CiteCue vs PromptScout (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 PromptScout if

• Fits if you want Bing Copilot and AI Overviews tracked for $15 a month
• Works for small sites where 15 prompts checked once a week is enough

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you need more than 15 prompts or more than weekly checks, as daily starts on Pro at $149
• Not for you if you want to try it first: there's only a free one-off check and a 14-day refund
• Pricey if you want the Opportunities list and Search Console link, which start on Growth at $49
• Watch out: Opportunities and the integrations are both labeled beta
• Skip it if you need an API, as none is listed, and Agency brands are checked only weekly

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.

PromptScout

• There is no free plan or trial, only a free one-off visibility check; the terms give a full refund within 14 days of purchase.
• Starter checks its 15 prompts only weekly and has no Opportunities or integrations; daily checks start at Pro for $149.
• The Agency plan is set up through the team by email, and its brands are checked weekly.
• Opportunities and the integrations are labeled as beta.

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.

PromptScout

Monitoring across five providers

Every plan checks ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and Bing Copilot, and shows gained and lost mentions between runs.

Competitor tracking

Ranks the brands AI recommends alongside yours and compares how often each appears, as share of voice.

Sources and positioning

Lists cited pages by domain and page type, with Ahrefs Domain Rating, and the attributes AI uses to describe each competing brand.

Opportunities

On Growth and above, a weekly list of tasks drawn from the evidence, such as fixing a robots.txt block or joining a cited Reddit thread. In beta.

Content briefs

Turns an Opportunity into a brief for a page such as a comparison, drafted from the cited evidence for your team to review and publish.

Search and traffic integrations

Growth and above connect Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools and Cloudflare or Vercel traffic data to see AI crawlers and referrals.

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.

PromptScout

• Starter$15

  per month for 15 prompts, checked weekly

  All 5 providers, mentions, competitor share of voice, source analysis, positioning attributes, weekly reports and website audits.

• Growth$49

  per month for 30 prompts, checked every 3 days

  Everything in Starter plus 3 prompt groups, prompt suggestions, Opportunities (beta), Search Console, Bing Webmaster and AI traffic integrations.

• Pro$149

  per month for 40 prompts, checked daily

  The Growth plan with daily checks and 5 prompt groups.

• Agency$299

  per month for up to 10 brands, checked weekly

  Up to 20 prompts per brand, client-ready reporting and invite-led setup through the team. Shown as reduced from $499, with no end date.