AthenaHQ vs Peec AI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AthenaHQ and Peec AI share a 2.2 GPA, and only AthenaHQ has a free plan.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
AthenaHQ grades higher on features. Peec AI grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
AthenaHQ
Credit-based AI search tracking with content optimization agents
Peec AI
AI search analytics that tracks brand prompts across AI models
Which one is for you
Pick AthenaHQ if
- Fits if you want to look at real AI answers about your brand before paying anything
- Works for shops checking their products in ChatGPT, AI Mode and Gemini shopping results
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you outgrow the free credits, as the next step is $245 a month on yearly billing
- Tight if you track lots of prompts every day, because every answer spends a credit
- Skip it if you need Claude, AI Mode or Grok on the free plan, as they start on Starter
- Watch out: the API and extra credits on Starter are add-ons priced only on request
- Not for you if you need SSO, audit logs or multi-region tracking without an Enterprise contract
Pick Peec AI if
- Fits if your whole team needs a login, since users are unlimited on every plan
- Works for shops that want win rates per product in AI shopping answers, from a Shopify or CSV catalog
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you want more than 3 AI models, as each extra one costs $30 to $140 a month
- Skip it if you need Claude, Grok or DeepSeek tracked, which only Enterprise covers
- Not for you if you need the API or SSO without an Enterprise contract, billed annually
- Watch out: Looker Studio and multi-country tracking start on Advanced at $495, and the trial's length isn't stated
- Watch out: agencies are priced separately, on their own bundle page
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAAthenaHQFair | 2.2GPAPeec AIFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DStarter is $245 a month billed annually, $295 monthly, for 3,600 credits. That sits in this category's dearest tenth, which starts at $129, and the API and extra credits are add-ons priced only on request. | CStarter is $95 a month for 50 prompts on 3 models, billed monthly, with 15% off yearly. That's inside this category's usual range, just under the dearer quarter at $99, but each extra model costs $30 to $140 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan, Essential, with 300 credits on ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews, Gemini and Copilot and unlimited users. But one credit is one AI answer, so 10 prompts on 5 models spend 50 credits a run. You'll hit the wall fast. | CNo free plan. There's a free trial, but the pricing page doesn't say how long it lasts. |
| Features | BUp to 11 models on Starter, Claude, AI Mode and Grok among them, with competitor benchmarks, sentiment and source insights. It adds an optimization agent, AI shopping results and robots.txt and llms.txt controls. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job. | CVisibility, position, sentiment and share of voice, with source analytics, fact-checking, AI shopping tracking and crawler logs. The gap the listing names: self-serve plans watch 3 models, Perplexity is an add-on, and Claude, Grok and DeepSeek are Enterprise only. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Credits take some working out: there's a whole calculator just for estimating how prompts, locations, models and cadence add up. | CNo rating on record. You pick prompts, models and competitors, and work out which add-on models you need, before the daily scores mean much. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It links to Google Analytics, Search Console, WordPress, Shopify and Webflow, and works inside ChatGPT or Claude over MCP. The API is a paid add-on. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It connects to Google Analytics, Shopify, Cloudflare, Vercel, Akamai, WordPress and CloudFront, with Looker Studio from Advanced. The API and SSO come with Enterprise. |
| Best for | a free start on credit-based AI answer tracking | in-house teams starting to measure AI search |
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: AthenaHQ and Peec AI. How we grade
Price against what you get
AthenaHQ starts at $245 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Peec AI starts at $95 a month and scores 2.3.
AthenaHQ scores higher, and starts $150 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than AthenaHQ for less, and 19 score higher than Peec AI 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
- AthenaHQ also covers AI agents and content optimization.
- Peec AI also covers reports and web analytics.
At a glance
| AthenaHQ | Peec AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $245 per month, billed annually ($295 billed monthly) | $95 per month for 50 prompts on 3 AI models, billed monthly |
| Free plan | Essential plan: $25 of credit (300 credits, 1 credit = 1 AI response) across ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews, Gemini and Copilot, with unlimited users. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial offered; the pricing page does not state its length |
| Web | ||
| Made by | AthenaHQ | Peec AI |
| Price read from | athenahq.ai | peec.ai |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AthenaHQ
- Everything runs on credits: 3,600 a month on Starter. A free credit calculator helps estimate use by prompts, locations, models and cadence.
- API access and extra credits on Starter are paid add-ons whose prices are given only on request.
- The free Essential plan covers 5 models; Claude, AI Mode, Grok, DeepSeek, Meta AI and Mistral need Starter.
- SSO, audit logs, multi-region tracking and BI dashboards come only with Enterprise.
Peec AI
- Self-serve plans track 3 AI models; each extra model is an add-on of $30, $70 or $140 a month depending on plan.
- Claude, Grok, DeepSeek, Qwen, Mistral and Meta models are listed only on Enterprise; Perplexity appears among the add-on models.
- API access and single sign-on come only with Enterprise.
- Agencies have separate bundle pricing on their own page.
Key features
AthenaHQ
- AI answer monitoring
- Analyzes prompts and responses for brand mentions, competitor benchmarking and real-time sentiment across up to 11 models on Starter.
- Sources and citation intelligence
- Shows which sources AI answers draw on and where competitors are cited instead of you.
- Content optimization agent
- Recommends on-page and off-page actions and rewrites content against brand guidelines; drafts can be published to WordPress, Shopify and other CMSs.
- Shopping insights
- Shows how a site's products appear in AI shopping results in ChatGPT, AI Mode and Gemini carousels, with position and competitor pricing.
- AI crawler controls
- Manages AI crawler access through a generated robots.txt and llms.txt.
- MCP and analytics connections
- Connects Google Analytics and Search Console to tie AI visibility to traffic, and works inside ChatGPT or Claude through MCP.
Peec AI
- Visibility, position and sentiment
- Daily scores for how often a brand appears, its position in the answer, sentiment and share of voice, measured against competitors.
- Source analytics
- Shows the domains and URLs AI answers retrieve and cite, classifies them as competitor, editorial, reference or UGC, and flags gaps where only rivals appear.
- Brand perception and fact-checking
- Scores what AI answers say a brand is known for, groups recurring objections, and checks claims in answers against facts you set.
- AI Shopping tracking
- Upload a product catalog from Shopify or a CSV to track visibility and win rate per product in AI shopping answers.
- Agent analytics
- Audits which AI bots robots.txt allows and logs AI crawler hits and AI referral visits from CDNs and hosts such as Cloudflare, Vercel and Akamai.
- Looker Studio, API and MCP
- Data flows to Looker Studio from Advanced, and to custom pipelines or AI assistants through the API and an MCP server.
Plans
AthenaHQ
Essential$0
300 credits on 5 models, unlimited users, prompt and source analysis, content recommendations and the Athena AI agent.
Starter$245
per month for 3,600 credits, billed annually ($295 monthly)
11 models including Claude, AI Mode, Grok, DeepSeek, Meta AI and Mistral; unlimited topics, prompts and competitors, CSV export and the optimization agent.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom credits and websites, API access, knowledge base and claim review, multi-region tracking, BI dashboards, SAML SSO, audit logs and a 2-hour SLA.
Peec AI
Starter$95
per month for 50 prompts on 3 AI models, billed monthly
Daily tracking, 1 project, unlimited users and chat support. Models are picked from ChatGPT, AI Mode, AI Overviews, Copilot, Gemini and Naver AI.
Pro$245
per month for 150 prompts on 3 AI models, billed monthly
Daily tracking, 2 projects, unlimited users and chat and email support.
Advanced$495
per month for 350 prompts on 3 AI models, billed monthly
Daily tracking, 5 projects, tracking in several countries and the Looker Studio connector.
EnterpriseCustom
Billed annually. All models, up to 13 tracked, including Claude, Perplexity, Grok and DeepSeek; unlimited projects, custom prompts, API access and SSO.
Ways to pay less
AthenaHQ
- Annual discount
17% off with annual billing
AthenaHQ's plans page takes 17% off for annual billing, described as two months free: Starter is $245 a month instead of $295.
Peec AI
- Annual discount
15% off with annual billing
Peec AI's pricing FAQ says customers who choose annual billing get a 15% discount.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AthenaHQ or Peec AI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Peec AI is cheaper to start with: $95 a month, against $245 a month for AthenaHQ. AthenaHQ starts at $245 per month, billed annually ($295 billed monthly), and Peec AI starts at $95 per month for 50 prompts on 3 AI models, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, AthenaHQ or Peec AI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only AthenaHQ has a free plan. Peec AI does not, though it has 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.