CrunchJunkie vs Frase
Frase is a strong content operating system for AI search — research, briefs, drafting, scoring and publishing, with visibility tracking alongside it. It is built for teams producing content. CrunchJunkie is built for teams reporting on performance: all 8 AI engines on every plan, plus cross-channel marketing reporting Frase does not attempt.
The difference in one line
Frase writes and optimises the content. CrunchJunkie measures what AI says about you across all 8 engines and reports it next to every ad channel — from €14/mo.
Feature by feature
A fair, side-by-side look — including where Frase is genuinely stronger.
| Capability | CrunchJunkie | Frase |
|---|---|---|
| AI visibility trackingFrase tracks share of voice, citations and daily prompts against competitors you choose | ||
| AI engines trackedFrase tracks 5 engines in total (ChatGPT, Google AI, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini) and gates them by tier: 2 on Starter, 3 on Professional, 5 on Scale. CrunchJunkie includes all 8 on every plan, including Solo at €14 | 8 | 2–5 |
| Prompts tracked*No prompt cap when you bring your own AI key. Frase: 50 (Starter), 200 (Professional), 500 (Scale) | Unlimited* | 50–500 |
| Content briefs & optimisationThis is Frase's core strength — research, briefs, drafting, scoring and publishing to WordPress, Webflow, Sanity and Wix. CrunchJunkie generates evidence-grounded briefs and re-scans to measure the lift, but does not write or publish for you | ||
| AI crawler monitoring | ||
| Marketing reportingFrase has no ad-channel connectors at all — Google Search Console is its only performance data source | — | |
| Ad-channel connectors | 8+ | — |
| GA4 / conversion attributionCrunchJunkie ties AI visibility to the sessions and conversions AI actually drives, via GA4. Frase does not connect GA4 | — | |
| White-label client reportsFrase reserves white-label, branded client portal and custom domain for Enterprise. CrunchJunkie white-labels on standard plans | Enterprise | |
| MCP serverBoth ship MCP on every plan. Frase's is read and write across research, briefs, drafts and publishing; CrunchJunkie's is 13 tools on one client-agnostic server covering reports and AI visibility | 13 tools | |
| Public REST APIFrase includes API access on every plan, metered at 250 / 1,000 / 3,000 requests a month. CrunchJunkie ships MCP today, REST on the roadmap | Roadmap | |
| Bring-your-own AI keysPay providers' rates, no markup | — | |
| Starting priceFrase Starter is $39/mo billed yearly, or $49 month to month — 1 seat, 1 site, 2 AI engines, 50 prompts | €14/mo | $39/mo |
Pricing, side by side
Where you start matters. Here's the entry point for each.
CrunchJunkie
Reporting + AI visibility, one subscription.
- Solofor individuals getting started€14/mo
- Startersmall teams€59/mo
- Progrowing client books€149/mo
- Agencyup to 40 Brands / Domains€224/mo
Annual billing saves up to 17% (14% on Solo) · AI Visibility: bring your own LLM keys at cost, or Managed AI metered by check from €25/mo (€0.05/check overage) · 14-day free trial · All prices exclude VAT.
Frase
Content operating system for AI search.
- Starterbilled yearly ($49 monthly) · 1 seat, 1 site · 2 engines, 50 prompts$39/mo
- Professionalbilled yearly ($129 monthly) · 3 seats, 5 sites · 3 engines, 200 prompts$103/mo
- Scalebilled yearly ($299 monthly) · 5 seats, 10 domains · 5 engines, 500 prompts$239/mo
- Enterpriseall named engines · SSO/SAML · white-labelCustom
Prices shown are annual-billed; month-to-month is roughly 25% higher · 7-day free trial, no card · Extra seats $29/mo on Professional and Scale · No ad-channel connectors, no GA4, no BI export — Search Console is the only performance source · Verified from frase.io, Jul 2026.
CrunchJunkie vs Frase, answered
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