{"id":168,"date":"2026-10-17T08:44:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T08:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainingwale.com\/learn\/?p=168"},"modified":"2026-10-17T08:48:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T08:48:33","slug":"best-ai-visibility-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainingwale.com\/learn\/best-ai-visibility-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Best AI Visibility Tools in 2026 (Scored, Priced and Compared)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Last updated:<\/strong> 17th October 2026. The prices were checked on each vendor&#8217;s official pricing page in October 2026. None of the vendors paid for the article to be featured, and the article contains no affiliate links.<\/p>\n<p>Your rankings can look fine while your brand quietly disappears from AI answers.<\/p>\n<p>The gap exists today. When <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/ai-overviews-reduce-clicks-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahrefs examined 300,000 keywords<\/a> it was found that AI Overviews reduced the click-through rate of the top result by 58%. At DevDay 2026, <a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/index\/devday-2026-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OpenAI stated that ChatGPT has 1.2 billion users per week<\/a>, and at I\/O 2026 Google said that <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/innovation-and-ai\/sundar-pichai-io-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI Overviews had reached 2.5 billion monthly users<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thus the question has changed; it is no longer just &#8216;Do we rank?&#8217; but &#8216;Do AI tools mention us, cite us, and recommend us above our competitors?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>AI visibility tools provide an answer to that question. We looked at the pricing pages, the help documents, the integration lists and the plan limitations of ten popular tools. After that we evaluated each of them on six weighted criteria. Here is what the data shows.<\/p>\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #d7dee8;border-left:5px solid #0f766e;background:#f6faf9;padding:18px 20px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:6px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:18px;\">The short answer<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;line-height:1.7;\">\n<li><strong>Best overall:<\/strong> Peec AI (score 88\/100)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best if you already pay for Semrush:<\/strong> Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit (78.5)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best budget start:<\/strong> OtterlyAI, from $29\/month (77.5)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best free plan:<\/strong> AthenaHQ, free with 300 credits (77)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best for large enterprises:<\/strong> Profound (75.5)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best pay-as-you-use pricing:<\/strong> ZipTie, $0.01 per check (72.5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"toc\">What&#8217;s in this guide<\/h2>\n<ol style=\"line-height:1.8;\">\n<li><a href=\"#key-numbers\">Key numbers from our research<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#method\">How we scored the tools<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#scores\">Final scores at a glance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#compare\">Comparison table<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#tools\">The 10 best AI visibility tools, reviewed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#pricing-data\">What these tools really cost<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#coverage\">Which AI engines get tracked<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#choose\">How to choose the right tool<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#trial\">A 7-step trial checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"key-numbers\">Key numbers from our research<\/h2>\n<p>The following are the patterns that appeared in all 10 of the tools-they are based on our own count of what each provider publishes.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;margin:20px 0;\">\n<div style=\"flex:1 1 200px;border:1px solid #d7dee8;border-radius:8px;padding:16px;background:#fff;\">\n<div style=\"font-size:30px;font-weight:700;color:#0f766e;\">$20 to $295<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:15px;color:#3b4654;\">Range of entry paid plans per month. The median is $95.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1 1 200px;border:1px solid #d7dee8;border-radius:8px;padding:16px;background:#fff;\">\n<div style=\"font-size:30px;font-weight:700;color:#0f766e;\">5 engines<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:15px;color:#3b4654;\">ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini and Perplexity. All 10 tools track these, some as add-ons.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1 1 200px;border:1px solid #d7dee8;border-radius:8px;padding:16px;background:#fff;\">\n<div style=\"font-size:30px;font-weight:700;color:#0f766e;\">7 of 10<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:15px;color:#3b4654;\">Tools that offer an MCP connection, so you can query data from AI assistants.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1 1 200px;border:1px solid #d7dee8;border-radius:8px;padding:16px;background:#fff;\">\n<div style=\"font-size:30px;font-weight:700;color:#0f766e;\">6 of 10<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:15px;color:#3b4654;\">Vendors whose own pages disagreed on at least one detail, like trial length or engine count.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The figure I just mentioned came as a surprise to us. We&#8217;ll go into more detail on that later. For the moment, the point to take away is clear: don&#8217;t believe the price stated in the headline or the number given for the engine until you see it on the checkout page.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"method\">How we scored the tools<\/h2>\n<p>We selected 10 tools that repeatedly appear in buyer research for this category and then consulted the source. For each tool we looked at the official pricing page, the product pages, the help centre, the list of integrations and the plan limitations.<\/p>\n<p>We never relied on review sites or spoke to the vendors in order to obtain the scores. If a feature or a price had not been published, we did not award any credit for it either. We also never made an educated guess.<\/p>\n<p>On each of the six criteria the tools received a mark out of 10, the criteria having been given weights according to their importance to an average marketing team.<\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:20px 0;\">\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;min-width:520px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background:#0f2a44;color:#fff;\">\n<th style=\"padding:10px;text-align:left;\">Criterion<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:10px;text-align:left;\">What we checked<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:10px;text-align:center;\">Weight<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\"><strong>Measurement depth<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Mentions, position, citations, sentiment, share of voice, competitor and source data<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;text-align:center;\">25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\"><strong>Actionability<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Does it tell you what to fix? Content, PR, technical or commerce actions<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;text-align:center;\">20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\"><strong>Engine coverage<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Named AI platforms, regions, languages, history<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;text-align:center;\">15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\"><strong>Workflow fit<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Exports, API, MCP, Looker Studio, GA4, GSC, CMS and CDN links<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;text-align:center;\">15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\"><strong>Pricing clarity<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Public prices, quotas, trials, and whether pages agree with each other<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;text-align:center;\">15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\"><strong>Audience fit<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">How useful it is for SEO pros, agencies and in-house teams<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;text-align:center;\">10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>One limitation<\/strong>: the scores are based on the capabilities that have been published. They do not serve as a measure of the accuracy of the answers. The answers given by the AI vary from one run to another. Therefore no tool can display a fixed &#8216;truth&#8217;. Each company in this list states something similar in its own documentation.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"scores\">Final scores at a glance<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:15px;color:#3b4654;margin-bottom:6px;\"><strong>Chart 1:<\/strong> Weighted score out of 100<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:0 0 28px;font-size:15px;\">\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">Peec AI<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;background:#eef1f5;border-radius:4px;\">\n<div style=\"width:88%;background:#0f766e;color:#fff;padding:5px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;\">88<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">Semrush AI Toolkit<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;background:#eef1f5;border-radius:4px;\">\n<div style=\"width:78.5%;background:#14919b;color:#fff;padding:5px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;\">78.5<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">OtterlyAI<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;background:#eef1f5;border-radius:4px;\">\n<div style=\"width:77.5%;background:#14919b;color:#fff;padding:5px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;\">77.5<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">AthenaHQ<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;background:#eef1f5;border-radius:4px;\">\n<div style=\"width:77%;background:#14919b;color:#fff;padding:5px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;\">77<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">Profound<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;background:#eef1f5;border-radius:4px;\">\n<div style=\"width:75.5%;background:#14919b;color:#fff;padding:5px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;\">75.5<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">ZipTie<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;background:#eef1f5;border-radius:4px;\">\n<div style=\"width:72.5%;background:#5aa9b0;color:#fff;padding:5px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;\">72.5<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">Writesonic GEO<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;background:#eef1f5;border-radius:4px;\">\n<div style=\"width:71%;background:#5aa9b0;color:#fff;padding:5px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;\">71<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">Ahrefs Brand Radar<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;background:#eef1f5;border-radius:4px;\">\n<div style=\"width:66%;background:#8cc3c8;color:#0f2a44;padding:5px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;\">66<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">Scrunch AI<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;background:#eef1f5;border-radius:4px;\">\n<div style=\"width:65.5%;background:#8cc3c8;color:#0f2a44;padding:5px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;\">65.5<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">RankScale AI<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;background:#eef1f5;border-radius:4px;\">\n<div style=\"width:62%;background:#8cc3c8;color:#0f2a44;padding:5px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;\">62<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you look at the middle of the chart, the spots numbered two to five are all within three points of one another. This indicates that the &#8216;best&#8217; tool in that range will depend more on your particular situation than on the score. Therefore a customer of Semrush and a Fortune 500 company should not purchase the same product.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the full breakdown, so you can re-weight it for your own needs.<\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:20px 0;\">\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;min-width:720px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background:#0f2a44;color:#fff;\">\n<th style=\"padding:9px;text-align:left;\">Tool<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:9px;text-align:center;\">Depth (25%)<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:9px;text-align:center;\">Action (20%)<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:9px;text-align:center;\">Coverage (15%)<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:9px;text-align:center;\">Workflow (15%)<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:9px;text-align:center;\">Pricing (15%)<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:9px;text-align:center;\">Fit (10%)<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:9px;text-align:center;\">Total<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong>Peec AI<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;font-weight:700;\">88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong>Semrush AI Toolkit<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;font-weight:700;\">78.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong>OtterlyAI<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;font-weight:700;\">77.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong>AthenaHQ<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;font-weight:700;\">77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong>Profound<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;font-weight:700;\">75.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong>ZipTie<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;font-weight:700;\">72.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong>Writesonic GEO<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;font-weight:700;\">71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong>Ahrefs Brand Radar<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;font-weight:700;\">66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong>Scrunch AI<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;font-weight:700;\">65.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong>RankScale AI<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;font-weight:700;\">62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Notice Profound has the highest depth score among the others. It ranks fifth since there is no public dollar price for a continuing plan. If budget isn&#8217;t an issue for you, then you should put it higher on your list.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"compare\">Comparison table<\/h2>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:20px 0;\">\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;min-width:760px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background:#0f2a44;color:#fff;\">\n<th style=\"padding:9px;text-align:left;\">#<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:9px;text-align:left;\">Tool<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:9px;text-align:left;\">Best for<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:9px;text-align:left;\">Entry price (as listed)<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:9px;text-align:center;\">Engines named<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:9px;text-align:left;\">Free plan or trial<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong><a href=\"#peec-ai\">Peec AI<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Best overall balance<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">$95\/mo<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">12<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Check pricing page<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong><a href=\"#semrush\">Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">For current Semrush users<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">$99 per month per domain, with annual billing<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">There is no free trial<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong><a href=\"#otterlyai\">OtterlyAI<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Budget, self-serve<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">$29\/mo<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">7 (4 in base)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Free trial<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong><a href=\"#athenahq\">AthenaHQ<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Free start, action workflows<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Free; Starter $295\/mo<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">11<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Free plan (300 credits)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong><a href=\"#profound\">Profound<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Enterprise depth<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Custom<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">7-day trial<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong><a href=\"#ziptie\">ZipTie<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Usage-based pricing<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">From $42.75\/mo<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">7-day trial<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong><a href=\"#writesonic\">Writesonic GEO<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Content-led teams<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">$79\/mo, billed annually<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Check pricing page<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong><a href=\"#ahrefs\">Ahrefs Brand Radar<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Search demand context<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">$199\/mo (Brand Radar AI)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Check pricing page<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong><a href=\"#scrunch\">Scrunch AI<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Technical and AI agent layer<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">$250\/mo<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">9 (4 in Core)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">7-day trial<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong><a href=\"#rankscale\">RankScale AI<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Broad coverage, low entry price<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">$20\/mo ($17 yearly)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">11 named (17+ claimed)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Check pricing page<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The number of engines listed refers to those named by each vendor on its own pages, including any add-ons. If &#8216;check the pricing page&#8217; is stated, it means that we did not come across a trial clearly mentioned in the pages we looked at.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trainingwale.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AI-visibility-tools.jpg\" alt=\"How AI visibility tools work, from prompts to AI answers to measurement and action\" width=\"800\" height=\"333\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trainingwale.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AI-visibility-tools.jpg 800w, https:\/\/trainingwale.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AI-visibility-tools-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trainingwale.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AI-visibility-tools-768x320.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trainingwale.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AI-visibility-tools-150x62.jpg 150w, https:\/\/trainingwale.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AI-visibility-tools-450x187.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tools\">The 10 best AI visibility tools, reviewed<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"peec-ai\">1. Peec AI: best overall<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Score: 88\/100<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/peec.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peec AI<\/a> won since it does almost everything well and conceals almost nothing; that quality is rarer than it appears in this area.<\/p>\n<p>You receive prompt-level tracking relating to visibility, position, sentiment, and share of voice, and the report also shows which sources and citations the AI engines rely on. It then takes it a step further by grouping the opportunities, suggesting actions, checking AI Shopping visibility, and carrying out a crawl audit for over 40 AI bots.<\/p>\n<p>The company offers the most transparent pricing among the others, with both <a href=\"https:\/\/peec.ai\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brand plans<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/peec.ai\/pricing-agencies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">agency plans<\/a> available to the public and the annual prices displayed alongside the monthly ones.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8fafc;border:1px solid #e3e8ef;border-radius:6px;padding:14px 18px;margin:16px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;\">\nIn terms of pricing (as listed), the Brand plans are $95, $245 and $495 per month for the Starter, Pro and Advanced options respectively, while the annual rate shows $80, $205 and $420. The Agency plans cost $245, $495 and $795 per month or $205, $420 and $675 on an annual basis. Enterprise pricing is custom.<br \/>\nThe engines mentioned are ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, Perplexity, Gemini, and Copilot; the add-ons are Claude, DeepSeek, Qwen, Grok, Mistral and the OpenAI Search API.<br \/>\nIntegrations: CSV, Looker Studio, REST API, MCP, Cloudflare, Vercel, WordPress, Akamai, AWS CloudFront, GA, Shopify, and Merchant Center.\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Best for:<\/strong> In-house SEO and content teams, and agencies that report to several clients.<\/p>\n<p>Be careful about the following: the lower tiers restrict the models that are available to you. For some models an extra charge applies. Crawl insights will only function if you are able to share the server logs. Peec also states that its <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.peec.ai\/intro-to-peec-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">browser-based approach<\/a> captures answers that differ from run to run, a fact which is honest and true of every tool listed here.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"semrush\">2. Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit: best for existing Semrush users<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Score: 78.5\/100<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Should your team have already set up their accounts in Semrush, then this option is the straightforward one. The AI data is located alongside Position Tracking, Site Audit and My Reports and you won&#8217;t need to create a new login or develop a new routine for reporting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semrush.com\/kb\/1493-ai-visibility-toolkit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The toolkit<\/a> includes a visibility overview, competitor research, prompt research, sentiment analysis, and share of voice; it also features an AI Search Site Audit, which is useful when you want to check technical blockers together with visibility.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8fafc;border:1px solid #e3e8ef;border-radius:6px;padding:14px 18px;margin:16px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;\">\nPrice (as listed): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semrush.com\/pricing\/ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$99 per month per domain<\/a>, with annual billing. The extra Brand Performance domain costs $99 per month. 50 additional tracked prompts are $60 per month. There is no free trial available for this toolkit. Enterprise pricing is custom.<br \/>\n<strong>Engines named:<\/strong> ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, Perplexity.<br \/>\nIntegrations: My Reports, Position Tracking, Site Audit, GA and GSC via paid reports, together with 20 or more external integrations on the paid tier.\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Best for:<\/strong> SEO and marketing teams that want AI visibility inside their existing SEO stack.<\/p>\n<p>Be careful: the standard plan is crowded in. It features one project, one domain, 25 tracked prompts, 100 Site Audit pages and 10 CSV exports each day. This amounts to $3.96 per tracked prompt monthly. Semrush <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semrush.com\/kb\/1607-semrush-ai-visibility-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">refers to the metrics as &#8220;directional&#8221;<\/a> because its prompt datasets do not capture every actual conversation.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"otterlyai\">3. OtterlyAI: best budget pick<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Score: 77.5\/100<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/otterly.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OtterlyAI<\/a> is the best option for most small teams since it costs only $29 per month and is the second cheapest paid service on this list-it&#8217;s not a toy.<\/p>\n<p>You are provided with prompt research, brand and URL citation tracking, competitor reports, sentiment and GEO audits; the higher-tier plans also include query fan-out, agent analytics, API and MCP access and you receive the Semrush app along with a Looker Studio connector.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8fafc;border:1px solid #e3e8ef;border-radius:6px;padding:14px 18px;margin:16px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;\">\nPrice (as stated): <a href=\"https:\/\/otterly.ai\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lite at $29<\/a>, Standard at $189, Premium at $489 per month; for annual views the prices are $25, $160 and $422. Enterprise is custom and additional engines and prompts have an extra cost.<br \/>\n<strong>Engines named:<\/strong> ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Copilot in base plans. Claude, AI Mode and Gemini are paid add-ons.<br \/>\nIntegrations: Looker Studio, the public API, MCP, the Semrush app, the GA4 referral template, and exports in CSV, JSON and PDF format.\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Best for:<\/strong> Freelancers, solo marketers, small agencies and SMEs moving from manual checks to real tracking.<\/p>\n<p>Be careful: the base plans cover only four engines and its own website is unclear about whether the <a href=\"https:\/\/help.otterly.ai\/pricing-of-otterlyai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free trial lasts for 7 or 14 days<\/a>. Make sure to verify the exact duration before you plan your test.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"athenahq\">4. AthenaHQ: best free plan<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Score: 77\/100<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/athenahq.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AthenaHQ<\/a> scored 9 on actionability, tied with Profound for the top mark. It treats tracking as step one, not the whole job.<\/p>\n<p>It goes beyond simply noting mentions, carrying out citations and measuring share of voice by identifying citation gaps in relation to its competitors; it recommends specific content and public relations actions, helps with Shopify optimisation and provides governance features for larger teams. The tool also lists 11 AI engines, which is the largest number mentioned here.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8fafc;border:1px solid #e3e8ef;border-radius:6px;padding:14px 18px;margin:16px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;\">\nIn terms of pricing (as listed), the <a href=\"https:\/\/athenahq.ai\/plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Essential plan is free and includes 300 credits<\/a>, the Starter plan costs $295 per month together with 3,600 credits, and Enterprise pricing is custom. A yearly billing option provides a 17% discount.<br \/>\n<strong>Engines named:<\/strong> ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek, Meta AI, Mistral.<br \/>\nIntegrations: GA4, GSC, Google Ads (connection only), Shopify, WordPress, Webflow, Contentful, Sanity, Framer, Wix, Looker Studio, Slack, API, MCP.\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Best for:<\/strong> Teams that want to turn visibility gaps into content, PR and commerce work.<\/p>\n<p>Be aware that: the increase from free to $295 is steep, it is in fact the largest gap between free and paid versions in this list, full model coverage is restricted by tier, the Starter tier is limited to just one country, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.athenahq.ai\/integrations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Ads link<\/a> currently does not retrieve campaign or keyword data.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"profound\">5. Profound: best for enterprises<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Score: 75.5\/100<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On pure depth, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tryprofound.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Profound<\/a> beats everyone here. It scored a perfect 10 on measurement.<\/p>\n<p>The tool incorporates data on prompt volume, citations, sentiment and competitor benchmarks together with analytics from an AI crawler and referral data; it also monitors ChatGPT Shopping and includes agent workflows for content. Profound states that its data is based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tryprofound.com\/features\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">real consumer experience<\/a> rather than just on API outputs, since API responses can differ from what users actually see.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8fafc;border:1px solid #e3e8ef;border-radius:6px;padding:14px 18px;margin:16px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;\">\nPrice (as stated): There is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tryprofound.com\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free trial offering 50 unique prompts<\/a> per day for 7 days, using 3 engines, one language and one region; enterprise pricing is custom. The documentation lists 100, 400 and 400 <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.tryprofound.com\/agents\/credits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">agent credits<\/a> per month for the Starter, Growth and Agency Growth plans, without giving the prices in dollars.<br \/>\n<strong>Engines named:<\/strong> ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, DeepSeek, Grok, Exa.<br \/>\nIntegrations: Google Ads, OpenAI Ads, the major CDNs and CMSs, GA, GSC, Looker, Slack, Notion, Drive, Teams, Linear, and the API.\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Best for:<\/strong> Large brands and agencies with budget and a formal buying process.<\/p>\n<p>Be aware that: the trial is limited in scope; it has no history, no exports and no API. Therefore, it&#8217;s not really possible to assess trends over a seven-day period, and you can expect to receive a sales call before you encounter the actual price.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ziptie\">6. ZipTie: best pay-as-you-use pricing<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Score: 72.5\/100<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ziptie.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ZipTie<\/a> charges according to usage; you are charged <a href=\"https:\/\/ziptie.ai\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$0.01 for each prompt-engine check<\/a>. Therefore, using 100 prompts with three engines, each checked once, will cost approximately $3 for basic usage.<\/p>\n<p>The model is appropriate for teams aiming to have tight control over their spending. The <a href=\"https:\/\/ziptie.ai\/faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI Success Score<\/a> combines the citation rate, the mention rate and the sentiment into a single figure. It keeps the complete AI answers along with the cited URLs and also displays the Google Search Console data alongside the AI data, enabling you to connect the two.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8fafc;border:1px solid #e3e8ef;border-radius:6px;padding:14px 18px;margin:16px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;\">\nPrice (as stated): there is a 7-day free trial, $0.01 for each prompt-engine check, the Starter plan is $42.75 per month, the Professional plan is $659.59 and Enterprise is $3,137.09, an additional $10 per month is charged for the API and MCP, UGC analysis adds 80%, and each content context costs $20 per month.<br \/>\n<strong>Engines named:<\/strong> ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, Perplexity, Copilot, Bing AI Overview, Gemini.<br \/>\nIntegrations: Google Search Console, REST API, MCP, import via CSV, exports in CSV, XLSX and PDF format, and the ability to share links.\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Best for:<\/strong> Agencies and SEO teams that want an action queue and spend control.<\/p>\n<p>Be careful about this: none of the tiers have a tendency to make comparisons more difficult. The add-ons accumulate quickly. Also, ZipTie does not provide content publication to your site.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"writesonic\">7. Writesonic GEO: best for content-led teams<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Score: 71\/100<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writesonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Writesonic<\/a> began off as a writing tool and its GEO product retains that characteristic. It brings together daily visibility tracking with content briefs, citation fixes and technical actions all in one place.<\/p>\n<p>The tracking function includes prompt answers, competitors, share of voice, cited pages, opinion and market targeting; it also keeps an eye on the ads in AI answers. The <a href=\"https:\/\/writesonic.com\/integrations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">list of integrations<\/a> is lengthy and includes among others WordPress, Sanity, Contentful, Drupal, GA4, GSC and Ahrefs.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8fafc;border:1px solid #e3e8ef;border-radius:6px;padding:14px 18px;margin:16px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;\">\nPrice (as stated): <a href=\"https:\/\/writesonic.com\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brand Starter at $79 per month<\/a> with annual billing, Basic at $199, Growth at $399; Enterprise prices are custom. <a href=\"https:\/\/writesonic.com\/pricing\/agencies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agency Starter is $200 per month<\/a>, with standard projects costing $150 per project per month.<br \/>\n<strong>Engines named:<\/strong> ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Copilot, AI Mode, Google AI Overviews.<br \/>\nIntegrations: WordPress, Sanity, Contentful, Contentstack, Drupal, Vercel, CDNs, GSC, GA4, Ahrefs, Looker, MCP, API, and webhooks.\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Best for:<\/strong> Content and SEO teams that want tracking and writing in one product.<\/p>\n<p>Be aware that: the lower brand levels cover only three platforms-ChatGPT, Gemini, and AI Overviews. The website sometimes states that there are 8, 9, or 10 or more platforms in total. We have only counted the ones it explicitly mentions.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ahrefs\">8. Ahrefs Brand Radar: best for search demand context<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Score: 66\/100<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unlike most of the other tools available here, <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/brand-radar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brand Radar<\/a> operates by first using a big AI Visibility Index, which enables you to browse mentions and cited domains on a large scale, and then you can add <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/ai-prompt-tracking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Custom Prompts<\/a> to set up a more limited watchlist.<\/p>\n<p>The true value lies in Ahrefs&#8217; search data since it allows you to see the AI share of voice alongside search demand, web visibility and even the number of views on YouTube, Reddit and TikTok videos. For SEO teams, that kind of context is invaluable.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8fafc;border:1px solid #e3e8ef;border-radius:6px;padding:14px 18px;margin:16px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;\">\nPrice (as listed): <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brand Radar AI at $199 per month<\/a> together with 83 prompts each day and 2,500 checks per month. Custom Prompt packs are available at $50 for Basic, $100 for Growth and $250 for Scale. The rate for overage is $0.020, $0.015 and $0.010 per check respectively.<br \/>\n<strong>Engines named:<\/strong> Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot. Claude through Custom Prompts only.<br \/>\nIntegrations: Looker Studio (for the Advanced plan and above), Ahrefs API.\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Best for:<\/strong> SEO teams already on Ahrefs who want discovery plus a focused prompt list.<\/p>\n<p>Be aware that: it received the lowest rating for actionability according to RankScale since it tells you your current position but does not encourage you to move on to the next solution. Ahrefs has also halted its new Grok data collection.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"scrunch\">9. Scrunch AI: best for the technical and AI agent layer<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Score: 65.5\/100<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scrunch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scrunch<\/a> goes beyond just providing answers; it monitors the way AI bots crawl your site and the amount of AI referral traffic that ends up in GA4. It also includes <a href=\"https:\/\/scrunch.com\/platform\/agent-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agent Pages<\/a>, which offer AI-friendly versions of your content at the edge.<\/p>\n<p>No other tool extends its capabilities so far in terms of delivery. That&#8217;s a significant point if your team manages the CDN and the hosting.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8fafc;border:1px solid #e3e8ef;border-radius:6px;padding:14px 18px;margin:16px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;\">\nPrice (as stated): <a href=\"https:\/\/scrunch.com\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Core at $250 per month<\/a> with 125 prompts, 5,000 responses, 5 site audits and 5 users. There is a 7-day trial. Agency Core is $500 per month and Enterprise is custom.<br \/>\n<strong>Engines named:<\/strong> ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Mode, AI Overviews, Perplexity, Claude, Copilot, Grok, Meta AI. Core lists four.<br \/>\nIntegrations: Akamai, Cloudflare, Vercel, WordPress, GA4, the Query, Responses and Agent Traffic APIs, MCP, and Looker Studio.\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Best for:<\/strong> Brands with technical owners who can connect CDN and GA4 data.<\/p>\n<p>Be aware that: Core includes 4 engines even though the <a href=\"https:\/\/scrunch.com\/faqs\/which-ai-platforms-and-llms-can-scrunch-track-and-monitor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">platform lists 9<\/a>. Setup is required for Agent Traffic. The annual and overage prices are not published.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"rankscale\">10. RankScale AI: best broad coverage at a low price<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Score: 62\/100<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rankscale.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RankScale<\/a> has the lowest monthly fee of $20 on this list and also states that it has 17 or more engines, the largest number mentioned here.<\/p>\n<p>The list of features is also extensive, including rank and citation tracking, sentiment and competitor detection, query fan-out, AI readiness audits, shopping and ads analysis, white-label reports, API and MCP.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8fafc;border:1px solid #e3e8ef;border-radius:6px;padding:14px 18px;margin:16px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;\">\nPrice (as listed): <a href=\"https:\/\/rankscale.ai\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Essentials at $17 per month<\/a> on an annual basis (i.e. $20 per month). Pro at $99, Pro+ at $229, Growth at $385, and Enterprise at $780. Saving 15% is obtained with annual billing. Custom plans are available.<br \/>\n<strong>Engines named:<\/strong> ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Mode, AI Overviews, Perplexity, Claude, Copilot, DeepSeek, Grok, Mistral, Meta Muse Spark.<br \/>\nIntegrations: Looker Studio, GA4 (beta), GSC (beta), REST API, MCP.\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Best for:<\/strong> Agencies and multi-brand teams that want low-cost, broad monitoring with white-label reports.<\/p>\n<p>Be careful about the following points: we were able to identify only 11 of the more than 17 engines listed. The pricing cards and the page metadata are not the same. The way <a href=\"https:\/\/rankscale.ai\/api\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">API access<\/a> is displayed differs between the plan card and the comparison table. Make sure you get a written confirmation before making the purchase.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"pricing-data\">What these tools really cost<\/h2>\n<p>Headline prices mislead in this category. Here&#8217;s why, with numbers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:15px;color:#3b4654;margin-bottom:6px;\"><strong>Chart 2:<\/strong> Lowest published paid plan per month (USD, monthly billing where shown)<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:0 0 24px;font-size:15px;\">\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">RankScale AI<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;\">\n<div style=\"width:6.8%;min-width:6px;height:24px;background:#0f766e;border-radius:4px;\"><\/div>\n<p><span>$20<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">OtterlyAI<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;\">\n<div style=\"width:9.8%;height:24px;background:#0f766e;border-radius:4px;\"><\/div>\n<p><span>$29<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">ZipTie<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;\">\n<div style=\"width:14.5%;height:24px;background:#0f766e;border-radius:4px;\"><\/div>\n<p><span>$42.75<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">Writesonic GEO*<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;\">\n<div style=\"width:26.8%;height:24px;background:#14919b;border-radius:4px;\"><\/div>\n<p><span>$79<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">Peec AI<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;\">\n<div style=\"width:32.2%;height:24px;background:#14919b;border-radius:4px;\"><\/div>\n<p><span>$95<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">Semrush AI Toolkit*<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;\">\n<div style=\"width:33.6%;height:24px;background:#14919b;border-radius:4px;\"><\/div>\n<p><span>$99<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">Ahrefs Brand Radar<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;\">\n<div style=\"width:67.5%;height:24px;background:#5aa9b0;border-radius:4px;\"><\/div>\n<p><span>$199<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">Scrunch AI<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;\">\n<div style=\"width:84.7%;height:24px;background:#5aa9b0;border-radius:4px;\"><\/div>\n<p><span>$250<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">AthenaHQ<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;\">\n<div style=\"width:100%;max-width:calc(100% - 50px);height:24px;background:#8cc3c8;border-radius:4px;\"><\/div>\n<p><span>$295<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">Profound<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;\"><span style=\"color:#3b4654;\">Custom (no public price)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#5b6675;margin-top:8px;\">*Price shown is billed annually. AthenaHQ also has a free plan. Ahrefs also sells Custom Prompt packs from $50\/mo.\n<\/div>\n<p>The cheapest paid plan costs $20. The priciest published one costs $295. That&#8217;s almost 15 times more. But the plans don&#8217;t measure the same thing, so price alone tells you little.<\/p>\n<h3>Unit cost: what you actually pay for<\/h3>\n<p>Each vendor sells a different unit. Some sell prompts. Some sell checks. Some sell credits. We did the math where the vendor publishes both price and quota.<\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:20px 0;\">\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;min-width:600px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background:#0f2a44;color:#fff;\">\n<th style=\"padding:9px;text-align:left;\">Tool and plan<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:9px;text-align:left;\">What you get<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:9px;text-align:left;\">Unit<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:9px;text-align:left;\">Cost per unit<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Semrush Base ($99)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">25 tracked prompts<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Prompt\/month<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong>$3.96<\/strong> ($1.20 for extra packs)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Scrunch Core ($250)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">125 prompts, 5,000 responses<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Prompt\/month<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong>$2.00<\/strong> ($0.05 per response)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">AthenaHQ Starter ($295)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">3,600 credits<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Credit<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong>$0.082<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Ahrefs Brand Radar AI ($199)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">2,500 checks<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Check<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong>$0.080<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Ahrefs Custom Prompts overage<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Pay per extra check<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Check<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong>$0.010 to $0.020<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">ZipTie<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Pay per prompt per engine<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Check<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\"><strong>$0.010<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>A prompt generally refers to a single question that is tracked over time and across different engines and dates, while a check consists of a single question on one engine carried out once. Therefore, at $2 per prompt it can be less expensive than $0.08 per check if the prompt is run each day on a number of engines. It is necessary to convert to the same unit before making a comparison.<\/p>\n<h3>Annual billing saves 14% to 17%<\/h3>\n<p>Five tools show both monthly and annual prices. The savings land in a tight band.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"line-height:1.8;\">\n<li><strong>Peec AI:<\/strong> 15% to 16% off (for example, $95 drops to $80)<\/li>\n<li><strong>OtterlyAI:<\/strong> 14% to 15% off ($29 drops to $25)<\/li>\n<li><strong>AthenaHQ:<\/strong> 17% off, as stated<\/li>\n<li><strong>RankScale AI:<\/strong> 15% off ($20 drops to $17)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Semrush and Writesonic:<\/strong> entry prices are shown as billed annually<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We recommend that you pay on a monthly basis for the first two or three months and only move to an annual payment afterwards once you&#8217;ve found the tool to be useful.<\/p>\n<h3>The entry plan coverage gap<\/h3>\n<p>This is the trap most buyers miss. Cheap plans often track far fewer engines than the homepage suggests.<\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:20px 0;\">\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;min-width:480px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background:#0f2a44;color:#fff;\">\n<th style=\"padding:9px;text-align:left;\">Tool<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:9px;text-align:center;\">Engines on entry plan or trial<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:9px;text-align:center;\">Engines named overall<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Writesonic GEO (lower tiers)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Profound (trial)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">ZipTie (trial)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">OtterlyAI (base plans)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px;\">Scrunch AI (Core)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>On their entry plan or trial five of the ten tools have reduced the amount of coverage offered, and Scrunch Core has less than half of its complete range. If your audience values Claude or Copilot, make sure that these are included before making a payment.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"coverage\">Which AI engines get tracked<\/h2>\n<p>We counted the number of the 10 tools that give the name of each AI engine on their individual pages; the results show the areas in which the market agrees and those in which it does not.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:15px;color:#3b4654;margin-bottom:6px;\"><strong>Chart 3:<\/strong> Number of tools (out of 10) that track each engine<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:0 0 24px;font-size:15px;\">\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">ChatGPT<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;background:#eef1f5;border-radius:4px;\">\n<div style=\"width:100%;background:#0f766e;color:#fff;padding:5px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;\">10<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">Google AI Overviews<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;background:#eef1f5;border-radius:4px;\">\n<div style=\"width:100%;background:#0f766e;color:#fff;padding:5px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;\">10<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">Google AI Mode<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;background:#eef1f5;border-radius:4px;\">\n<div style=\"width:100%;background:#0f766e;color:#fff;padding:5px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;\">10<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">Perplexity<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;background:#eef1f5;border-radius:4px;\">\n<div style=\"width:100%;background:#0f766e;color:#fff;padding:5px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;\">10<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">Gemini<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;background:#eef1f5;border-radius:4px;\">\n<div style=\"width:100%;background:#0f766e;color:#fff;padding:5px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;\">10<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">Microsoft Copilot<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;background:#eef1f5;border-radius:4px;\">\n<div style=\"width:90%;background:#14919b;color:#fff;padding:5px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;\">9<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">Claude<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;background:#eef1f5;border-radius:4px;\">\n<div style=\"width:80%;background:#14919b;color:#fff;padding:5px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;\">8<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">Grok<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;background:#eef1f5;border-radius:4px;\">\n<div style=\"width:60%;background:#5aa9b0;color:#fff;padding:5px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;\">6<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">DeepSeek<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;background:#eef1f5;border-radius:4px;\">\n<div style=\"width:40%;background:#8cc3c8;color:#0f2a44;padding:5px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;\">4<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">Meta AI<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;background:#eef1f5;border-radius:4px;\">\n<div style=\"width:30%;background:#8cc3c8;color:#0f2a44;padding:5px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;\">3<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:6px 0;\"><span style=\"width:150px;flex-shrink:0;\">Mistral<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex:1;background:#eef1f5;border-radius:4px;\">\n<div style=\"width:30%;background:#8cc3c8;color:#0f2a44;padding:5px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;\">3<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The engines which are available as paid add-ons or custom prompts are included. Among the tools listed, Semrush is the one that does not have Copilot and Semrush and ZipTie are the two that don&#8217;t have Claude.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At this point having five engines is just the minimum requirement and all the tools monitor them; beyond that the level of coverage drops off rapidly, with only four tools keeping an eye on DeepSeek and only three monitoring Meta AI or Mistral.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, there&#8217;s no need to pay extra for a long list of engines unless the people who buy the product make use of those engines. For most brands, the core five together with Copilot and Claude meet the majority of AI search needs.<\/p>\n<h3>Other features, by the numbers<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"line-height:1.8;\">\n<li><strong>Looker Studio connection:<\/strong> Eight out of ten tools use Semrush&#8217;s My Reports, while ZipTie depends on exports and share links.<\/li>\n<li><strong>MCP support:<\/strong> 7 of 10 (Peec, OtterlyAI, AthenaHQ, ZipTie, Writesonic, Scrunch, RankScale).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shopping or commerce visibility:<\/strong> 5 of 10 (Peec, Profound, AthenaHQ, Scrunch, RankScale).<\/li>\n<li><strong>AI bot or agent traffic analytics:<\/strong> 4 of 10 (Peec, Profound, OtterlyAI, Scrunch).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Self-contradicting official pages:<\/strong> 6 of 10 (OtterlyAI, Writesonic, Ahrefs, Scrunch, RankScale, Semrush).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That point warrants a bit of discussion. We discovered mismatches concerning trial length, engine counts, platform names and price metadata. Nothing seemed suspicious. Since these products change on a monthly basis and their pages are slow to update, it is nevertheless a good reason to verify the details in writing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trainingwale.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/choose-the-right-tool.jpg\" alt=\"Decision tree for choosing an AI visibility tool based on budget, team type and goals\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trainingwale.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/choose-the-right-tool.jpg 800w, https:\/\/trainingwale.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/choose-the-right-tool-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trainingwale.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/choose-the-right-tool-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trainingwale.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/choose-the-right-tool-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/trainingwale.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/choose-the-right-tool-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"choose\">How to choose the right tool<\/h2>\n<p>Start with your situation, not the ranking. Here&#8217;s a quick map.<\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:20px 0;\">\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;min-width:520px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background:#0f2a44;color:#fff;\">\n<th style=\"padding:10px;text-align:left;\">If you are&#8230;<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:10px;text-align:left;\">Shortlist<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:10px;text-align:left;\">Why<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">A freelancer or small team on a tight budget<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">OtterlyAI, AthenaHQ (free), RankScale<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Low or zero entry cost, real citation data<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Already paying for Semrush or Ahrefs<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Semrush AI Toolkit or Ahrefs Brand Radar<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">No new workflow, AI data next to SEO data<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">An agency reporting to many clients<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Peec AI, OtterlyAI, ZipTie, RankScale<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Agency plans, exports, white-label or share links<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">A content-heavy team that wants fixes, not just data<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">AthenaHQ, Writesonic, Peec AI<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Strong action workflows tied to content and PR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">An ecommerce brand<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Peec AI, Profound, AthenaHQ, Scrunch, RankScale<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">They document shopping or commerce tracking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e3e8ef;background:#f8fafc;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">A large enterprise with security needs<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Profound, AthenaHQ, Scrunch<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;\">Governance, agent analytics, enterprise controls<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s one more piece of advice: when asking the various vendors, find out where their data comes from-whether it&#8217;s from the live consumer interface, an API, an indexed corpus, or a combination of these-the answer will affect what you&#8217;re actually measuring.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"trial\">A 7-step trial checklist<\/h2>\n<p>With most of these tools you get either a trial version or a free plan; make good use of it by running the same test on two or three of the tools at the same time.<\/p>\n<ol style=\"line-height:1.8;\">\n<li><strong>Write 20 to 30 prompts.<\/strong> Mix branded, non-branded, comparison, problem-based and buying-intent questions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add your real markets.<\/strong> Include the countries, languages and product lines that drive revenue.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add 3 to 5 competitors.<\/strong> Share of voice means nothing without them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Record the basics.<\/strong> Visibility, mentions, citations, sentiment and which sources get cited.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Test the boring stuff.<\/strong> Exports, scheduled reports, user seats and integrations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Price your real setup.<\/strong> Count engines, prompts, refresh rate, users, add-ons and overages.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Run it on several dates.<\/strong> AI answers shift. One snapshot isn&#8217;t a trend.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Final verdict<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for the best all-round tool and need honest, public pricing, go with <strong>Peec AI<\/strong>. Should you already use Semrush as your SEO tool, then choose Semrush. If you&#8217;re just trying things out, opt for <strong>OtterlyAI<\/strong> or <strong>AthenaHQ&#8217;s free plan<\/strong>. Make your choice of <strong>Profound<\/strong> if importance to you is depth rather than price.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining five are not just filler; ZipTie comes out ahead in terms of spend control, Writesonic is the winner for content teams, Ahrefs leads in search context, Scrunch excels at the technical level, and RankScale wins in price and range.<\/p>\n<p>No matter what decision you make, keep the following in mind: the tool itself merely measures; the actual work involves correcting what it identifies, such as improving the content, strengthening the citations, and ensuring the site can be understood by AI bots.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"faq\">FAQs<\/h2>\n<h3>What is an AI visibility tool?<\/h3>\n<p>It is software which keeps record of how frequently AI services such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews mention or cite your brand. Most of these tools also monitor competitors, sentiment and the sources that the AI engines depend on.<\/p>\n<h3>What is the best AI visibility tool in 2026?<\/h3>\n<p>Peec AI came out on top in our review with a score of 88 out of 100; it achieves a good balance between tracking depth, action suggestions, integrations, and public pricing. However, the best tool for you will still come down to your budget and the SEO tools you are currently using.<\/p>\n<h3>Is there a free AI visibility tool?<\/h3>\n<p>AthenaHQ provides a free Essential plan which includes 300 credits, while OtterlyAI, Profound, and ZipTie as well as Scrunch have free trials; however, Semrush states that its AI Visibility Toolkit does not offer a free trial.<\/p>\n<h3>How much do AI visibility tools cost?<\/h3>\n<p>The monthly prices for the entry plans listed by us go from $20 to $295, the median price being $95. 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