# Spook vs Contentpen

> Spook vs Contentpen: $60 for 30 published articles per site versus $39 for 10 or $79 for 30. Trials, Search Console, publishing, backlinks, AI visibility pricing and API compared honestly.

Verified September 2026 against https://contentpen.ai/pricing.

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.

## Feature by feature

| Feature | Spook | Contentpen |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Entry price | Yes - $60/month per site, everything included | Yes - Starter $39/month ($27 yearly) for 10 articles; Premium $79 ($55 yearly) for 30; Agency $199 ($139 yearly) for 100 |
| Content volume included | Yes - 30 articles per site per month, written and published | Partly - 10 articles/month on Starter; 30 on Premium; add-on credits from $1.33 to $2.90 per article |
| Full autopilot (research, write, publish) | Yes - Winnable-query research, writing, SEO scoring and publishing run on a schedule you set | Partly - Auto SERP research and direct publishing; bulk generation and the opportunities dashboard only from Premium |
| Keyword research | Yes - Live SERP difficulty and Domain Rating checks pick queries your site can realistically rank for, included on every plan | Yes - Keyword research and clustering, primary and secondary suggestions, SERP and content-gap analysis |
| Google Search Console data | Yes - One-click OAuth per site; real clicks, impressions and positions feed topic selection and refresh alerts | Yes - Clicks, impressions, CTR and position feed content-decay and quick-win detection on Premium and up |
| Auto-publishing integrations | Yes - WordPress, Shopify, Ghost, Webflow, Payload and headless CMSs, Next.js template, or any site via webhook | Yes - WordPress, Ghost, Webflow, Shopify, Wix, plus event webhooks |
| Review before it goes live | Yes - Per site: publish live, or land as drafts in your CMS for a final look | Yes - Publish as draft or live; optional outline approval before generation |
| Backlink building | Yes - Spook Network backlink exchange included, 100 credits per site per month | No - None |
| AI visibility tracking (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, AI Overviews) | Yes - Weekly checks across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews; gaps become planned articles | Partly - A separate AEO platform from $27/month yearly (10 prompts, 2 models) to $139 (unlimited prompts, 5+ models) |
| AI images in articles | Yes - Included in every article, in a style you pick per site; optional inline images and YouTube video embeds per site | Partly - Metered: 30 images/month on Starter, 100 on Premium, 300 on Agency |
| Languages | Yes - Any language and market, chosen per site; articles follow that locale's grammar and spelling | Yes - 50+ languages |
| API, CLI and MCP for AI agents | Yes - Agent API with OpenAPI spec, spook-cli on npm, and an MCP endpoint with 59 tools | No - API only on custom Enterprise plans; no CLI or MCP |
| Multiple sites | Yes - Each site is its own $60 plan; volume pricing drops to $45/site at 4+ sites | Partly - 1 workspace on Starter, 3 on Premium, unlimited on Agency; article quota pooled across workspaces |
| Free trial | Yes - 7-day free trial, no credit card required | Partly - 7-day trial, credit card required, converts to the paid plan when it ends; no free plan |

## 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.

## What 30 articles a month costs

- Spook: $60 (One site, $60/month; 30 articles, research, publishing, backlinks). One flat price per site. No seats, no credits, no add-ons for research or publishing.
- Contentpen: $79 (Premium, $79/month; 30 articles, 3 workspaces, 100 AI images). Or $55 on yearly billing. Add the AEO visibility platform separately, from $27 a month on a yearly plan.

## Verdict

- Pick Contentpen 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.
- Pick Spook 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.

## FAQ

### Is Contentpen cheaper than Spook?

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.

### Does Contentpen build backlinks?

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

### Which one is better for AI visibility?

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.

### Do both need a credit card to try?

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.

### Does Contentpen have an API?

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

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