AreYouMention vs Citation Radar (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AreYouMention grades higher than Citation Radar: 2.6 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
AreYouMention grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
AreYouMention
Free tracker for brand mentions and AI referral traffic
Citation Radar
Low-cost AI citation tracker for five AI assistants
Which one is for you
Pick AreYouMention if
- Fits if you want to know whether AI mentions you before spending anything
- Works for small businesses with one to three brands to spot-check
Look elsewhere if
- Too light for anyone tracking more than 3 questions a brand
- Skip it if Google's AI Overviews, Copilot or Claude matter to you, as only three engines are named
- Not for you if you'll want more later, as there's no plan above free
- Tight if your traffic data lives outside GA4, the only analytics source it reads
- Watch out: the maker also sells a GEO agency service on a Pro version, with no published price
Pick Citation Radar if
- Fits if you're a solo marketer tracking 50 questions on one site
- Works for small agencies with up to five client sites, on Agency at $199 a month
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need daily numbers, as tracking re-runs weekly
- Not for you if Google's AI Overviews or Copilot matter most to you
- Too light for agencies who need white-label reports or an API today, as both are coming soon
- Tight if you stay free: 5 questions, 3 platforms and no weekly re-runs
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAAreYouMentionGood | 2.0GPACitation RadarFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BIt costs nothing, and there's no paid plan at all. It stops short of an A because 3 queries a brand is a small amount of tracking, even for free. | CStarter is $39 a month for 1 site and 50 questions on all five platforms. That's above the cheaper quarter of this category, which starts at $29, and under its $49 middle, so it sits on the low side of ordinary. |
| Free plan and trial | AFree outright, with no card and no time limit. The only plan covers 3 brands with 3 queries each, plus AI traffic for 3 GA4 properties. | CA free plan with no card: 1 website and 5 generated questions, checked on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini. That's a one-off look, though, as weekly re-runs are paid only. |
| Features | CMention scores in three engines, competitor domains, fan-out tracking, exports, AI traffic from GA4 and a monthly email report. The gaps are in its own listing: 3 queries per brand, and no Claude, Copilot or Google AI Overviews. | CCitation tracking on five assistants, an AEO score, a share-of-voice leaderboard, content gaps and Blueprint Mode for draft pages. The gaps are real: checks are weekly, AI Overviews and Copilot aren't covered, and the API is still coming soon. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Sign-up takes seconds, but you choose your queries and connect GA4 through a Google sign-in for the traffic side. | CNo rating on record. It's self-serve and generates questions for you, but you still pick what to track and read the scores before it tells you much. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only. Google Analytics 4 is its one connection, and there's no API on record. | CWeb only, with no integrations listed. The API and white-label reports are both marked as coming soon. |
| Best for | a free first look at AI mentions and traffic | weekly AI citation checks |
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: AreYouMention and Citation Radar. How we grade
Price against what you get
AreYouMention has no paid plan and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Citation Radar starts at $39 a month and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and AreYouMention starts $39 a month lower. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, none scores higher than AreYouMention for less, and 34 score higher than Citation Radar 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
- AreYouMention also covers reports and web analytics.
- Citation Radar also covers content optimization and schema markup.
At a glance
| AreYouMention | Citation Radar | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | $39 per month for 1 site and 50 questions |
| Free plan | Free with no card and no time limit: mention tracking for up to 3 brands with 3 queries each across ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google Gemini, plus AI traffic analytics for up to 3 GA4 properties. | 1 website, 5 generated questions checked on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini. No card needed. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | HyperLinker SAS | Citation Radar |
| Price read from | areyoumention.com | citationradar.ai |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AreYouMention
- The free plan stops at 3 brands, 3 queries per brand and 3 GA4 properties, and the site sells no plan with higher limits.
- Only ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google Gemini are named; the site lists no tracking of Claude, Copilot or Google AI Overviews.
- The traffic module works through a Google Analytics 4 connection; the site names no other analytics source.
- HyperLinker SAS also sells a GEO agency service that uses a Pro version of the platform; neither has a published price.
Citation Radar
- Tracking runs weekly, not daily, and only on paid plans.
- The free plan checks 3 platforms; Claude and Grok need a paid plan.
- Google AI Overviews and Copilot are not among the platforms the site lists.
- The API and white-label reports are marked as coming soon.
Key features
AreYouMention
- LLM Mention Tracker
- Runs your set queries in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google Gemini and gives a visibility score for each AI engine.
- Competitor domains
- Shows which competitor domains turn up in the answers to your queries, next to your own brand's mentions.
- Fan-out tracking and exports
- The mention tracker also follows fan-out queries, and its detailed reports can be exported.
- LLM Traffic Analytics
- Connects to Google Analytics 4 through a Google sign-in and picks out visits from AI assistants, with landing pages and period comparisons.
- Monthly email report
- Sends an automatic monthly summary of the KPIs from both modules and how they changed.
Citation Radar
- AI citation tracking
- Shows which buyer questions get your site cited, and which do not, on ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Grok.
- AEO score
- A single score for how ready a site is to be cited by AI, broken down by platform for each analysis.
- Competitor share of voice
- A leaderboard of where rivals are cited more than you, with the pages that earn their citations.
- Content gaps
- Questions competitors win and you do not, sorted into quick wins, strategic plays and long-term bets.
- Blueprint Mode
- Pick a question and get a draft page built for AI answers, with schema markup, structure and citations.
- Weekly auto-tracking
- Paid plans re-run tracked questions every week to build share-of-voice trends over time.
Plans
AreYouMention
Free Plan$0
Up to 3 brands with 3 queries each across ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google Gemini, and AI traffic analytics for up to 3 GA4 properties.
Citation Radar
Free$0
1 website and 5 generated questions, checked on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini.
Starter$39
per month for 1 site and 50 questions
For solo marketers: 50 tracked questions on all 5 AI platforms, weekly re-runs and 50 AI content suggestions a month.
Pro$99
per month for 3 sites and 100 questions per site
For in-house teams: all 5 AI platforms, weekly re-runs and 100 AI content suggestions a month.
Agency$199
per month for 5 sites and 100 questions per site
All 5 AI platforms, unlimited AI content suggestions and priority support. White-label reports are listed as coming soon.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AreYouMention or Citation Radar?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AreYouMention is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $39 a month for Citation Radar. AreYouMention is free, and Citation Radar starts at $39 per month for 1 site and 50 questions.
Which has a free plan, AreYouMention or Citation Radar?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both AreYouMention and Citation Radar have a free plan.
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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.