Spook vs Contentpen

AI SEO and AEO content platform with a separate visibility tracker

Contentpen is an AI blog platform that researches, writes, scores and publishes articles with an emphasis on answer-engine optimization: a live GEO score in the editor and a separately priced AI visibility tracker for ChatGPT, Grok, Google AI, Perplexity and Copilot. Starter is $39 a month for 10 articles, Premium $79 for 30 across three workspaces, Agency $199 for 100. Every plan needs a card for the 7-day trial and converts to paid when it ends.

Spook is $60 a month per site for 30 published articles, with topic selection grounded in Search Console and live ranking difficulty, the backlink exchange, AI images, weekly AI visibility checks and API access all in the one plan. The trial is 7 days with no card, and a site simply pauses if you never add payment.

Contentpen Premium is $79/month for 30 articles; AI visibility tracking is priced separately. Spook is $60/month per site with both included.

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Feature by feature

Spook vs Contentpen, row by row

Every row is checkable on both products' public pages. Last read in September 2026. If something has changed, tell us and we will fix the row.

Feature	Spook	Contentpen
Entry price	SpookYes$60/month per site, everything included	ContentpenYesStarter $39/month ($27 yearly) for 10 articles; Premium $79 ($55 yearly) for 30; Agency $199 ($139 yearly) for 100
Content volume included	SpookYes30 articles per site per month, written and published	ContentpenPartly10 articles/month on Starter; 30 on Premium; add-on credits from $1.33 to $2.90 per article
Full autopilot (research, write, publish)	SpookYesWinnable-query research, writing, SEO scoring and publishing run on a schedule you set	ContentpenPartlyAuto SERP research and direct publishing; bulk generation and the opportunities dashboard only from Premium
Keyword research	SpookYesLive SERP difficulty and Domain Rating checks pick queries your site can realistically rank for, included on every plan	ContentpenYesKeyword research and clustering, primary and secondary suggestions, SERP and content-gap analysis
Google Search Console data	SpookYesOne-click OAuth per site; real clicks, impressions and positions feed topic selection and refresh alerts	ContentpenYesClicks, impressions, CTR and position feed content-decay and quick-win detection on Premium and up
Auto-publishing integrations	SpookYesWordPress, Shopify, Ghost, Webflow, Payload and headless CMSs, Next.js template, or any site via webhook	ContentpenYesWordPress, Ghost, Webflow, Shopify, Wix, plus event webhooks
Review before it goes live	SpookYesPer site: publish live, or land as drafts in your CMS for a final look	ContentpenYesPublish as draft or live; optional outline approval before generation
Backlink building	SpookYesSpook Network backlink exchange included, 100 credits per site per month	ContentpenNoNone
AI visibility tracking (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, AI Overviews)	SpookYesWeekly checks across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews; gaps become planned articles	ContentpenPartlyA separate AEO platform from $27/month yearly (10 prompts, 2 models) to $139 (unlimited prompts, 5+ models)
AI images in articles	SpookYesIncluded in every article, in a style you pick per site; optional inline images and YouTube video embeds per site	ContentpenPartlyMetered: 30 images/month on Starter, 100 on Premium, 300 on Agency
Languages	SpookYesAny language and market, chosen per site; articles follow that locale's grammar and spelling	ContentpenYes50+ languages
API, CLI and MCP for AI agents	SpookYesAgent API with OpenAPI spec, spook-cli on npm, and an MCP endpoint with 59 tools	ContentpenNoAPI only on custom Enterprise plans; no CLI or MCP
Multiple sites	SpookYesEach site is its own $60 plan; volume pricing drops to $45/site at 4+ sites	ContentpenPartly1 workspace on Starter, 3 on Premium, unlimited on Agency; article quota pooled across workspaces
Free trial	SpookYes7-day free trial, no credit card required	ContentpenPartly7-day trial, credit card required, converts to the paid plan when it ends; no free plan

Both sides

Where each one is the better pick

We would rather you choose right than choose us. These are the honest reasons to pick Contentpen, and the honest reasons to pick Spook.

Where Contentpen wins

A real AEO layer
A live GEO score in the editor plus a dedicated visibility tracker with share of voice, sentiment, cited domains and source gaps across up to five AI models.
Cheaper at both ends
$39 for 10 articles on Starter, $199 for 100 articles with unlimited workspaces and users on Agency, and pay-as-you-go credits down to $1.33 an article.
Content-refresh workflow
Search Console-driven decay, CTR-decline and quick-win detection, article version history, bulk generation, knowledge-base uploads and Wix support.

Where Spook wins

Everything in one price
AI visibility, backlinks, unlimited images and the API are included in Spook's $60. On Contentpen, visibility tracking is a second subscription, images are metered, and the API is Enterprise-only.
Backlinks get built
The Spook Network backlink exchange places niche-matched links with 100 credits a month per site. Contentpen has no backlink feature.
Topics your site can rank for
Spook checks every candidate query against live SERP difficulty and Domain Rating before writing, so articles target searches you can realistically win.
A trial that does not need a card
7 days of the full product, no card, no automatic conversion. Contentpen requires a card and bills when the trial ends.

The math

What 30 published articles a month costs

Same output, priced the way each product actually bills. Read from both pricing pages in September 2026.

Spook

PLAN: One site, $60/month
INCLUDES: 30 articles, research, publishing, backlinks

~30 articles / mo$60

One flat price per site. No seats, no credits, no add-ons for research or publishing.

Contentpen

PLAN: Premium, $79/month
INCLUDES: 30 articles, 3 workspaces, 100 AI images

~30 articles / mo$79

Or $55 on yearly billing. Add the AEO visibility platform separately, from $27 a month on a yearly plan.

The verdict

Which one should you pick?

ContentpenPICK IF

Pick Contentpen if answer-engine optimization is your main goal and you want a deep visibility tracker alongside the writer, or you run many client workspaces and want the cheapest per-article price at 100 articles a month.

SpookPICK IF

Pick Spook if you want articles, backlinks, AI visibility and the API for one flat price per site, topic selection tied to your own search data, and a trial you can start without a card.

Spook vs Contentpen, answered

For 10 articles, yes: Starter is $39 a month. For 30 articles, Contentpen Premium is $79 a month against Spook's $60, and AI visibility tracking on Contentpen is a separate subscription from $27 a month on yearly billing. Spook includes it.

No. Contentpen has no backlink feature. Spook includes the Spook Network backlink exchange in every plan.

Contentpen's tracker is deeper: share of voice, sentiment, cited domains and up to five AI models, but it is priced separately from the writer. Spook checks ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews weekly, scores the result and turns gaps into planned articles, included in the base plan.

Contentpen does: the 7-day trial requires a card and converts to the plan you chose. Spook's 7-day trial needs no card; if you never add payment, the site pauses and nothing is charged.

Only on custom Enterprise plans. Spook's Agent API, CLI and MCP server are included on every site plan.

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