Beamtrace vs LLMrefs (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, Beamtrace grades higher than LLMrefs: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA
Beamtrace grades higher on value for money and ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Beamtrace
Small-business AI visibility tracker from the makers of Elfsight
LLMrefs
Keyword-based AI search visibility tracker with one flat plan
Which one is for you
Pick Beamtrace if
- Fits if you run a small local business and mainly want to know whether ChatGPT names you
- Works for teams that keep their to-do list in Jira, Linear or Asana
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need Gemini, Claude, Perplexity or Grok, which are listed as coming soon
- Tight if you start on Starter: 10 prompts, checked every 3 days
- Pricey if you want daily checks, which need Premium at $120 a month
- Watch out: you can add or delete the generated prompts but not edit them, and Slack, Zapier, Make and n8n are still coming soon
- Watch out: the full refund only covers 14 days after paying; after that, refunds are limited to the cases the policy lists
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
| 2.6GPABeamtraceGood | 2.2GPALLMrefsFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStarter is $24 a month for 10 prompts checked every 3 days, inside this category's cheaper quarter, which starts at $29. Yearly billing saves 17%. It's ChatGPT only, and daily checks need Premium at $120. | 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 | CNo free plan, but a 14-day free trial on every plan with no card needed. | CNo free plan, but a 7-day free trial, and signing up needs no credit card. |
| Features | CA visibility score, prompts generated from your profile, competitors found in the answers, AI reputation monitoring and fixes sent to task trackers. The gap the listing names: only ChatGPT is tracked, with Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, DeepSeek and Grok coming soon. | 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 | BNo rating on record, but it writes the starting prompts from your business profile and location and finds the competitors for you, so there's little to set up. You can add or delete prompts, not edit them. | 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. Fixes go to Trello, Jira, Linear, Asana, Todoist or monday.com, and the MCP server works with Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code and JetBrains. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app and no integrations on record. The one plan includes an API and CSV export. |
| Best for | small businesses checking ChatGPT only | 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: Beamtrace and LLMrefs. How we grade
Price against what you get
Beamtrace starts at $24 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. LLMrefs starts at $79 a month and scores 2.3.
Beamtrace scores higher and starts $55 a month lower. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Beamtrace 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
- Beamtrace also covers rank tracking.
- LLMrefs also covers reports.
At a glance
| Beamtrace | LLMrefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $24 per month for 10 prompts, billed monthly | $79 per month for 500 prompts |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial on all plans, no credit card needed | 7-day free trial; signing up needs no credit card |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Elfsight, SL | LLMrefs |
| Price read from | beamtrace.com | llmrefs.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Beamtrace
- Only ChatGPT is tracked today; Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, DeepSeek and Grok are listed as coming soon.
- Starter refreshes every 3 days and Growth every 2; daily checks need Premium at $120 a month.
- Slack, Zapier, Make and n8n connections are listed as coming soon.
- A full refund is offered within 14 days of paying; after that, the refund policy limits refunds to the cases it lists.
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
Beamtrace
- Visibility Score
- The share of tracked prompt runs in which AI answers mention your business, on a 0 to 100 scale, with trends and share of voice over time.
- Generated prompts
- Builds a starting set of customer-style prompts from your business profile and location, grouped by topic. You can add or delete prompts but not edit them.
- Competitor discovery
- Lists the businesses AI answers actually name next to you, compares visibility side by side, and lets you star three to follow closely.
- Improvements to task trackers
- Suggested improvements export as tasks to Trello, Jira, Linear, Asana, Todoist or monday.com, with status synced back when they are done.
- MCP connections
- Visibility, prompt and competitor data can be read from Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, JetBrains IDEs and other MCP clients.
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
Beamtrace
Starter$24
per month for 10 prompts, checked every 3 days, billed monthly
5 competitors, improvements, AI reputation monitoring and basic support. $240 a year billed annually.
Growth$48
per month for 30 prompts, checked every 2 days, billed monthly
15 competitors, improvements, AI reputation monitoring and priority support. $480 a year billed annually.
Premium$120
per month for 60 prompts, checked daily, billed monthly
30 competitors, improvements, AI reputation monitoring, priority support and live chat. $1,200 a year billed annually.
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
Beamtrace
- Annual discount
Save 17% with annual billing
Beamtrace's pricing FAQ says the annual plan saves 17% against monthly billing; Starter is $240 a year against $24 a month.
- Other savings
33% off the yearly plan during the trial
The pricing FAQ says subscribing to a yearly plan during the free trial gives 33% off.
LLMrefs
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Beamtrace or LLMrefs?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Beamtrace is cheaper to start with: $24 a month, against $79 a month for LLMrefs. Beamtrace starts at $24 per month for 10 prompts, billed monthly, and LLMrefs starts at $79 per month for 500 prompts.
Which has a free plan, Beamtrace or LLMrefs?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither Beamtrace 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.