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Why teams switch from ContentPen
Autopilot is part of the one plan; ContentPen leaves it out of the $49 Starter
$79 for 30 articles is $20 less a month than ContentPen Growth at $99 for 40
Refreshes live articles that rank in positions 8 to 20 using your Search Console data
A CLI, an API and an MCP server, a 30-day money-back guarantee and 3 free articles without a card
“Pick Balzac if you want one plan at $79 that researches, writes and publishes 30 articles a month with Autopilot included, refreshes ranking articles from your Search Console data, and comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee and no card for the free articles. Pick ContentPen if you want AI visibility tracking, more articles or workspaces for agencies, or a lower entry price for a handful of articles.”
Side by side
| Feature | Balzac | ContentPen |
|---|---|---|
| How you use it | Autopilot: researches, writes and publishes on a schedule | AI agents and an editor; Autopilot on Growth and above |
| Articles per month | 30 per website | 12 / 40 / 75 / 150 by tier |
| Price | $79 a month (30 articles, 1 website) | $49 / $99 / $249 / $449 month to month |
| Try before paying | 3 free articles, no card | 7-day free trial, card required |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 days, first payment | Not stated on the pages we read |
| Publishing | WordPress, Webflow, Wix, GoHighLevel, webhook | WordPress, Webflow, Wix, Shopify, Ghost |
| Google Search Console | Connection; refreshes articles ranking in positions 8 to 20 | Connection; SEO opportunities (quick wins, decay, CTR gaps) from Growth |
| AI visibility tracking | – | Included, engines and prompts by tier |
| Unused articles roll over | – | No, allowance resets each cycle |
| CLI, API and MCP server | Custom API on enterprise plans; CLI and MCP not stated |
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“130% more organic traffic from Google, without adding work for our team.”
“Balzac helps us deliver more value to our clients with less effort.”
“We went from irregular blog posts to a consistent publishing engine, without lifting a finger. Rankings are going up, traffic is up.”
“Regular publishing has significantly boosted my visibility on Google.”
“We save about 15 hours a month on content.”
Pricing
One website, on autopilot
$79/month per website
~30 articles a month$2.63 per article
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