AI visibility tools compared: AnswerSeat vs Otterly.AI vs Peec AI vs Profound
Short answer: Otterly.AI, Peec AI and Profound are monitoring tools: they track how often AI engines mention you across many prompts, every day. AnswerSeat is an audit-and-fix tool: it tests whether AI recommends you, finds the technical, content and entity reasons it does not, and writes the fixes. AnswerSeat has a free plan and Pro at $49; tracker entry prices range from $29 (Otterly Lite) to $99 (Profound Starter).
Entry pricing at a glance
AnswerSeat
$0/mo
Free: 3 full audits a month. Pro $49, Agency $199
Otterly.AI
$29/mo
Lite, 15 tracked prompts
Peec AI
€75/mo
Starter, 25 tracked prompts
Profound
$99/mo
Starter, ChatGPT only, 50 prompts
Scrunch AI
$250/mo
Core plan
AthenaHQ
$295/mo
Self-serve
Feature comparison
Yes = included, dash = partial or limited, cross = not offered as a core feature, Soon = in development.
| Capability | AnswerSeat | Otterly.AI | Peec AI | Profound |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind AI answer test with share of voice | ||||
| Multi-engine answer test (AnswerSeat: ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude) | ||||
| Automated visibility tracking (AnswerSeat: weekly, on 3 engines) | ||||
| Live web check: ChatGPT search, Gemini with Google Search and Perplexity | ||||
| robots.txt check for 14 AI crawlers | ||||
| Raw HTML vs rendered (SSR) retrievability check | ||||
| Schema + llms.txt + robots.txt fix code | ||||
| Answer-first rewrites and FAQ answers | ||||
| Entity graph plan (Wikidata, G2, Crunchbase…) | ||||
| Agent readiness (llms.txt, OpenAPI, Offer schema) | ||||
| White-label PDF reports | ||||
| Entry price / month | Free · $49 | $29 | €75 | $99 |
Which one should you choose?
Choose AnswerSeat if
you want to know why AI skips you and get paste-ready fixes across technical, content and entity layers, at a small-business price.
Choose a daily tracker if
you already know what to fix and mainly need automated daily monitoring of many prompts across several AI engines for reporting.
Use both if
you run an agency: a tracker for ongoing client reporting, AnswerSeat for the audit and the action plan that moves the numbers.
Where AnswerSeat is weaker
Our answer test runs on three engines (ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude), answering from training knowledge without live web search. Pro and Agency re-check tracked brands weekly, not daily. Perplexity and live Google and ChatGPT search are in development as Live Check. If your main need is a daily mention log across five or more engines for reporting, a dedicated tracker will serve you better today.
Sources
- Ryze AI, AI visibility tool pricing compared (2026)
- Surmado, Best AI visibility tools 2026
- Ranketta, Affordable AI visibility tools 2026
Competitor prices are as published in public roundups in August and September 2026 and may have changed.
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