by Longshot AI, Inc. · Long-Form Content with Fact-Checking
Longshot AI is the only mainstream AI writing tool that prioritizes factual accuracy. Its FactGPT feature web-searches claims in real-time, ensuring your AI-generated articles are both compelling and verifiable.
Unique positioning: Longshot AI is one of the few AI writing tools that tackles the hallucination problem head-on. Its FactGPT feature checks facts against real-time web searches, attaching citations to every claim. This makes it uniquely valuable for research-heavy industries: journalism, health, finance, and B2B SaaS content.
Founded in 2021 by Raj Shamani and team, Longshot AI was purpose-built for content marketers who need factually reliable long-form content at scale. The team observed that generic AI tools produced confident-sounding but frequently wrong content — a major liability for professional publishers.
Longshot's solution: integrate web search and fact-checking directly into the content generation pipeline. FactGPT (launched in early 2023 and continuously improved through 2025) fetches current data from the web, incorporates it into generated content, and provides citations for every factual claim.
The platform integrates with SurferSEO and Semrush for keyword optimization, making it a compelling choice for content agencies and SEO teams who need both accuracy and search performance.
2025–2026 Update: Longshot AI added a "Custom Fact Library" feature, allowing teams to upload proprietary research, whitepapers, and product documentation. The AI then prioritizes those sources when generating content, ensuring brand-accurate, internally consistent output.
FactGPT is what sets Longshot apart from every other AI writing tool. Here's how it works step by step:
FactGPT searches the live web for information related to your topic before generating content — similar to how a journalist would research an article first.
You can manually select which sources to include (e.g., only .gov, .edu, or top-tier publications) or let Longshot choose the best sources automatically.
The AI generates content with inline citations for every factual claim, making it trivial to verify accuracy or remove citations for a cleaner published version.
After generation, you can run any section through the Claim Checker to flag potentially incorrect statements before publishing.
Real-time web search + citation integration. Fact-checks claims during content generation and attaches verifiable sources to every factual statement.
End-to-end blog generation: keyword → outline → draft → SEO optimization → final post. Supports 2,500–5,000+ word articles.
Direct integration with SurferSEO and Semrush. Write content with real-time SEO score while Longshot ensures factual accuracy in parallel.
Upload your own research, product documentation, or proprietary data. Longshot prioritizes your sources when generating brand-specific content.
Generate fact-checked content in 30+ languages. FactGPT sources are searched in the target language for more accurate localized content.
Convert existing blog posts into Twitter threads, LinkedIn posts, email newsletters, or YouTube scripts while preserving citations.
Shared workspace with role-based access. Multiple team members can work on content simultaneously with a unified style guide enforcement.
Built-in plagiarism detection powered by Copyscape integration — essential for publishing teams with editorial standards.
| Plan | Price | Credits/Month | FactGPT | Team Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 10 credits | Limited | 1 |
| Short Form | $19/mo | 100 credits | 1 | |
| Long Form ⭐ | $49/mo | 300 credits | Full | 3 |
| Team | $99/mo | Unlimited | Full + Custom Library | Unlimited |
1 credit = 1 long-form article (2,000–5,000 words). Annual billing saves ~20%. The Long Form plan is the recommended choice for content marketers.
| Feature | Longshot AI | Jasper AI | Writesonic | Copy.ai |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real-time fact-checking | FactGPT | Partial | ||
| Citation generation | Auto-cited | |||
| SurferSEO integration | ||||
| Custom Fact Library | ||||
| Free plan | 10 credits | Trial only | Limited | Limited |
| Starting paid price | $19/mo | $39/mo | $16/mo | $49/mo |
| Best use case | Research-heavy content | Marketing copy | SEO articles | Go-to-market copy |
Longshot AI earns its place by solving the most critical problem with AI-generated content: factual accuracy. If you operate in a regulated industry (healthcare, finance, legal) or simply cannot afford to publish wrong information, Longshot's FactGPT feature is not just nice-to-have — it is essential.
The Custom Fact Library addition makes it particularly valuable for enterprises with proprietary research, product documentation, or compliance requirements that need to be reflected in AI-generated content.
Recommended for: Content agencies, B2B SaaS companies, health and finance publishers, research-driven blogs, SEO teams who need accuracy alongside ranking performance.
Not recommended for: Writers who primarily create short-form or creative content. For general marketing copy and social media, Jasper AI or Copy.ai offer a better feature-to-price ratio.