Clearscope

Clearscope started life as a content optimization tool that graded your writing against top-ranking pages for a keyword and told you which terms to include. That core workflow still exists, but the product has moved well past it.

There is no formal version number, but the platform has repositioned around AI search visibility. Clearscope's homepage now carries the tagline "Get Discovered on Google, ChatGPT, and What's Next," and its pricing page describes "transparent pricing for SEO and AI search visibility," aiming at answer engine optimization alongside classic SEO.

The newer features reflect that shift. A Query Tracking feature monitors which of your pages are cited in answers from ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude. A "Draft with AI" tool turns an optimization report into a first draft. Plans are structured around tracked queries, tracked pages, monthly topic explorations and monthly AI drafts rather than raw keyword-report counts.

Pricing has three tiers: Essentials at $129 per month (50 tracked queries, 50 pages, 20 topic explorations and 20 drafts monthly), Business at $399 per month (300 tracked queries, 300 pages, 50 topic explorations, 20 drafts monthly, plus a dedicated account manager), and Enterprise with custom pricing and credits. All tiers include unlimited users and projects. There is a 14-day free trial but no free tier, and no annual-billing discount is published on the pricing page.

The main limitation is cost and access: with no free tier, ongoing use requires payment once the trial ends, and the entry price is high for a solo blogger. It is also focused on written content optimization and AI-answer visibility, not a full publishing or rank-tracking suite, and the AEO features are newer and less proven than the long-standing grading tool.

Clearscope suits content and SEO teams that publish regularly and want to understand and improve how their pages show up in AI-generated answers, not just in traditional search results.