CitationIQ vs Peec AI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Peec AI grades higher than CitationIQ: 2.2 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Peec AI grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
CitationIQ
AI citation tracking and content alignment reports on one plan
Peec AI
AI search analytics that tracks brand prompts across AI models
Which one is for you
Pick CitationIQ if
- Fits if you need evidence of AI visibility to show your boss or clients
- Works for agencies with three or more clients, at $149 per client a month
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're one person with one site, at $167 a month even billed yearly
- Not for you if you want to try it before paying, as there's no trial
- Skip it if Google's AI Overviews or AI Mode are where your buyers see answers
- Watch out: agency accounts must bring their own OpenAI and Anthropic API keys and pay monthly
- Watch out: cancelling forfeits the Founding Member rate for good, and the standard rate is $208
Pick Peec AI if
- Fits if your whole team needs a login, since users are unlimited on every plan
- Works for shops that want win rates per product in AI shopping answers, from a Shopify or CSV catalog
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you want more than 3 AI models, as each extra one costs $30 to $140 a month
- Skip it if you need Claude, Grok or DeepSeek tracked, which only Enterprise covers
- Not for you if you need the API or SSO without an Enterprise contract, billed annually
- Watch out: Looker Studio and multi-country tracking start on Advanced at $495, and the trial's length isn't stated
- Watch out: agencies are priced separately, on their own bundle page
How we grade them
| 1.6GPACitationIQWeak | 2.2GPAPeec AIFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DThe Founding Member rate is $167 a month billed yearly ($1,999 a year), or $179 monthly, for 250 queries and 100 pages. That's in this category's dearest tenth, and the standard rate it replaces is $208. | CStarter is $95 a month for 50 prompts on 3 models, billed monthly, with 15% off yearly. That's inside this category's usual range, just under the dearer quarter at $99, but each extra model costs $30 to $140 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing free at all. No free plan or trial is listed, so the self-serve plan is paid from day one. | CNo free plan. There's a free trial, but the pricing page doesn't say how long it lasts. |
| Features | CCited, mentioned, paraphrased or absent on four engines, query expansion, section-level content scores, technical checks and competitor comparisons. The gaps: Google AI Overviews and AI Mode aren't among the engines, and each account stops at 250 queries. | CVisibility, position, sentiment and share of voice, with source analytics, fact-checking, AI shopping tracking and crawler logs. The gap the listing names: self-serve plans watch 3 models, Perplexity is an add-on, and Claude, Grok and DeepSeek are Enterprise only. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. There are seven report types to learn, and agency accounts have to connect their own OpenAI and Anthropic API keys. | CNo rating on record. You pick prompts, models and competitors, and work out which add-on models you need, before the daily scores mean much. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. Standard API access is included, reports download as XLSX, and work runs in 36 languages. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It connects to Google Analytics, Shopify, Cloudflare, Vercel, Akamai, WordPress and CloudFront, with Looker Studio from Advanced. The API and SSO come with Enterprise. |
| Best for | checking page sections against the questions AI gets | in-house teams starting to measure AI search |
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: CitationIQ and Peec AI. How we grade
Price against what you get
CitationIQ starts at $167 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Peec AI starts at $95 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Peec AI starts $72 a month lower. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 24 score higher than CitationIQ for less, and 19 score higher than Peec AI 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
- CitationIQ also covers site audit and content optimization.
- Peec AI also covers web analytics.
At a glance
| CitationIQ | Peec AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $167 per month, billed annually ($179 billed monthly) | $95 per month for 50 prompts on 3 AI models, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial offered; the pricing page does not state its length |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Nashi Holdings, LLC | Peec AI |
| Price read from | citationiq.com | peec.ai |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
CitationIQ
- No free plan or free trial is listed; the self-serve plan is paid from the start.
- Each account manages up to 250 queries and 100 pages.
- Agency accounts must connect their own OpenAI and Anthropic API keys, and are billed monthly only.
- Cancelling forfeits the Founding Member rate for good.
Peec AI
- Self-serve plans track 3 AI models; each extra model is an add-on of $30, $70 or $140 a month depending on plan.
- Claude, Grok, DeepSeek, Qwen, Mistral and Meta models are listed only on Enterprise; Perplexity appears among the add-on models.
- API access and single sign-on come only with Enterprise.
- Agencies have separate bundle pricing on their own page.
Key features
CitationIQ
- Citation tracking
- Checks ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity for your key queries and records whether the brand is cited, mentioned, paraphrased or absent over time.
- Query alignment
- Expands seed topics into the query variations people use and scores your content against each with semantic analysis.
- Chunk performance
- Scores individual sections of your pages against target queries to show which are ready, which need work and where new content would help.
- Technical visibility
- Finds crawl problems, access restrictions and llms.txt issues that keep AI platforms from reading your content.
- Competitive intelligence
- Compares your alignment scores with competitors query by query, showing where you lead or trail.
- Exports in 36 languages
- Queries, URLs and reports can be in 36 languages, and every report downloads as XLSX, white-labeled for agency accounts.
Peec AI
- Visibility, position and sentiment
- Daily scores for how often a brand appears, its position in the answer, sentiment and share of voice, measured against competitors.
- Source analytics
- Shows the domains and URLs AI answers retrieve and cite, classifies them as competitor, editorial, reference or UGC, and flags gaps where only rivals appear.
- Brand perception and fact-checking
- Scores what AI answers say a brand is known for, groups recurring objections, and checks claims in answers against facts you set.
- AI Shopping tracking
- Upload a product catalog from Shopify or a CSV to track visibility and win rate per product in AI shopping answers.
- Agent analytics
- Audits which AI bots robots.txt allows and logs AI crawler hits and AI referral visits from CDNs and hosts such as Cloudflare, Vercel and Akamai.
- Looker Studio, API and MCP
- Data flows to Looker Studio from Advanced, and to custom pipelines or AI assistants through the API and an MCP server.
Plans
CitationIQ
Founding Member$167
per month, billed annually ($179 billed monthly)
Every report, standard API access, 250 queries and 100 pages. Rate locked for life while the account stays active; offered to early accounts. $1,999 a year.
Standard$208
per month, billed annually ($249 billed monthly)
The same full access at the standard rate, $2,490 a year. The page says all new accounts currently get the Founding Member rate instead.
Agency Getting Started$249
per client / month, billed monthly
Full access for one client account, white-label exports, and your own OpenAI and Anthropic API keys required.
Agency Growth$149
per client / month for 3+ clients, billed monthly
Volume pricing: $199 per client at 2 clients and $149 at 3 or more, applied to every client in the account.
Peec AI
Starter$95
per month for 50 prompts on 3 AI models, billed monthly
Daily tracking, 1 project, unlimited users and chat support. Models are picked from ChatGPT, AI Mode, AI Overviews, Copilot, Gemini and Naver AI.
Pro$245
per month for 150 prompts on 3 AI models, billed monthly
Daily tracking, 2 projects, unlimited users and chat and email support.
Advanced$495
per month for 350 prompts on 3 AI models, billed monthly
Daily tracking, 5 projects, tracking in several countries and the Looker Studio connector.
EnterpriseCustom
Billed annually. All models, up to 13 tracked, including Claude, Perplexity, Grok and DeepSeek; unlimited projects, custom prompts, API access and SSO.
Ways to pay less
CitationIQ
- Annual discount
Lower monthly rate with annual billing
CitationIQ's pricing page lists the Founding Member rate at $167 a month billed annually ($1,999 a year), against $179 billed monthly.
Peec AI
- Annual discount
15% off with annual billing
Peec AI's pricing FAQ says customers who choose annual billing get a 15% discount.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, CitationIQ or Peec AI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Peec AI is cheaper to start with: $95 a month, against $167 a month for CitationIQ. CitationIQ starts at $167 per month, billed annually ($179 billed monthly), and Peec AI starts at $95 per month for 50 prompts on 3 AI models, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, CitationIQ or Peec AI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither CitationIQ nor Peec AI has a free plan. Peec AI 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.