Side by side.
Several tools now let ChatGPT or Claude work on a WordPress site. Here is AI Puffer next to the two people ask us about most, as plainly as we can put it.
Why people choose AI Puffer
- Easy to set up. Install, connect, approve.
- No password stored. Your assistant signs in with OAuth.
- You choose how much it does alone. Per assistant.
- AI tools included. Chatbot, writer and forms, on free credits.
- On WordPress.org since 2022.
One to one
The details
| AI Puffer | AI Engine | WPVibe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First on WordPress.org | 7 December 2022 | 27 December 2022 | 20 April 2026 |
| What it is | MCP server plus AI tools for your site. | MCP server plus AI tools for your site. | MCP server only. |
| Setting it up | Install, connect, approve. | Turn on MCP, choose tools, add the URL. | Install, connect, approve. |
| How you sign in | OAuth. | OAuth or a token. | Application Password. |
| How it connects | Through a relay. | Direct to your site. | Through a relay. |
| Your WordPress password | Not needed. | Not needed. | Stored on their servers. |
| Assistants | Claude, ChatGPT. | Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, other MCP apps. | Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, other MCP apps. |
| Tools | 27, plus plugin abilities. | About 120, plus plugin abilities. | 37. |
| How much it does alone | You choose. | Tools on or off. | Asks before risky actions. |
| Whose permissions | A user you pick. | The signed-in user. | The Application Password’s owner. |
| WP-CLI commands | 125+. | — | 125+. |
| Many sites at once | Yes, up to 50. | — | Yes. |
| Page check in a browser | Coming soon. | — | Yes, plus screenshots. |
| Record | Activity log. | MCP logs. | Approval log. |
| Posts and pages | Yes. | Yes. | Yes. |
| Images | Yes, plus stock photos. | Yes, plus AI images. | Yes, plus stock photos. |
| WooCommerce | Yes. | Yes. | Yes. |
| SEO plugins | Yoast SEO, Redirection. | Its own SEO add-on. | Yoast, Rank Math, AIOSEO. |
| Form plugins | WPForms, Fluent Forms. | Its own AI forms. | WPForms, Fluent Forms, Formidable. |
| Page builders | Elementor. | — | Elementor, Divi and three more. |
| Themes and files | Pro: theme drafts. | Pro: themes and files. | Theme drafts and files. |
| AI for your site | Free credits or your own keys. | Your own keys. | None. |
| Free calls | 2,000 a month. | Unlimited. | 100 a day. |
| Price | Free. Paid from $9.99/month. | Free. Pro from $79/year. | Free. Paid from $99/year. |
AI Puffer’s column lists only what we have tested ourselves. The others come from their WordPress.org pages and websites, checked on 15 October 2026; “—” means they don’t list it. If something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it.
What’s coming
- Next: More page builders.
- Later: A dashboard for your jobs across many sites.
Every new ability goes through the same tests on a real site, from ChatGPT and Claude, before it appears here.