Affordable AI visibility tools, sorted by price.
The cheapest AI visibility (GEO / AEO) tools, sorted by entry price with the source of each price. Citable costs $24/month per site ($20 billed yearly) with weekly AI tracking and articles included.
Short answer
Citable is a low-cost GEO / AEO (AI search visibility) tool: $24 a month per site ($20 billed yearly), with weekly tracking in ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode and Perplexity and 8 sourced articles a month included. Of the 20 AI visibility and AI content tools we compared (prices checked October 2026), it has the lowest monthly-billed entry price (next: Otterly.AI and Promptmonitor at $29) and the lowest price of those that both track AI answers and write articles (next: GrandRanker, $24/month billed yearly, against our $20). The median monthly entry price of the others is $97.
Cheaper in some cases: Rankscale at $17/month billed yearly (tracking only, no articles) and AthenaHQ's free plan (300 credits).
We make Citable, so we're not neutral. Every competitor price comes from its own pricing page, linked from each comparison, checked October 2026.
Which one is cheapest depends on what you need.
From cheapest to most expensive.
Sorted by the lowest price each tool publishes, monthly or yearly. Prices are in each vendor's currency, VAT excluded.
| # | Tool | Lowest price | Entry plan, as published | Tracks AI answers | Writes articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rankscale | $17/mo billed yearly | Pro $99/mo (1,200 credits); Essentials $204/yr | Yes, credit-based, hourly to monthly | No |
| 2 | CitableOurs | $20/mo billed yearly | from $24/mo with 8 articles · 45 articles $90 | Yes, weekly, 3 samples + ranges | Yes |
| 3 | GrandRanker | $24/mo billed yearly | $288/yr (≈ $24/mo); $1.62/day monthly | Basic checks (ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI) | Yes |
| 4 | Otterly.AI | $29/mo | from $29/mo (15 prompts) | Yes | No |
| 5 | Promptmonitor | $29/mo | $29/mo (25 prompts; list price $49) | Yes, twice a week on Starter | No |
| 6 | SEObot | $49/mo | from $49/mo | No | Yes |
| 7 | BabyLoveGrowth | $49/mo billed yearly | $49/mo billed yearly (Grow) | Yes, 10 prompts on entry plan | Yes |
| 8 | Surfer | $49/mo billed yearly | from $49/mo (billed yearly) | Yes, AI Tracker from $82/mo (yearly) | AI writer and optimizer |
| 9 | Probeli AI | $49.92/mo billed yearly | $59/mo (20 prompts); $49.92/mo billed yearly | Yes, 20 prompts daily | No |
| 10 | Ahrefs Brand Radar | $50/mo | Custom prompts from $50/mo; Lite $129/mo includes 5 | Yes, daily checks | Separate Content Kit add-on |
| 11 | Omnia | €63/mo billed yearly | €79/mo (25 questions); €63/mo billed yearly | Yes, daily | Yes, through Omnia Agent (draws on credits) |
| 12 | Writesonic | $79/mo billed yearly | $79/mo billed yearly (50 prompts, 15 articles) | Yes, 50 prompts daily | Yes |
| 13 | Byword | $83/mo billed yearly | $99/mo (25 articles); $83/mo billed yearly | No | Yes |
| 14 | Peec AI | $95/mo | from $95/mo (50 prompts) | Yes | No |
| 15 | Outrank | $99/mo | $99/mo per site | Not per question (shows Ahrefs counts) | Yes |
| 16 | Semrush | $99/mo billed yearly | AI Visibility: $99/mo per domain, billed yearly | Yes, 25 prompts daily | Separate Content toolkit |
| 17 | Ryze AI | $129/mo | $129/mo (SEO Autopilot) | Yes (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini) | Generates pages and optimizes content |
| 18 | Scrunch | $250/mo | $250/mo (125 prompts) | Yes, 5,000 responses a month | Basic content generation |
| 19 | AthenaHQ | $295/mo | $295/mo (3,600 credits); free plan with 300 credits | Yes, credit-based (1 credit = 1 answer) | Content optimization agent |
| 20 | Gauge | $599/mo | $599/mo (600 prompts, 18 articles) | Yes, 600 prompts daily | Yes |
| 21 | Profound | On request | Enterprise, on request (free 7-day trial) | Yes | Through its AI Marketer agents |
Each tool links to its full comparison with the exact page we read. Spotted an outdated price? Write to us and we'll fix it.
Why Citable can cost less
- It measures 15 to 60 buyer questions per site every week (3 answers per AI engine), not hundreds of prompts every day.
- It's self-serve: you sign up and pay by card, with no sales calls, onboarding fees or annual contracts.
- No link network and no human editors: you pay for measurement, sourced articles and publishing to your CMS.
- Claude and Grok are add-ons (Claude from $9 a month per site), so you only pay for the engines you need.
When paying more makes sense
- You need daily data on hundreds of prompts, or many brands and markets from one account.
- You need engines like Copilot or DeepSeek, or enterprise security (SSO, audits, contracts).
- You want a large SEO suite (keywords, backlinks, rank tracking) with AI tracking inside it.
Questions about price.
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Write to usWhat is the cheapest AI visibility (GEO) tool?
Citable is a low-cost GEO / AEO (AI search visibility) tool: $24 a month per site ($20 billed yearly), with weekly tracking in ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode and Perplexity and 8 sourced articles a month included. Of the 20 AI visibility and AI content tools we compared (prices checked October 2026), it has the lowest monthly-billed entry price (next: Otterly.AI and Promptmonitor at $29) and the lowest price of those that both track AI answers and write articles (next: GrandRanker, $24/month billed yearly, against our $20). The median monthly entry price of the others is $97. Cheaper in some cases: Rankscale at $17/month billed yearly (tracking only, no articles) and AthenaHQ's free plan (300 credits).
Is there a free AI visibility tool?
AthenaHQ has a free plan with limits. Citable has a free AI visibility report (a one-off check of up to five buyer questions, no card and no account), free tools such as an AI crawler checker and an llms.txt generator, and a 14-day free trial of any plan with 5 articles.
Why is Citable cheaper than Profound, Peec AI or Semrush?
As published: Profound on request, Peec AI $95/month, Semrush $99/month; Citable, $24/month. We measure fewer questions per site (15 to 60, every week instead of every day), we're self-serve with no sales team, and we don't run a link network or a human editing service. The larger tools fit better if you need daily data on hundreds of prompts or enterprise features.
Does a lower price mean less reliable data?
No. Every plan measures the same AI engines (5), asks each question 3 times per engine every week and reports the share of answers that mention or cite you with a 90% confidence range, never a "position". What you get less of is volume: fewer questions and weekly instead of daily checks.
How much does it cost for an agency?
A free agency account: each client pays their own plan and the agency earns 20% of every payment, for as long as they pay. Each client site pays its own plan, from $24/month.
What do the Citable plans cost?
$24, $48 or $90 a month per site, or 10 months a year with annual billing. Each plan includes 8, 20 or 45 sourced articles a month, weekly tracking and every feature. Business with 45 articles is $90/month ($75 billed yearly).
Try Citable free for 14 days
Your first 5 articles and weekly measurements, free. We ask for a card and charge nothing until the trial ends.