Surfer has launched its AI writing tool – Surfer AI and AI enthusiasts already want to compare it to Jasper AI to see if it’s better.
But hey, it isn’t all glitz and glam as you have been hearing from the so-called AI gurus.
I have reviewed Jasper AI and immediately after the Surfer team announced that Surfer AI is live, I jumped into it to explore the features and see what it offers.
So in this Jasper AI vs Surfer AI comparison, I put both on a scale and weigh them in terms of key features that matter when it comes to AI writing tools.
Summary of Jasper AI vs Surfer AI
- You can use Jasper AI to generate different types of content including SEO content while Surfer AI is for only creating long-form and optimized SEO content
- Jasper AI is a standalone AI writing tool while Surfer is an add-on you get when you subscribe to any plan of Surfer SEO
- With the Creator Plan of Jasper which costs $49/month, you can generate unlimited words. The story is different with Surfer AI where you pay $29 to generate and optimize a single article.
- Surfer AI has an Anti-AI Detection feature that you can turn on to make your content look human written. Jasper AI doesn’t support such a feature, although its content shows an insignificant percentage of AI content when you run it on Originality.ai.
Let’s begin with the major differences.
Jasper AI vs Surfer AI: What’s the difference?
Add-on
Jasper AI is a standalone tool which means you can use it to generate high-quality content without first subscribing to another service. This is different from Surfer AI which is just an add-on meaning that you have to subscribe to any of the plans of Surfer SEO and then add Surfer AI as an add-on which costs $29/per article.
Content-Type
Jasper AI has 60+ templates you can use to generate any kind of content you want. Be it social media, sales, business, marketing, SEO content, etc.
Surfer AI is designed to generate long-form SEO content and optimize it just like what Content at Scale AI writer does.
Anti-AI Detection
Now that Search Engines like Google indirectly frown at AI-generated content, a lot of businesses want AI tools to generate content that looks like what humans wrote. Surfer SEO is away of this and incorporated it into its AI writing tool. So you can turn on the anti-AI detection feature when generating content using Surfer AI. That way, your content will pass any form of AI detection test.
Unfortunately, Jasper doesn’t have an Anti-AI Detection feature. However, its content mostly passes the AI content detection test. I have tried it severally on Originality.ai, and it gave a human written score of 99%, unlike ChatGPT which mostly gives AI content score of 85.
The screenshot below is a workflow of how Surfer AI generates and optimizes content:
Jasper AI vs Surfer AI: What are the similarities?
Surfer AI and Jasper AI have similarities and I will discuss them below based on my findings.
Image Insertion
Surfer AI inserts contextual and optimized images in your content and also writes a relevant image description for you. Jasper has an AI image generator – Jasper Art which you can use to generate images for your content.
Tone of Voice
Brand voice will be the game changer as AI content flood the web. Target audience will want businesses to speak to them in a consistent tone. Jasper took the lead when it introduced brand voice in its latest update. Now Surfer has it as a feature when it launched its AI writing tool.
Pros and Cons Of Jasper AI
Pros: What I Like About Jasper AI
- Has templates to write different types of content
- No learning curve
- Support creating content in your brand’s voice
- Offers a free trial to write up to 10k words
- 5-day money-back guarantee
- Has an AI image generator that complements the AI writing tool
- Offers discount for yearly plans
Cons: What I Don’t Like About Jasper AI
- Doesn’t have an Anti-AI Detection feature
- Requires a credit card to start a free trial
- You need to upgrade to Team Plan to enjoy more advanced features
Pros and Cons Of Surfer AI
Pros: What I Like About Surfer AI
- Has an Anti-AI Detection feature
- It optimizes your content in less time
- Support creating content with your brand voice
- Analyzes and recommends how to outrank your organic competitors
Cons: What I Don’t Like About Surfer AI
- It’s an add-on meaning you have to subscribe to Surfer SEO before you can use it
- It’s $29/ per article sounds expensive
Watch the video below to see how Surfer AI works:
Final thought on Jasper AI vs Surfer AI
Both AI writing tools are good in their own different ways. Jasper AI is suitable if you want to generate different types of content including SEO content. Surfer AI is designed for those that want to generate long-form SEO content and also optimize it in less time. So it’s up to you to decide which suits your needs.
