AuthorFox or a chat assistant?
ChatGPT and Claude are chat assistants you guide as you write. AuthorFox does the rest of the job around the writing: the plan, the sources, your approval and publishing.
Your first 3 articles are free. No card needed.
What chat assistants do well
You guide each draft in the conversation. Both offer Projects that keep your material and instructions together.
Both can search the web and link their answers to the sources they used, so you can check them before you write.
Where AuthorFox is different
With a chat assistant you decide what to write, guide each draft and put the result on your site. AuthorFox plans article ideas for your site, each with the reason it is worth writing, and writes to your Content DNA: who you write for, how you sound and what it may claim.
The evidence stays with each claim, and you see it when you review. What you approve is exactly what goes live.
It publishes to WordPress through the Bridge plugin or to the Shopify blog you choose, then reads the post back and compares it with what you approved.
Side by side
| AuthorFox | ChatGPT | Claude | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plans topics for your site | Yes Article ideas, each with the reason it is worth writing, and series on a calendar. | No Writes what you ask for; no content plan for a site. [1] | No Writes what you ask for; no content plan for a site. [4] |
| Researches with sources you can see | Yes The evidence stays with each claim, and you see it when you review. | Yes Web search answers link to their sources. [2] | Yes Web search answers link to the sources used. [5] |
| Writes in your site's voice and rules | Yes Your Content DNA: who you write for, how you sound and what it may claim. | Partly Project instructions and files you add. [3] | Partly Projects and an Instructions for Claude setting. [6] |
| You approve the exact version that publishes | Yes What you approve is exactly what goes live. Auto-review per site only if you switch it on. | No It does not publish, so there is no approval step. [1] | No It does not publish, so there is no approval step. [4] |
| Publishes to WordPress | Yes Through the Bridge plugin. | No Not built in; you paste the text into your site. [1] | No Not built in; you paste the text into your site. [4] |
| Publishes to Shopify | Yes Through the app, to the blog you choose. | No Not built in; you paste the text into your store. [1] | No Not built in; a Shopify connector can be added from its directory. [7] |
| Checks the article after publishing | Yes It reads the post back and compares it with what you approved. | No Not built in. [1] | No Not built in. [4] |
| Price | Priced by articles a month, not seats. Three articles free, no card. | From $8 a month (Go); Plus is $20. [1] | From $20 a month (Pro), $17 billed yearly. [4] |
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AuthorFox
- Plans topics for your site
- Yes Article ideas, each with the reason it is worth writing, and series on a calendar.
- Researches with sources you can see
- Yes The evidence stays with each claim, and you see it when you review.
- Writes in your site's voice and rules
- Yes Your Content DNA: who you write for, how you sound and what it may claim.
- You approve the exact version that publishes
- Yes What you approve is exactly what goes live. Auto-review per site only if you switch it on.
- Publishes to WordPress
- Yes Through the Bridge plugin.
- Publishes to Shopify
- Yes Through the app, to the blog you choose.
- Checks the article after publishing
- Yes It reads the post back and compares it with what you approved.
- Price
- Priced by articles a month, not seats. Three articles free, no card.
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ChatGPT
- Plans topics for your site
- No Writes what you ask for; no content plan for a site. [1]
- Researches with sources you can see
- Yes Web search answers link to their sources. [2]
- Writes in your site's voice and rules
- Partly Project instructions and files you add. [3]
- You approve the exact version that publishes
- No It does not publish, so there is no approval step. [1]
- Publishes to WordPress
- No Not built in; you paste the text into your site. [1]
- Publishes to Shopify
- No Not built in; you paste the text into your store. [1]
- Checks the article after publishing
- No Not built in. [1]
- Price
- From $8 a month (Go); Plus is $20. [1]
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Claude
- Plans topics for your site
- No Writes what you ask for; no content plan for a site. [4]
- Researches with sources you can see
- Yes Web search answers link to the sources used. [5]
- Writes in your site's voice and rules
- Partly Projects and an Instructions for Claude setting. [6]
- You approve the exact version that publishes
- No It does not publish, so there is no approval step. [4]
- Publishes to WordPress
- No Not built in; you paste the text into your site. [4]
- Publishes to Shopify
- No Not built in; a Shopify connector can be added from its directory. [7]
- Checks the article after publishing
- No Not built in. [4]
- Price
- From $20 a month (Pro), $17 billed yearly. [4]
Facts about other tools checked on 8 November 2026.
- chatgpt.com/pricing
- help.openai.com/en/articles/9237897-searching-the-web-with-chatgpt
- help.openai.com/en/articles/10169521-projects-in-chatgpt
- claude.com/pricing
- support.claude.com/en/articles/10684626-enabling-and-using-web-search
- claude.com/product/overview
- claude.com/marketplace/connectors-plugins
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When the other choice is better
- You enjoy writing and want a helper for drafts, not a service that publishes.
- You write one article now and then and are happy to paste it into your site yourself.
- You already use ChatGPT or Claude for much more than articles and want one place for all of it.
Questions
Does AuthorFox use the same kind of models?
Yes. It writes with large language models, including Claude. The difference is everything around the writing: your rules, the sources, your approval and publishing.
Can I still use ChatGPT or Claude with my account?
Yes. Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini to your account, on a plan that lets you add a custom connector. Your assistant can then look things up in your account and propose changes that happen only when you confirm them. The steps for each app are at authorfox.com/connector/.
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