AEO Vision vs Rankscale AI (2026): which should you pick?

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 Rankscale AI if

• Fits if you want 17+ AI engines on one plan and can do the credit sums
• Works for brands where local results matter, as it shows your place in AI map packs

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you track a lot every day, since monitoring pauses when the credits run out until renewal or a top-up
• Skip it if you want the cheapest plan paid monthly, as Essentials is yearly only and the trial is for Pro
• Pricey if you need the REST API, which starts at Pro+ for $229 a month, or white label at $385
• Watch out: Claude costs 2 credits a run against 0.25 for ChatGPT, so Essentials' 120 credits go fast
• Watch out: extra brand dashboard slots are bought separately in the app

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.

Rankscale AI

• Tracking is limited by credits, not prompts: each engine run costs 0.25 to 2 credits, and monitoring pauses when credits run out until renewal or a top-up.
• Essentials is sold on yearly billing only; the 7-day trial is for Pro.
• The REST API starts at Pro+ ($229 a month); white-label dashboards start at Growth.
• Extra brand dashboard slots are bought separately in the app.

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.

Rankscale AI

Wide engine coverage

All plans can query 17+ engines, from ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity at 0.25 credits a run to Claude at 2 credits, on schedules from hourly to monthly.

Visibility, sentiment and citations

Tracks a visibility score over time, benchmarks competitors, analyzes sentiment and shows which sources AI engines cite.

Query fan-out and ChatGPT follow-ups

Shows the internal searches AI engines run while answering, and the clarifying questions ChatGPT asks before recommending brands.

Shopping, ads and local results

Analyzes shopping cards and sponsored ads in ChatGPT, AI Mode and Copilot, and brand placement in AI local and map packs.

AI visits from Cloudflare

A read-only Cloudflare connection reports AI crawler and assistant visits, top pages and the 404 errors AI bots hit.

Sharing, API and MCP

Shareable dashboard links, CSV and Google Sheets exports, Data Studio, an MCP server for AI assistants and, from Pro+, a REST API.

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.

Rankscale AI

• Essentials$17

  per month for 120 credits, billed yearly only

  For individuals and startups: 2 brand dashboards and 10 page audits a month. Shown as $20 crossed out.

• Pro$99

  per month for 1,200 credits, billed monthly

  Up to 4,800 AI answers a month, 10 brand dashboards, 50 page audits, Looker Studio and MCP. Unused credits roll over up to 2x.

• Pro+$229

  per month for 3,000 credits, billed monthly

  Up to 12,000 answers, 25 brand dashboards, 100 page audits, REST API access and 5 prompt researches a month.

• Growth$385

  per month for 5,500 credits, billed monthly

  For agencies: up to 22,000 answers, 50 brand dashboards, 200 page audits, white-label dashboards and the agency program.

• Enterprise$780

  per month for 12,000 credits, billed monthly

  Up to 48,000 answers, 100 brand dashboards, REST API access, a dedicated partner, and credit rollover up to 3x.

• Custom PlanCustom

  Built around credit volume and team size, with options such as SSO, custom API work, SLA guarantees and a success manager.

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.

Rankscale AI

• Annual discount

  15% off with yearly billing

  Rankscale's pricing FAQ says yearly billing is 15% cheaper than monthly, paid 12 months upfront, with credits still renewing each month.