Cairrot vs LLMrefs (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Cairrot and LLMrefs share a 2.2 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Cairrot starts cheaper, at $39 a month against $79 a month.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Cairrot
AI visibility tracking, AEO audits and analytics for agencies
LLMrefs
Keyword-based AI search visibility tracker with one flat plan
Which one is for you
Pick Cairrot if
- Fits if you report AI visibility to clients under your own brand
- Works for WordPress sites that want AI crawler visits logged through a plugin
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you track more than a few questions, at 15 prompts on Starter
- Skip it if Google AI Overviews matters to you, as it isn't tracked
- Pricey if you need Gemini or Claude, which start at $99 a month, or Grok, an add-on from $25
- Watch out: prices are monthly only, and the trial's length and limits aren't stated
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
| 2.2GPACairrotFair | 2.2GPALLMrefsFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $39 a month for 15 prompts on ChatGPT and Perplexity, a little above this category's cheaper quarter. 15 prompts is thin. Gemini, Claude and DeepSeek wait for Pro at $99, and Grok is an add-on from $25. | 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 there's a free trial. The site doesn't say how long it lasts or whether it needs a card. | CNo free plan, but a 7-day free trial, and signing up needs no credit card. |
| Features | CRank, mentions, citations and share of voice per model, sentiment on Reddit and YouTube too, recommendations ranked by effort, crawler logs and white-label reports. The gap: Google AI Overviews isn't among its engines. | 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 | CNo rating on record. Expect prompts and competitors to set up, and a plugin or Cloudflare to connect for crawler logs; Pro adds a free onboarding call. | 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, connected to Google Analytics, Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, Cloudflare, CloudFront, Databox and WordPress, with an API, MCP and webhooks. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app and no integrations on record. The one plan includes an API and CSV export. |
| Best for | agencies reporting AI visibility to clients | 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: Cairrot and LLMrefs. How we grade
Price against what you get
Cairrot starts at $39 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. LLMrefs starts at $79 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Cairrot starts $40 a month lower. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 9 score higher than Cairrot 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
- Cairrot also covers site audit and content optimization.
At a glance
| Cairrot | LLMrefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $39 per month for 15 prompts across 2 AI engines | $79 per month for 500 prompts |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial offered; its length is not stated on the site | 7-day free trial; signing up needs no credit card |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Cairrot | LLMrefs |
| Price read from | cairrot.com | llmrefs.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Cairrot
- Starter covers only ChatGPT and Perplexity; Gemini, Claude and DeepSeek start at the $99 Pro plan.
- Grok tracking is a paid add-on on every plan, from $25.
- Prompt limits are low for the price: 15, 40 and 100 prompts on the three plans.
- The pricing page shows monthly prices only and names no annual discount; the trial's length and limits are not stated.
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
Cairrot
- LLM rank and mention tracking
- Tracks mentions, citations, rank and share of voice for each prompt and model, with competitor benchmarks on the same prompts.
- Sentiment tracking
- Rates how AI models describe a brand down to the phrase, and also follows mentions and sentiment on Reddit and YouTube.
- AEO insights
- Rule-based recommendations ranked by effort and impact, drawing on AI visibility plus Search Console, GA4 and Bing Webmaster Tools data.
- AI crawl monitor
- Logs visits from OpenAI, Anthropic, Perplexity, Google, Meta and Amazon crawlers through a WordPress plugin, Cloudflare or CloudFront.
- Reports and white label
- Interactive reports, custom dashboards and scheduled PDF exports, with white-label reporting and multi-client management for agencies.
- API, MCP and webhooks
- An API Cairrot calls unlimited, an MCP server for AI assistants, webhooks for alerts and a Databox connector.
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
Cairrot
Starter$39
per month for 15 prompts across 2 AI engines
Tracks ChatGPT and Perplexity, up to 3 team members, email support and API access.
Pro$99
per month for 40 prompts across 5 AI engines
Adds Gemini, Claude and DeepSeek, up to 10 team members and a free onboarding call.
Enterprise$299
per month for 100 prompts
Unlimited team members, Slack support and professional onboarding, for larger companies and agencies.
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Cairrot or LLMrefs?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Cairrot is cheaper to start with: $39 a month, against $79 a month for LLMrefs. Cairrot starts at $39 per month for 15 prompts across 2 AI engines, and LLMrefs starts at $79 per month for 500 prompts.
Which has a free plan, Cairrot or LLMrefs?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither Cairrot nor LLMrefs has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
More comparisons
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.