Best-of list · by use case
Most small teams don't need an enterprise AI-visibility contract. They need to know whether ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews mention them for 10–50 questions buyers actually ask, and whether that changes over time.
This list is only about cost: free ways to start, the cheapest paid plans, and roughly what each tracked prompt costs. Prices are from each vendor's site at the time of writing (September 2026). For a broader list by use case, see our main AI visibility trackers roundup.
Disclosure: LaunchRanked is our product. Where we list it, we say so, and we place it under the use case it fits rather than at the top by default. Everything else here is from the vendors’ own sites or our research, and we say where they’re better.
Grouped by use case; order within a group is not a ranking. Prices at the time of writing (September 2026).
| Tool | Use case | Best for | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profound (trial) | Free ways to start | A one-week snapshot from an enterprise-grade tool. | Free for 7 days |
| AthenaHQ (free tier) | Free ways to start | A few hundred AI responses at no cost. | Free with a $25 credit (300 credits) |
| Ahrefs Brand Radar (included prompts) | Free ways to start | Teams already paying for Ahrefs. | 5 to 20 custom prompts included in paid Ahrefs plans |
| AI crawler checker (ours) | Free ways to start | Ruling out the most basic reason AI can't cite you. | Free |
| Otterly.AI Lite | Under $50 a month | The cheapest dedicated tracker we found. | $29/mo ($25 annual) for 15 prompts, about $1.93 per prompt |
| Ahrefs Brand Radar custom prompts | Under $50 a month | Niche prompts too specific for any index. | From $50/mo |
| LLMrefs | $50 to $100 a month | The most prompts per dollar. | $79/mo (limited-time) for 500 prompts, about $0.16 per prompt |
| Writesonic Starter | $50 to $100 a month | Tracking and a few articles in one bill. | $79/mo billed annually for 50 prompts |
| Peec AI Starter | $50 to $100 a month | Source and citation analysis at a starter price. | About €89/mo for 50 prompts (reported) |
| Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit | $50 to $100 a month | Semrush users who want AI visibility in the same account. | $99/mo; +50 prompts for $60/mo |
| Rankscale Pro | $50 to $100 a month | Several brands on a small budget. | $99/mo for 1,200 credits (up to 4,800 AI answers) |
| LaunchRanked Autopilot (ours) | Bundled with content work | 25 prompts on 4 engines, plus 30 articles and Search Console fixes each month. | $49/mo founding price (early access) |
See what AI says about you before paying anything.
Free for 7 days
50 recommended prompts run daily on ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews, with limited AI Marketer credits.
Free with a $25 credit (300 credits)
Tracking on ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews, Gemini and Copilot; 1 credit is 1 AI response.
5 to 20 custom prompts included in paid Ahrefs plans
Daily custom-prompt tracking inside Ahrefs.
Free
Checks whether your robots.txt lets GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot and other crawlers reach a page.
$29/mo ($25 annual) for 15 prompts, about $1.93 per prompt
Daily tracking on ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and Microsoft Copilot; unlimited team members.
From $50/mo
Standalone custom-prompt tracking, refreshed daily; metered in checks.
More prompts or more engines.
$79/mo (limited-time) for 500 prompts, about $0.16 per prompt
Keyword-based tracking that generates prompts, across 11 listed engines, weekly reports, unlimited domains.
$79/mo billed annually for 50 prompts
Tracking on ChatGPT, Gemini and AI Overviews plus 15 AI articles and 10 site audits.
About €89/mo for 50 prompts (reported)
Daily tracking on 3 models you choose, with share of voice and citation sources; unlimited users.
$99/mo; +50 prompts for $60/mo
Brand performance reports, prompt research and 25 tracked prompts, with AI search checks in Site Audit.
$99/mo for 1,200 credits (up to 4,800 AI answers)
Credit-based tracking with rollover, 10 brand dashboards and 50 page audits.
When you'd rather pay once for tracking and the work to move it.
$49/mo founding price (early access)
Our AI SEO autopilot: 30 articles a month published to your CMS, a Search Console optimizer that proposes new titles and snippets for pages already ranking, and 25 tracked prompts across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude.
At the time of writing (September 2026), Otterly.AI Lite at $29/mo for 15 prompts is the cheapest dedicated plan we found. For the most prompts per dollar, LLMrefs lists 500 prompts for $79/mo.
Briefly: Profound's 7-day trial and AthenaHQ's $25 credit are free. You can also run a few prompts by hand each month in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini and log the answers.
Only roughly. Daily vs weekly updates, which engines are included and whether add-ons cost extra all change the real price.
10–25 that match how buyers describe their problem is usually enough to see movement.
Checked on their own sites on 23 September 2026. Prices and terms change, so check before you buy. Domain ratings are approximate third-party estimates.
Peec AI's price is a third-party figure. Cost per prompt is our arithmetic from list prices.