BeeSeen vs Rankscale AI (2026): which should you pick?

Pick BeeSeen if

• Fits if you want a task list from each scan, not just a score
• Works for teams that want FAQ blocks, comparison pages and schema drafted, at 250 credits each

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if Google's AI Overviews or Copilot matter, as they aren't tracked
• Tight if you scan a lot, since 50 credits go per query per engine and monthly credits reset
• Not for you if you need exports on the $29 plan: CSV starts at Growth, PDF at Pro
• Pricey if you top up often, with packs from $19 for 30,000 credits
• Watch out: the trial allows at most 3 scans and 2 assets, so it shows little

Pick Rankscale AI if

• Fits if you want 17+ AI engines on one plan and can do the credit sums
• Works for brands where local results matter, as it shows your place in AI map packs

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you track a lot every day, since monitoring pauses when the credits run out until renewal or a top-up
• Skip it if you want the cheapest plan paid monthly, as Essentials is yearly only and the trial is for Pro
• Pricey if you need the REST API, which starts at Pro+ for $229 a month, or white label at $385
• Watch out: Claude costs 2 credits a run against 0.25 for ChatGPT, so Essentials' 120 credits go fast
• Watch out: extra brand dashboard slots are bought separately in the app

BeeSeen

• A scan costs 50 credits per query, per engine, per rerun (6 queries on all 4 engines use 1,200), so plan credits go fast; monthly credits reset.
• Extra credit packs cost $19 for 30,000, $49 for 90,000 and $129 for 300,000; bought packs never expire.
• Only ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity are tracked; Google AI Overviews and Copilot are not listed, with more engines marked coming soon.
• Starter has no exports; CSV exports start at Growth and PDF exports come only with Pro.

Rankscale AI

• Tracking is limited by credits, not prompts: each engine run costs 0.25 to 2 credits, and monitoring pauses when credits run out until renewal or a top-up.
• Essentials is sold on yearly billing only; the 7-day trial is for Pro.
• The REST API starts at Pro+ ($229 a month); white-label dashboards start at Growth.
• Extra brand dashboard slots are bought separately in the app.

BeeSeen

AI visibility scans

Runs your prompts through ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity using their APIs, with up to 5 reruns per scan, and tracks mentions, citations and competitors.

GEO Maturity Index

One score across AI visibility, entity authority, citation authority, topical depth, and freshness and technical health, tracked week over week.

Entity and citation analysis

Measures how clearly your brand is defined across sources and which sites the AI engines trust, to show the citation gaps to close.

Prioritized task roadmap

Every scan produces tasks sorted into quick wins (1 to 2 weeks), medium-term wins (1 to 2 months) and major wins (3 to 6 months).

Deploy-ready assets

Generates AI snippet blocks, optimized pages, comparison pages, FAQ blocks and schema markup, at 250 credits per asset.

Topic clusters and audits

Plans hub-and-spoke topic clusters and runs technical and freshness audits of whether AI engines can retrieve your content.

Rankscale AI

Wide engine coverage

All plans can query 17+ engines, from ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity at 0.25 credits a run to Claude at 2 credits, on schedules from hourly to monthly.

Visibility, sentiment and citations

Tracks a visibility score over time, benchmarks competitors, analyzes sentiment and shows which sources AI engines cite.

Query fan-out and ChatGPT follow-ups

Shows the internal searches AI engines run while answering, and the clarifying questions ChatGPT asks before recommending brands.

Shopping, ads and local results

Analyzes shopping cards and sponsored ads in ChatGPT, AI Mode and Copilot, and brand placement in AI local and map packs.

AI visits from Cloudflare

A read-only Cloudflare connection reports AI crawler and assistant visits, top pages and the 404 errors AI bots hit.

Sharing, API and MCP

Shareable dashboard links, CSV and Google Sheets exports, Data Studio, an MCP server for AI assistants and, from Pro+, a REST API.

BeeSeen

• Starter$29

  per month for 60,000 credits

  3 projects with up to 50 prompts each, all 4 AI engines, about 50 four-engine scans and 25 assets a month. No exports.

• Growth$59

  per month for 180,000 credits

  10 projects with up to 200 prompts each, about 150 four-engine scans and 75 assets a month, full asset generation, CSV exports and priority support.

• Pro$99

  per month for 500,000 credits

  Unlimited projects and prompts, about 415 four-engine scans a month, unlimited assets, CSV and PDF exports, a priority queue and dedicated support.

Rankscale AI

• Essentials$17

  per month for 120 credits, billed yearly only

  For individuals and startups: 2 brand dashboards and 10 page audits a month. Shown as $20 crossed out.

• Pro$99

  per month for 1,200 credits, billed monthly

  Up to 4,800 AI answers a month, 10 brand dashboards, 50 page audits, Looker Studio and MCP. Unused credits roll over up to 2x.

• Pro+$229

  per month for 3,000 credits, billed monthly

  Up to 12,000 answers, 25 brand dashboards, 100 page audits, REST API access and 5 prompt researches a month.

• Growth$385

  per month for 5,500 credits, billed monthly

  For agencies: up to 22,000 answers, 50 brand dashboards, 200 page audits, white-label dashboards and the agency program.

• Enterprise$780

  per month for 12,000 credits, billed monthly

  Up to 48,000 answers, 100 brand dashboards, REST API access, a dedicated partner, and credit rollover up to 3x.

• Custom PlanCustom

  Built around credit volume and team size, with options such as SSO, custom API work, SLA guarantees and a success manager.

BeeSeen

No public discounts listed.

Rankscale AI

• Annual discount

  15% off with yearly billing

  Rankscale's pricing FAQ says yearly billing is 15% cheaper than monthly, paid 12 months upfront, with credits still renewing each month.