Citation Radar vs LLMrefs (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, LLMrefs grades higher than Citation Radar: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
LLMrefs grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Citation Radar
Low-cost AI citation tracker for five AI assistants
LLMrefs
Keyword-based AI search visibility tracker with one flat plan
Which one is for you
Pick Citation Radar if
- Fits if you're a solo marketer tracking 50 questions on one site
- Works for small agencies with up to five client sites, on Agency at $199 a month
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need daily numbers, as tracking re-runs weekly
- Not for you if Google's AI Overviews or Copilot matter most to you
- Too light for agencies who need white-label reports or an API today, as both are coming soon
- Tight if you stay free: 5 questions, 3 platforms and no weekly re-runs
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
| 2.0GPACitation RadarFair | 2.2GPALLMrefsFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $39 a month for 1 site and 50 questions on all five platforms. That's above the cheaper quarter of this category, which starts at $29, and under its $49 middle, so it sits on the low side of ordinary. | 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 | CA free plan with no card: 1 website and 5 generated questions, checked on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini. That's a one-off look, though, as weekly re-runs are paid only. | CNo free plan, but a 7-day free trial, and signing up needs no credit card. |
| Features | CCitation tracking on five assistants, an AEO score, a share-of-voice leaderboard, content gaps and Blueprint Mode for draft pages. The gaps are real: checks are weekly, AI Overviews and Copilot aren't covered, and the API is still 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 | CNo rating on record. It's self-serve and generates questions for you, but you still pick what to track and read the scores before it tells you much. | 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 | CWeb only, with no integrations listed. The API and white-label reports are both marked as coming soon. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app and no integrations on record. The one plan includes an API and CSV export. |
| Best for | weekly AI citation checks | 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: Citation Radar and LLMrefs. How we grade
Price against what you get
Citation Radar starts at $39 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. LLMrefs starts at $79 a month and scores 2.3.
LLMrefs scores higher, and starts $40 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 34 score higher than Citation Radar 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
- Citation Radar also covers content optimization and schema markup.
- LLMrefs also covers reports.
At a glance
| Citation Radar | LLMrefs | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $39 per month for 1 site and 50 questions | $79 per month for 500 prompts |
| Free plan | 1 website, 5 generated questions checked on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini. No card needed. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial; signing up needs no credit card |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Citation Radar | LLMrefs |
| Price read from | citationradar.ai | llmrefs.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Citation Radar
- Tracking runs weekly, not daily, and only on paid plans.
- The free plan checks 3 platforms; Claude and Grok need a paid plan.
- Google AI Overviews and Copilot are not among the platforms the site lists.
- The API and white-label reports are marked as coming soon.
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
Citation Radar
- AI citation tracking
- Shows which buyer questions get your site cited, and which do not, on ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Grok.
- AEO score
- A single score for how ready a site is to be cited by AI, broken down by platform for each analysis.
- Competitor share of voice
- A leaderboard of where rivals are cited more than you, with the pages that earn their citations.
- Content gaps
- Questions competitors win and you do not, sorted into quick wins, strategic plays and long-term bets.
- Blueprint Mode
- Pick a question and get a draft page built for AI answers, with schema markup, structure and citations.
- Weekly auto-tracking
- Paid plans re-run tracked questions every week to build share-of-voice trends over time.
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
Citation Radar
Free$0
1 website and 5 generated questions, checked on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini.
Starter$39
per month for 1 site and 50 questions
For solo marketers: 50 tracked questions on all 5 AI platforms, weekly re-runs and 50 AI content suggestions a month.
Pro$99
per month for 3 sites and 100 questions per site
For in-house teams: all 5 AI platforms, weekly re-runs and 100 AI content suggestions a month.
Agency$199
per month for 5 sites and 100 questions per site
All 5 AI platforms, unlimited AI content suggestions and priority support. White-label reports are listed as coming soon.
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, Citation Radar or LLMrefs?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Citation Radar is cheaper to start with: $39 a month, against $79 a month for LLMrefs. Citation Radar starts at $39 per month for 1 site and 50 questions, and LLMrefs starts at $79 per month for 500 prompts.
Which has a free plan, Citation Radar or LLMrefs?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Citation Radar has a free plan. LLMrefs does not, though it has 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.