Frase vs Scalenut
Both are AI SEO content platforms covering research-to-optimization, and both added AI-visibility (GEO) tracking in 2026. Frase (frase.io, verified Sep-Oct 2026): Starter $49/mo ($39 annual, 10 articles), Professional $129/mo ($103 annual, 40 articles), Scale $299/mo ($239 annual, 100 articles), 7-day free trial no card; AI-visibility tracking included from Starter. Scalenut: Starter $59/mo, Plus $89/mo, Professional $199/mo monthly billing, with annual promos as low as $24/$36/$80/mo (Sep-Oct 2026, check official site); keyword clustering, Cruise Mode drafting, GEO tracking. Pick Frase when you want the research-to-fix loop with AI visibility included at the entry tier; pick Scalenut when keyword clustering and Cruise Mode drafting fit your workflow and you will commit annually for the promo pricing. No hands-on test was run; no ranking winner is declared.
| Decision point | Frase | Scalenut |
|---|---|---|
| Best suited to | Solo publishers and small content teams planning articles, updating existing pages, and tracking a defined site against monthly article and audit limits. | In-house marketers, SEO freelancers and agencies producing regular long-form content who also want AI-search visibility tracking under one login. |
| Plans and cost | Starter is $49/month month to month or $39/month billed yearly, with 10 articles and 50 audit pages each month. The $39 figure is an annual-billing monthly equivalent, not a month-to-month price; the 7-day trial requires no credit card. Prices are explicitly stated as USD. | Starter $59/mo, Plus $89/mo, Professional $199/mo on monthly billing; annual promos as low as $24/$36/$80/mo. 7-day free trial. Verified Sep-Oct 2026; confirm on scalenut.com as promos change. |
| Limitations | Starter covers one seat and one site, with 10 articles and 50 audit pages per month. Scores and monitoring are prioritization aids; they do not guarantee search rankings, citations, or traffic. | Pricing runs frequent 60% promotions, so the price you see depends on when you check; monthly list is $59/$89/$199 but annual promos drop far lower. Limits (tracked prompts, articles, audit pages) are |
Use the same input
A content marketer must publish 12 SEO articles a month and track whether the brand gets cited in ChatGPT and Google AI answers.
What a successful result must preserve
Article allowances per tier, whether AI-visibility tracking is included at entry level, and research-to-draft workflow fit.
Evidence and test status
Official specification comparison. Plan prices, allowances and feature claims below come from the two vendors' official pricing and feature pages, re-checked October 2026. We did not run a hands-on test on either tool; no quality winner is declared.
- Frase — Official platform overview ↗ (reviewed 2026-10-15), Official pricing, USD, trial, and monthly limits ↗ (reviewed 2026-10-15), Official product documentation quickstart ↗ (reviewed 2026-10-15)
- Scalenut — Official website ↗ (reviewed 2026-10-24)