Surfer
AI-assisted writing that targets a search keyword. AI-powered tool, from $59/mo, or $49/mo billed yearly; runs on web. The stack builder picks it for SEO.
What it is known for
- Strengths: content editor with real-time SEO data; AI search visibility monitoring; content audit and topical maps.
- For: content and SEO teams, marketing managers, agencies and ecommerce businesses.
- Runs on: web, Chrome extension, API and MCP.
- Learning curve: easy: easy to use for startups and large enterprises, the page says.
- Works with: Google Docs, Chrome (Keyword Surfer extension) and MCP for AI agents.
Read on October 9, 2026 from surferseo.com.
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Discovery | $59/mo, or $49/mo billed yearly | 120 documents, 10 tracked pages; $49/mo billed yearly |
| Standard | $119/mo, or $99/mo billed yearly | 360 documents, 25 AI prompts weekly; $99/mo billed yearly |
| Pro | $219/mo, or $182/mo billed yearly | 360 documents, 50 AI prompts daily; $182/mo billed yearly |
| AI Search Analytics | $95/mo, or $82/mo billed yearly | AI search tracking; $82/mo billed yearly; a separate product beside the content plans, not a step up from them |
| Peace of Mind | $359/mo, or $299/mo billed yearly | 100 AI prompts; $299/mo billed yearly |
Checked by hand against surferseo.com/pricing on October 9, 2026; confidence high. Prices are monthly in US dollars unless the row says otherwise; the builder counts the plan it starts on, Discovery.
When the stack builder picks it
The builder reads each job's rules from the top and takes the first step whose conditions hold and whose plan fits the money left. Surfer is named in these steps:
- SEO, step 6 of 7, when at least $150 is left for it: Discovery ($59/mo, or $49/mo billed yearly); the step also names Scalenut, Semrush Content Toolkit, Writesonic and Clearscope, and the best score takes it.
- SEO, step 7 of 7, otherwise: Discovery ($59/mo, or $49/mo billed yearly); the step also names NEURONwriter, Frase, Scalenut, Semrush Content Toolkit and Writesonic, and the best score takes it.
The rules are public in stack-rules.json, and how the stack builder scores explains the tie-break.
Works with
WordPress and Google Docs.
Alternatives the same rules name
- Scalenut: Clusters keywords, briefs and writes long-form SEO articles. From $59/mo.
- Semrush Content Toolkit: Topic ideas from Semrush data, SEO briefs and AI articles. From $60/mo.
- Writesonic: AI articles and tracking of how AI search mentions you. From $99/mo.
- Clearscope: Grades a draft against what ranks and briefs the page. From $129/mo.
- NEURONwriter: Briefs and scores content against what ranks, and drafts it with AI. From $23/mo.
- Frase: Researches the search results, builds briefs, writes and scores content. From $49/mo.
Signals and what people say
- Hacker News, 30 days to October 7, 2026: 0 stories
Change log
- October 9, 2026: Peace of Mind plan added ($359), on surferseo.com/pricing.
- October 9, 2026: AI Search Analytics plan added ($95), on surferseo.com/pricing.
- October 6, 2026: plans and prices first recorded from surferseo.com/pricing.
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