CiteCue vs Otterly.AI (2026): which should you pick?

Pick CiteCue if

• Fits if you want fixes drafted for you rather than a list of problems, from Pro at $89
• Works for online stores that want to see whether an AI agent can find prices and check out, on Agency

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if Perplexity, Claude or Copilot matter, as they're tracked only on the custom Enterprise plan
• Tight if you stay free or on Starter: Free is Gemini only with 5 manual scans a month, and Starter is ChatGPT only
• Pricey if you need AI Overviews, brand risk alerts, the API or MCP, which all need Agency at $299 a month
• Watch out: Auto-Fix works only on sites that run through Cloudflare
• Not for you if you want yearly billing or a refund, as prices are monthly and fees aren't refunded

Pick Otterly.AI if

• Fits if a daily read on ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews and Copilot is what you need
• Works for agencies that brand client reports through Looker Studio, from Standard

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if Gemini, AI Mode or Claude matter to you, as they're paid add-ons on every plan, and all seven engines add $227 a month on Standard
• Not for you if you need white-label reports, as there aren't any
• Tight if you start on Lite, with 15 prompts, one workspace, no API or MCP, and no extra prompt packs
• Pricey if you outgrow Lite, as Standard is $160 a month yearly and extra prompts are $99 per 100, with 300 at most before Premium at $422
• Watch out: Claude is tracked through its API using the Haiku model, and crawler analytics needs server log files you upload

CiteCue

• Free covers only Gemini and Starter only ChatGPT; Perplexity, Claude, Copilot, Grok and DeepSeek are tracked only on the custom Enterprise plan.
• Drafted fixes and Auto-Fix start at Pro; Brand Risk, Autopilot, agent testing and API and MCP access need Agency at $299 a month.
• AI Auto-Fix needs the site to run through Cloudflare.
• Prices are monthly only, and the terms say fees are non-refundable except where the law requires.

Otterly.AI

• Google AI Mode and Gemini cost $9, $59 or $149 a month each by plan, and Claude $29, $109 or $439, so all seven engines on Standard add $227 a month.
• Google AI Mode, Gemini and Claude are paid add-ons on every plan; Claude is tracked through its API using the Haiku model.
• Lite has one workspace; extra prompts are sold in packs of 100 on Standard and Premium only.
• There is no white-label option; the Looker Studio connector is the suggested way to brand client reports.

CiteCue

Prompt monitoring

Generates buying questions from your site, which can be grounded in Search Console demand, and tracks mention rate, citation share and position.

Citations and competitors

Shows which sites AI cites in your market and for each competitor, and why rivals are picked, using a 13-factor analysis.

Sentiment and brand risk

Reports how positively AI describes the brand and flags outdated or false claims, such as a wrong refund policy, to correct.

Daily site audit and fix queue

Checks crawlability and AI referrals every day on every plan and ranks the gaps; drafted fix kits and page rewrites start at Pro.

AI Auto-Fix

For sites on Cloudflare, serves approved AI-optimized page versions and llms.txt to AI crawlers at the edge, with no change to the CMS or visitors.

Agent Usability

On Agency, an AI agent tries real tasks on your site, such as signing up, finding pricing and checking out, and reports where it gets stuck.

Otterly.AI

Daily prompt monitoring

Tracks set prompts every day and reports brand mentions, coverage, share of voice and sentiment per engine, in more than 70 countries.

Link citation analysis

Shows which URLs and domains each AI engine cites for a prompt, with a domain ranking to find the sources worth targeting.

AI prompt research

Suggests prompts customers are likely to ask AI search tools about a brand or topic, as a starting set to monitor.

GEO audit

A technical audit of site URLs for generative engine readiness; Lite allows 1,000 audited URLs a month, Premium 10,000.

Agent Analytics

Reports AI agent and crawler visits to your site from server log files you upload.

API, MCP and Looker Studio

An API and MCP server give programmatic access to the data; the Looker Studio connector comes with Standard and above.

CiteCue

• Free$0

  1 brand, 10 prompts, 5 manual scans a month on Gemini only, the daily site audit and a shareable audit report.

• Starter$29

  per month for 50 prompts on ChatGPT, checked daily, billed monthly

  1 brand and 1 seat, 30 assistant messages and the full ranked fix queue, without drafted fixes.

• Pro$89

  per month for 100 prompts on 2 engines, daily, billed monthly

  ChatGPT and Gemini, 3 brands, 3 seats, 25 AI fix kits and 10 page rewrites a month, AI answer pages and one-click Auto-Fix.

• Agency$299

  per month for 250 prompts on 4 engines, daily, billed monthly

  Adds AI Overviews and AI Mode, 10 brands, 20 seats, 200 fix kits, 100 rewrites, Brand Risk, Autopilot, agent testing, API and MCP.

• EnterpriseCustom

  All 9 supported engines, unlimited projects, continuous monitoring, SSO, white-label reports and dedicated onboarding. Sold through sales.

Otterly.AI

• Lite$25

  per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly)

  15 prompts tracked daily on ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and Copilot, unlimited team members, one workspace. No API, MCP or extra prompts.

• Standard$160

  per month, billed yearly ($189 billed monthly)

  100 prompts, API, MCP and Agent Analytics. Extra prompts are $99 per 100 a month, up to 300 more before you must move to Premium.

• Premium$422

  per month, billed yearly ($489 billed monthly)

  400 prompts with everything in Standard. Extra prompts are $99 per 100 a month.

• EnterpriseCustom

  From 1,000 prompts, with SSO, custom terms, a quarterly GEO health check and a dedicated success manager.