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 pageKoala AI vs Surfer
Our take
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. Pick Surfer if you're on a sEO and content team who will pay Discovery or Standard to write and refresh against a live Content Score. Skip Surfer if you're people who want a cheap autoblog (Koala trial) or a brief-only grader without Surfer’s score desk (Dashword).
Best for
Koala AI Publish on-brand SEO articles at volume
Surfer A Content Score desk for Google plus AI citations
Free plan
Koala AI No free plan
Surfer No free plan
Lowest paid
Koala AI Starter $25/mo
Surfer Discovery $49/mo yearly
Next step up
Koala AI Extra brand slot $29/mo
Surfer AI Search Analytics $82/mo yearly
Coding agent
Koala AI Codex
Surfer
Watch out
Koala AI $25 / $49 / $99 are monthly cards
Surfer $49 / $99 / $182 are yearly cards
Last checked
Koala AI 2026-10-22 · koala.sh/pricing
Surfer 2026-10-28 · surferseo.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Surfer if
sEO and content teams who will pay Discovery or Standard to write and refresh against a live Content Score.
Read the Surfer page