Clearscope
Content grading for SEO, plus brand tracking across AI answers
Overview
Clearscope analyses the pages ranking for a target query and grades a draft from A++ to F on topic coverage, inside its own editor, Google Docs, Microsoft Word or WordPress. It now also tracks how often a brand is mentioned in ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude answers, and monitors published pages through Google Search Console. It is made by Mushi Labs LLC in Austin, Texas.
Pricing
Pricing shown for reference only. These figures reflect RECATOOLS research as of 14 Oct 2026 and may be out of date or incomplete. This is not financial or purchasing advice — always confirm the current price on the provider’s official website before making any decision.
- 50 tracked queries
- 50 pages
- 20 monthly topic explorations
- 20 monthly drafts
- 300 tracked queries
- 300 pages
- 50 monthly topic explorations
- 20 monthly drafts
- Dedicated account manager
- Custom credits
- Custom agreements
- Crawler whitelisting
- Single sign-on (SSO)
Use cases
What you can produce with Clearscope
- A real-time content grade from A++ to F against the pages ranking for a target query
- Term, question and outline suggestions inside Google Docs, Microsoft Word and WordPress
- Brand-mention tracking for chosen queries across ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude
- Query and topic discovery with search volume
- AI-assisted first drafts and editing
- A Search Console-connected content inventory that flags decaying pages and internal-link opportunities
ASEAN Perspective
Clearscope in Southeast Asia
Clearscope's language support is limited to English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish, which means content teams producing Bahasa Melayu, Bahasa Indonesia, Thai, Vietnamese, Tagalog, or Chinese content receive no in-language optimization guidance — a significant gap for ASEAN markets. Its pricing tier starts at approximately USD 189/month, which sits above the typical budget for independent content creators or SMB agencies across Southeast Asia. That said, ASEAN enterprise teams producing English-language content targeting global audiences — think regional tech firms, travel brands, or financial services companies writing for international search — can derive strong value from Clearscope's accuracy and enterprise-grade workflow. For English-first ASEAN content operations at scale, it is a credible choice; for local-language SEO, alternatives are needed.
Clearscope remains one of the clearest on-page content graders: a single letter grade against the pages that actually rank, delivered where writers already work, with unlimited users on every plan. The newer AI-visibility tracking across ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude is a sensible extension rather than a separate product.
It is narrow by design and priced for content teams with budget: $129 a month buys 20 drafts, there is no backlink or technical-SEO auditing, and only five European languages are supported, which leaves Asian-language markets out. Use the 14-day trial on real briefs before committing.
What we found
Clearscope is a content-optimisation tool from Mushi Labs LLC, a Texas company that trades as Clearscope and gives an Austin address in its terms. Bernard Huang and Kevin Su began Mushi Labs as an SEO consultancy in San Francisco, and IBM's case study dates the Clearscope product to 2016. The core idea has not changed: enter a target query, Clearscope analyses the pages that rank for it, and it grades a draft from A++ down to F on how well it covers the terms and questions those pages share. The grader runs in Clearscope's own editor and inside Google Docs, Microsoft Word and WordPress.
Earlier versions of this page said the recommendations were powered by IBM Watson Natural Language Understanding. That was the original build, as IBM's case study describes, but Clearscope's own optimisation page now credits language technology from Google Cloud, OpenAI and IBM Watson together, so Watson is one input among several rather than the engine. IBM is also a customer: its content team told Clearscope it does not ship a page below an A+ grade.
The product has since been rebuilt around AI search. Query Tracking reports how often a brand is mentioned in answers from ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude, alongside query discovery, AI-assisted drafting, internal-link suggestions and a Content Inventory that pulls in Google Search Console data to flag decaying pages. Reports cover five languages: English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
Pricing is published, monthly and contract-free, with a 14-day free trial; earlier versions of this page said there was no trial. Essentials costs $129 a month for 50 tracked queries, 50 pages, 20 topic explorations and 20 drafts. Business costs $399 for 300 queries, 300 pages, 50 explorations, the same 20 drafts and an account manager. Users are unlimited on every plan, and extra pages and drafts are billed automatically. The pricing FAQ still mentions report credits, a leftover from the older plans. There is no backlink or technical-SEO auditing.
Compiled by RECATOOLS from public sources: vendor documentation and pricing, code repositories and published reporting.
Notable facts
- Clearscope grew out of an SEO consultancy called Mushi Labs — the founders built the tool to automate what they were doing manually for clients.
- IBM's content team has used Clearscope since 2019 and enforces a company-wide rule: no article is published unless it achieves an A+ content grade.
- Despite serving enterprise clients like Adobe, Shopify, Condé Nast, and Deloitte, Clearscope is bootstrapped with zero venture capital and a team of only 13-14 people as of 2026.
- Clearscope's NLP engine is powered in part by IBM Watson Natural Language Understanding — making IBM both a technology partner and one of its most prominent customers.
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About this listing
This entry was compiled from publicly available data including Clearscope's official website, press releases, documentation, and reputable third-party publications. RECATOOLS is not affiliated with Clearscope unless explicitly stated.
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