AEO Vision vs Otterly.AI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Otterly.AI grades higher than AEO Vision: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
AEO Vision grades higher on value for money and features. Otterly.AI grades higher on the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
AEO Vision
Low-cost AI visibility tracking with content and Reddit insights
Otterly.AI
Daily brand and citation tracking across AI search engines
Which one is for you
Pick AEO Vision if
- Fits if you only want to know whether ChatGPT names you, for $7 a month billed yearly
- Works for agencies running short pitch projects, on Agency Starter at $399 a month yearly
Look elsewhere if
- Too light for real tracking on Lite, which is ChatGPT only and checked every 3 days
- Not for you if you want to try before paying, as there's no free plan or trial
- Pricey if you need daily checks on five platforms: that's Solo, $79 a month yearly or $99 monthly
- Skip it if you need white-label reports, an API or SSO, which are only on custom-priced Enterprise
- Watch out: the FAQ lists 5 platforms but the homepage also names Claude, so check what's covered
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
| 2.2GPAAEO VisionFair | 2.4GPAOtterly.AIFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | ALite is $7 a month billed yearly ($9 monthly), far under $17.40, the line for an A in this category. It's ChatGPT only, checked every 3 days. Solo, with daily checks on five platforms, is $79 billed yearly, which is ordinary here. | 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 | FNothing is free: the brand plans page shows no free plan and no trial. Lite at $9 a month is the cheapest way to look around. | CNo free plan, but a 7-day free trial with 50 prompts and no credit card needed. |
| Features | BFrom Solo up it covers the job: daily mentions, citations and sentiment, competitors found for you, the Reddit threads AI cites, tasks ranked by impact and written content. It also tracks sponsored placements inside AI answers. | 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 rating on record. Competitors are found for you, but there are still prompts to set up, plus an agent and workflows to learn before it pays off. | CNo rating on record. You set the prompts to watch, and the crawler analytics means uploading your own server log files. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no integrations listed. Custom integrations, the API and SSO are all on the custom-priced Enterprise plan. | 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 | checking ChatGPT mentions on a tiny budget | 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 Vision and Otterly.AI. How we grade
Price against what you get
AEO Vision starts at $7 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 Vision starts $18 a month lower. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, none scores higher than AEO Vision 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 Vision also covers workflow automation, AI agents and long-form writing.
- Otterly.AI also covers site audit.
At a glance
| AEO Vision | Otterly.AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $7 per month for 30 ChatGPT prompts, billed annually ($9 billed monthly) | $25 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial with 50 prompts, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | AEO Vision | OtterlyAI GmbH |
| Price read from | aeovision.ai | otterly.ai |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AEO Vision
- Lite covers ChatGPT only, checked every 3 days, and has no AI agent or Reddit insights.
- The FAQ lists 5 platforms (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews); the homepage also names Claude.
- No free plan or free trial is mentioned on the brand plans page.
- White-label reports, the API and SSO are only on the custom-priced Enterprise plan.
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 Vision
- AI prompt tracking
- Records mentions, citations and sentiment for tracked prompts daily on Solo and up; Lite checks ChatGPT every 3 days.
- Competitor intelligence
- Finds competitors automatically and compares mention share, cited domains and sentiment.
- Reddit insights
- Shows which Reddit threads AI platforms cite for your prompts, with weekly reports and subreddit breakdowns.
- Ads AI Share
- Tracks sponsored placements inside AI answers, with advertiser share of voice and where competitors appear beside you.
- AI tasks and content creation
- Generates tasks ranked by impact and effort, from content to link building, and writes a monthly number of content pieces by plan.
- Automated workflows
- Triggers, actions and notifications for routine AI visibility work: 1 workflow on Solo, 5 on Growth, unlimited on Enterprise.
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 Vision
Lite$7
per month for 30 prompts, billed annually ($9 billed monthly)
1 brand, ChatGPT only, checked every 3 days, 3 competitors, bi-weekly action reports and 3 content pieces a month. $84 a year.
Solo$79
per month for 70 prompts a day, billed annually ($99 monthly)
1 brand on 5 AI platforms, visibility analytics, 10 content pieces a month, Reddit insights and the AI agent. $948 a year.
Growth$239
per month for 3 brands, billed annually ($299 billed monthly)
300 daily prompts per brand, extended dashboards, 30 content pieces a month, agentic commerce and 5 automated workflows. $2,868 a year.
Agency Starter$399
per month for 300 prompts, billed annually ($499 billed monthly)
Prompts shared across unlimited clients and projects, 7-day pitch projects and downloadable client reports. $4,788 a year.
Agency Pro$799
per month for 650 prompts, billed annually ($999 billed monthly)
Everything in Agency Starter with higher agent and workflow limits and priority support. $9,588 a year.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited brands, custom prompt volume, white-label reports, custom integrations and API, SSO and an account manager.
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 Vision
- Annual discount
Save about 20% with annual billing
AEO Vision's plans page lists Solo at $948 a year ($79 a month) instead of $99 monthly, and agency plans at 20% off when billed annually.
Otterly.AI
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AEO Vision or Otterly.AI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AEO Vision is cheaper to start with: $7 a month, against $25 a month for Otterly.AI. AEO Vision starts at $7 per month for 30 ChatGPT prompts, billed annually ($9 billed monthly), and Otterly.AI starts at $25 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, AEO Vision or Otterly.AI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither AEO Vision nor Otterly.AI has a free plan. Otterly.AI 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.