Best AI Visibility Tools in 2026: 11 Trackers Compared on Price and Coverage
We read the pricing pages of 10 AI visibility trackers plus our own on 27 October 2026 and put the numbers side by side: cheapest plan, how many prompts it tracks and how often, which assistants are included or cost extra, and which tools also track Google or the app stores.
Searvia · 10/27/2026 · 4 min read
AI visibility tools ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude and Google's AI features the questions your customers ask and record whether your brand is mentioned, cited and recommended. They differ less in what they measure than in three practical things: how many questions you can track, how often, and which assistants are included in the price.
We read each tool's own pricing page on 27 October 2026. Searvia is our product; it is in the table with the same fields as the others, including where it does less.
The comparison
Cheapest paid plan, monthly price in USD with monthly billing unless stated.
| Tool | Cheapest paid plan | Free plan or trial | Questions and frequency | Assistants on that plan | Also tracks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Searvia | Indie $12 | Free plan (2 questions, Perplexity) | 5, weekly | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude | Google, App Store, Google Play |
| Otterly.AI | Lite $29 | Free trial | 15, daily | ChatGPT, AI Overviews, Perplexity, Copilot; AI Mode +$9, Gemini +$9, Claude +$29 | AI answers only |
| LLMrefs | $79 | Free account, 7-day trial | 500, weekly | 11 engines including Claude, Grok, DeepSeek | AI answers only |
| Peec AI | Starter $95 | Free trial | 50, daily, 3 models of your choice | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Copilot, Naver; Claude and others on Enterprise | AI answers only |
| Semrush | AI Visibility Base $99 per domain | No trial on this product; free Semrush plan | 25, daily | ChatGPT, Google AI, Gemini, Perplexity (help center lists prompt tracking for ChatGPT and AI Mode) | Google (in SEO plans) |
| SE Visible (SE Ranking) | Basic $99 | 10-day trial | 200, daily | ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Mode, AI Overviews; Claude "coming soon" | Google (SE Ranking Core, $129) |
| Rankscale | Pro $99 (Essentials about $17–20, yearly only) | Pro trial | Credit based, hourly to monthly | 17+ engines; Claude costs more credits | AI answers only |
| Ahrefs Brand Radar | Included in Lite $129: 5 prompts, 1 platform | Ahrefs Free account | 5, daily; add-on packs from $50 | AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot, Claude | Google (weekly on Lite) |
| Scrunch | Core $250 | 7-day trial | 125 prompts, 5,000 answers a month | ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews, Copilot; more on Enterprise | AI answers only |
| AthenaHQ | Starter $295 | Free plan with $25 of credits | Credit based, 3,600 answers a month | 11 models including Claude, Grok, DeepSeek | AI answers only |
| Profound | Custom (Enterprise); agency workspace $399 per client | 7-day trial | Trial: 50, daily | Trial: ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Overviews; Enterprise up to 9 engines | AI answers only |
Three pricing notes we could not settle from the pages themselves: Semrush's pricing page says the $99 is billed annually while its help center says $99 per month; Rankscale's Essentials page shows both $20 and $17; Profound's self-serve agency price appears in its blog, not on the pricing page.
What the table tells you
Daily or weekly. Most tools check daily. Searvia and LLMrefs check weekly, which is why they can offer more questions for the price. Answers vary from run to run, so a weekly rate over a fixed set of questions shows the trend; daily checks show swings and model updates sooner.
Claude is often an extra. Of the eleven tools, five include Claude on their cheapest paid plan (Searvia, AthenaHQ, LLMrefs, Rankscale at a higher credit cost, Ahrefs at more checks per update). Others charge extra for it or keep it for Enterprise.
AI-only or all-in-one. Seven of the eleven measure AI answers only. Semrush, Ahrefs and SE Ranking add classic Google rank tracking, and Searvia adds Google plus the App Store and Google Play. None of the ten others tracks the app stores, which matters if your product is an app.
Price per question is not the whole story. A tool that tracks 500 questions weekly and a tool that tracks 50 daily run a similar number of checks. Decide first how many questions describe your market, then how often you need to see them.
How to choose
- You want the lowest cost to start: Searvia's free plan or Otterly.AI Lite.
- You need many questions across many engines: LLMrefs or AthenaHQ.
- You already pay for an SEO suite: Semrush, Ahrefs or SE Ranking add-ons keep the data in one place.
- You are an enterprise brand with compliance needs: Profound or Scrunch Enterprise.
- You run an app, or a website and an app: Searvia tracks AI answers, Google and both app stores in one project.
Where Searvia fits, honestly
Searvia checks weekly, not daily, and its entry plans track fewer questions than LLMrefs or Peec AI. What it adds is breadth: the same project tracks AI answers in four assistants, Google rankings, App Store and Google Play rankings, a 38-check site audit including AI crawler access, and the pages each assistant cites for you and your competitors. It also runs an MCP server, so you can use the data from Claude or ChatGPT.
Try one question without an account in the free AI visibility checker, read how the AI visibility tracker works, or start with the GEO guide.
Prices were read from each vendor's pages on 27 October 2026 and change often. We did not test the accuracy of the tools. If a detail here is out of date, write to info@searvia.com and we will correct it.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the cheapest AI visibility tool?
- Among the tools compared, Searvia has a free plan (2 questions in Perplexity, weekly) and paid plans from $12 per month; Otterly.AI starts at $29 per month for 15 daily prompts; LLMrefs at $79 per month for 500 weekly prompts. Rankscale has an Essentials plan around $17 to $20 per month billed yearly.
- Which AI visibility tools track Claude?
- On the cheapest paid plan: Searvia, AthenaHQ, LLMrefs and Rankscale (at a higher credit cost) include Claude; Otterly.AI charges $29 per month extra for it; Ahrefs Brand Radar uses more checks for it; Peec AI, Profound and Scrunch list it on Enterprise; SE Visible lists it as coming soon.
- Which AI visibility tools also track Google rankings?
- Semrush, Ahrefs and SE Ranking combine AI visibility with classic rank tracking. Searvia tracks Google, the App Store and Google Play in the same project. The other tools in this comparison track AI answers only.
- Is daily tracking better than weekly?
- Daily tracking shows short-term swings and model updates sooner; weekly tracking costs less per question and is enough to see trends, because a single day's answer varies anyway. More questions tracked weekly often tell you more than few questions tracked daily.
- How were these tools compared?
- From each tool's own pricing and help pages, read on 27 October 2026. Prices are monthly, in US dollars, for monthly billing unless stated. We did not test the products' accuracy, and prices change; check the linked pages before you buy.