AI engines tracked

Lists which AI answer engines the tool monitors for brand mentions, for example ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini or Google AI Overviews.

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What it is
Why it matters
What to check
Tools with it

What it is

This feature names the AI engines a visibility tool actually queries on your behalf. Different tools cover different sets. One may check ChatGPT and Perplexity, while another also covers Gemini, Claude, Microsoft Copilot or Google's AI Overviews. The value is a list rather than a yes or no, so the specific engines matter more than the count.

Why it matters

Buyers do not use one assistant. A marketer in one market may find that customers ask ChatGPT, while another audience relies on Google's AI summaries or Perplexity. If the tool does not watch the engine your buyers use, its reports can look reassuring while missing the place where recommendations are made. This matters when you are choosing between AI visibility tools such as Otterly.AI, Peec AI, Profound or Scrunch AI. It matters less if you only need a rough view of one engine.

What to check

Which engines are covered today, and which are planned but not yet live.
Are engines covered on every plan, or do some cost extra.
Does it test the consumer web version of each engine or only the underlying API, since answers can differ.
Can you choose countries and languages for the prompts it runs.

Tools with AI engines tracked

ToolClient acquisition
SurferSEO
Optimise your content in real time with recommendations based on top-ranking search results.
SEO
From €49/mo yearlyAffiliate link
Sign up on SurferSEO
AI engines tracked: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, AI Overviews, AI Mode
ToolClient acquisition
Ahrefs
Combines backlink analysis, keyword research, rank tracking and technical audits built on an extensive web index.
SEO
From €27/moFree plan
Sign up on Ahrefs
AI engines tracked: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot, AI Overviews/Mode
ToolClient acquisition
SEMrush
Unify keyword research, backlink analysis, technical audits and rank tracking in one dashboard.
SEO
From €112.52/mo yearlyFree planAffiliate link
Sign up on SEMrush
AI engines tracked: Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini
ToolClient acquisition
Otterly.AI
Monitor how your brand appears inside AI search results across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI and Copilot.
SEO
From $25/mo yearly
Sign up on Otterly.AI
AI engines tracked: ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, MS Copilot (Gemini & Google AI Mode add-on)
ToolClient acquisition
Semrush AI Toolkit
Track how your brand appears in AI search answers and measure your share of voice.
SEO
From €94.94/moAffiliate link
Sign up on Semrush AI Toolkit
AI engines tracked: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Mode and AI Overviews
ToolClient acquisition
Profound
Tracks how AI assistants describe your brand and recommends content changes to improve those answers.
SEO
Free plan
Sign up on Profound
AI engines tracked: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Grok, Meta AI, DeepSeek
ToolClient acquisition
Scrunch AI
Monitor how your brand appears in AI search and serve optimised pages to AI crawlers.
SEO
From $250/mo
Sign up on Scrunch AI
AI engines tracked: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Mode & Overviews, Meta
ToolClient acquisition
Peec AI
Monitor how your brand appears in AI search answers across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and other engines.
SEO
Sign up on Peec AI
AI engines tracked: ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews, Microsoft Copilot, Perplexity, Gemini (Enterprise adds Claude, Deepseek, Qwen, GPT-5 Search)
ToolClient acquisition
Ahrefs Brand Radar
Tracks brand mentions and visibility across AI answer engines like ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews.
SEO
From €46.70/moFree plan
Sign up on Ahrefs Brand Radar
AI engines tracked: AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok
ToolClient acquisition
Clearscope
Grades content on keyword and topic coverage ranked by Google, using AI analysis of competing top-ranking pages.
SEO
From $129/mo
Sign up on Clearscope
AI engines tracked: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude
ToolClient acquisition
Google Search Console
Monitor your organic search performance with impressions, clicks, and search queries per site.
SEO
Free plan
Sign up on Google Search Console
AI engines tracked: Google Search only

In SEO ranking order; the number is each tool's place. Some of this is collected from public sources and not yet checked by us.