Best of
The best AI search tracking tools, on one table
Tools for watching AI answers change over time, compared on entry price, pricing model, engine coverage and what the cheapest tier quietly leaves out.
How this shortlist was built
Tracking is a subscription you keep, so this ranking is built from the same AI visibility rows in our competitor table, read with a bias toward what you get on an ongoing plan rather than what a sales deck promises. Each row carries the vendor's published starting price, its pricing model, the engines it says it tracks, whether an API or MCP server is included, and the stated limits of the entry tier, with the source URL and read date attached.
Every figure is vendor-published pricing or documented capability. We did not score answer quality or re-run anybody's prompt set. Competitor pricing was last checked on 19 August 2026. Credit-based products are flagged because a monthly number on a credit plan is a budget, not an allowance: Rankscale rolls credits over, AthenaHQ charges credits and sells API access as a paid add-on on Starter, and both behave differently from a flat tier once your prompt list grows.
SERPs is in the table on the identical columns. The honest gaps: we publish no white-label reporting, so an agency reselling a branded dashboard is better served elsewhere, and a team that wants AI tracking and nothing else can buy a dedicated monitor for less than a combined subscription. Our case is that AI answers and Google ranks move together and are worth watching in one place, not that we go deepest on AI alone.
Order favours a usable entry tier: more than one engine, a published price, clear limits. Where the cheapest plan hides most engines behind add-ons, that is reflected in the position and stated in the row. The weighting is a judgement, so use the decision table if you already know your constraint.
Start from what you need to watch
- If you need
Several engines on the smallest possible plan
PickWhyOtterly.AI tracks ChatGPT, Perplexity and AI Overviews from $29 per month, though Claude, Gemini and AI Mode are paid add-ons and API or MCP access starts at Standard.
- If you need
A pricing ladder you can forecast as you grow
PickWhyLLM Pulse publishes a clear tier ladder from $49 per month covering ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and AI Overviews, with API access from the Scale tier and Claude, Copilot, Grok and DeepSeek as Enterprise add-ons.
- If you need
Monitoring across many AI services at once
PickWhyKnowatoa monitors multiple AI services from $59 per month with an MCP server, but the Starter tier covers only three services and leaves the API and reporting stack out.
- If you need
Bursty prompt volume rather than a steady list
PickWhyRankscale is credit-based from $99 per month with rollover across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude and Grok, with the REST API and white label from the Growth tier.
- If you need
Tracking you present to clients or executives
PickWhyPeec AI is built for brands and agencies from $95 per month with an MCP server, though self-serve tiers allow three models at most and API access is Enterprise only.
- If you need
AI tracking you read next to Google positions
PickWhyWe track AI answers and Google ranks on one plan so the two trends sit side by side, which a dedicated monitor cannot do for you.
| Tool | Starting price | Rank tracking | AI visibility | Keyword research | Backlinks | Site audits | Search Console | Historical data | API | MCP | White label | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERPs | $49 per month | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not available | Yes | Yes | No | Teams that need Google rank tracking and AI answer tracking in one subscription |
| Otterly.AI | $29 per month | No | Yes | No | No | No | Not available | Not available | No | No | Not available | Affordable multi-engine AI prompt monitoring |
| LLM Pulse | $49 per month | No | Yes | No | No | No | Not available | Not available | No | Yes | No | Clear tiered pricing ladder for AI visibility |
| Knowatoa | $59 per month | No | Yes | No | No | No | Not available | Not available | Not available | Yes | Not available | Affordable multi-service AI answer monitoring |
| Rankscale | $99 per month | No | Yes | No | No | No | Not available | Not available | No | Not available | No | Credit-based multi-engine tracking with rollover |
| Peec AI | $95 per month | No | Yes | No | No | No | Not available | Not available | No | Yes | Not available | Prompt-based AI visibility for brands and agencies |
| Profound | $99 per month | No | Yes | No | No | No | Not available | Not available | No | Not available | Not available | Answer engine insights with dedicated AI agents |
| AthenaHQ | $295 per month | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Not available | No | Not available | No | Credit-based AI monitoring with content optimization agent |
| Scrunch AI | $250 per month | No | Yes | No | No | No | Not available | Not available | No | Not available | Not available | Site audits plus AI crawler analytics for brands |
| Evertune | $800 per month | No | Yes | No | No | No | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Statistically sampled AI visibility with ad activation |
| Goodie AI | Custom pricing | Not available | Yes | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | AEO suite with content studio and revenue attribution |
| Brandlight | Custom pricing | Not available | Yes | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Enterprise multi-brand AI visibility monitoring |
| Bluefish | Custom pricing | Not available | Yes | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Enterprise AI brand monitoring with crisis response |
A dot means the vendor does not document that capability publicly, not that the answer is no. Historical data is Search Console retention in months.
- 1
- Starting price
- $49 per month
- Best for
- Teams that need Google rank tracking and AI answer tracking in one subscription
- Limitation
- No white-label reporting: reports carry the SERPs brand, so agencies reselling a branded dashboard need another tool
- 2
- Starting price
- $29 per month
- Best for
- Affordable multi-engine AI prompt monitoring
- Limitation
- API/MCP access only on Standard tier and above
- 3
- Starting price
- $49 per month
- Best for
- Clear tiered pricing ladder for AI visibility
- Limitation
- API access only on Scale tier and above
- 4
- Starting price
- $59 per month
- Best for
- Affordable multi-service AI answer monitoring
- Limitation
- Only 3 AI services on Starter tier
- 5
- Starting price
- $99 per month
- Best for
- Credit-based multi-engine tracking with rollover
- Limitation
- REST API and white-label only on Growth tier and above
- 6
- Starting price
- $95 per month
- Best for
- Prompt-based AI visibility for brands and agencies
- Limitation
- API access only on Enterprise tier
- 7
- Starting price
- $99 per month
- Best for
- Answer engine insights with dedicated AI agents
- Limitation
- Starter tracks ChatGPT only, no API or exports
- 8
- Starting price
- $295 per month
- Best for
- Credit-based AI monitoring with content optimization agent
- Limitation
- API access is a paid add-on on Starter tier
- 9
- Starting price
- $250 per month
- Best for
- Site audits plus AI crawler analytics for brands
- Limitation
- Only 4 LLMs tracked on Core tier
- 10
- Starting price
- $800 per month
- Best for
- Statistically sampled AI visibility with ad activation
- Limitation
- Enterprise tier is custom quote-only
- 11
- Starting price
- Custom pricing
- Best for
- AEO suite with content studio and revenue attribution
- Limitation
- Higher tiers require custom quote
- 12
- Starting price
- Custom pricing
- Best for
- Enterprise multi-brand AI visibility monitoring
- Limitation
- No public pricing page (/pricing returns 404)
- 13
- Starting price
- Custom pricing
- Best for
- Enterprise AI brand monitoring with crisis response
- Limitation
- No published pricing; demo request required
Last tested: November 2026
Pricing snapshot
- SERPs
$49
250 tracked keywords on Starter
$40.83 billed annually
- Otterly.AI
$29
Flat tier pricing
- LLM Pulse
$49
Flat tier pricing
- Knowatoa
$59
Flat tier pricing
- Rankscale
$99
Credit based pricing
- Peec AI
$95
Flat tier pricing
- Profound
$99
Flat tier pricing
- AthenaHQ
$295
Credit based pricing
- Scrunch AI
$250
Flat tier pricing
- Evertune
$800
Flat tier pricing
- Goodie AI
Custom pricing
Flat tier pricing
- Brandlight
Custom pricing
Quote only
- Bluefish
Custom pricing
Quote only
Pricing last checked: August 2026
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