need pages that answer the questions AI answers get asked, with sources a model can cite.
  • You want those pages written, fact checked and published rather than only measured.
  • You want Search Console data picking the topics.

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.

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What you get

What are the real differences between Paperboy and Peec AI?

The four that decide it for most people, each with the source for the other side.

Try it

How do I try Paperboy next to Peec AI?

You do not have to switch. Run Paperboy on one site, read the fact check, and compare it with what you get from Peec AI.

  1. Keep Peec AI running. Nothing to cancel to try Paperboy.

  2. Paste your site address. The first article is free, no card.

  3. Read the fact check. Every number and cited sentence is compared with the saved text of its source.

  4. Pick a plan only if you want more. Cancel with one button on the Billing page.

Open in your browser
https://paperboyseo.com/start?url=yoursite.com

The 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 Peec AI

What is Peec AI, and how much does it cost?

AI search analytics tool for marketing teams that tracks brand visibility, position and sentiment in answers from AI engines such as ChatGPT and Gemini. (its own description, read Oct 29, 2026)

Prices are shown in USD on the page. Annual billing is a 15% discount per the FAQ. Pricing page also mentions separate agency pricing, not read. The 7-day no-card trial detail comes from a Peec comparison page that says its pricing data is from Feb 2026.

Last checked Oct 29, 2026
Peec AI plans and prices as shown on its pricing page
PlanPriceWhat the page says it includes
Starter$95/month billed monthly50 prompts; 3 models of your choice; 1 country; 1 project; daily tracking; 4,500 AI answers per month; unlimited users; 500 agent credits; MCP; no API
Pro$245/month billed monthly150 prompts; 3 models; 3 countries; 2 projects; 13,500 AI answers per month; 750 agent credits; MCP and API; 10 fact-checked prompts
Advanced$495/month billed monthly350 prompts; 3 models; 3 countries; 5 projects; 31,500 AI answers per month; 1,000 agent credits; MCP, API and Data Studio connector; 25 fact-checked prompts
EnterpriseCustom, annualUnlimited prompts, projects and countries; up to 13 models; daily or weekly tracking; API; SSO; custom agent credits; dedicated support

From Peec AI's pricing page, read October 29, 2026. Paperboy's own prices are on our pricing page.

FAQ

Questions about Paperboy and Peec AI

Still have a question? Ask us or read the docs.

How much does Peec AI cost?

As of Oct 29, 2026, Peec AI lists Starter $95/month billed monthly; Pro $245/month billed monthly; Advanced $495/month billed monthly. peec.ai is the source, so confirm there before you buy.

Does Peec AI write or publish articles?

No. Peec's own blog says it deliberately stopped short of generating content. Peec Agent suggests page edits, prepares content briefs for your team, and hands work to 25+ connected tools. You decide what gets published (peec.ai, read Oct 29, 2026).

Does Peec AI use Search Console data?

The Peec AI pages we read do not say (peec.ai, read Oct 29, 2026).

Is Peec AI open source?

The Peec AI pages we read do not say (github.com, read Oct 29, 2026).

Does Peec AI work with AI agents or MCP?

MCP server on every plan (docs.peec.ai, OAuth or personal access token, mostly read-only with limited config writes). REST API from Pro. Data Studio (Looker Studio) connector from Advanced. The homepage names Claude, Cursor and n8n. Peec Agent has built-in skills. No CLI found (docs.peec.ai, read Oct 29, 2026).

Sources

Where do these facts come from?

Where do these facts come from?

Every cell above links the page we read, and every date is the day we read it. Facts about Peec AI come from Peec AI'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.

Keep going

Where do I go next?

Ready to judge it on your own site?

Paste your address. In under ten minutes you read a finished, fact-checked article written for your site. Free, no card.

You pick a plan only after you have read it.

Prefer to run it yourself? Self-host it (repo coming soon). Using an agent? Add the MCP server.