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Frase vs Clearscope
Frase and Clearscope started in the same place, content briefs and optimization, and have moved apart. Frase is now an AI agent that researches, drafts and can auto-publish, with site audits and Content Guard. Clearscope has stayed focused on helping human writers, with a grade, briefs and prompt tracking. At the time of writing (September 2026), Frase starts at $49/mo month-to-month ($39 yearly); Clearscope at $129/mo.
Seats are the other big difference: Frase includes 1, 3 or 5 seats by plan (extra seats $29/mo on Professional); Clearscope includes unlimited users on every plan.
Frase vs Clearscope side by side
From each product’s own site or our research, at the time of writing (September 2026). Prices and terms change, so check before you decide.
| Feature | Frase | Clearscope |
|---|---|---|
| Core model | AI agent: research, draft, publish, audit | Grader and briefs for writers |
| Price | Starter $49, Professional $129, Scale $299 per month | Essentials $129, Business $399 per month |
| Seats | 1 / 3 / 5 | Unlimited |
| Articles | 10 / 40 / 100 a month | 20 AI drafts a month |
| AI visibility | 50 / 200 / 500 prompts | Prompt tracking on every plan |
| Publishing | WordPress, Webflow, Sanity, Wix, FraseCMS | WordPress integration (editor) |
| Monitoring | Content Guard: 10 / 75 / 300 pages | Tracked pages: 50 / 300 |
| Trial | 7 days, no card | 14 days |
Which should you pick?
Pick Frase if…
- You want AI to draft and publish, with audits and monitoring included.
- You manage several sites (5 on Professional, 10 on Scale).
- You want API, MCP and CLI access on every plan.
Pick Clearscope if…
- You have human writers and want them to hit a clear grade.
- Your team is large and seats would add up.
- You write in Google Docs or Microsoft Word.
Where LaunchRanked fits
Disclosure: LaunchRanked is our product. Where we list it, we say so, and we place it under the use case it fits rather than at the top by default. Everything else here is from the vendors’ own sites or our research, and we say where they’re better.
Both are tools you drive: you or your writers do the work with their guidance. Frase is the closer of the two to what Autopilot does; Autopilot adds the monthly Search Console title pass and a fixed publishing pace.
LaunchRanked Autopilot ($49/mo, founding price, early access) is the hands-off option: 30 articles a month published to your CMS, a Search Console optimizer that proposes new titles and snippets for pages already ranking, and 25 tracked prompts across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude. If you enjoy writing, pick one of these instead.
Frequently asked questions
Is Frase cheaper than Clearscope?
Yes, at entry level: $49/mo against $129/mo at the time of writing (September 2026). At the same $129, Frase Professional includes 3 seats and 40 articles; Clearscope Essentials includes unlimited users.
Can Clearscope publish to WordPress?
Clearscope integrates with WordPress as an editor. Frase lists publishing directly to WordPress, Webflow, Sanity and Wix.
Which has the longer trial?
Clearscope offers 14 days. Frase offers 7 days with no card, capped at 5 articles.
Sources we checked
Checked on their own sites on 23 September 2026. Prices and terms change, so check before you buy. Domain ratings are approximate third-party estimates.