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## Best AI SEO Tools 2026: The Short Answer

Superapp Selfdrive is the best AI SEO tool for startups building their app or website on Superapp, because it belongs to the newest kind of SEO tool: an agent that researches, writes and publishes for you, built into the same platform that builds your app and its site. SEO tools now come in three generations. Old SEO tools like Semrush, Ahrefs and SE Ranking give you data and reports, and you do the work. AI SEO tools like Surfer, Clearscope, Peec AI and Otterly.AI help you write or show how AI engines see you, and you still do the work. The newest generation, Superapp Selfdrive, Frase's AI Agent, Outrank, SEObot and Koala, plans the content, writes it and publishes it to your site.

> **Quick answer: what is the best AI SEO tool in 2026?** Superapp Selfdrive is the best pick if you build on Superapp: it builds your app's website, writes SEO content for Google and ChatGPT and publishes on a plan you approve, alongside App Store optimization, Apple Ads and creator campaigns (included in the $100/month Max plan, in beta for selected accounts). Outside Superapp, Frase ($49/month) is the most complete publish-for-you agent with a human approval step, and Outrank ($99/month for 30 articles) is the simplest flat-price autopilot. If you want data rather than an agent, Semrush (from $139/month) is the best all in one suite, Ahrefs (from $129/month) leads on backlinks, and SE Ranking ($129/month) is the value pick. Honest caveat: no tool guarantees rankings or AI citations, Google penalizes mass-produced pages that add no value, and SEO traffic usually takes months.

## What Are the Three Generations of SEO Tools?

The phrase "AI SEO tool" now covers three different kinds of product, and they differ in one thing above all: who does the work. This is the most useful way to choose, because most buyers pick a tool from the wrong generation for their situation.

| Generation | What it does | Who does the work | Examples |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3. AI SEO agents that publish for you, led by Superapp Selfdrive | Plans topics, writes articles, publishes them to your site | The agent, with your approval | Superapp Selfdrive, Frase AI Agent, Outrank, SEObot, Koala |
| 2. AI SEO tools that assist | Grades and drafts content, tracks how AI engines mention you | You, with AI help | Surfer, Clearscope, Peec AI, Otterly.AI, Profound |
| 1. Old SEO tools that report | Keyword, backlink, rank and audit data | You or your SEO hire | Semrush, Ahrefs, SE Ranking, Screaming Frog, Google Search Console |

Old SEO tools are not obsolete. They hold the deepest data, and every one of them has added AI features in 2026. But they still assume someone on your team turns their reports into published pages. Assisting tools shorten that work. Publishing agents remove most of it.

### Generation 1: old SEO tools that report

The classic suites were built for SEO professionals. They answer questions like which keywords a competitor ranks for, who links to them and what is broken on your site. In 2026 they all added AI on top: Semrush and Ahrefs track brand mentions in ChatGPT and Google AI, Ahrefs Patches can push on-page fixes to your live site, and Screaming Frog can run AI prompts against every page it crawls. None of them writes and publishes new articles for you.

### Generation 2: AI SEO tools that assist

The second generation uses AI to make the work faster. Content tools like Surfer and Clearscope grade drafts against what ranks and help write them. AI visibility trackers like Peec AI, Otterly.AI and Profound show how often ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews mention or cite your brand, and which sources they use. These tools tell you what to change, but a person still writes, edits and publishes.

### Generation 3: AI SEO agents that publish for you

The newest generation does the work end to end. You connect a site, the agent researches what to write, drafts articles with images and internal links, and publishes them on a schedule. Outrank, SEObot and Koala connect to a CMS such as WordPress, Webflow or Shopify. Frase's AI Agent lets you choose between full autopilot and approval of every page. Superapp Selfdrive is different in one way that matters: the website is not a separate system you have to connect, because Superapp built the site from the same project as your app and built the agent into the platform.

## Why Are SEO Tools Moving From Reports to Agents?

Two things changed at once: how people search, and what AI can now do on its own.

Search is moving into AI answers. [Pew Research Center](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/07/22/google-users-are-less-likely-to-click-on-links-when-an-ai-summary-appears-in-the-results/) found Google users clicked a traditional result on 8% of visits when an AI summary appeared, versus 15% without one. An [Ahrefs study from February 2026](https://ahrefs.com/blog/ai-overviews-reduce-clicks-update) linked AI Overviews to a 58% lower average click rate for the top ranking page. [Alphabet said in July 2026](https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/message-ceo/alphabet-earnings-q2-2026/) that AI Mode passed 1 billion monthly active users. [Similarweb](https://aisearch.similarweb.com/blog/gen-ai-stats/) counted about 9.5 billion monthly visits to AI platforms in the year to May 2026, up 70%. AI referrals are still a small slice of traffic, about 0.32% of website visits in [SE Ranking's 2026 study of 101,574 sites](https://seranking.com/blog/ai-traffic-research-study/), but they grew roughly 16x since 2024, and ChatGPT sent about three quarters of them.

That means more content is needed, aimed at more questions, for both Google and AI engines. A founder without a marketing team cannot read a keyword report, write ten articles a month and keep a site updated. Agents that publish for you exist to close that gap.

## Best AI SEO Tools at a Glance

Each line below stands alone: what the tool is for, in one sentence.

| Tool | Generation | In one line |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Superapp Selfdrive | Publishes for you | AI marketing agent built into Superapp that builds your app's site and writes and publishes SEO content for Google and ChatGPT |
| Semrush | Reports | The broadest SEO suite, with AI search tracking in its Semrush One plans |
| Ahrefs | Reports | The best backlink data, plus Brand Radar for AI search and Patches for on-page fixes |
| SE Ranking | Reports | A full SEO suite at a lower price, with an AI Search add-on |
| Frase | Publishes for you | Content agent that researches, writes and publishes to your CMS, from full autopilot to approve-everything |
| Surfer | Assists | Content editor and AI writer with an AI Tracker for ChatGPT and Google AI |
| Outrank | Publishes for you | Flat-price autopilot that publishes one article a day and adds backlinks |
| SEObot | Publishes for you | Fully autopilot blog agent with the widest list of CMS integrations |
| Koala | Publishes for you | Research-backed AI writer that saves drafts or auto-publishes per brand |
| Clearscope | Assists | Premium content grading with ChatGPT and Gemini query tracking |
| Peec AI | Assists | Dedicated daily AI visibility tracker with source and citation data |
| Otterly.AI | Assists | The cheapest AI visibility tracker, from $29/month |
| Profound | Assists | Enterprise AI visibility platform covering up to 9 engines |
| Screaming Frog | Reports | Technical site crawler that can run AI prompts on every page |
| Google Search Console | Reports | Free first party Google data, including AI Overviews and AI Mode traffic |

## Best AI SEO Tools 2026, Ranked: Scorecard

This scorecard compares the 15 tools on the questions that decide most purchases. "Publishes articles" means the tool writes new articles and puts them on your site.

| Rank | Tool | Publishes articles | Tracks AI search | Keyword and backlink data | Entry price |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Superapp Selfdrive | Yes, on an approved plan | No (writes for Google and ChatGPT) | No | $100/month (Max plan) |
| 2 | Semrush | No | Yes | Yes, 28.8B keywords | $139/month |
| 3 | Ahrefs | No (Patches applies on-page fixes) | Yes, Brand Radar | Yes, 29B keywords | $29/month |
| 4 | SE Ranking | No | Yes, add-on | Yes, 5.5B keywords | $129/month |
| 5 | Frase | Yes, autopilot or approval | Yes | Limited | $49/month |
| 6 | Surfer | Not yet (Surfy Agent coming) | Yes | No | $49/month billed yearly |
| 7 | Outrank | Yes, daily | No dashboard | Keyword research only | $99/month |
| 8 | SEObot | Yes, autopilot | No | Keyword research only | $49/month |
| 9 | Koala | Yes, per brand or drafts | No dashboard | Research tools | $25/month |
| 10 | Clearscope | No | Yes, ChatGPT and Gemini | No | $129/month |
| 11 | Peec AI | No | Yes, daily | No | Not shown on live page |
| 12 | Otterly.AI | No | Yes | No | $29/month |
| 13 | Profound | No | Yes, up to 9 engines | No | Custom |
| 14 | Screaming Frog | No | No | No (crawler) | Free to 500 URLs |
| 15 | Google Search Console | No | Google only | Your own site only | Free |

## Which AI SEO Tool Is Best for Which Job?

Pick by the job you need done, not by brand recognition.

| Job | Best pick | Runner up | Why |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Have SEO done for a Superapp app or site | Superapp Selfdrive | Frase AI Agent | Site and agent are built into the platform, no CMS to connect |
| Autopilot blog on WordPress or Webflow | Frase | Outrank | Approval dial from full autopilot to review every page |
| Cheapest autopilot | Koala | SEObot | Plans from $25/month, free tier of 5,000 words |
| All in one SEO suite with AI tracking | Semrush | SE Ranking | Largest feature set, AI visibility in Semrush One plans |
| Backlinks and competitor research | Ahrefs | Semrush | 35T backlink history records, index refreshed every 15 to 30 minutes |
| Best value suite | SE Ranking | Ahrefs Starter | Full suite at $129/month, 14 day free trial |
| Write and optimize content yourself | Surfer | Clearscope | Content Editor plus AI Tracker in one product |
| Dedicated AI visibility tracking | Peec AI | Otterly.AI | Daily tracking, unlimited users, source and citation data |
| Cheapest AI visibility tracking | Otterly.AI | Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit | From $29/month |
| Enterprise AI visibility | Profound | Ahrefs Brand Radar | Up to 9 AI engines on Enterprise |
| Technical audits | Screaming Frog | Ahrefs Site Audit | Free to 500 URLs, AI prompts during a crawl |
| Free Google data | Google Search Console | Ahrefs Free | First party clicks and impressions |

## The 15 Best AI SEO Tools, Reviewed

### 1. Superapp Selfdrive: best AI SEO tool for startups building on Superapp

Generation: publishes for you.

As a disclosure, Superapp Selfdrive is our product, so weigh this accordingly. Selfdrive is the AI marketing agent built into [Superapp](https://superapp.dev), the AI platform for building native Apple apps and their websites. Its Website, SEO and GEO channel [builds your site and writes SEO content for Google and ChatGPT](https://superapp.dev/selfdrive), and Superapp says its AI visibility technology decides what to write so your app appears in AI answers.

What makes it different from other publishing agents is that Superapp built the whole chain into one platform. Other agents need a website that already exists and a CMS connection to publish into. With Superapp, your app's website is [generated from the same project as your app and published on your own domain](https://superapp.dev), and Selfdrive publishes articles to it on the content plan you approved. There is no plugin, API key or CMS to set up, and the site and the articles describe the same product because they come from the same project. Superapp built Selfdrive's SEO channel from the content workflow it uses on its own blog, which plans articles around the questions people ask AI and the searches AI engines run to answer them.

SEO is one channel of four. The same agent runs App Store optimization, Apple Ads and creator (UGC) campaigns, so content that takes months to rank sits next to channels that can bring installs within days. You set the budget and approve what goes live, listing changes and creator videos wait for your approval, and a morning email reports what happened. Selfdrive also works with an App Store app you built elsewhere, connected through App Store Connect.

Price: included in the [Max plan at $100/month](https://superapp.dev), which comes with 230 credits a month, alongside the Superapp app builder itself.

Pitfall: Superapp's own site is plain that website and SEO traffic takes months and nothing is guaranteed. Selfdrive is in beta for selected accounts, so a Superapp signup does not automatically include it.

Who it is not for: SEO specialists who need a keyword database, backlink index or rank tracker, since Selfdrive is an agent, not a research suite; teams publishing to an existing WordPress or Webflow blog; Android apps, which Selfdrive does not support. It is new, so there are no independent reviews yet.

Best for: founders building an app or website on Superapp who want SEO and AI search handled without hiring a marketer or learning an SEO suite.

### 2. Semrush: best all in one SEO suite with AI tracking

Generation: reports, with AI tracking added.

Semrush is the broadest SEO platform and now sells SEO and AI search together. Adobe acquired Semrush, and the [customer FAQ dated April 28, 2026](https://www.semrush.com/news/455963-faq-for-customers-adobe-acquires-semrush/) says nothing changes for customers for now. It reports [28.8 billion keywords and 43 trillion backlinks](https://www.semrush.com/kb/997-semrush-data) across 142 country databases.

AI features: the [AI Visibility Toolkit](https://www.semrush.com/kb/1493-ai-visibility-toolkit) covers Visibility Overview, Prompt Research, Brand Performance, Prompt Tracking and an AI Search Site Audit. The [features page](https://www.semrush.com/features/) says it tracks brand appearance across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and AI Overviews. The Content Toolkit adds AI writing and an AI chat in the editor, and the [Semrush MCP](https://www.semrush.com/kb/1618-mcp) works inside ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity.

Publishing: Semrush helps you write but does not publish articles to your site.

Price: per the [pricing page](https://www.semrush.com/pricing/seo/), the SEO plan is $139/month ($117.33 billed yearly), Starter with AI search is $199/month with 50 AI prompts tracked daily, Pro+ is $299/month with 100 prompts, and Advanced is custom. There is a free plan and a 7 day trial, and the AI Visibility Toolkit alone costs $99/month.

Pitfall: [TechRadar](https://techradar.com/reviews/semrush) notes a steep learning curve and costs that climb with every extra user.

Who it is not for: solo founders who want SEO done rather than analyzed.

Best for: marketing teams and agencies that want SEO, content, PPC research and AI tracking in one place.

### 3. Ahrefs: best for backlinks, with AI fixes and Brand Radar

Generation: reports, with AI tracking and automated fixes added.

Ahrefs remains the reference for link data, publishing [35 trillion backlink history records and 29 billion filtered keywords](https://ahrefs.com/big-data), with its backlink index refreshed every 15 to 30 minutes.

AI features: [Brand Radar](https://ahrefs.com/brand-radar) measures mentions, citations and AI share of voice across AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot, with Claude through custom prompts. Ask Ahrefs is a built-in assistant, AI Content Helper drafts and grades content, and the [Ahrefs MCP](https://ahrefs.com/mcp) is included on paid plans.

Publishing: [Patches](https://www.ahrefs.com/patches) is the closest any old SEO tool comes to doing the work. It drafts fixes for titles, meta descriptions, canonicals, redirects, alt text and internal links, then publishes them to your live site through a JavaScript snippet or Cloudflare, with rollback. It does not write new articles, and it comes with the Project Boost Max add-on at $200/month per project.

Price: the [pricing page](https://ahrefs.com/pricing) lists Starter at $29/month, Lite $129, Standard $249, Advanced $449 and Enterprise $1,499. Brand Radar AI starts at $199/month. There is no trial, but [Ahrefs Free](https://ahrefs.com/webmaster-tools) gives limited audits and backlink data for verified sites.

Pitfall: [Capterra reviewers](https://capterra.com/p/176340/Ahrefs/reviews/) most often complain about price and a credit system that is hard to predict.

Who it is not for: anyone on a tight budget who needs content written rather than links analyzed.

Best for: SEOs and agencies whose growth depends on backlinks and competitor research.

### 4. SE Ranking: best value SEO suite

Generation: reports, with an AI Search add-on.

SE Ranking covers most of what Semrush and Ahrefs do at a lower price, reporting [5.5 billion keywords and 188 country databases](https://www.seranking.com/our-data.html).

AI features: the [AI Search add-on](https://help.seranking.com/hc/en-us/articles/22120452776476-AI-Search-Add-on) includes an AI Results Tracker, AI competitive research and access to SE Visible, covering AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT and Gemini. A hosted [MCP server](https://seranking.com/mcp.html) with 180+ tools is included in every plan.

Publishing: SE Ranking has an AI Writer add-on but does not publish articles for you.

Price: Core is $129/month ($103.20 billed yearly) and Growth $279/month on the [subscription page](https://seranking.com/subscription.html), with a 14 day free trial and no card. The AI Search add-on costs $89 to $345 a month on top.

Pitfall: [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/software-services/se-ranking) points to a smaller backlink index than Ahrefs, and AI Search, API and agency features all cost extra.

Who it is not for: link-building specialists who need the deepest backlink data.

Best for: small businesses, freelancers and agencies that want a full suite without Semrush pricing.

### 5. Frase: best publish-for-you agent for an existing website

Generation: publishes for you, with a human approval option.

Frase has moved from a content brief tool to a full content agent, and it is the strongest publishing agent for teams that already run a website on another CMS.

AI features: [Frase's AI Agent](https://www.frase.io/) drafts content with your brand context and publishes into WordPress, Webflow, Sanity or Wix. Its Autonomy setting runs from publishing on its own to keeping every page in a review queue. Content Guard catches ranking decay and drafts the fix, GEO Optimization targets AI citations, and AI Visibility tracks ChatGPT and Google AI on Starter, adds Perplexity on Professional, and adds Claude and Gemini on Scale. An MCP server is included on every plan.

Price: per the [pricing page](https://www.frase.io/pricing), Starter is $49/month ($39 billed yearly), Professional $129 ($103 yearly) and Scale $299 ($239 yearly), with a 7 day trial and no card.

Pitfall: [Trustpilot reviewers](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/frase.io) describe slow support and frustration after a January 2026 rebuild, and [Capterra reviewers](https://www.capterra.com/p/197955/Frase/reviews/) mention uneven AI draft quality.

Who it is not for: people who need backlink data or an app marketing stack.

Best for: small teams with a WordPress or Webflow site who want an agent that publishes but still lets them approve every page.

### 6. Surfer: best AI content editor for writing yourself

Generation: assists, with a publishing agent announced.

Surfer is built around writing pages that rank and get cited. It is now part of the French group Positive, as [Search Engine Journal reported](https://www.searchenginejournal.com/surfer-seo-acquired-by-positive-group/558918/).

AI features: the Content Editor gives live guidelines for SEO and AI search, Surfer AI writes drafts, and the [AI Tracker](https://surferseo.com/ai-tracker/) monitors Gemini, AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT and Perplexity. Surfer says its MCP connector left beta in October 2026.

Publishing: not yet. [Surfer's homepage](https://surferseo.com/) lists Surfy Agent as coming soon, described as able to write, optimize and publish. Today it connects to WordPress, Google Docs and Contentful for manual publishing.

Price: billed yearly per the [pricing page](https://surferseo.com/pricing/), Discovery is $49/month, Standard $99, Pro $182 and Peace of Mind $299, with a standalone AI Search Analytics plan at $82/month. The [7 day trial](https://docs.surferseo.com/en/articles/12944181-how-does-the-surfer-trial-work) needs card details and does not cancel automatically.

Pitfall: [TechRadar](https://techradar.com/pro/surferseo-review) flags a learning curve and tight credit limits on cheaper plans.

Who it is not for: founders who want articles published without writing them.

Best for: content teams and writers optimizing articles by hand for Google and AI answers.

### 7. Outrank: best flat-price autopilot

Generation: publishes for you.

[Outrank](https://www.outrank.so/) is the simplest publishing agent to understand: it finds low-competition keywords, builds a 30 day content plan, and writes and publishes an article every day with brand-style images and internal links. It also places backlinks on third-party blogs.

Publishing: it auto-publishes to WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Framer, Wix, Notion, Ghost, a Next.js blog starter or a webhook.

AI search: Outrank markets AI visibility and offers a free tool to see what AI cites, but it has no dedicated AI tracking dashboard.

Price: one plan, Organic Growth, at $99/month or $999/year for 30 articles a month, per the [pricing page](https://www.outrank.so/pricing), with add-ons for more articles and backlinks. The free trial shows the output with a watermark.

Pitfall: [Trustpilot reviewers](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/outrank.so) give it 3.8 out of 5, and over a quarter of reviews are one star, mostly about support, cancelling and uneven article quality.

Who it is not for: brands that need every article reviewed by an expert, or anyone wary of bundled link building.

Best for: small sites and solo founders who want a fixed daily publishing cadence for one flat price.

### 8. SEObot: best fully autopilot blog agent

Generation: publishes for you.

[SEObot](https://seobotai.com/) researches keywords during onboarding, then writes long articles with images and internal and external links. Its FAQ says it "runs 100% autopilot by default."

Publishing: it syncs to the widest list of platforms in this guide: Unicorn Platform, Webflow, Ghost, WordPress, Framer, Wix, Shopify, Notion, HubSpot and Next.js, plus webhooks, REST API, Zapier and Make.

AI search: no AI visibility tracking or GEO feature is listed.

Price: the official site says subscriptions start at $49/month, with a full refund on that plan if you are unhappy after the first article. Higher tiers are shown after onboarding.

Pitfall: there are almost no independent reviews to judge output quality, and full autopilot by default puts the burden of checking on you.

Who it is not for: anyone who wants to track or target AI answers.

Best for: indie hackers on Framer, Webflow or Next.js who want a blog that runs itself.

### 9. Koala: best budget AI writer with research

Generation: publishes for you, or saves drafts.

[Koala](https://koala.sh/) combines keyword, backlink and SERP research with KoalaWriter, KoalaImages and automatic internal linking. You choose whether it saves drafts for review or auto-publishes per brand, and it positions its content to be cited by Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Perplexity.

Publishing: WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Ghost and webhooks. The Content Calendar Autopilot starts on the Boost plan.

Price: per the [pricing page](https://koala.sh/pricing), Starter is $25/month, Professional $49 and Boost $99, up to Scale plans at $750 to $2,000, with 20% off yearly and a free tier of 5,000 words.

Pitfall: [Trustpilot reviewers](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/koala.sh) rate it 3.2 out of 5, citing billing after cancelling and fast credit use, and one reviewer says bulk-published sites were penalized by Google.

Who it is not for: anyone planning to publish hundreds of unreviewed pages.

Best for: content-site owners who want research-backed drafts at a low price and prefer to review before publishing.

### 10. Clearscope: best content grading for teams with budget

Generation: assists.

Clearscope is known for the quality of its content grading and has added AI search features on top.

AI features: query tracking across ChatGPT and Gemini, brand visibility tracking, and query fan-out awareness, which shows the web searches AI platforms run while building an answer, according to [Clearscope's pricing page](https://www.clearscope.io/pricing).

Publishing: no.

Price: Essentials $129/month and Business $399/month, with a 14 day trial.

Pitfall: price is the most common complaint in [G2 reviews](https://www.g2.com/products/clearscope/reviews?qs=pros-and-cons), and only two AI engines are named.

Who it is not for: freelancers and early startups.

Best for: content teams and agencies that care most about editorial quality.

### 11. Peec AI: best dedicated AI visibility tracker

Generation: assists.

[Peec AI](https://peec.ai/) tracks how AI engines mention, rank and cite your brand every day, and which URLs and domains they used as sources. It says it is trusted by more than 3,500 brands and agencies.

AI features: visibility, position and sentiment metrics, source analysis, prompt suggestions with search volumes, competitor benchmarking, Recommended actions, a Peec agent and the Peec MCP. Self serve plans track 3 models of your choice from ChatGPT, AI Mode, AI Overviews, Copilot, Gemini and Naver AI; Enterprise covers up to 13.

Publishing: no. It tells you what to change; it does not write content.

Price: the live [pricing page](https://peec.ai/pricing) shows tiers (Starter 50 prompts, Pro 150, Advanced 350) with unlimited users and 15% off yearly, but no amounts. Peec's own [comparison page from January 2026](https://peec.ai/comparison/peec-vs-profound) listed Starter at €89/month and Pro at €199/month.

Pitfall: [G2 reviewers](https://www.g2.com/products/peec-ai/reviews) have said it measures well but gives too little guidance on what to change, which its newer agent and actions features aim to fix.

Who it is not for: founders who need content produced, not measured.

Best for: marketing teams and agencies that want a mid priced, daily AI visibility tracker with source data.

### 12. Otterly.AI: cheapest AI visibility tracker

Generation: assists.

Otterly.AI is the lowest cost way into AI search monitoring.

AI features: brand visibility and sentiment, citation source tracking, prompt research, GEO URL audits and recommendations. ChatGPT, AI Overviews, Perplexity and Copilot are included on every plan, while AI Mode, Gemini and Claude are paid add-ons, per [Otterly's pricing page](https://otterly.ai/pricing). API and MCP access start on Standard.

Price: Lite $29/month for 15 prompts, Standard $189 for 100 and Premium $489 for 400, with lower prices shown when billed yearly and a free trial.

Pitfall: [G2 reviewers](https://www.g2.com/products/otterlyai/reviews?qs=pros-and-cons) cite a learning curve and slow data loading, and the add-on engines raise the real price.

Who it is not for: teams tracking hundreds of prompts across every engine.

Best for: founders and small businesses that want to check their AI visibility cheaply.

### 13. Profound: best enterprise AI visibility platform

Generation: assists.

Profound offers Answer Engine Insights, Prompt Volumes, Agent Analytics, shopping tracking and an AI Marketer product, according to [its site](https://www.tryprofound.com/). Enterprise plans cover up to 9 engines: ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Mode, Gemini, Copilot, DeepSeek, Claude, AI Overviews and Exa Search.

Price: the [official pricing page](https://www.tryprofound.com/pricing) now shows only a free 7 day trial and custom Enterprise pricing. Third party reporting says self serve brand plans were removed in September 2026.

Pitfall: price is the most cited con in [G2 reviews](https://www.g2.com/products/profound/reviews).

Who it is not for: startups, now that self serve plans are gone.

Best for: enterprise brands and large agencies with budget for custom contracts.

### 14. Screaming Frog SEO Spider: best technical crawler with AI

Generation: reports, with AI analysis added.

Screaming Frog crawls your site like a search engine to find broken links, redirects, duplicate content and indexing problems. Its AI integration runs your own prompts against every crawled page using OpenAI, Gemini, Ollama or Anthropic with your own API key, and its embeddings features find semantically similar or low relevance content, per the [user guide](https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/user-guide/configuration/).

Price: free up to 500 URLs, then £199 or $279 per licence per year on the [pricing page](https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/pricing/).

Pitfall: [Capterra reviewers](https://www.capterra.com/p/185765/Screaming-Frog-SEO-Spider/reviews/) mention a dated interface and memory limits on big crawls.

Who it is not for: non-technical founders.

Best for: technical SEOs and developers auditing large sites.

### 15. Google Search Console: best free SEO data

Generation: reports.

Search Console is free first party data on how Google shows your site and sends it traffic. Google counts AI Overviews and AI Mode inside the normal Web performance report, per [Google's documentation](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/ai-features), and in June 2026 it [announced dedicated generative AI performance reports](https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2026/06/gen-ai-performance-reports) rolling out to a subset of sites.

Price: free.

Pitfall: it shows only Google, not ChatGPT or Perplexity, and its tables show at most [1,000 rows](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/96568) with anonymized queries left out.

Who it is not for: nobody. Every site should use it.

Best for: everyone, as the free baseline before paying for anything.

## How Do AI SEO Agents That Publish for You Compare?

Five tools in this guide write and publish articles to your site. They differ most in where they publish, how much control you keep, and what else they do.

| Agent | Where it publishes | Human approval | Tracks AI search | Other channels | Entry price |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Superapp Selfdrive | The website Superapp builds for your app, on your own domain | Yes, works from an approved plan | No (writes for Google and ChatGPT) | ASO, Apple Ads, creator campaigns | $100/month (Max plan) |
| Frase AI Agent | WordPress, Webflow, Sanity, Wix | Yes, from full autopilot to approve every page | Yes, daily | None | $49/month |
| Outrank | WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Framer, Wix, Notion, Ghost, Next.js, webhook | Not described | No dashboard | Backlink placement | $99/month |
| SEObot | 10+ platforms plus webhooks, API, Zapier, Make | Autopilot by default | No | None | $49/month |
| Koala | WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Ghost, webhooks | Drafts or auto-publish per brand | No dashboard | None | $25/month |

Also considered: Arvow and Byword also publish articles automatically, but their [Arvow](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/arvow.com) and [Byword](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/byword.ai) Trustpilot ratings sit below 3 out of 5, with repeated complaints about refunds and broken integrations, so they are not in our 15. Jasper offers GEO measurement on its Business plan but does not state that it auto-publishes to a CMS.

## Why Does It Matter That Superapp Built the Agent Into the Platform?

Superapp Selfdrive is the only agent in this guide where the app, the website and the SEO agent come from one product, and that removes the three most common reasons publishing agents fail for startups.

First, there is no website to set up. Every other publishing agent assumes you already run a site on WordPress, Webflow or Shopify and can connect it. Many app founders do not. Superapp generates the site from the same project as the app and publishes it on your own domain.

Second, the agent already knows the product. Because the site and the app share one project, articles describe the real app rather than a summary pasted into a settings field.

Third, SEO is not the only channel. An app's growth rarely depends on blog traffic alone. Selfdrive runs App Store optimization, Apple Ads and creator campaigns from the same place, and Superapp's site says Apple Ads can bring installs within days while SEO takes months. Having both under one approval flow means a founder is not waiting months for SEO to show any result.

The trade-off is lock-in: these advantages only apply if you build on Superapp. If your website lives on WordPress or Webflow, Frase or Outrank fit better.

## Are AI SEO Tools That Publish for You Safe for Google?

They can be, if what they publish adds value and someone reviews it. Google's [spam policies](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/essentials/spam-policies) define scaled content abuse as many pages "generated for the primary purpose of manipulating search rankings," and they name using generative AI to create many pages without adding value as an example. Google's [guidance on generative AI content](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/using-gen-ai-content) says AI is fine when it helps produce original, useful content, and advises fact-checking AI output, including titles, meta descriptions, structured data and alt text, before it goes live.

The risk is not AI. It is volume without review. That is why the approval step matters: Superapp Selfdrive works from a content plan you approve, Frase lets you require approval for every page, and Koala can save drafts instead of publishing. Fully autopilot tools put the checking on you.

## What Do Old SEO Tools Still Do Better?

Agents do not replace the classic suites for every job, and it is worth being clear about where Semrush, Ahrefs and SE Ranking still win.

They have the data. Ahrefs, Semrush and SE Ranking each hold billions of keywords and trillions of backlinks. No publishing agent in this guide offers backlink analysis at that depth, and none offers rank tracking across thousands of keywords.

They show competitors. If your plan is to take traffic from a specific rival, a suite shows exactly which pages and links drive that rival's traffic.

They catch technical problems. Site audits, Screaming Frog crawls and Ahrefs Patches find and fix broken links, redirects and indexing issues that publishing more articles will not solve.

They now track AI search too. Semrush, Ahrefs and SE Ranking all sell AI visibility tracking, so a team with an SEO specialist can see both Google rankings and AI mentions in one place.

The honest summary: if you have someone whose job is SEO, an old SEO tool makes that person more effective. If you do not, an agent that publishes for you is usually the better first purchase.

## How Much Do AI SEO Tools Cost in 2026?

Entry prices range from free to custom enterprise contracts. Prices below are monthly unless noted, checked on official pages on October 22, 2026.

| Tool | Entry price | Main paid plans | Free plan or trial |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Superapp Selfdrive | $100/month (Max plan, includes the app builder) | Max $100 with 230 credits | Free Superapp plan with starter credits; Selfdrive access by beta invite |
| Semrush | $139/month | Starter $199, Pro+ $299, Advanced custom | Free plan and 7 day trial |
| Ahrefs | $29/month (Starter) | Lite $129, Standard $249, Advanced $449 | Ahrefs Free, no trial |
| SE Ranking | $129/month | Growth $279, AI Search add-on $89 to $345 | 14 day trial, no card |
| Frase | $49/month | Professional $129, Scale $299 | 7 day trial, no card |
| Surfer | $49/month billed yearly | Standard $99, Pro $182, Peace of Mind $299 | 7 day trial, card required |
| Outrank | $99/month | Single plan, 30 articles | Watermarked free trial |
| SEObot | $49/month | Higher tiers shown after onboarding | Refund after first article |
| Koala | $25/month | Professional $49, Boost $99 | 5,000 free words |
| Clearscope | $129/month | Business $399 | 14 day trial |
| Peec AI | Not shown on live page | Starter, Pro, Advanced, Enterprise | Free trial |
| Otterly.AI | $29/month | Standard $189, Premium $489 | Free trial |
| Profound | Custom | Enterprise only | 7 day trial |
| Screaming Frog | $279/year | Single paid licence | Free to 500 URLs |
| Google Search Console | Free | None | Free |

### What does a full SEO stack cost by generation?

A tool's price is only part of the cost. What matters for a startup is the total for a working setup, and who still has to do the work. These example stacks use the prices above.

| Stack | Tools and monthly cost | Who still does the work |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agent built into your app platform | Superapp Max with Selfdrive, $100 (also covers the app builder, ASO, Apple Ads management and creator campaigns; ad spend and creator fees extra) plus Google Search Console, free | You approve the plan and what goes live |
| Agent on your existing site | Frase Starter, $49, or Outrank, $99, plus Google Search Console | You review drafts or spot check autopilot output |
| Assisted writing | Surfer Standard, $99 billed yearly, plus Otterly.AI Lite, $29 | You or a writer produce every article |
| Old SEO suite | Semrush Starter, $199, or SE Ranking Core, $129, plus the AI Search add-on from $89 | An SEO person turns reports into pages |

## Which AI Search Engines Does Each Tool Track?

Coverage varies a lot, and several tools charge extra for each added engine.

| Tool | AI engines covered | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Superapp Selfdrive | Google and ChatGPT (as targets for content) | Writes and publishes content rather than tracking |
| Semrush | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, AI Overviews, AI Mode | Prompt tracking on Semrush One plans |
| Ahrefs Brand Radar | AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot, Claude via custom prompts | Widest coverage among suites |
| SE Ranking | AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity | Through the AI Search add-on |
| Frase | ChatGPT and Google AI, then Perplexity, Claude and Gemini on higher plans | Engines widen by plan |
| Surfer AI Tracker | Gemini, AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity | Prompt limits by plan |
| Outrank | No tracking dashboard | Free tool to check AI citations |
| SEObot | None listed | Focused on publishing |
| Koala | No tracking dashboard | Writes for AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity |
| Clearscope | ChatGPT, Gemini | Includes fan-out awareness |
| Peec AI | 3 models of your choice on self serve, up to 13 on Enterprise | Daily tracking |
| Otterly.AI | ChatGPT, AI Overviews, Perplexity, Copilot; AI Mode, Gemini and Claude as add-ons | Add-ons priced per plan |
| Profound | Up to 9 engines on Enterprise | Trial covers 3 |
| Screaming Frog | None tracked | Uses AI models to analyze your own pages |
| Google Search Console | AI Overviews and AI Mode (Google only) | Counted inside Web performance |

## Which AI SEO Tool Fits Your Situation?

### By stage

| Stage | Buy first | Add later |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Building your app or website on Superapp | Superapp Selfdrive plus Google Search Console | Otterly.AI once AI traffic matters |
| Pre launch, no site yet | Google Search Console and Ahrefs Free | A publishing agent once the site is live |
| Live site on WordPress or Webflow, no marketer | Frase or Outrank | Otterly.AI to check AI visibility |
| Content led startup that writes in house | Surfer or Frase | SE Ranking for keyword and rank data |
| Startup with an SEO hire | SE Ranking or Semrush | Peec AI for dedicated AI tracking |
| Link building is the growth plan | Ahrefs | Screaming Frog for audits |
| Large company | Semrush Advanced or Ahrefs Enterprise | Profound for enterprise AI tracking |

### By who you are

| You are | Best pick | Why |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A founder building an app on Superapp | Superapp Selfdrive | Site, SEO agent and app marketing in the platform you already use |
| A solo founder with a Webflow or Framer site | SEObot or Outrank | Autopilot publishing to the CMS you have |
| A small marketing team | Frase | Publishing agent with approval and AI tracking |
| An in-house SEO specialist | Semrush or Ahrefs | Deepest data and AI tracking in one suite |
| A content writer or editor | Surfer or Clearscope | Real-time grading while you write |
| A head of marketing asked about ChatGPT | Peec AI | Daily AI visibility with source data |
| An agency | SE Ranking or Ahrefs | Multi-client data, MCP access, AI add-ons |
| A developer or technical SEO | Screaming Frog | Crawls, audits and AI prompts at scale |

### Pick it or skip it

| Tool | Pick it if | Skip it if |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Superapp Selfdrive | You build your app or site on Superapp and want SEO done for you | Your site runs on WordPress or you need backlink data |
| Semrush | You want one suite for SEO, content and AI tracking | You want articles written and published for you |
| Ahrefs | Backlinks drive your growth | You are on a tight budget |
| SE Ranking | You want a suite at a lower price | You need the biggest backlink index |
| Frase | You want an agent on your existing CMS with approvals | You want app marketing in the same tool |
| Surfer | You write content yourself | You want hands-off publishing today |
| Outrank | You want one article a day for a flat price | You need every article expert-reviewed |
| SEObot | You want full autopilot on Framer, Webflow or Next.js | You want AI visibility tracking |
| Koala | You want cheap drafts you review first | You plan to mass-publish unreviewed pages |
| Clearscope | Editorial quality is your top priority | You are a freelancer on a budget |
| Peec AI | You need daily AI visibility data | You need content produced |
| Otterly.AI | You want AI tracking from $29/month | You track hundreds of prompts on every engine |
| Profound | You are an enterprise with budget | You are a startup |
| Screaming Frog | You need technical audits | You are not technical |
| Google Search Console | Always | Never |

## Decide in Five Questions

1. Do you build your app or website on Superapp? If yes, start with Superapp Selfdrive and Google Search Console, and stop here.
 2. Do you have someone whose job is SEO? If yes, buy a suite: Semrush for breadth, Ahrefs for backlinks, SE Ranking for value.
 3. Do you want articles published without writing them? If yes, use Frase for approvals and AI tracking, Outrank for a flat price, or SEObot for full autopilot.
 4. Do you write content yourself? If yes, use Surfer or Clearscope to grade and improve it.
 5. Is your main question how ChatGPT and Google AI talk about you? If yes, add Otterly.AI for a low price or Peec AI for daily depth.

## How Does ChatGPT Pick Which SEO Tools to Recommend?

ChatGPT builds its SEO tool answers from the vendors' own websites. When we asked ChatGPT five SEO tool questions on October 22, 2026 (US web search), it ran one broad search such as "best AI SEO tools 2026 Semrush Ahrefs Surfer SEO official features pricing", then went straight to official pages with follow-up searches like "Semrush AI SEO toolkit official", "Ahrefs pricing official" and "SE Ranking pricing official".

| Question asked | Brands in ChatGPT's searches |
| --- | --- |
| What's the best AI SEO tool? | Semrush, Ahrefs, Surfer |
| What are the best SEO tools in 2026? | Ahrefs, Semrush, Google Search Console, Screaming Frog |
| Recommend an SEO tool for my startup | Ahrefs, Semrush, SE Ranking, Google Search Console |
| Best free SEO tools for beginners | Google Search Console, Google Trends, Bing Webmaster Tools, Ahrefs Webmaster Tools, Screaming Frog, PageSpeed Insights, Keyword Planner |
| Cheaper alternatives to Semrush and Ahrefs | Semrush, Ahrefs, Mangools, SE Ranking, Ubersuggest, Serpstat, LowFruits, SEO PowerSuite |

Two things follow. First, ChatGPT recommends old SEO tools by default because each answer starts from brands it already knows. None of its searches named a publishing agent. Second, newer tools only enter the answer through the broad first search, which tends to surface listicles and reviews. That gap is exactly what agents that publish for you are built to fill: they write the pages AI engines retrieve.

## How We Chose and Ranked These Tools

We started from the brands ChatGPT itself searches for when asked about SEO tools, added the leading AI visibility trackers and the publishing agents that are live in October 2026, and dropped tools whose independent ratings fell below 3 out of 5. We checked every price and feature on the vendor's official page on October 22, 2026, and used G2, Capterra, Trustpilot and TechRadar for limitations. Where a vendor does not publish a price, we say so instead of estimating. Tools are ranked for a startup without a dedicated SEO team, which is why agents that do the work rank high and specialist tools rank lower. Selfdrive is our own product and has no independent reviews yet.

## Common Mistakes When Buying an AI SEO Tool

- Buying from the wrong generation: a data suite when nobody has time to act on it, or an autopilot when you need competitor research.
 - Buying an AI visibility tracker before you have content worth citing. Tracking a problem does not fix it.
 - Letting an agent publish at volume with no review. Google's spam policies target mass-produced pages that add no value.
 - Ignoring add-on pricing. Extra AI engines, users, prompts and articles can double the real cost.
 - Expecting results in weeks. Google and AI search both reward content over months.
 - Skipping Google Search Console because it is free. It is the only first party Google data you can get.

## Frequently Asked Questions

**What is the best AI SEO tool in 2026?**
For startups building their app or website on Superapp, Superapp Selfdrive is the best fit because it writes and publishes SEO content for Google and ChatGPT inside the platform. Outside Superapp, Frase is the best publishing agent, Semrush the best all in one suite, Ahrefs the best for backlinks and SE Ranking the best value.

**What is an AI SEO agent?**
An AI SEO agent researches what to write, drafts articles and publishes them to your website, usually on a schedule and sometimes after your approval. Examples include Superapp Selfdrive, Frase's AI Agent, Outrank, SEObot and Koala.

**Which AI SEO tools publish articles for you?**
Superapp Selfdrive, Frase, Outrank, SEObot and Koala all publish articles to your site. Semrush, Ahrefs, SE Ranking, Surfer and Clearscope help you write or analyze but do not publish articles, although Ahrefs Patches can publish on-page fixes.

**What is the difference between old SEO tools and AI SEO tools?**
Old SEO tools such as Semrush and Ahrefs provide keyword, backlink and audit data for a person to act on. AI SEO tools use AI to help write content or track AI answers, and the newest AI SEO agents do the writing and publishing themselves.

**Are old SEO tools like Semrush and Ahrefs still worth it?**
Yes, if someone on your team does SEO. They have the deepest keyword and backlink data and now track AI search too. They are less useful for founders who need content produced rather than analyzed.

**Is it safe to let AI publish SEO articles automatically?**
It can be, if the content adds value and is reviewed. Google's spam policies target AI content mass-produced to manipulate rankings, not AI use itself, so tools with an approval step reduce the risk.

**What is the best AI SEO tool for startups?**
Startups building on Superapp should use Selfdrive with Google Search Console. Startups with a site on WordPress or Webflow and no marketer should look at Frase or Outrank. Startups with an SEO hire should choose SE Ranking or Semrush.

**What is the best free AI SEO tool?**
Google Search Console is the best free tool, because it gives first party Google data including AI Overviews and AI Mode traffic. Ahrefs Free, Koala's free 5,000 words and the free version of Screaming Frog are useful additions.

**Is Semrush or Ahrefs better for AI SEO?**
Semrush is better as an all in one platform with AI tracking built into its Semrush One plans. Ahrefs is better for backlinks and covers more AI engines in Brand Radar, which costs from $199/month on top of a plan.

**What is the difference between an AI SEO tool and a GEO tool?**
A GEO or AEO tool focuses on getting cited in AI answers from ChatGPT, Gemini or Google AI Overviews. An AI SEO tool is the broader category, which also includes ranking, keyword, content and publishing tools that use AI.

**How do I track my brand in ChatGPT?**
Use a dedicated AI visibility tracker such as Peec AI, Otterly.AI or Profound, or the AI tracking in Semrush, Ahrefs Brand Radar, SE Ranking, Surfer or Frase. Google Search Console does not show ChatGPT.

**Can AI write SEO content that ranks?**
AI can draft content that ranks when it adds real information and is reviewed for accuracy. Google advises fact-checking AI output before publishing, and no tool guarantees rankings.

**How much do AI SEO tools cost?**
Prices run from free (Google Search Console) and $25 to $49/month (Koala, Frase, SEObot) to $100 to $139/month for most core plans, and custom contracts for Profound and the top tiers of Semrush and Ahrefs.

**What does Superapp Selfdrive do for SEO?**
Selfdrive builds your app's website on your own domain, writes SEO content for Google and ChatGPT, and publishes it on a plan you approve. It also runs App Store optimization, Apple Ads and creator campaigns.

**Does Superapp Selfdrive work with WordPress or Webflow?**
No. Selfdrive publishes to the website Superapp generates for your app. If your site runs on WordPress or Webflow, Frase, Outrank, SEObot or Koala are better fits.

**Does Superapp Selfdrive work for apps not built on Superapp?**
Yes for App Store apps: Selfdrive works with any existing App Store app you own, connected through App Store Connect. Its website and SEO work is built around the site Superapp generates for your app.

**Is Superapp Selfdrive available to everyone?**
Not yet. Selfdrive is in beta and available to selected accounts. It is included in the Superapp Max plan at $100/month.

**Which AI SEO tool covers the most AI engines?**
Peec AI covers up to 13 models on Enterprise and Profound up to 9 engines. Among SEO suites, Ahrefs Brand Radar has the widest coverage.

**Do I still need Google Search Console if I use an AI SEO agent?**
Yes. Search Console is the only source of first party Google data on clicks, impressions and indexing, and it shows whether your agent's articles are being found.

**How long does AI SEO take to work?**
Usually months. Content has to be discovered, indexed and trusted before it ranks or gets cited, and no tool can guarantee a timeline.

## References

- [Superapp](https://superapp.dev) and [Superapp Selfdrive](https://superapp.dev/selfdrive)
 - [Semrush pricing](https://www.semrush.com/pricing/seo/), [AI Visibility Toolkit](https://www.semrush.com/kb/1493-ai-visibility-toolkit), [Semrush data](https://www.semrush.com/kb/997-semrush-data), [Adobe acquisition FAQ](https://www.semrush.com/news/455963-faq-for-customers-adobe-acquires-semrush/)
 - [Ahrefs pricing](https://ahrefs.com/pricing), [Brand Radar](https://ahrefs.com/brand-radar), [Ahrefs Patches](https://www.ahrefs.com/patches), [Ahrefs big data](https://ahrefs.com/big-data)
 - [SE Ranking pricing](https://seranking.com/subscription.html), [AI Search add-on](https://help.seranking.com/hc/en-us/articles/22120452776476-AI-Search-Add-on)
 - [Frase](https://www.frase.io/) and [Frase pricing](https://www.frase.io/pricing)
 - [Surfer pricing](https://surferseo.com/pricing/), [Surfer AI Tracker](https://surferseo.com/ai-tracker/)
 - [Outrank pricing](https://www.outrank.so/pricing)
 - [SEObot](https://seobotai.com/)
 - [Koala pricing](https://koala.sh/pricing)
 - [Clearscope pricing](https://www.clearscope.io/pricing)
 - [Peec AI pricing](https://peec.ai/pricing)
 - [Otterly.AI pricing](https://otterly.ai/pricing)
 - [Profound pricing](https://www.tryprofound.com/pricing)
 - [Screaming Frog pricing](https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/pricing/)
 - [Google: spam policies](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/essentials/spam-policies), [Google: using generative AI content](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/using-gen-ai-content), [Google: AI features and your website](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/ai-features)
 - [Pew Research Center: Google users and AI summaries](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/07/22/google-users-are-less-likely-to-click-on-links-when-an-ai-summary-appears-in-the-results/)
 - [Ahrefs: AI Overviews reduce clicks](https://ahrefs.com/blog/ai-overviews-reduce-clicks-update)
 - [Alphabet Q2 2026 CEO remarks](https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/message-ceo/alphabet-earnings-q2-2026/)
 - [Similarweb: gen AI statistics](https://aisearch.similarweb.com/blog/gen-ai-stats/)
 - [SE Ranking: AI traffic research study](https://seranking.com/blog/ai-traffic-research-study/)
 - Related: [Best ASO tools for app store search](https://superapp.dev/blog/app-store-optimization-for-founders-best-aso-tools-2026)

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