Airefs vs Otterly.AI (2026): which should you pick?

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 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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Otterly.AI

No public discounts listed.