Is using the content optimizer completely free?

Hi there,

The plugin is free. To configure your AI Content Optimizer, go to Settings > AI Content Optimizer and enter the details for your chosen LLM:

• API Key: Your provider’s API key (for example, OpenAI).
• Endpoint: The full URL of the AI service’s API endpoint.
• Model: Select the model you want to use (e.g., gpt-3.5-turbo).
• Temperature: Set how creative or focused the AI’s responses should be.
• Max Tokens: Define the maximum response length in tokens.
• System Message: Provide the initial system prompt that frames the AI’s behavior.
• User Message: Specify the format of the user’s input prompt for analysis.

Many AI services offer free or paid plans with daily token limits. On free tiers, you can use the optimizer until you reach your token allowance.

Regards.

System Message
“You are an AI assistant specializing in improving SEO, readability, keyword usage, and user engagement.”

User Message
“Review the following content and recommend enhancements for SEO, readability, keyword usage, and engagement:”

For the remaining settings, here’s an example using the Groq API:

1. Sign up at Groq Console and open the developer console.
2. Click Generate API Key—you’ll receive a curl snippet like this: curl https://api.groq.com/openai/v1/chat/completions \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer gsk_QuHjYQxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" \ -d '{ "model": "meta-llama/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct", … }'
   • API Endpoint: https://api.groq.com/openai/v1/chat/completions
   • Bearer Token: the gsk_… key provided
3. Temperature: Use a mid-range value (e.g., 0.5–0.7).
4. Max Tokens: Check the model’s limit (see Groq model docs); for example, if the max is 131,072 tokens, you might set it to around 7,000–10,000.

This setup ensures your AI calls are correctly authenticated and tuned for balanced creativity and length.