AUQ LLMrankings vs Highlighted.ai (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AUQ LLMrankings grades higher than Highlighted.ai: 2.2 against 1.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
AUQ LLMrankings 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.
AUQ LLMrankings
Low-cost tracker of brand mentions in ChatGPT and Gemini answers
Highlighted.ai
ChatGPT and AI Overview tracker that runs on your DataForSEO key
Which one is for you
Pick AUQ LLMrankings if
- Fits if you want a first look at your AI mentions for nothing
- Works for a small site that just wants to know whether ChatGPT or Gemini names it
Look elsewhere if
- Too light for a real AI search plan, as it covers only ChatGPT and Gemini
- Skip it if you need to see which sources AI answers cite, or their sentiment, as neither is listed
- Not for you if you need daily checks: paid plans run three times a week and free runs weekly
- Tight if you stay free, with 10 terms and 2 domains
- Watch out: there's no API or integration, and the page doesn't say if billing is monthly or yearly
Pick Highlighted.ai if
- Fits if your agency already has a DataForSEO account and a budget for checks
- Works for agencies sending white-label reports, from Premium at $79 for up to 10 brands
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you don't want a second account and a second bill from DataForSEO for every check
- Too light for more than ChatGPT and AI Overviews, and it gives no source lists or suggestions
- Not for you if you want a free plan or trial, as there's only a 30-day money-back guarantee
- Tight if you're on Starter: one user, and reports carry Highlighted's branding
- Watch out: older homepage text also names Claude and Perplexity, which the pricing page doesn't list
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAAUQ LLMrankingsFair | 1.4GPAHighlighted.aiWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AStartup is $10 a month for 50 terms and 10 competitors, well under $17.40, the line for an A in this category. Agency is $35 for 200 terms and unlimited workspaces. | CStarter is $29 a month for 1 brand, inside this category's cheaper quarter, but that's before DataForSEO's charge for each check, which you pay on top. So the real bill is higher and depends on how much you track. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree for good with no card: 10 terms and 2 domains on ChatGPT and Gemini, checked weekly, plus manual updates. 10 terms and weekly checks are a cap you'll hit. | FNothing is free: no free plan and no trial. First-time subscribers get a 30-day money-back guarantee, which isn't the same thing. |
| Features | DOne narrow job: whether ChatGPT or Gemini names you for a term, with charts, and competitors on paid plans. No Perplexity, Claude or AI Overviews, no source or citation analysis, and no sentiment. | DIt needs another product to work at all, your own DataForSEO account. Then it tracks ChatGPT and AI Overviews only, with a visibility score, answer history and competitor overlays, and no source lists or suggestions. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. There's not much to it: add your terms, domains and rivals, then wait for the checks to come in. | CNo rating on record. Before it reads a single answer you need a DataForSEO account and API key, then prompts, schedules and competitors to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no integrations or API listed. | CWeb only, with DataForSEO as the one integration, and that one is required rather than optional. |
| Best for | a free or $10 AI mention check | SEOs who already pay for DataForSEO |
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: AUQ LLMrankings and Highlighted.ai. How we grade
Price against what you get
AUQ LLMrankings starts at $10 a month and scores 1.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Highlighted.ai starts at $29 a month and scores 1.7.
They score the same, and AUQ LLMrankings starts $19 a month lower. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 5 score higher than AUQ LLMrankings for less, and 23 score higher than Highlighted.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
- AUQ LLMrankings also covers rank tracking.
- Highlighted.ai also covers reports.
At a glance
| AUQ LLMrankings | Highlighted.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $10 per month for 50 keywords | $29 per month for 1 brand |
| Free plan | 10 keywords and 2 brand domains, checked weekly in ChatGPT and Gemini, with free manual updates. No credit card needed. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | AUQ.io | Highlighted.ai |
| Price read from | llmrankings.io | highlighted.ai |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AUQ LLMrankings
- Covers only ChatGPT and Gemini; Perplexity, Claude, Copilot and Google AI Overviews are not listed.
- Checks run weekly on the free plan and three times a week on paid plans, not daily.
- The page lists no source or citation analysis, sentiment scores, API or integrations.
- The pricing does not say whether the monthly prices are billed monthly or whether annual billing exists.
Highlighted.ai
- Every plan needs your own DataForSEO API account, and the cost of each check is paid to DataForSEO on top of the plan.
- The pricing page lists only ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews, though older homepage text also names Claude and Perplexity.
- There is no free plan or trial; first-time subscribers get a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- Starter is for one user with Highlighted-branded reports; white-label reports start at Premium.
Key features
AUQ LLMrankings
- Brand checks by search term
- Enter the terms buyers would ask about and the tool queries ChatGPT and Gemini to see whether your brand appears in the answer.
- Competitor tracking
- Paid plans track competitors on the same terms: 10 on Startup and unlimited on Agency.
- Charts over time
- Shows brand visibility per term over time, with a competitor overview and a per-term view.
- Manual updates
- Every plan, the free one included, can trigger a fresh check by hand between scheduled updates.
Highlighted.ai
- Answers as users see them
- Reads the real ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews output through DataForSEO rather than calling a model's API directly.
- Unlimited prompts on a schedule
- Track as many prompts as your DataForSEO budget allows, refreshed daily, every 3 days, weekly or monthly.
- AI visibility score
- Shows the share of answers that name your brand, overall and per prompt, with the full history of each answer.
- Competitor overlay
- Track competitors on the same prompts and lay their results over yours on one chart.
- Workspaces and white-label reports
- Separate workspaces per client with client access, and reports under your own branding from Premium.
Plans
AUQ LLMrankings
Free$0
10 keywords and 2 brand domains, updated weekly, on ChatGPT and Gemini.
Startup$10
per month for 50 keywords
2 brand domains and 10 competitors, updated Monday, Wednesday and Friday, plus manual updates.
Agency$35
per month for 200 keywords
Unlimited competitors, tags and workspaces, updated three times a week, plus manual updates.
Highlighted.ai
Starter$29
per month for 1 brand
Unlimited prompts with your own DataForSEO key, ChatGPT and AI Overviews, competitor tracking, one user and Highlighted-branded reports.
Premium$79
per month for up to 10 brands
Up to 10 users and workspaces and white-label reports.
Agency$299
per month for unlimited brands
Unlimited users and workspaces and white-label reports.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AUQ LLMrankings or Highlighted.ai?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AUQ LLMrankings is cheaper to start with: $10 a month, against $29 a month for Highlighted.ai. AUQ LLMrankings starts at $10 per month for 50 keywords, and Highlighted.ai starts at $29 per month for 1 brand.
Which has a free plan, AUQ LLMrankings or Highlighted.ai?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only AUQ LLMrankings has a free plan. Highlighted.ai does not.
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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.