# Writesonic Pricing (2026): Plans, Costs and Free Trial

> Source: https://theexpertranking.com/tools/writesonic/pricing/ · Updated 2026-09-25 · By Trishya K, reviewed by Swati Premachandran · The Expert Ranking (independent; no paid placements)

**Quick answer:** **Writesonic has no free plan. The cheapest plan, Starter, costs $99 a month, or $79 a month billed yearly ($948 a year).** **Basic** costs $249 ($199 yearly) and **Growth** $499 ($399 yearly); Enterprise and agency plans are quoted. Each plan bundles AI visibility tracking, AI articles and site audits, and the tiers differ in prompts tracked, articles, audits and users.

You can try it free for 7 days without a card. Starter suits one marketer tracking one brand. Choose Growth if you want sentiment analysis, the Action Center trial and 50 articles a month, and Enterprise if you need Perplexity, Claude or Copilot tracking.

Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the official pricing page: https://writesonic.com/pricing

## Plans

### Starter: $99/month, or $79/month billed annually ($948/year) (Monthly or annual (annual paid upfront))

Best for: One marketer tracking one brand

- ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews tracked daily
- 50 prompts and 50 answers tracked a day
- Ads monitoring
- 15 AI articles a month
- 10 site audits a month, 100 pages each
- 10 agent workflow trial runs
- 1 user, 1 project, email support

Limits:
- No sentiment analysis or Action Center
- No extra users
- No extra article packs

### Basic: $249/month, or $199/month billed annually ($2,388/year) (Monthly or annual (annual paid upfront))

Best for: Small teams combining SEO and GEO

- 100 prompts and 300 answers tracked a day
- 25 AI articles a month
- 20 site audits a month, 1,200 pages each
- 50 agent workflow trial runs
- 2 users, 1 project

Limits:
- Extra users $50/month each (up to 5 in total)
- No sentiment analysis or Action Center
- Same 3 AI platforms as Starter

### Growth: $499/month, or $399/month billed annually ($4,788/year) (Monthly or annual (annual paid upfront))

Best for: Teams that want to act on the data

- 200 prompts and 600 answers tracked a day
- Sentiment analysis
- Action Center trial: 5 off-page and 5 on-page actions a month
- 50 AI articles a month; 20 more for $100
- 50 site audits a month, 2,500 pages each
- 100 agent workflow trial runs
- 3 users, 2 projects, priority email support

Limits:
- Extra users $50/month each (up to 5 in total)
- Same 3 AI platforms as Starter

### Enterprise: Custom (Contact sales)

Best for: Large brands and multi-market teams

- All 10 AI platforms, including Perplexity, Claude and Copilot
- Custom prompts, regions and languages
- Full Action Center and agent workflows
- Shopping and agentic commerce tracking
- Dedicated AI search strategist
- SSO/SAML, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA and GDPR

### Agency Starter: Custom (book a demo); standard client projects from $150/project/month (Contact sales)

Best for: Agencies pitching GEO audits to prospects

- Up to 20 pitch projects a month, each running 1 to 7 days
- 2,000 answers a month
- All AI platforms except Claude
- Shareable audit reports
- Unlimited users

Limits:
- White-label reporting needs Agency Enterprise

## Free plan

There is no free plan. Writesonic offers a 7-day free trial with no credit card, and its pricing FAQ promises a 7-day, no-questions-asked refund after you pay. It also has free tools, such as an llms.txt generator and an AI crawl checker, that need no subscription.

## Hidden costs

- Extra users cost $50 a month each on Basic and Growth (up to 5 users in total); Starter is limited to 1 user.
- Extra articles cost $100 per 20 and are only sold on Growth.
- Perplexity, Claude, Microsoft Copilot and other platforms beyond ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews need an Enterprise contract.
- The advertised $79, $199 and $399 prices need a year paid upfront; monthly billing costs 25% more.
- Downgrades and cancellations only take effect at the next billing cycle.

## Cost examples

| Scenario | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Solo marketer on Starter | $948/year billed annually | 12 x $79 = $948. Monthly billing for a year costs 12 x $99 = $1,188. With 15 articles a month, that is about $5.27 per article on annual billing ($79 / 15), before counting the tracking. |
| Team of 5 on Basic, monthly billing | $399/month ($4,788/year) | $249 + 3 extra users x $50 = $399 a month; 12 x $399 = $4,788. |
| Content team on Growth needing 90 articles a month | $599/month billed annually, or $699 monthly | 50 included + 2 packs of 20 at $100 = 90 articles. $399 + $200 = $599 (annual plan) or $499 + $200 = $699 (monthly). |
| Blogger who only needs drafts | $99/month on Writesonic vs $25/month on Koala Starter | Writesonic Starter gives 15 articles; Koala Starter gives 45,000 words a month. Writesonic costs about 4 times as much. |

## Compared with rivals

| Tool | Paid plans from | Free plan | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surfer | $49/month billed yearly (Discovery) | No free plan; free tools and Chrome extension | Best content optimiser for Google; AI prompt tracking from Standard at $99/month yearly. |
| Semrush | $99/month per domain (AI Visibility Toolkit) | Limited free account | Full SEO suite; Semrush One bundles SEO and AI tracking from $199/month. |
| Koala | $25/month, or $20/month billed yearly (Starter) | 5,000 free words and 25 credits, no card | Far cheaper per article; built for publishing posts rather than tracking AI answers. |
| Frase | $39/month billed yearly, or $49 monthly (Starter) | 7-day free trial, no card | 10 articles a month plus AI visibility on ChatGPT and Google AI from Starter. |
| Otterly.AI | $29/month (Lite, 15 prompts) | Free trial | Cheapest AI visibility tracker; covers ChatGPT, AI Overviews, Perplexity and Copilot. |
| Jasper | $59/month billed yearly, or $69 monthly (Pro) | 7-day free trial | Brand-controlled marketing writing; GEO agents only on the custom Business plan. |

## Is it worth it?

Our score: 7.4/10 (#8 in [Best AI Blog Writers](https://theexpertranking.com/writing/best-ai-blog-writers/))

**Only if you will use both halves.** Writesonic makes sense for a marketing team that wants to track AI answers, fix pages and produce content in one place: Growth at $399 a month (yearly) adds sentiment analysis, the Action Center trial and 50 articles a month, which can replace a separate tracker, audit tool and writer.

For writing alone it is poor value: $99 a month buys 15 articles, while Koala starts at $25 and [ChatGPT](https://theexpertranking.com/tools/chatgpt/pricing/) at $8. For tracking alone, Otterly.AI starts at $29 a month and covers Perplexity and Copilot, which Writesonic keeps for Enterprise. If you already pay for [Semrush](https://theexpertranking.com/tools/semrush/pricing/), its $99 AI Visibility Toolkit may be enough. Compare options on our [Writesonic alternatives](https://theexpertranking.com/tools/writesonic/alternatives/) page.

## Plans side by side

| | Starter | Basic | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly billing | $99/month | $249/month | $499/month |
| Annual billing | $79/month ($948/year) | $199/month ($2,388/year) | $399/month ($4,788/year) |
| Prompts / answers tracked daily | 50 / 50 | 100 / 300 | 200 / 600 |
| AI platforms | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| AI articles a month | 15 | 25 | 50 |
| Site audits a month | 10 x 100 pages | 20 x 1,200 pages | 50 x 2,500 pages |
| Sentiment analysis | No | No | Yes |
| Action Center | No | No | Trial |
| Users included | 1 | 2 | 3 |

The 3 platforms are ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews. Prices in USD from Writesonic's pricing page, checked on 25 September 2026.

## Trial, refunds and cancelling

The 7-day trial needs no card. After you pay, Writesonic's pricing FAQ promises a 7-day, no-questions-asked refund. You can upgrade at any time with instant access, but downgrades and cancellations only take effect at the next billing cycle, so a yearly plan runs to the end of the year you paid for. Given Trustpilot complaints about charges after cancelling, keep your cancellation confirmation and check your next statement.

## Expert tips

1. Start on monthly billing. At $99 against $79 you pay $20 more a month, but you can stop after two or three months if the data does not change what you do.
2. Buy Growth rather than Basic if you want to act on the data: the extra $200 a month (yearly) adds sentiment analysis, the Action Center trial and 25 more articles.
3. Count users before choosing Basic. Five users on Basic cost $399 a month on monthly billing, the same as Growth billed yearly.
4. If you mainly need Perplexity or Copilot tracking, price a cheaper tracker first; Writesonic only covers them on Enterprise.
5. Use the free llms.txt generator and AI crawl checker before paying, to fix the basics at no cost.

## FAQ

**How much does Writesonic cost?**

Starter is $99 a month, Basic $249 and Growth $499. Billed yearly they drop to $79, $199 and $399 a month. Enterprise and agency plans are quoted by sales.

**Does Writesonic have a free plan?**

No. It has a 7-day free trial with no credit card and a 7-day refund on paid plans.

**How many articles do Writesonic plans include?**

15 a month on Starter, 25 on Basic and 50 on Growth. Growth users can buy 20 more for $100.

**Can I add users to Writesonic?**

On Basic you can add up to 3 users and on Growth up to 2, at $50 a month each, for a maximum of 5. Starter is for 1 user. Enterprise user limits are custom.

**What happened to Writesonic's cheap writing plans?**

Writesonic's pricing page now lists only its AI search visibility plans, which bundle a monthly article allowance. If you want a low-cost AI writer, see our [best AI blog writers](https://theexpertranking.com/writing/best-ai-blog-writers/) ranking.

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