{ "schemaVersion": 1, "id": "georank-four-engine-comparison-2026-11-06", "captured": "2026-11-06", "subject": { "name": "GEOrank", "domain": "georank.stainaz.app" }, "collectionMethod": "Official provider APIs with live web search: Anthropic Messages API (web_search tool), OpenAI Responses API (web_search tool), Google Gemini Interactions API (google_search tool), DeepSeek chat with the DeepSeek Search API", "language": "English", "locale": "No verified country-local execution", "questions": [ { "id": "question-1", "prompt": "Search the web and answer in 3-4 sentences, no more than 120 words: Which tools can help a small B2B marketing team inspect AI-generated answers and citations about its brand? Name up to three tools. Do not give prices or guarantee outcomes.", "answers": [ { "engine": "claude", "label": "Claude", "model": "claude-sonnet-5", "status": "succeeded", "answer": "For a small B2B marketing team, three accessible options to inspect how AI engines describe and cite your brand include **Otterly.AI**, **Peec AI**, and **Semrush's AI Visibility Toolkit**. OtterlyAI monitors when your brand appears in AI-generated answers and compares your brand visibility against competitors by sending queries to AI search engines and analyzing responses for brand mentions, citations, and source links. Peec AI tracks how your brand appears in ChatGPT by monitoring key prompts, visibility position, and influencing citations. The Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit is designed to show how your brand shows up across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini, and Perplexity, letting you track prompts and see how your brand shows up in both mentions and citations compared with competitors. Each tool differs in setup, platform coverage, and depth of reporting, so it's worth comparing their dashboards directly against your team's specific tracking needs.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://otterly.ai/", "title": "AI Search Monitoring Tool: Track ChatGPT, Perplexity & Google AIO" }, { "url": "https://www.workduo.ai/blog/best-tools-to-monitor-chatgpt-brand-mentions", "title": "7 Best Tools to Monitor ChatGPT Brand Mentions in 2026" }, { "url": "https://backlinko.com/llm-tracking-tools", "title": "6 AI Visibility Tools to Track Your Brand Across LLMs (2026)" } ] }, { "engine": "openai", "label": "ChatGPT", "model": "gpt-6-astra", "status": "succeeded", "answer": "**OtterlyAI** lets your team inspect tracked prompts, preview AI-generated answers, and review brand mentions and citation links when available. ([help.otterly.ai](https://help.otterly.ai/prompt-detail-analysis)) \n**Peec AI** analyzes individual AI responses, brand mentions, and source URLs, distinguishing pages accessed by an AI engine from citations actually displayed in its answer. ([peec.ai](https://peec.ai/ai-instructions?utm_source=openai)) \n**Scrunch** provides full AI responses alongside brand-presence, sentiment, and citation tracking, helping you examine references to your brand, competitors, and third-party sources. ([ai-cdn.scrunchai.com](https://ai-cdn.scrunchai.com/faqs/does-scrunch-help-me-prioritize-citation-sources?utm_source=openai)) \nFor a small B2B team, I’d trial these with a short list of buyer questions and prioritize whichever makes answer-by-answer review easiest.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://help.otterly.ai/prompt-detail-analysis", "title": "What insights can I get from a prompt detail analysis?" }, { "url": "https://peec.ai/ai-instructions?utm_source=openai", "title": "Peec AI - AI Search Platform for Marketing Teams" }, { "url": "https://ai-cdn.scrunchai.com/faqs/does-scrunch-help-me-prioritize-citation-sources?utm_source=openai", "title": "Scrunch | FAQs - Does Scrunch help me prioritize citation sources?" } ] }, { "engine": "gemini", "label": "Gemini", "model": "gemini-3.8-flash", "status": "succeeded", "answer": "Small B2B marketing teams can inspect AI-generated answers and source citations using specialized generative engine optimization (GEO) and AI visibility tools. **Otterly.AI** enables teams to track brand mentions, sentiment, and cited web pages across platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. **Profound** offers answer engine insights to analyze how models describe a brand, monitor cited reference domains, and measure category share of voice. Additionally, **PromptRush** monitors AI search visibility by tracking where a brand appears and which sources AI assistants cite in their generated responses.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://hubspot.com/", "title": "hubspot.com" }, { "url": "https://citationlab.ai/", "title": "citationlab.ai" }, { "url": "https://otterly.ai/", "title": "otterly.ai" }, { "url": "https://tryprofound.com/", "title": "tryprofound.com" }, { "url": "https://umbrex.com/", "title": "umbrex.com" }, { "url": "https://promptrush.ai/", "title": "promptrush.ai" } ] }, { "engine": "deepseek", "label": "DeepSeek", "model": "deepseek-flash", "status": "succeeded", "answer": "Three practical options are Semrush's AI visibility toolkit, Meltwater, and Profound, all of which track brand mentions and cited sources across engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews [7]. For leaner teams, PromptScout is positioned specifically for B2B groups tracking share of voice and citation sources [8], and open-source trackers such as Elmo or Bright Data's GEO/AEO Tracker offer self-hostable alternatives [14][13]. Lightweight browser extensions can also surface whether your brand appears in AI answers, though they're best for spot checks rather than ongoing reporting [4].", "sources": [ { "url": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ai-visibility-checker-cha/odhjoplggcgjmgicckgnaamelnmbdikl#1", "title": "AI Visibility Checker: ChatGPT & AI SEO - Chrome 应用商店" }, { "url": "https://searchengineland.com/tools/ai-visibility-checker", "title": "AI visibility tools: How to track and grow your presence in AI search" }, { "url": "https://llm.dataforseo.com/promptscout/", "title": "PromptScout: LLM Mention Score & AI Search Visibility Optimization Tools Software Rank" }, { "url": "https://github.com/brightdata/geo-aeo-tracker#1", "title": "GitHub - brightdata/geo-aeo-tracker: Open-source, local-first AI visibility intelligence dashboard. Track your brand across 6 AI models. · GitHub" }, { "url": "https://github.com/elmohq/elmo#1#1#1", "title": "GitHub - elmohq/elmo: Open-source Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) platform. Track how ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot, Grok, and Google AI Overviews mention and cite your brand in AI search. MIT-licensed, self-hostable, every metric auditable in code. · GitHub" } ] } ] }, { "id": "question-2", "prompt": "Search the web and answer in 3-4 sentences, no more than 120 words: What should a founder-led B2B business use to monitor how it appears in AI search answers? Name up to three tools. Do not give prices or guarantee outcomes.", "answers": [ { "engine": "claude", "label": "Claude", "model": "claude-sonnet-5", "status": "succeeded", "answer": "A founder-led B2B business can use purpose-built AI search monitoring tools such as **Otterly.AI**, which monitors when your brand appears in AI-generated answers and compares your brand visibility against competitors across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. **Peec AI** is another option, which tracks your brand over time, including mentions, links and sources, across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Llama, DeepSeek, and Claude. A third choice is **Profound**, which monitors AI mentions across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Google Gemini. SEO suites like Ahrefs or Semrush also now offer similar AI-visibility add-ons for teams already using those platforms.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://otterly.ai/", "title": "AI Search Monitoring Tool: Track ChatGPT, Perplexity & Google AIO" }, { "url": "https://www.wix.com/studio/ai-search-lab/best-tools-to-track-brand-visibility-in-ai-search", "title": "14 best tools to track brand visibility in AI search" }, { "url": "https://amplitude.com/compare/best-ai-visibility-monitoring-tools", "title": "The 12 Best AI Visibility Monitoring Tools in 2026" } ] }, { "engine": "openai", "label": "ChatGPT", "model": "gpt-6-astra", "status": "succeeded", "answer": "For a founder-led B2B business, I’d start with **OtterlyAI** to monitor brand mentions, website citations, sentiment, and competitor visibility across AI search answers using a recurring set of buyer questions. ([otterly.ai](https://otterly.ai/features/ai-search-analytics)) **Peec AI** is another option, offering custom-prompt tracking and dashboards for visibility, position, and sentiment. ([peec.ai](https://peec.ai/)) Choose one initially, track questions prospects ask about your category and competitors, and review the actual answers and cited sources—not just an aggregate visibility score. ([otterly.ai](https://otterly.ai/features/ai-search-analytics))", "sources": [ { "url": "https://otterly.ai/features/ai-search-analytics", "title": "AI Search Analytics: Track Mentions & Citations | OtterlyAI" }, { "url": "https://peec.ai/", "title": "Peec AI - AI Search Platform for Marketing Teams" } ] }, { "engine": "gemini", "label": "Gemini", "model": "gemini-3.8-flash", "status": "succeeded", "answer": "To monitor brand presence across generative engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews, a founder-led B2B business should deploy dedicated AI visibility tracking platforms. Three prominent tools for this purpose are **Profound**, **Otterly.AI**, and **Peec AI**, which monitor prompt-level citations, narrative brand mentions, and competitor share of voice across major conversational models. By systematically analyzing buyer queries through these platforms, founders can evaluate how their solutions are referenced and identify gaps where their company’s authority can be reinforced.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://neuracite.com/", "title": "neuracite.com" }, { "url": "https://zapier.com/", "title": "zapier.com" }, { "url": "https://otterly.ai/", "title": "otterly.ai" }, { "url": "https://wix.com/", "title": "wix.com" }, { "url": "https://rankscope.ai/", "title": "rankscope.ai" } ] }, { "engine": "deepseek", "label": "DeepSeek", "model": "deepseek-flash", "status": "succeeded", "answer": "A founder-led B2B business should use a dedicated AI visibility (AEO/GEO) tracker that runs a fixed set of buyer-style prompts across engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot, then reports mentions, share of voice versus competitors, sentiment and which sources get cited [1][7][10]. Three options are Profound, Otterly AI and Surfacd (Clarity/Sefiani's B2B-focused monitoring product) [1][2][11]. Ahrefs' Brand Radar and SE Ranking's AI Search Toolkit are also worth comparing [12][15]. Expect variance between sessions, so treat results as directional rather than definitive [10].", "sources": [ { "url": "https://itbrief.in/story/clarity-unveils-surfacd-to-track-b2b-brands-in-ai-search#1", "title": "Clarity unveils Surfacd to track B2B brands in AI search" }, { "url": "https://www.mi-3.com.au/17-02-2026/sefiani-unveils-ai-visibility-monitoring-tool-surfacd-brand-insights#1", "title": "Sefiani unveils AI visibility monitoring tool 'Surfacd' for brand insights | Mi3" }, { "url": "https://omr.com/en/reviews/product/se-visible#1", "title": "SE Visible Details & Reviews | OMR Reviews" }, { "url": "https://www.singlegrain.com/blog-posts/link-building/best-llm-tracking-software-for-brand-visibility-in-2025/#1", "title": "Best LLM Tracking Software for Brand Visibility in 2025" }, { "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dileep-pacha-116128314_llm-visibility-tracking-softwares-are-they-activity-7393677521910898688-hbm5", "title": "How to track your brand in AI-driven search traffic | Dileep Pacha 发布的此话题相关的动态 | 领英" }, { "url": "https://ahrefs.com/fr/blog/nouvelles-fonctionnalites-juin-2025/", "title": "Découvrez les mentions ChatGPT dans Brand Radar, détecteur IA, et plus (Juin 2025)" }, { "url": "https://seranking.com/ac/ai-search-toolkit.html?utm_campaign=VID_T1%2FT2_EN_Cold_Native_Mixed_SEO_JF%2FSK_Core&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=paid&hsa_acc=507258816&hsa_cam=810326344&hsa_grp=458246754&hsa_ad=1070705774&hsa_net=linkedin&hsa_ver=3&trk=test#1", "title": "AI Search Toolkit by SE Ranking" } ] } ] }, { "id": "question-3", "prompt": "Search the web and answer in 3-4 sentences, no more than 120 words: Which AI visibility tools suit a team that needs to inspect sources before changing website content? Name up to three tools. Do not give prices or guarantee outcomes.", "answers": [ { "engine": "claude", "label": "Claude", "model": "claude-sonnet-5", "status": "succeeded", "answer": "For teams that want to verify citations before editing content, **Peec AI** stands out for its source analytics, since it offers detailed source reports for citation gap analysis and shows key visibility metrics like brand sentiment and average position beyond just visibility score. **Semrush's AI Visibility Toolkit** is another option, as it lets you review Cited Sources, the websites that AI systems reference when generating answers, which influence how your brand is represented in AI, alongside Cited Pages, any website or content property owned by your company that is cited in AI-generated answers. A third option, **Writesonic**, works similarly since it tracks AI visibility by analyzing real AI-generated responses and mapping citations, prompts, and brand mentions across supported platforms, letting teams inspect the underlying sources before deciding what to revise.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.position.digital/blog/best-ai-visibility-tracking-tools/", "title": "15 Best AI Visibility Tracking Tools I Tested (2026)" }, { "url": "https://de.semrush.com/kb/1596-visibility-overview-report", "title": "1596 visibility overview report" } ] }, { "engine": "openai", "label": "ChatGPT", "model": "gpt-6-astra", "status": "succeeded", "answer": "**Peec AI** suits teams that want to inspect AI responses alongside source domains and individual URLs, with gap analysis highlighting sources that mention competitors but not their brand. ([help.peec.ai](https://help.peec.ai/article/part-5-understanding-sources-where-ai-gets-its-info-kk8l4iy1szwnn55pfxfunij6?utm_source=openai)) \n**Scrunch** is useful for deciding between website edits and external outreach: its citation views separate owned, competitor, and third-party pages and let users investigate the prompts behind each citation. ([helpcenter.scrunchai.com](https://helpcenter.scrunchai.com/en/articles/11944877-understanding-the-citations-tab-in-scrunch)) \n**OtterlyAI** suits teams prioritizing ongoing source monitoring, tracking cited domains and URLs daily with link-position changes over time so they can review citation patterns before changing content. ([otterly.ai](https://otterly.ai/features/?utm_source=openai))", "sources": [ { "url": "https://help.peec.ai/article/part-5-understanding-sources-where-ai-gets-its-info-kk8l4iy1szwnn55pfxfunij6?utm_source=openai", "title": "Getting started - Part 5: Understanding sources (where AI gets its info) | Peec AI Help Center" }, { "url": "https://helpcenter.scrunchai.com/en/articles/11944877-understanding-the-citations-tab-in-scrunch", "title": "Understanding the Citations Tab in Scrunch | Scrunch Help Center" }, { "url": "https://otterly.ai/features/?utm_source=openai", "title": "Generative Engine Optimization Features | OtterlyAI Platform" } ] }, { "engine": "gemini", "label": "Gemini", "model": "gemini-3.8-flash", "status": "succeeded", "answer": "Teams looking to inspect cited sources before updating website content can use generative engine optimization tools like Otterly.AI, Profound, and ZipTie. Otterly.AI monitors brand visibility across platforms such as ChatGPT and Perplexity, providing URL-level citation reports that show which reference links AI models pull from. Profound offers granular source-attribution analytics across multiple answer engines, helping teams audit specific domain citations and competitor references behind generated answers. Meanwhile, ZipTie focuses on Google AI Overviews, identifying the exact URLs referenced in generated answers so teams can evaluate existing source material before revising their on-page copy.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://aipowereddahlia.com/", "title": "aipowereddahlia.com" }, { "url": "https://geoptie.com/", "title": "geoptie.com" }, { "url": "https://otterly.ai/", "title": "otterly.ai" }, { "url": "https://slatehq.com/", "title": "slatehq.com" }, { "url": "https://ziptie.dev/", "title": "ziptie.dev" } ] }, { "engine": "deepseek", "label": "DeepSeek", "model": "deepseek-flash", "status": "succeeded", "answer": "For teams that want to inspect cited sources before editing content, Ahrefs Brand Radar stands out: it separates pages AI cites from pages it merely retrieves in the background, so you can see which of your URLs actually shape answers [7]. Moz Pro's AI Visibility Citations tab lists the domains and pages LLMs cite for your tracked prompts [4], and Microsoft Clarity's AI Visibility citation dashboard shows which pages are selected as sources and how often they're cited [1]. These support evidence-based decisions rather than speculative rewrites; verify current capabilities yourself, since features change.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/fr-fr/clarity/ai-visibility/ai-citations-overview#1", "title": "Citation Dashboard Overview - Passer directement au contenu principal Passer à l’expérience de conversation Ask Learn" }, { "url": "https://moz.com/help/ai-research/ai-visibility/citations", "title": "Citations - Help Hub" }, { "url": "https://help.ahrefs.com/en/articles/15501968-ai-visibility-metrics", "title": "AI Visibility Metrics | Help Center - Ahrefs" } ] } ] } ] }