Koala AI review: pricing, features and who it fits

Koala AI, best known for KoalaWriter, is an SEO article writer priced by the word. Starter is $25 a month for 45,000words. It's built for volume: bulk writing, live Amazon data for affiliate posts and publishing to WordPress, Shopify, Webflow and Ghost.

Written October 16, 2026 by at Draftly.

I built Draftly, which competes with Koala, so weigh my take accordingly. Every Koala fact below comes from koala.sh, checked October 16, 2026, and links to the page it came from. I haven't tested a paid Koala account for this review.

What Koala does

Koala is several tools sold as one plan. KoalaWriter drafts the articles. The rest support them. (koala.sh, as of October 2026)

  • KoalaWriter writes articles with real-time SERP analysis, a Deep Research mode and your Brand DNA.
  • Brand DNA pulls your business details from Google Maps or your website and drafts a knowledge base of your services and voice.
  • The SEO agent reads your Search Console data, suggests what to publish and hands topics to KoalaWriter. Full agent access starts on Boost.
  • KoalaLinks adds internal links across your site. KoalaImages makes AI images. KoalaChat is a chat assistant with web data.
  • An MCP serveron every paid plan connects AI assistants like Claude to Koala's SEO tools.

Koala AI pricing

Every plan is a monthly word allowance. Paying yearly saves 20%, and yearly credits arrive up front and last the year. (Koala pricing, as of October 2026)

  • Starter: $25 a month for 45,000 words, 1 brand in Brand DNA.
  • Professional: $49 a month for 100,000 words, 1 brand in Brand DNA.
  • Boost: $99 a month for 250,000 words, 1 brand in Brand DNA.
  • Growth: $179 a month for 500,000 words, 3 brands in Brand DNA.
  • Elite: $350 a month for 1,000,000 words, 7 brands in Brand DNA.

Plans continue up to Scale III at $2,000 a month for 10 million words. New accounts get 5,000 words and 25 credits, no credit card.

Features unlock by tier. Starter includes bulk writing, Amazon data, KoalaImages, the API and the MCP server. Professional adds the Search Console and Analytics dashboard, the article editor with an SEO score, KoalaLinks and Deep Research. Boost adds Content Calendar Autopilot and full SEO agent access.

How far the words go

Koala's word counts assume GPT-6 Luna. Better models cost more words for the same article. (Koala pricing, as of October 2026)

  • GPT-6 Luna: 1x. Starter covers about 30 articles of 1,500 words a month.
  • GPT-6.1 Sol and Claude Sonnet 5: 2x. Starter covers about 15 articles of 1,500 words a month.
  • Claude Opus 5.5: 3x. Starter covers about 10 articles of 1,500 words a month.

Article counts are our math: Starter's 45,000 words, divided by the multiplier, divided by 1,500words an article. Koala doesn't state an article count.

That's the main thing to plan around. If you want Claude to write, Starter covers about half as many articles as the headline number suggests.

Where Koala is strong

  • Volume. Bulk writing is on every plan, and Scale plans go to 10 million words a month.
  • Affiliate sites. Live Amazon data in articles is unusual. If you run review or product-roundup sites, this is the reason to pick Koala.
  • Many brands. Growth covers 3 brands and Elite covers 7, which suits people running several sites.
  • Low entry price. $25 a month, with 5,000 free words to try it first.

What to weigh before you buy

  • Words, not posts. Your real cost per article depends on length and model, so work it out before you pick a plan.
  • Dashboards and linking start at $49. The Search Console dashboard, KoalaLinks and Deep Research are on Professional. Scheduled publishing and the full SEO agent are on Boost at $99.
  • Publishing targets.Koala lists WordPress, Shopify, Webflow and Ghost, plus webhooks for Zapier and Make. Squarespace and HubSpot aren't listed.
  • Team access.The pricing page doesn't list seats. It says you can share an account inside your organization.

Koala vs Draftly

Starting price

Koala
$25 a month (Starter)
Draftly
$29 a month (Solopreneur)

What you buy

Koala
45,000 words a month, counted on GPT-6 Luna
Draftly
About 66 posts a month, counted in posts

Free option

Koala
5,000 words and 25 credits, no credit card
Draftly
Your first full post, no credit card

Publishes to

Koala
WordPress, Shopify, Webflow and Ghost, plus webhooks
Draftly
WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Ghost, Squarespace and HubSpot

Brand voice

Koala
Brand DNA from your Google Maps listing or website, 1 brand on Starter
Draftly
Built from your website on every plan

Scheduled publishing

Koala
Content Calendar Autopilot on Boost, $99 a month
Draftly
Posting schedules on Autopilot, $100 a month, for WordPress and Shopify

Affiliate data

Koala
Live Amazon data for affiliate articles
Draftly
None

Team

Koala
No seat count listed. Accounts can be shared inside your organization
Draftly
2 team members on Solopreneur, 5 on Growth

Languages

Koala
Not listed on the pricing page
Draftly
English only, US businesses only

Koala details from koala.sh as of October 2026. Prices change, so check before you buy.

Which one to pick

Pick Koala if you publish a lot of articles, run affiliate sites or manage several brands, and you publish to WordPress, Shopify, Webflow or Ghost.

Pick Draftlyif you run one business blog and want posts that sound like you. Draftly reads your website, sets your brand voice from it and picks topics from your industry's news. Every post is checked against your SEO copywriting rules and for AI-sounding writing before you see it.

Solopreneur is $29 a month for about 66 posts a month, counted per post. Growth is $69 with 5 team members and no per-seat charge. Draftly writes in English only and serves US businesses only.

Draftly's setup screen with harborandpineplumbing.com entered, beside an example draft Claude Sonnet 5.5 wrote for that made-up plumber: How Often to Flush a Water Heater: A Homeowner's Guide, 1,118 words, SEO score 60/100, Draft status and the opening of the article
A URL in, a 1,118-word draft with SEO meta out. The example plumber is made up.

Still comparing? Writesonic alternatives puts Koala next to SEOWriting.ai, Jasper and Copy.ai. The Arvow review covers a tool built around automated blogging and backlinks.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Koala AI cost?

As listed on koala.sh in October 2026, Starter is $25 a month for 45,000 words, Professional $49 for 100,000 and Boost $99 for 250,000. Plans go up to $2,000 a month. Paying yearly saves 20%.

Is Koala AI free?

Every new account gets 5,000 words and 25 credits, no credit card. After that it's a paid plan. Draftly's free option is one full blog post, also with no credit card.

Is Koala AI the same as KoalaWriter?

KoalaWriter is Koala's article writer. Koala AI is the whole product, which also includes an SEO agent, KoalaChat, KoalaImages, KoalaLinks for internal links and an MCP server.

How many articles do you get on Koala Starter?

Koala counts words, so it depends on length and model. At 1,500 words an article, Starter's 45,000 words cover about 30 articles on GPT-6 Luna, 15 on Claude Sonnet 5 and 10 on Claude Opus 5.5. That's our math from Koala's stated multipliers.

Is Koala AI worth it?

For bulk SEO and affiliate articles on WordPress, Shopify, Webflow or Ghost, the entry price is low and the feature list is long. If you want posts in your brand voice, counted per post and published to Squarespace or HubSpot too, Draftly fits better.

What's the difference between Koala and Draftly?

Koala sells words and adds research, affiliate and linking tools as you move up plans. Draftly sells posts: $29 a month covers about 66 posts a month, written in your brand voice and checked for AI-sounding writing before you see them.