Airefs vs LLMrefs (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Airefs grades higher than LLMrefs: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Airefs grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Airefs
Tracks your brand in ChatGPT answers and finds ways to get cited
LLMrefs
Keyword-based AI search visibility tracker with one flat plan
Which one is for you
Pick Airefs if
- Fits if ChatGPT is the AI engine your buyers actually use
- Works for small teams who want articles and outreach drafts in the same tool as tracking
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need Gemini, Claude or Perplexity tracked, as it covers ChatGPT only
- Tight if you're on Lite, with checks every other day, 1 country and 7 days of history
- Pricey if you want AI Overviews, a $10 to $30 monthly add-on, or extra articles at $7 each
- Watch out: there's no free plan, only a 7-day trial, and the listing doesn't say if it needs a card
- Not for you if you need an API: none is listed, only a read-only MCP server from Pro
Pick LLMrefs if
- Fits if you already track SEO keywords and want the same lists checked in AI answers
- Works for agencies, since projects and seats are unlimited on one plan
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need daily data, as it refreshes about once a week per keyword
- Not for you if you need SSO, white-label reports or an enterprise tier, as none are listed
- Skip it if you need a price you can count on, as $79 is marked limited time only
- Watch out: no integrations are listed beyond the API and CSV export
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAAirefsFair | 2.2GPALLMrefsFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BLite is $24 a month billed yearly, or $29 monthly, for 25 prompts, 1 article a month and crawler analytics. That's inside the cheaper quarter of this category, which starts at $29, though AI Overviews adds $10 to $30 a month. | C$79 a month for 500 prompts on every engine, with unlimited projects and seats. That's mid-range for this category, between $29 and $95. But the price is marked limited time only, with no end date or regular price given. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free 7-day trial, and no free plan. The listing doesn't say whether a card is needed. | CNo free plan, but a 7-day free trial, and signing up needs no credit card. |
| Features | CShare of voice against up to 20 rivals, cited URLs, crawler and AI traffic, articles, discussions and outreach drafts. The gap is a big one: it tracks only ChatGPT, with Google AI Overviews as an add-on, so no Gemini, Claude or Perplexity. | CFan-out prompts built from your keywords, share of voice and position across ChatGPT, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Grok, Copilot, Meta AI and DeepSeek, and cited sources in 50+ countries. The gap: data refreshes weekly, not daily. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Setup is a domain, prompts and competitors, but there's a lot of growth work on top of the tracking to get through. | CNo rating on record. Importing an SEO keyword list is a familiar start, but you still set up projects, countries and competitors before the rankings say much. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. From Pro, a read-only MCP server lets Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor query your data. No API is listed. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app and no integrations on record. The one plan includes an API and CSV export. |
| Best for | acting on your ChatGPT visibility, not just measuring it | tracking AI visibility by keyword, not prompt |
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: Airefs and LLMrefs. How we grade
Price against what you get
Airefs starts at $24 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. LLMrefs starts at $79 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Airefs starts $55 a month lower. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 3 score higher than Airefs for less, and 13 score higher than LLMrefs 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
- Airefs also covers long-form writing, web analytics and link outreach.
- LLMrefs also covers reports.
At a glance
| Airefs | LLMrefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $24 per month for 25 prompts, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly) | $79 per month for 500 prompts |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free 7-day trial | 7-day free trial; signing up needs no credit card |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Airefs | LLMrefs |
| Price read from | getairefs.com | llmrefs.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Airefs
- It tracks only ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews, and AI Overviews costs $10 to $30 a month extra depending on plan.
- Lite checks answers every other day in a single country and keeps just 7 days of analytics history.
- Extra articles cost $7 each; the done-for-you service starts at $349 a month and placed brand mentions at $299.
- There is no free plan, only the 7-day trial.
LLMrefs
- There is one plan; the $79 price is labeled limited time only, with no end date or regular price given.
- Dashboard data refreshes at least once a week per keyword, not daily.
- The pricing page lists no enterprise tier, SSO or white-label options.
Key features
Airefs
- Prompt tracking
- Checks your prompts in ChatGPT, and Google AI Overviews as an add-on, with share of voice against up to 20 competitors and the URLs behind each answer.
- AI crawler and traffic analytics
- Shows which AI crawlers read each page and how many visitors arrive from AI answers, with history from 7 days to unlimited by plan.
- Articles
- Writes articles aimed at AI answers and Google from content gaps where competitors are cited; 1 to 6 a month by plan, extra ones $7 each.
- Discussions
- Finds Reddit, Quora and LinkedIn threads that AI cites or that match your keywords, drafts comments, and sends Reddit keyword alerts.
- Backlinks and mentions
- Lists third-party articles AI cites in your category, finds contact details and drafts the outreach email.
- MCP server
- From Pro up, a read-only MCP server lets Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor query share of voice, sources and opportunities.
LLMrefs
- Keyword-based tracking
- Import SEO keyword lists; LLMrefs generates fan-out prompts for each keyword from real AI conversations and aggregates the answers.
- Share of voice rankings
- Ranks brands against competitors per keyword by share of voice and average position, weighted across every prompt.
- Source and citation lists
- Shows and filters the URLs AI engines cite when answering about your products, to find content and outreach targets.
- Countries and languages
- Geo-targeted tracking in 50+ countries and 20+ languages, filterable by engine and country.
- Agency projects
- Unlimited projects and seats under one subscription, with client dashboards and keywords spread across projects.
- Free AI SEO tools
- An AI crawlability checker, a Reddit threads finder and an llms.txt generator come with the plan.
Plans
Airefs
Lite$24
per month for 25 prompts, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly)
1 domain, 1 seat, ChatGPT checked every other day in 1 country, 7 days of analytics history and 1 article a month.
Pro$49
per month for 60 prompts, billed yearly ($59 billed monthly)
3 domains, 2 seats, daily checks in any country, 90 days of history, 3 articles a month and an MCP server.
Expert$83
per month for 150 prompts, billed yearly ($99 billed monthly)
Unlimited domains, 20 seats, unlimited history, 6 articles a month and a dedicated AEO strategist.
Agency$49
per month and up, billed yearly ($59 and up billed monthly)
Priced by client brands, prompts and articles per client; for example 6 brands at 25 prompts each comes to $83 a month yearly.
LLMrefs
All in One$79
per month for 500 prompts
All AI engines, weekly reports, citations, 50+ countries, unlimited projects and users, CSV export and API. Marked limited time only.
Ways to pay less
Airefs
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
Airefs lists 20% off for yearly billing: Lite is $288 a year ($24 a month) instead of $29 a month billed monthly.
LLMrefs
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Airefs or LLMrefs?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Airefs is cheaper to start with: $24 a month, against $79 a month for LLMrefs. Airefs starts at $24 per month for 25 prompts, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly), and LLMrefs starts at $79 per month for 500 prompts.
Which has a free plan, Airefs or LLMrefs?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither Airefs nor LLMrefs has a free plan. Both have 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.