The best AI visibility tools, compared fairly

Six tools that track how ChatGPT, Gemini and Google's AI talk about brands. Listed alphabetically. We make one of them, so every other fact links to its source.

How to choose

Six things to check.

What separates AI visibility tools once you look past the dashboard.

01Engines that matter to you

Which AI engines your buyers use, and whether each one is on your plan or an add-on.

02Questions you can trust

Realistic buyer questions, not just keywords, and whether you can edit them.

03Sources behind answers

Seeing which pages each engine read tells you where to show up.

04A path to action

A plan, content or exports: what you do the day after the report.

05Price you can predict

Published prices, what a prompt or engine costs, and the trial.

06Fit with your stack

CMS, Search Console, BI tools, MCP or API, depending on your team.

The shortlist

Six tools, alphabetically.

Prices and engines as listed on each tool's own pages on 30 Oct 2026.

01

Ahrefs Brand Radar

Best for market-wide research on a very large prompt index, inside Ahrefs.

Checked on 30 Oct 2026: ahrefs.com/brand-radar

AI platforms
AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot and Claude.
How it works
An index of 519M+ prompts built from Ahrefs' keyword data, plus custom prompts.
Price
Paid add-ons; a few custom prompts included with paid Ahrefs plans. See their page for current prices.
02

AY Rank

Best for teams that want six engines checked daily and the pages that change the answers, published after their OK.

Our product. AY Rank features

AI platforms
ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, AI Overviews and AI Mode, every plan, daily.
Beyond tracking
Sources per answer, a ranked plan, Content autopilot, MCP server, client portals.
Price
Starter $100 and Agency $500 a month, or 10 months' price for a year. 7-day free trial, no card.
Not offered
Copilot or Grok tracking, shopping visibility, white-label reports.
03

Otterly.AI

Best for small teams that want a low entry price and Copilot in the base engines.

Checked on 30 Oct 2026: otterly.ai/pricing

AI platforms
ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and Microsoft Copilot; AI Mode, Gemini and Claude as add-ons.
Price
Lite $29 (15 prompts), Standard $189 (100), Premium $489 (400) a month; Enterprise custom.
Trial
Free trial for new users; 15% off yearly.
04

Peec AI

Best for analytics-led teams and agencies that report in Looker Studio.

Checked on 30 Oct 2026: peec.ai/pricing · AY Rank vs Peec AI

AI platforms
3 active models on standard plans from ChatGPT, AI Mode, AI Overviews, Copilot, Gemini and Naver AI; more on Enterprise.
Price
Starter $95, Pro $245, Advanced $495 a month; Enterprise custom.
Extras
Unlimited users, MCP on all plans, 40+ bot crawlability audit, shopping tracking.
05

Profound

Best for enterprises that need the widest engine coverage and enterprise controls.

Checked on 30 Oct 2026: tryprofound.com/pricing, tryprofound.com · AY Rank vs Profound

AI platforms
Trial: ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Overviews. Enterprise: up to nine, including Copilot, DeepSeek, Claude and Exa Search.
Price
Free 7-day trial (50 prompts); Enterprise custom.
Extras
AI Marketer agents, Prompt Volumes, Agent Analytics, ChatGPT Shopping on Enterprise.
06

Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit

Best for teams already on Semrush who want AI visibility next to classic SEO.

Checked on 30 Oct 2026: semrush.com help page · AY Rank vs Semrush

AI platforms
The help page names ChatGPT and Google AI Mode for prompt tracking.
Price
$99 a month standalone, no free trial; also in Semrush One plans.
Extras
AI Visibility Score, sentiment, prompt research with topic volumes; 25 tracked prompts.
At a glance

Entry price and engines.

ToolStarting priceEngines on the entry planSource
Ahrefs Brand RadarPaid add-onCovers 7 platforms; see their plansbrand-radar
AY Rank$100 / month6: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, AI Overviews, AI Modepricing
Otterly.AI$29 / month4: ChatGPT, AI Overviews, Perplexity, Copilotpricing
Peec AI$95 / month3 of your choicepricing
ProfoundFree trial; Enterprise customTrial: ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Overviewspricing
Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit$99 / monthChatGPT and AI Mode named on its help pagehelp page

AY Rank is our product. Every other row links to the tool's own page, checked on 30 Oct 2026.

FAQ

Choosing a tool, answered.

What is an AI visibility tool?

Software that asks AI engines like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI the questions your buyers ask, and records whether your brand is named, in what position, and which sources the answer used.

Which AI visibility tool is best?

It depends on your team. Enterprises often need the widest engine coverage; small teams want a low entry price; teams that want to act on the data need sources, a plan and content. The shortlist says which tool fits which job.

Why is AY Rank on this list if you make it?

Because it is one of the options. We list tools alphabetically, mark AY Rank as ours, and link every other fact to the competitor's own page.

How often should AI answers be checked?

Daily is common, because AI answers change from day to day. Weekly reports are useful for trends.

Do I need a separate tool for Google AI Overviews?

Not necessarily. Several tools here track AI Overviews alongside ChatGPT and other engines; check whether it is on your plan or an add-on.

How did you check the facts?

We read each tool's own public pages on 30 Oct 2026. Prices and plans change, so confirm on the linked page before you buy.

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