Paperboy vs Open Atelier

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Paperboy compared with Open Atelier
Detail	Paperboy	Open Atelier
What it does	SEO articles researched, written, fact-checked and published to your website on autopilot	A writing teacher that reads your book: see what to work on in your chapters, learn why, and check your fix.
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	US	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Cloud plans billed per site: Starter $49/month (3 articles a week), Growth $99/month (1 article a day), Pro $179/month (2 articles a day). Yearly billing available at two months free: Starter $490/year, Growth $990/year, Pro $1,790/year. Additional sites get 20% discount. Agents and API: $20 for 100	Free plan includes the editor, rule-based chapter check, and lessons with 3 Coach reads, 20 Co-write requests, and 10 questions per month. Atelier plan: $21/month or $189/year (with 3 months free annually) includes 40 Coach reads, 250 Co-write requests, and 150 questions per month. Additional packs:
Key features	Fact-checking: every number and citation verified against saved source text AI article writing using Claude Sonnet and Haiku models Topic suggestions from Search Console data and market research Multiple publishing options: hosted blog, WordPress, Ghost, webhook, site builder Weekly performance reports via email Approve-first mode for manual review before publishing CLI, REST API, and MCP server interfaces Open source self-hosting under AGPL-3.0	Rule-based chapter check for dialogue, continuity, point of view, prose and scene habits Findings anchored to your text with linked lessons Exercises on your own passage with re-check Three modes: Human only, Coach, or Co-write Authorship record tracking sources: typed, pasted, imported, or AI-generated Story bible for characters, places and facts over time Import from Word, PDF, Scrivener and other formats Version history for each chapter Export to Word, EPUB, PDF, Markdown and plain text Claude Sonnet 5.5 from Anthropic for AI features
What makes it different	Every claim fact-checked against saved source text before publishing, stopping articles that fail until fixed or manually reviewed Completely free first article with full fact-check, no card required Open source loop under AGPL-3.0 available for free self-hosting 20% discount on additional sites for agencies and multiple properties	Your writing is never used to train AI models Transparent authorship record shows exactly how each sentence arrived AI is optional and controlled per manuscript, with rule-based checks available free Interactive feedback loop with practice exercises before re-checking No API keys or token counting; simple per-action pricing
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	5 +2 (up) since last check	18 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	16	19
Referring domains (Majestic)	4	6

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