--- title: "Clearscope vs Semrush Writing Assistant: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Clearscope or Semrush Writing Assistant more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SEO content optimization platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/clearscope-vs-semrush-writing-assistant" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Clearscope vs Semrush Writing Assistant: Which is searched more? Is Clearscope or Semrush Writing Assistant more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SEO content optimization platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Clearscope and Semrush Writing Assistant - **Competitive set**: SEO content optimization platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Clearscope Share of Search**: 19.3% - **Semrush Writing Assistant Share of Search**: 1.3% ## Is Clearscope or Semrush Writing Assistant more popular in search? - In September 2026, Clearscope had more branded searches than Semrush Writing Assistant among SEO content optimization platforms worldwide. Clearscope had about 2,090 branded searches, while Semrush Writing Assistant had 140. Clearscope made up 19.3% of all SEO content optimization platform searches we track, and Semrush Writing Assistant accounted for 1.3%. - Clearscope was ahead of Semrush Writing Assistant in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Clearscope’s share of searches among SEO content optimization platforms worldwide moved from 27.6% to 19.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.8K to 2.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Semrush Writing Assistant’s share of searches among SEO content optimization platforms worldwide moved from 1% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 210 to 140. ## Top SEO content optimization platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, both Clearscope and Semrush Writing Assistant showed up in all five answers. Clearscope was listed before Semrush Writing Assistant in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Surfer | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Clearscope | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Frase | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Semrush Writing Assistant | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | MarketMuse | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | NeuronWriter | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about SEO content optimization platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which SEO content optimization platform should I use?": 1. Surfer, 2. Frase, 3. Clearscope, 4. Semrush Writing Assistant, 5. MarketMuse - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best SEO content optimization platforms?": 1. Surfer, 2. Clearscope, 3. Semrush Writing Assistant, 4. Frase, 5. MarketMuse, 6. NeuronWriter - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best SEO content optimization platform for content optimisation?": 1. Surfer, 2. Clearscope, 3. Frase, 4. MarketMuse, 5. Semrush Writing Assistant - Searched Google, AI Overview "content optimization software": 1. Surfer, 2. Clearscope, 3. Semrush Writing Assistant - Searched Google, AI Overview "seo content tool": 1. Surfer, 2. Clearscope, 3. Frase, 4. Semrush Writing Assistant Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for SEO content optimization platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Semrush Writing Assistant lost share of searches among SEO content optimization platforms worldwide, from 2.5% to 1.3%. - In September 2026, Clearscope lost share of searches among SEO content optimization platforms worldwide, from 20.2% to 19.3%. ## Month by month | Month | Clearscope estimated searches | Clearscope Share of Search | Clearscope rank | Semrush Writing Assistant estimated searches | Semrush Writing Assistant Share of Search | Semrush Writing Assistant rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 5.8K | 27.6% | 2 | 210 | 1% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 4.6K | 22.4% | 2 | 210 | 1% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 3.8K | 21.8% | 3 | 210 | 1.2% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 4.7K | 22.4% | 3 | 170 | 0.81% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 3.9K | 22% | 2 | 210 | 1.2% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 4.7K | 24.6% | 2 | 390 | 2.1% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 3.9K | 24% | 2 | 320 | 2% | 5 | | May 2026 | 3.1K | 19.2% | 3 | 140 | 0.86% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 3.1K | 22.2% | 3 | 140 | 1% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 2.6K | 19.5% | 3 | 110 | 0.83% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 2.6K | 20.2% | 3 | 320 | 2.5% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 2.1K | 19.3% | 3 | 140 | 1.3% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Clearscope’s and Semrush Writing Assistant’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Clearscope**: Measured on the search terms “clearscope”, “clearscope ai” and “clearscope.io”, summed into one figure. - **Semrush Writing Assistant**: Measured on the search term “semrush writing assistant”. - [Clearscope profile](/demand/global-en/brands/clearscope) - [Semrush Writing Assistant profile](/demand/global-en/brands/semrush-writing-assistant) - [All SEO content optimization platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/seo-content-optimization-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Clearscope or Semrush Writing Assistant more popular in search? In September 2026, Clearscope had more branded searches than Semrush Writing Assistant among SEO content optimization platforms worldwide. Clearscope had about 2,090 branded searches, while Semrush Writing Assistant had 140. Clearscope made up 19.3% of all SEO content optimization platform searches we track, and Semrush Writing Assistant accounted for 1.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Clearscope vs Semrush Writing Assistant: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/clearscope-vs-semrush-writing-assistant This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/clearscope-vs-semrush-writing-assistant. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.