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

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 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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Cairrot

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.