AI SEO Tracker vs Rankscale AI (2026): which should you pick?

Pick AI SEO Tracker if

• Fits if you want a one-off check of AI visibility without a subscription
• Works for teams that want their AI visibility data readable inside Claude Code over MCP

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you need daily tracking, as subscriptions rescan weekly
• Not for you if Claude or Grok answers matter, since they aren't scanned
• Tight if you track a lot on Basic, which stops at 250 answers a month with owner-only access
• Not for you if you want to try it first: there's no free plan or trial, only small free checkers
• Watch out: the maker's agency sells page writing and outreach separately, from $1,999 a month

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

AI SEO Tracker

• Claude and Grok are not scanned; the five engines are ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot and Google AI Overviews.
• Monthly plans rescan weekly, not daily; daily scans run only during the report's seven days.
• Basic is limited to 250 model responses a month and owner-only access.
• The maker's agency, MagicSpace, sells page writing and outreach separately from $1,999 a month.

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.

AI SEO Tracker

Rank on each engine

One table per question shows each brand's rank in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot and AI Overviews, with the full answer of each engine.

Who AI names instead

Lists the brands recommended for your questions with their average rank next to yours; competitors are found from your site.

Cited pages

Shows the lists and articles each engine reads before answering, as the pages worth getting into, plus Reddit threads AI cites.

Prioritized action plan

The report ends with what to fix first, written from the scan, and stays readable, printable and exportable after the scan week.

MCP server for AI agents

Agents such as Claude Code can read projects, scans, sources, prompts and competitors over MCP with OAuth; the only write is adding prompts.

Free tools and leaderboards

A one-question AI visibility checker, a page inspector, AI keyword research and monthly public leaderboards need no account.

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.

AI SEO Tracker

• AI SEO report$49

  one-time, for 7 days of daily scans of up to 50 prompts

  One brand on five AI engines, competitor gaps, cited sources and an action plan, kept for good. No subscription.

• Basic$79

  per month for 50 prompts, rescanned weekly

  250 model responses a month, one brand workspace, automatic rescans on 5 AI engines and owner-only access.

• Pro$199

  per month for 500 prompts, rescanned weekly

  5,000 model responses a month, unlimited brands and projects, and teammates invited to shared projects.

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.

AI SEO Tracker

No public discounts listed.

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.