Best AI Visibility Tracking Tools (2026): 11 Tools Compared and How to Choose

Last updated: 8 October 2026

The best AI visibility tracking tool depends on your team size and budget. Semrush and SE Ranking suit teams that already do SEO. OtterlyAI, Peec AI and LLMrefs suit smaller budgets. Profound suits enterprise teams that need API access and security sign-off. Test two tools on the same 10 prompts before you pay for either.

AI visibility tracking tools show whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and AI Mode mention or cite your brand when people ask questions in your category. Classic rank trackers cannot do this, because AI answers are written fresh for each prompt and rarely carry a position number. This guide compares 11 tools on engines covered, prompt limits, price and export options, then shows how to pick one and test it before you commit.

What AI visibility tracking tools measure?

These tools run a set of prompts on a schedule, record the answers, and report how your brand appears. Most of them sit in one of three groups: LLM visibility and citation trackers, AI Overview and AI Mode trackers, and share-of-voice platforms that add content or optimisation advice.

The numbers you get back are usually these:

• Mention rate: how often your brand appears in answers to your prompt set.
• Citation rate: how often your URLs are listed as a source, and which pages.
• Share of voice: your mentions against competitors across the same prompts.
• Sentiment: whether the answer describes you in a positive, neutral or negative way.
• AI referral traffic: visits from AI assistants, which sit in GA4 rather than in the tracker.

Used well, they show content gaps, competitors that AI recommends over you, and wrong claims about your brand that need correcting.

Why tracking AI visibility matters in 2026

Two studies explain the interest. Opollo analysed referral and conversion data from 312 IT and technology service firms between January 2025 and January 2026. AI visitors converted at an average of 14.2%, against 2.8% for Google organic, and AI referral traffic grew 975% year over year (Opollo, 2026 AI Search Benchmark Report).

On the other side, Ahrefs studied 300,000 keywords in December 2025 and found that an AI Overview correlated with a 58% lower average click-through rate for the top-ranking page (Ahrefs). That is a correlation, not proof of cause. Both findings point the same way: fewer clicks from classic results, and better-qualified visitors from AI answers.

Comparison table of AI visibility tracking tools

The table below puts all 11 tools side by side. Prices are in US dollars and change often, so confirm on the vendor page before you buy.

Tool	Best for	AI engines covered	Entry price	Prompts at entry
Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit	SEO teams and agencies	ChatGPT, Google AI Mode and more	$99/month	25 (50 more for $60/month)
SE Ranking AI Search add-on	SEO and AI tracking in one dashboard	AI Overviews, AI Mode, Perplexity, ChatGPT	$89/month list, $71.20 on annual billing	200
Ahrefs Brand Radar	Teams already on Ahrefs	AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot	Custom Prompts free on paid Ahrefs plans from Lite; AI Visibility Index $199/month	5 on Lite, 10 on Standard, 20 on Advanced
Peec AI	Prompt-level sentiment tracking	Choose 3 of ChatGPT, AI Mode, AI Overviews, Copilot, Gemini, Naver AI	From about $80/month on annual billing	50
OtterlyAI	Small teams and solo consultants	AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot	From about $25/month on annual billing	15
LLMrefs	Low cost with wide engine coverage	ChatGPT, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Copilot, Meta AI, Grok, DeepSeek	$79/month	500
Promptwatch	Lean teams	Major engines (confirm which four per plan)	$95/month	50
Profound	Enterprise teams	Up to 9 engines on Enterprise	7-day free trial, then custom	50 (trial)
Writesonic	Content creation plus tracking	ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Overviews on self-serve	$79/month on annual billing	50
Chosenly	B2B teams	ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity	Check vendor site	Check vendor site
AmIOnAI	Quick baselines	ChatGPT, Google AI Overview	7-day free trial, price on vendor site	Check vendor site

The 11 tools reviewed

Each review below covers what the tool does, what it costs at the entry level, and one thing to watch before you buy.

1. Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit

Semrush tracks brand mentions, sentiment, prompts and citations, and links them to its keyword, backlink and site audit data. The AI Visibility Toolkit costs $99 a month with 25 tracked prompts, and extra blocks of 50 prompts cost $60 a month. Semrush One bundles higher prompt counts (50, 100 or 200 across its tiers). It also allows 10 CSV exports a day.

Best for: SEO teams and agencies that want AI data next to rankings. Watch: 25 prompts is small, so the cost climbs as your prompt set grows.

2. SE Ranking

SE Ranking adds AI tracking to its SEO platform through the AI Search add-on, which covers Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, Perplexity and ChatGPT. The add-on lists at $89 a month ($71.20 on annual billing) for the 200-prompt tier, with 450 and 1,000 prompt tiers above it. It includes unlimited competitor research and access to SE Visible for brand mention, citation and sentiment tracking.

Best for: teams that want SEO and AI tracking in one dashboard. Watch: the add-on is billed annually.

3. Ahrefs Brand Radar

Brand Radar connects AI citation data with Ahrefs backlink and keyword data, so you can see which domains AI cites in your category. Custom Prompts are free with paid Ahrefs plans from Lite upward. The separate AI Visibility Index costs $199 a month, covers AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot, and charges $0.02 per check over the included allowance. Claude is available on custom prompts only.

Best for: existing Ahrefs users. Watch: the Lite plan allows only 5 custom prompts.

4. Peec AI

Peec AI scores visibility, sentiment and position for each prompt and updates daily. Starter, Pro and Advanced include 50, 150 and 350 prompts, and each lets you choose 3 engines from six. Extra engines are paid add-ons, annual billing carries a 15% discount, and the FAQ says countries and languages cost nothing extra.

Best for: a clear favourable-or-not picture without an enterprise set-up. Watch: engine add-ons raise the price once you track more than three.

5. OtterlyAI

OtterlyAI tracks mentions, citations and links across Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity and Copilot. Lite, Standard and Premium include 15, 100 and 400 prompts. Google AI Mode, Gemini and Claude are paid add-ons on every plan, and a free trial is available.

Best for: small teams and solo consultants on a tight budget. Watch: the add-on engines are where many users need to spend more.

6. LLMrefs

LLMrefs sells one self-serve plan, All in One, at $79 a month (the page marks this price as a limited-time offer). It covers 500 prompts for brand mentions, sources and fan-out queries across ChatGPT, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Copilot, Meta AI, Grok and DeepSeek with no per-engine fees. It includes unlimited team members and projects, weekly reports, CSV export and API access, plus a 7-day free trial.

Best for: teams that want wide coverage and API access at a low price. Watch: confirm the price once the limited-time offer ends.

7. Promptwatch

Promptwatch offers Essential at $95 a month for 50 prompts, Professional at $245 for 150 prompts and Business at $579 for 350 prompts. Essential and Professional come with a 7-day free trial, while Business is by demo.

Best for: lean teams that want a dedicated prompt tracker. Watch: each plan says “Track 4 models”, so check which four engines you get.

8. Profound

Profound targets enterprise buyers. Its Enterprise plan tracks up to 9 engines, including ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Mode, Gemini, Copilot, DeepSeek, Claude and AI Overviews, and adds SOC 2 compliance, SSO, API access, CSV and JSON exports, all-time history and ChatGPT Shopping tracking. A free 7-day trial gives 50 daily prompts across ChatGPT, Gemini and AI Overviews. A self-serve Agency Growth plan exists, but no price is shown.

Best for: large teams and eCommerce brands that need security review and data export. Watch: pricing is custom, so budget for a sales conversation.

9. Writesonic

Writesonic combines GEO tracking with a content engine. Starter costs $79 a month on annual billing for 50 prompts across ChatGPT, Gemini and AI Overviews, Basic costs $199 for 100 prompts, and Growth costs $399 for 200 prompts with sentiment analysis and prompt variation. Enterprise tracks 8 engines. All self-serve plans include a free trial.

Best for: teams that want to create content and monitor citations in one tool. Watch: self-serve plans cover three engines only.

10. Chosenly

Chosenly is built for B2B teams. It tracks mentions, recommendations and omissions in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity, groups prompts by buyer intent, and simulates personas such as a CIO or CMO. It connects to GA4, Search Console and CRM data, so you can tie mentions to pipeline.

Best for: mid-market B2B companies with a sales funnel to measure. Watch: check the vendor site for current pricing and contract length.

11. AmIOnAI

AmIOnAI checks whether ChatGPT and Google AI Overview mention your business, then produces weekly action items. It includes competitor benchmarking, citation and source analysis, sentiment, an API and a free AI visibility audit, plus a 7-day free trial.

Best for: quick baselines before a rebrand or a site redesign. Watch: it covers two engines, so it will not replace a full tracker.

How to choose an AI visibility tracking tool? Top 8 Tips

Start from the question you need answered, then match tools to it. A solo consultant needs a baseline. An agency needs client reporting. A B2B team needs to link mentions to pipeline. Those are different purchases.

Check each tool against these criteria:

1. Engine coverage: does it track the engines your buyers use, without per-engine fees?
2. Prompt limits: how many prompts are included, and what does the next block cost?
3. Citation transparency: can you see which URLs and domains the AI cited?
4. Data collection method: does it query engines through live APIs or simulated browser sessions, and does its prompt library fit your category?
5. Competitor benchmarking: can you track named rivals across the same prompts?
6. Reporting frequency: daily, weekly or on demand?
7. Export and API: can data flow into your BI dashboard?
8. Pricing structure: watch for annual-only billing, engine add-ons, overage fees and minimum terms.

The table below matches common situations to a shortlist.

Your situation	Shortlist
Solo consultant or small site	OtterlyAI, LLMrefs, AmIOnAI
SEO team that already pays for a suite	Semrush, SE Ranking, Ahrefs Brand Radar
Content team that wants creation and tracking together	Writesonic
B2B team with a sales funnel	Chosenly, Peec AI
Enterprise with security requirements	Profound
Reporting into BI dashboards	Profound (Enterprise API and exports), LLMrefs (API and CSV), AmIOnAI (API), Semrush (CSV)

Before you sign, ask each vendor three things: how you export raw data, what the roadmap looks like for new engines, and how your data is stored and secured.

How to test AI tracking tool accuracy before you buy?

Accuracy is the question most buyers skip. AI answers change between runs, so a tool needs checking against what you see yourself. A free test takes about an hour.

1. Pick 5 to 10 real prompts that a buyer would type, such as “best CRM for small agencies in India”.
2. Ask each prompt manually in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Mode, and log whether your brand appears and which URLs are cited.
3. Run the same prompts inside two trial tools.
4. Compare. If a tool disagrees with your manual checks on most prompts, drop it.
5. Repeat after a week, because single mismatches are normal when answers vary.

Manual checking is also enough for a small site. If you want a step-by-step version, see how to check what AI says about your brand.

5 Common mistakes when choosing a tracker

Most bad purchases come from five mistakes:

• Buying before you define what success looks like.
• Paying for engines your buyers do not use.
• Ignoring export and integration, then rebuilding reports by hand.
• Choosing on price alone when the cheap plan has 15 prompts.
• Treating one tool as complete coverage.

When to combine more than one tool?

One primary tracker is enough for most sites. Add another tool when you need a cross-check on accuracy, a region or engine the main tool lacks, or a specific job such as content creation. Pair the tracker with GA4, since the tracker reports mentions and GA4 reports visits.

Balance cost against coverage. Two entry-level plans can cost less than one mid-tier plan and give you both a cross-check and wider engine coverage.

How to set up tracking and use the data?

A working set-up takes five steps:

1. Write 15 to 25 conversational prompts in three buckets: direct comparison, category recommendation and problem-based questions.
2. Choose a tool using the shortlist above.
3. Select engines and regions. Start with ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews or AI Mode.
4. Connect GA4 so you can see AI referral visits next to mentions.
5. Review monthly: list missing prompts, wrong claims and newly cited sources, then update pages, FAQs and comparison content.

Baseline data appears within days. Expect shifts in mentions over months, not weeks. To tie the numbers to revenue, read how to measure the ROI of AI in SEO, and for the wider method behind this work, see Hybrid Engine Optimisation.

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