AI search monitoring tools
"AI search monitoring" covers two jobs, and most buyers need one before the other.
- Prompt tracking. The tool asks ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews a set of prompts each day and logs which brands and pages get cited.
- Site readiness monitoring. The tool checks if AI crawlers can reach and read your site, and alerts you on your dashboard when that breaks.
Prompt tracking tells you where you stand. Site monitoring tells you if something on your side stops you from being cited. A prompt tracker can't fix a robots.txt rule that blocks OAI-SearchBot, and a site monitor can't tell you a competitor took your spot.
Prompt trackers
| Tool | What the pricing page lists | Who it fits |
|---|---|---|
| Peec AI | Starter with 50 prompts, Pro with 150, Advanced with 350; 3 models, daily tracking and unlimited users on each plan (pricing) | Marketing teams and agencies tracking a brand |
| Profound | A free trial with 50 prompts run daily for 7 days, with custom Enterprise plans after that (pricing) | Larger brands with an AEO team |
Plan prices on these pages change and some load after the page renders, so check the vendor page for the current figure. Read the prompt count with care. Fifty prompts across 3 models is 150 answers a day. That fits one product line, not a full catalog.
Site readiness monitors
The AI Ready Check monitor costs $29 a month for one domain. Each week it re-scans up to 25 pages from your sitemap and links, tests 18 AI crawlers per path, checks structured data and llms.txt, and keeps a fix count and score history on a private dashboard. The first scan runs right after you subscribe. You can cancel any time.
Each week it asks 25 buyer questions and logs which businesses the answers name: you or up to 5 competitors. Today that part runs on an open model preview with no web search. ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude are not live yet (see the monitor plan). Treat it as a site monitor first. It catches the changes that knock a site out of AI answers: a CMS update that rewrites robots.txt, a CDN rule that starts blocking bots, or a template change that drops schema.
Which one first?
- No idea if AI crawlers can read your site: run the free check first. It takes seconds. Fix what it finds before you pay to track prompts.
- Site passes, and you want proof of citations: a prompt tracker fits.
- You run sites for clients: a weekly site monitor per client domain catches breakage before the client notices. Pair it with a prompt tracker for the brands that pay for reporting.
FAQ
What is an AI visibility tracker? A tool that runs a fixed set of prompts in AI search engines on a schedule and records which brands and URLs appear in the answers.
Can I get a free AI visibility tracker? Profound lists a 7 day free trial. You can track by hand: ask the same 10 buyer questions in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google each month and log who gets cited. The AI Ready Check site check is free.
How frequent should AI search monitoring be? Weekly for site readiness, since a single deploy can block crawlers. Daily prompt tracking suits brands in fast moving categories. Monthly suits most small businesses.
Check your site today
Run the free check. If it passes and you want a weekly re-scan with a score history, start the $29 a month monitor.
Checked 2026-10-23. Prices and policies change. Confirm on the source before you buy.
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