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AutoPost AI Free is a great way to start generating topics, building posts, and testing the workflow on your WordPress site.
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AutoPost AI Pro is built for real production use, with premium AI image engines, advanced scheduling, approvals, publishing tools, and social sharing integrations.
Here's the Difference
| Feature | AutoPost AI Free | AutoPost AI Pro |
|---|---|---|
| AI Content Creation | ||
| Generate topic ideas by category | ✅ | ✅ |
| Generate multiple topic suggestions at a time | ✅ | ✅ |
| Avoid previously used category topics | ✅ | ✅ Category and recent-title overlap awareness |
| Add selected topics to a Post Creation Queue | ✅ | ✅ |
| Add topics manually to the queue | ✅ | ✅ |
| Edit and delete queued topics | ✅ | ✅ |
| Create full long-form AI blog posts | ✅ | ✅ |
| AI writing providers and model selection | OpenAI GPT 5.4 | OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, and Google Gemini with verified provider/model selection |
| AI Content Pre-Prompt | ✅ | ✅ |
| Manual AJAX post creation workflow | ✅ | ✅ |
| Dynamic estimated AI text cost based on model and writing settings | ❌ | ✅ |
| Per-request token usage and calculated API cost display | ❌ | ✅ |
| Staged/background article processing and polling | ❌ | ✅ |
| Optional DataForSEO Research & Content Intelligence | ||
| Optional DataForSEO API integration | ❌ | ✅ Requires saved and verified credentials |
| Search volume, keyword difficulty, and search-intent research | ❌ | ✅ |
| Optional target-location keyword research | ❌ | ✅ |
| Optional competitor website keyword-gap analysis | ❌ | ✅ |
| Intent-based topic grouping and duplicate-topic awareness | ❌ | ✅ |
| Carry researched keyword brief into article creation without a new lookup | ❌ | ✅ |
| AI-only topic generation when DataForSEO is unavailable | ✅ | ✅ Automatic fallback |
| DataForSEO usage controls and cached research results | ❌ | ✅ Paid research only after verification; eligible results cached |
| Custom Posts & Research-Guided Writing | ||
| Create source-guided Custom Posts with detailed instructions | ❌ | ✅ |
| Upload PDF / Word documents as article research | ❌ | ✅ |
| Add reference web pages (URLs) for research | ❌ | ✅ |
| Use uploaded custom images within articles | ❌ | ✅ |
| Prioritize uploaded images before generating new ones | ❌ | ✅ |
| Attach related reference documents to posts | ❌ | ✅ |
| Staged Custom Post progress and queue management | ❌ | ✅ |
| Images and Visual Content | ||
| AI featured image generation | ✅ | ✅ |
| OpenAI image models | ✅ Fixed Medium quality | ✅ Multiple supported models and quality controls |
| Advanced OpenAI image models and image editing | ❌ | ✅ |
| Stability AI API support | ✅ Stable Image Core | ✅ Multiple Stability models |
| Stable Image Core | ✅ | ✅ |
| Stable Image Ultra | ❌ | ✅ |
| Stable Diffusion 3.5 models | ❌ | ✅ |
| Google Gemini image models (including Nano Banana 2) | ❌ | ✅ |
| Google Nano Banana Pro image model | ❌ | ✅ |
| Choose multiple AI image models for post generation | ❌ | ✅ |
| Rotate image models across post images | ❌ | ✅ |
| Featured Image Engine selector | ✅ Flare or Stable Image Core | ✅ Multi-model image system |
| AI featured images during manual post creation | ✅ | ✅ |
| AI featured images during automated CRON creation | ✅ | ✅ |
| Pixabay inline images | ✅ Up to 5 | AI-generated inline images |
| Pixabay featured-image fallback | ✅ | Provider-aware fallback and retry handling |
| Standalone Image Generator | ✅ Flare + Stable Image Core | ✅ Advanced multi-provider generator |
| Edit an existing Media Library image with AI | ❌ | ✅ GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst |
| Preserve original image when editing | ❌ | ✅ Saves a new attachment |
| Edit This Image workflow after generation | ❌ | ✅ |
| Advanced image quality controls | Flare fixed at Medium | ✅ |
| Advanced image styles and provider-specific controls | ❌ | ✅ |
| AI Image Pre-Prompt | ❌ | ✅ |
| Maximum inline AI images per post | ❌ | ✅ 0–5 maximum |
| Inline image placement controls | ❌ | ✅ |
| Smart image quantity based on Custom Post length and sections | ❌ | ✅ 0–5 images; article structure controls actual count |
| Section-aware image prompts and placement | ❌ | ✅ |
| Per-image cost estimate updating dynamically with model settings | ❌ | ✅ |
| Background OpenAI image generation and polling | ❌ | ✅ |
| Automation and Publishing Workflow | ||
| Automatic queued-post creation with WordPress CRON | ✅ | ✅ |
| Post creation schedule | Basic creation time frame | ✅ Weekdays + times |
| Weekly / 2-week / 3-week / monthly recurrence | ❌ | ✅ |
| Separate publication schedule | ❌ | ✅ |
| Approval workflow before scheduled publication | ❌ | ✅ |
| Editor-side AutoPost approval control | ❌ | ✅ |
| Requeue and recovery tools | Basic | ✅ Advanced |
| Run Post Automation Now | ❌ | ✅ |
| Reset partial/stuck automation processing data | ❌ | ✅ |
| SEO, Social Publishing and Tracking | ||
| Footer CTA support | ✅ | ✅ |
| Smart Contextual CTA introductions tailored to article content | ❌ | ✅ |
| Standard CTA mode and configurable CTA buttons | ❌ | ✅ |
| Smart CTA duplication prevention | ❌ | ✅ |
| Post-created notification emails | ✅ | ✅ |
| SEO meta descriptions for supported SEO plugins | ❌ | ✅ Compatible SEO integrations |
| Bulk SEO description backfill where supported | ❌ | ✅ Supported SEO integrations |
| Facebook connection and publishing | ❌ | ✅ |
| Automatic Facebook posting on publication | ❌ | ✅ |
| Manual Post to Facebook / View Facebook Post tools | ❌ | ✅ |
| Facebook intro text / summary / paragraph / emoji controls | ❌ | ✅ |
| Google Business Profile connection and publishing | ❌ | ✅ |
| Automatic GBP posting on publication | ❌ | ✅ |
| Manual Post to GBP / View GBP Post tools | ❌ | ✅ |
| GBP summary paragraph and length controls | ❌ | ✅ |
| Automatic GBP featured-image square crop | ❌ | ✅ |
| AutoPost local link tracking | ❌ | ✅ |
| Google Search Console post tracking | ❌ | ✅ |
| Google Analytics 4 post tracking | ❌ | ✅ |
| Search Console clicks, impressions, CTR and position | ❌ | ✅ |
| GA4 sessions and users | ❌ | ✅ |
| Administration and Tools | ||
| Created Posts list | ✅ | ✅ |
| Created post approval and publication status | ❌ | ✅ |
| Post Automation CRON status information | Basic CRON workflow | ✅ Advanced status details |
| API Key Manager | ✅ OpenAI + Stability AI | ✅ Multi-provider AI + optional DataForSEO |
| WordPress nonce and capability protection | ✅ | ✅ |
| Bundled Documentation PDF | ✅ | ✅ |
| Multi-site status and AI model reporting for AutoPost AI Pro Manager | ❌ | ✅ Manager is a separate product |
| AJAX settings and connection verification | ❌ | ✅ Independent credential saves and connection tests |
| Best Fit | Great for getting started with AI content creation, queued posts, scheduled creation, Flare, Stability AI, and Pixabay imagery. | For businesses and agencies needing multi-provider AI, optional DataForSEO research, source-guided Custom Posts, smart images, CTAs, approvals, automated publishing, social promotion, and measurable performance. |
Note: DataForSEO is optional and subject to separate API usage charges. AutoPost AI Pro Manager is a separate product. Available AI models depend on verified provider access.
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