AI visibility and GEO platforms, compared side by side
Ten platforms measure what AI engines say about your brand, the job generative engine optimization (GEO) tools were built for. Here they are side by side, prices, engines, and follow-through, with an honest head-to-head page for each, plus the other ways teams do this job.
Citlyze
From $29/mo
9 enginesTeams that want measurement they can trust and a workflow to act on it
See pricingPeec AI
From $95/mo
6 enginesTeams that want analytics depth and unlimited seats
See comparisonOtterly.AI
From $29/mo
7 enginesBudget teams that need many countries covered
See comparisonProfound
From $99/mo
9 enginesEnterprise brands that want a managed AEO program
See comparisonPromptwatch
From $95/mo
10 enginesTeams that want the widest engine list plus a free plan
See comparisonScrunch AI
From $250/mo
8 enginesEnterprise teams with compliance checklists
See comparisonAthenaHQ
From $295/mo
8 enginesMarketing orgs living in BI dashboards, with many seats
See comparisonKnowatoa
From $59/mo
7 enginesSmall teams that want auto-published content on a budget
See comparisonRankscale
From $20/mo
17+ enginesTeams that want maximum engine coverage on a credit budget
See comparisonSemrush AI Toolkit
From $99/mo
4 enginesSemrush customers adding AI checks inside one suite
See comparisonAhrefs Brand Radar
From $328/mo
7 enginesAhrefs customers who want AI answers layered on SEO data
See comparison| Platform | Starting price | Engines tracked | AI crawler tracking | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citlyze | From $29/mo | 9 engines | Yes | Teams that want measurement they can trust and a workflow to act on itSee pricing |
| Peec AI | From $95/mo | 6 engines | Yes | Teams that want analytics depth and unlimited seatsSee comparison |
| Otterly.AI | From $29/mo | 7 engines | Not advertised | Budget teams that need many countries coveredSee comparison |
| Profound | From $99/mo | 9 engines | Yes | Enterprise brands that want a managed AEO programSee comparison |
| Promptwatch | From $95/mo | 10 engines | Yes | Teams that want the widest engine list plus a free planSee comparison |
| Scrunch AI | From $250/mo | 8 engines | Yes | Enterprise teams with compliance checklistsSee comparison |
| AthenaHQ | From $295/mo | 8 engines | Yes | Marketing orgs living in BI dashboards, with many seatsSee comparison |
| Knowatoa | From $59/mo | 7 engines | Not advertised | Small teams that want auto-published content on a budgetSee comparison |
| Rankscale | From $20/mo | 17+ engines | Not advertised | Teams that want maximum engine coverage on a credit budgetSee comparison |
| Semrush AI Toolkit | From $99/mo | 4 engines | Not advertised | Semrush customers adding AI checks inside one suiteSee comparison |
| Ahrefs Brand Radar | From $328/mo | 7 engines | Not advertised | Ahrefs customers who want AI answers layered on SEO dataSee comparison |
Prices and engine counts from each vendor’s public pricing pages, snapshotted July 2026. An ✕ means not advertised. Each head-to-head page carries its own dated snapshot and the nuance a single row can’t.
One score across the major AI answer engines
- ChatGPT
- Gemini
- Perplexity
- DeepSeek
- ByteDance
- Grok
- Google AI Overview & AI Mode
- Bing Copilot
Compare Citlyze directly
Row-by-row against the tools you’re probably shortlisting, including where they win.
Citlyze vs Peec AI
Peec AI starts at $95/mo with 3 models of your choice.
See the comparisonCitlyze vs Otterly.AI
Otterly.AI and Citlyze both start at $29/mo.
See the comparisonCitlyze vs Profound
Profound starts at $99/mo billed yearly for ChatGPT-only tracking.
See the comparisonCitlyze vs Promptwatch
Promptwatch starts at $95/mo with ten engines and a free plan.
See the comparisonCitlyze vs Scrunch AI
Scrunch AI starts at $250/mo billed annually with enterprise compliance.
See the comparisonCitlyze vs AthenaHQ
AthenaHQ starts at $295/mo with credit-based tracking.
See the comparisonCitlyze vs Knowatoa
Knowatoa starts at $59/mo covering 3 engines; all 7 need $199/mo.
See the comparisonCitlyze vs Rankscale
Rankscale starts at $20/mo credit-based across 17+ engines.
See the comparisonCitlyze vs Semrush AI Toolkit
Semrush’s AI Visibility Toolkit costs $99/mo per domain.
See the comparisonCitlyze vs Ahrefs Brand Radar
Ahrefs Brand Radar needs a base plan plus add-ons, about $328/mo minimum, with monthly refreshes.
See the comparisonPlatforms are one of four ways to do this job
Purpose-built trackers compete with one-shot prompt checkers, SEO suites, and manual spot checks. Here’s how the approaches differ.
| Capability | Citlyze | One-shot checkers | SEO suites | Manual checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracks ChatGPT, Gemini & Perplexity answers | Partial | Manual | ||
| Tracks Google AI Overviews & AI Mode | Varies | Partial | Manual | |
| Daily automatic re-runs | ||||
| Trends that reduce one-off noise | ||||
| Citation-source detail per answer | Limited | Manual | ||
| Competitor Share of Voice | Limited | |||
| Crawlability and citation evidence | Partial | |||
| Prioritized GEO recommendations | ||||
| One-click content drafts | ||||
| Multi-client / agency workspaces | Varies | |||
| Starts at | $29/mo | $20-$50/mo | $99+/mo | Free (time) |
Capability snapshot, July 2026. Engine coverage and limits vary by plan; see pricing for details.
Where each approach fits
Every option below does one job well. The question is which job you’re hiring for.
Purpose-built AI visibility platform
Right when AI answers are a channel you manage, not a curiosity. Citlyze tracks your prompts daily, records citations and competitor mentions, and turns gaps into prioritized work. The trade-off: it's one more tool in the stack.
One-shot prompt checkers
Fine for a first snapshot or a screenshot in a deck. They break the moment you need a trend: answers vary between runs, and a single check can't tell real movement from noise, or tell you which sources caused it.
Traditional SEO suites
Keep yours; nothing here replaces rank tracking. But most suites never read the AI answer or the citations inside it, so the layer where buyers now form shortlists stays invisible in the report.
Manual spot-checks
Free, instant, and right for your first look. Past a handful of prompts they stop scaling: no history, no competitor benchmark, and results can vary by session.
Choosing an AI visibility tool
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Five things: coverage of the engines your buyers actually use, trends that reduce the effect of one-off changes, citation-source detail per answer, competitor benchmarks on the same prompts, and a path from a measured gap to work your team can ship.
Does AI recommend you when buyers ask?
Track how ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, DeepSeek, ByteDance, and Grok mention, cite, and rank your brand. Review tracked answers and the gaps to close.
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