Comparison

AI Content vs. Content Agencies

Get 10x the content at 1/10th the cost

PelloContent

$99/mo

/month

Unlimited articles

Instant delivery

Zero management overhead

Typical Content Agency

$5,000/mo

/month (average)

8–12 articles/month

2–4 week turnaround

Briefs, revisions, meetings

Content agencies deliver quality β€” but at a pace and price that limits growth. PelloContent gives you agency-grade output with AI speed and economics.

Head-to-Head Comparison

Factor
PelloContent
Typical Content Agency
Monthly cost
$99–$299/mo
$3,000–$10,000+/mo
Time to first piece of content
Minutes
2–4 weeks
Articles per month
Unlimited
4–16 (at standard rates)
Brand voice consistency
Identical every time
Varies by writer
Revision cycles
Instant
3–5 business days
Scalability
Unlimited, same price
Linear cost increase
SEO optimization
Built-in
Often extra charge
Communication overhead
None
Briefings, check-ins, approvals
Subject matter depth
Strong for most topics
Deep specialist research possible
Creative ideation
Data-driven suggestions
Human creative thinking

PelloContent works best for...

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High-volume SEO content

Dozens of articles per month to capture organic traffic

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Consistent brand voice

Every piece sounds exactly like your brand, every time

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Fast-moving companies

Publish on breaking trends without waiting weeks

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Budget-conscious growth

Enterprise content output on a startup budget

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Scalable content programs

Content volume that grows with your business at no extra cost

Agencies still make sense for...

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Deeply specialized research

Investigative pieces requiring original interviews and primary sources

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Brand campaigns

Creative brand storytelling that requires human ideation

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Video and multimedia

Full-service production beyond written content

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Highly regulated industries

Content requiring specialist legal or compliance review at every step

The ROI Math

Agency cost per article

Agency

$400–$800

PelloContent

$2–$5

Articles per month

Agency

10

PelloContent

Unlimited

Annual content spend

Agency

$60,000+

PelloContent

$1,188

βš–οΈThe Bottom Line

The math is clear. For most businesses, PelloContent delivers better ROI than content agencies while maintaining quality.

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