Best AI Search Analytics Platforms in 2026

Profound is the enterprise name that comes up most in this category, and its strength is depth: it tracks which pages AI models cite, what people actually ask in your category, and how visibility differs by platform. That citation data turns a vague visibility score into a concrete editing list, because you can see exactly which source pages the models pull from. For a large brand, that is the difference between guessing and fixing.

Brand pricing is quote-based after a free seven-day trial, which runs a fixed prompt set on ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews. The catch is access: small teams will find the trial short and the enterprise pricing opaque, so Profound fits brands with a real content budget, not a solo site testing the category.

Peec AI, based in Berlin, is a clean daily tracker for teams that need prompt-level data across several engines without enterprise complexity. It covers ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Copilot and other engines depending on plan, and agencies value unlimited seats for client work. If your main need is reliable daily visibility data, Peec AI is a strong mid-market choice.

We list pricing as See website because recent sources showed different entry figures in euros, and the current plan page is the reliable source. The catch is scope: Peec AI is deliberately monitoring-focused, so teams that want the tool to fix pages or serve optimised content will need a second product for that work.

Otterly AI is the budget entry point that still feels like a real tool rather than a demo. For $29 per month you get daily tracking on a small prompt set across the engines most buyers check first, plus recommendations for what to improve. Small teams that want to learn whether AI search matters for their niche can start here without an enterprise conversation.

The Lite plan was listed at $29 per month for 15 prompts, with higher plans adding engines and prompts. The catch is limits: 15 prompts cover one product or topic well, but a business with several products will need a higher tier, and Gemini, AI Mode and Claude sit as add-ons on some plans.

Brandlight positions itself as an execution partner for very large brands rather than a self-serve dashboard, which suits chief marketing teams that want help acting on the data, not just charts. Its enterprise focus means account support and custom measurement are part of the pitch, and it is often compared with Profound for large-brand work. If your organisation buys through sales and wants a partner, Brandlight belongs on the shortlist.

Pricing is quote-only and not published, so we list it as See website. The catch is verification: with less public pricing and feature detail than self-serve rivals, you will need a demo and a written scope to judge whether Brandlight fits, and small teams should skip it in favour of a priced, trial-based tool.

Scrunch AI goes beyond counting mentions: it adds AI crawler analytics and an agent experience layer that serves optimised pages to AI crawlers, plus audits of what those crawlers see. That combination suits teams that already know they have a visibility problem and want to fix the source site, not just watch the score move. It is one of the few tools here that treats the website as part of the product.

Pricing was listed from $250 per month billed annually, or $300 month to month, with a seven-day trial. The catch is change: Scrunch was reported as acquired in recent tool listings, so confirm the current product, pricing and support status on its own site before committing to an annual plan.

Goodie, listed as higoodie.com, is for brands that want tracking to lead directly to work: each month includes optimisation actions alongside visibility data, and it puts weight on revenue attribution rather than vanity scores. That action link matters, because a dashboard that only reports a falling score leaves the team asking what to do next. Goodie tries to answer that question inside the same tool.

The Explorer plan was listed at $399 per month, with a seven-day trial and 120 prompts on some comparisons. The catch is price and size: $399 per month is a serious commitment for a smaller vendor, so ask for a trial on your own prompts and check attribution claims against your own analytics before paying.

AthenaHQ is the try-before-you-pay option in this list, with a free Essential plan that includes a $25 credit, so a team can test real prompts across several engines before spending anything. Paid plans broaden engine coverage and add an optimisation agent, and its revenue attribution focus suits teams that need to connect AI visibility to business results. For a cautious first step, the free plan is genuinely useful.

The free plan is available, with Starter listed at $295 per month in recent comparisons. The catch is the jump: moving from free to Starter is a large step, so use the free credit to prove the tool covers your engines and prompts before you commit to that price.

Ahrefs Brand Radar suits SEO teams that already live in Ahrefs, because it adds AI mention tracking to the keyword, backlink and content data they already use. It can research any brand in its prompt index, not only your own site, which makes competitor checks easy, and it covers AI Overviews, Gemini, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot and AI Mode. If your team already pays for Ahrefs, the add-on is a natural extension.

Brand Radar add-ons were listed from $199 per month per platform, or $699 per month for all platforms, on top of an Ahrefs plan. The catch is cost and freshness: the all-in price is high, and monthly chatbot refreshes mean the data is less live than a daily tracker, so compare it against a dedicated daily tool if freshness matters.