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

Pick Chatbeat if

• Fits if you're new to AI search and want suggested prompts to start from
• Works for agencies on Business at $599 a month, which adds white-labeled client reports

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you only need a few prompts, at $99 a month for 30
• Skip it if Gemini, Copilot or AI Mode matter to you, since they start at $299 a month
• Not for you if you need Claude or an API, which are listed only on Enterprise
• Tight if you're on Essential, with 1 project, 2 seats and no exports
• Watch out: the pricing page doesn't say whether prices are billed monthly or yearly

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

Chatbeat

• Essential tracks only ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews; Claude, Grok and DeepSeek are listed only on Enterprise.
• Essential allows 1 project and 2 seats; exports start at Advanced and white-label reports at Business.
• The pricing page does not say whether the monthly prices are billed monthly or yearly.
• Payments, billing questions and refunds are handled by Paddle.

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.

Chatbeat

AI visibility metrics

Tracks where, how often and in what position a brand appears in answers from ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and other AI models.

Competitive visibility

Measures your share of visibility in AI answers and compares it with competitors.

Suggested prompts

Proposes the questions customers are likely to ask AI, to help pick prompts worth tracking.

Key sources analysis

Lists the websites AI answers draw on, so you can see where the brand needs to be present.

Sentiment and context

Shows whether answers describe the brand positively, neutrally or negatively, and how it is compared and recommended.

Recommended actions

Gives recommendations for improving visibility, sources and positioning in AI answers.

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.

Chatbeat

• Essential$99

  per month for 30 prompts on 3 AI models

  1 project and 2 seats; ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews refreshed daily, about 2,700 AI responses analyzed.

• Advanced$299

  per month for 100 prompts on 6 AI models

  Unlimited projects and seats, adds Gemini, Copilot and Google AI Mode, about 18,000 responses analyzed, and data exports.

• Business$599

  per month for 300 prompts on 6 AI models

  For agencies: about 54,000 responses analyzed, white-labeled client reports, a dedicated project manager and beta features.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Unlimited prompts and seats, all models including Claude, Grok and DeepSeek, an API, an AI visibility report and strategy workshops. Billed annually.

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.

Chatbeat

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.