AEO Checker vs Otterly.AI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, AEO Checker and Otterly.AI share a 2.4 GPA, and only AEO Checker has a free plan.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
AEO Checker
AEO reports and daily AI visibility tracking for brands
Otterly.AI
Daily brand and citation tracking across AI search engines
Which one is for you
Pick AEO Checker if
- Fits if you want a cheap one-off AI visibility report
- Works for a single brand that wants daily tracking at $22.50 a month
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want ongoing tracking on the cheapest plan, as Reports is one-time reports only
- Tight if you are on Free: one preview report and 2 models
- Tight if you are on Marketer: 1 brand and 25 prompts
- Watch out: the prices shown are yearly-billed equivalents, and monthly billing costs more
- Watch out: the pricing page showed no prices to our reader, so the figures here come from the listing
Pick Otterly.AI if
- Fits if a daily read on ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews and Copilot is what you need
- Works for agencies that brand client reports through Looker Studio, from Standard
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if Gemini, AI Mode or Claude matter to you, as they're paid add-ons on every plan, and all seven engines add $227 a month on Standard
- Not for you if you need white-label reports, as there aren't any
- Tight if you start on Lite, with 15 prompts, one workspace, no API or MCP, and no extra prompt packs
- Pricey if you outgrow Lite, as Standard is $160 a month yearly and extra prompts are $99 per 100, with 300 at most before Premium at $422
- Watch out: Claude is tracked through its API using the Haiku model, and crawler analytics needs server log files you upload
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAAEO CheckerFair | 2.4GPAOtterly.AIFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$8 a month on yearly billing for Reports and $22.50 for daily tracking on Marketer, both inside the category's $29 cheaper quarter. | BLite is $25 a month billed yearly ($29 monthly) for 15 prompts on four engines with unlimited team members, inside the cheaper quarter of AI visibility tools at $29. The API, MCP and Agent Analytics wait on Standard at $160, and Gemini, AI Mode and Claude cost extra. |
| Free plan and trial | COne free preview report on ChatGPT and Gemini, and a 7-day trial on Marketer. | CNo free plan, but a 7-day free trial with 50 prompts and no credit card needed. |
| Features | COne-time reports, daily tracking, AI traffic tracking and sharing. Marketer tracks up to 3 of 4 models, and all 10 models are on Pro only. | CDaily mentions, share of voice and sentiment per engine in 70+ countries, link citation analysis, prompt research, a GEO audit and crawler analytics. The gap: Gemini, AI Mode and Claude are paid add-ons on every plan, and there's no white-label. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and you add your brand, prompts and analytics accounts before the tracking works. | CNo rating on record. You set the prompts to watch, and the crawler analytics means uploading your own server log files. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb app with Google Analytics, Search Console and Tag Manager connections. No desktop or phone apps. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. There's an API, an MCP server and a Looker Studio connector from Standard, plus a link with Semrush. |
| Best for | one-off AEO reports and daily AI tracking | daily brand and citation checks in AI search |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: AEO Checker and Otterly.AI. How we grade
Price against what you get
AEO Checker starts at $8 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Otterly.AI starts at $25 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and AEO Checker starts $17 a month lower. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, none scores higher than AEO Checker for less, and 4 score higher than Otterly.AI for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- AEO Checker also covers web analytics and content optimization.
- Otterly.AI also covers site audit.
At a glance
| AEO Checker | Otterly.AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $8 per month, billed yearly ($96) | $25 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free preview: one report using two AI models (ChatGPT and Gemini). | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial for new customers on Marketer | 7-day free trial with 50 prompts, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | AEO Checker | OtterlyAI GmbH |
| Price read from | aeochecker.ai | otterly.ai |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AEO Checker
- Prices shown are the yearly-billed equivalents; monthly-billed prices were not readable, and the page says yearly saves about 23%.
- The 7-day trial applies to Marketer; Marketer is limited to 1 brand and 25 prompts.
- Ongoing daily tracking starts at Marketer; the Reports plan covers one-time reports only.
- Marketer tracks 4 models; all 10 models are listed only on Pro.
Otterly.AI
- Google AI Mode and Gemini cost $9, $59 or $149 a month each by plan, and Claude $29, $109 or $439, so all seven engines on Standard add $227 a month.
- Google AI Mode, Gemini and Claude are paid add-ons on every plan; Claude is tracked through its API using the Haiku model.
- Lite has one workspace; extra prompts are sold in packs of 100 on Standard and Premium only.
- There is no white-label option; the Looker Studio connector is the suggested way to brand client reports.
Key features
AEO Checker
- One-time AEO reports
- Complete reports on demand, with Google AI Overview analysis and source and citation analysis.
- Daily analytics
- Each active prompt runs once a day against each AI model chosen for it, on Marketer and Pro.
- AI traffic tracking
- Connects Google Analytics (GA4), Google Search Console and Google Tag Manager to report traffic and ROI.
- Model coverage
- Marketer lists ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity; Pro adds DeepSeek, Grok, Mistral, Qwen, Kimi and Google AI Mode.
- Reporting and sharing
- PDF exports, shareable dashboards for clients and scheduled emails, depending on the plan.
Otterly.AI
- Daily prompt monitoring
- Tracks set prompts every day and reports brand mentions, coverage, share of voice and sentiment per engine, in more than 70 countries.
- Link citation analysis
- Shows which URLs and domains each AI engine cites for a prompt, with a domain ranking to find the sources worth targeting.
- AI prompt research
- Suggests prompts customers are likely to ask AI search tools about a brand or topic, as a starting set to monitor.
- GEO audit
- A technical audit of site URLs for generative engine readiness; Lite allows 1,000 audited URLs a month, Premium 10,000.
- Agent Analytics
- Reports AI agent and crawler visits to your site from server log files you upload.
- API, MCP and Looker Studio
- An API and MCP server give programmatic access to the data; the Looker Studio connector comes with Standard and above.
Plans
AEO Checker
Free$0
One free preview report using 2 AI models, ChatGPT and Gemini.
Reports$8
per month, billed yearly ($96)
Unlimited complete one-time reports with Google AI Overview analysis, source and citation analysis, PDF exports and shareable reports.
Marketer$22.5
per month, billed yearly ($270)
Daily tracking of 1 brand with 25 prompts on up to 3 of 4 models, traffic and ROI tracking, daily action plan and scheduled emails.
Pro$49.4
per month, billed yearly ($593)
5 brands with 75 prompts on up to 5 of 10 models, shareable client dashboards and priority support.
Otterly.AI
Lite$25
per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly)
15 prompts tracked daily on ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and Copilot, unlimited team members, one workspace. No API, MCP or extra prompts.
Standard$160
per month, billed yearly ($189 billed monthly)
100 prompts, API, MCP and Agent Analytics. Extra prompts are $99 per 100 a month, up to 300 more before you must move to Premium.
Premium$422
per month, billed yearly ($489 billed monthly)
400 prompts with everything in Standard. Extra prompts are $99 per 100 a month.
EnterpriseCustom
From 1,000 prompts, with SSO, custom terms, a quarterly GEO health check and a dedicated success manager.
Ways to pay less
AEO Checker
- Annual discount
About 23% off with yearly billing
The pricing page says yearly billing saves about 23% compared with paying month to month; checkout is billed once for the year.
Otterly.AI
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AEO Checker or Otterly.AI?
As of Nov 13, 2026, AEO Checker is cheaper to start with: $8 a month, against $25 a month for Otterly.AI. AEO Checker starts at $8 per month, billed yearly ($96), and Otterly.AI starts at $25 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, AEO Checker or Otterly.AI?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only AEO Checker has a free plan. Otterly.AI does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.