Pick Byword if
sEO shops that will burn 25–80 articles / month and already have a CMS.
Read the Byword pageByword vs Koala AI
Our take
Pick Byword if you're sEO shops that will burn 25–80 articles / month and already have a CMS. Pick Koala AI if you're publishers and SEOs who will pay Professional or Boost so Brand DNA + Deep Research sit on more than the 5,000-word trial. Skip Byword if you're one-page optimizers (Page Optimizer Pro).
Best for
Byword Programmatic SEO from a Research → Draft desk
Koala AI Publish on-brand SEO articles at volume
Free plan
Byword $0 · 5 articles, no card
Koala AI No free plan
Lowest paid
Byword Scale $2.78
Koala AI Starter $25/mo
Next step up
Byword Extra $5.00
Koala AI Extra brand slot $29/mo
Coding agent
Byword
Koala AI Codex
Watch out
Byword Starter’s $99 is the monthly list
Koala AI $25 / $49 / $99 are monthly cards
Last checked
Byword 2026-10-28 · byword.ai/pricing
Koala AI 2026-10-22 · koala.sh/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Koala AI if
publishers and SEOs who will pay Professional or Boost so Brand DNA + Deep Research sit on more than the 5,000-word trial.
Read the Koala AI page