Elmo vs Peec AI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, Elmo and Peec AI share a 2.2 GPA, and only Elmo has a free plan.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Elmo
Open-source AI visibility tracker, self-hosted free or as a cloud app
Peec AI
AI search analytics that tracks brand prompts across AI models
Which one is for you
Pick Elmo if
- Fits if your prompt data must stay on your own servers and you can run Docker
- Works for developer teams that want an API, SDKs and MCP on every plan
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need more than ChatGPT for under $99 a month, as Starter covers ChatGPT only, once a day
- Not for you if you can't run servers, since the free edition is self-hosted and the hosting and AI API keys are on you
- Watch out: cloud plans cover any 4 platforms, and Claude (web) and Grok (web) are Pro and up, with extra pairings at $5 a month each
- Pricey if you track several brands, as 2 brands need Pro at $299 a month and 5 need Business at $649
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
| 2.2GPAElmoFair | 2.2GPAPeec AIFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $29 a month for 50 prompts, at the edge of this category's cheaper quarter, but it's ChatGPT only, once a day. Four engines and 4 checks a day start at Basic for $99, above the dearer quarter at $95. Self-hosting is free, but you pay for servers and API keys. | 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 | CNo free cloud plan or trial. The free edition is the full product with unlimited prompts, but you host it yourself with Docker and pay for the servers and the AI providers' API keys. | CNo free plan. There's a free trial, but the pricing page doesn't say how long it lasts. |
| Features | CVisibility, share of voice, sentiment, position, citations and the searches a model ran, read from real chat screens or APIs, plus prompt suggestions. The gap the listing names: cloud plans cover any 4 platforms, and Claude (web) and Grok (web) start at Pro. | 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. The cloud app suggests prompts, but you still choose four platforms and what to track. The free edition needs Docker, a CLI and your own PostgreSQL database. | 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. Every plan has a REST API with TypeScript and Python SDKs and an MCP server for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and VS Code. | 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 | self-hosted AI visibility tracking | 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: Elmo and Peec AI. How we grade
Price against what you get
Elmo starts at $29 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 Elmo starts $66 a month lower. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 6 score higher than Elmo 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
- Elmo is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Peec AI also covers web analytics.
At a glance
| Elmo | Peec AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $29 per month for 50 prompts on ChatGPT, billed monthly | $95 per month for 50 prompts on 3 AI models, billed monthly |
| Free plan | The self-hosted edition is free and open source, with unlimited prompts and every model; you pay for your own servers and AI provider API keys. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial offered; the pricing page does not state its length |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Blue Whale Software, LLC | Peec AI |
| Price read from | elmohq.com | peec.ai |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Elmo
- Starter tracks ChatGPT only, once a day; other engines and 4 daily checks start at Basic for $99 a month.
- Paid cloud plans cover any 4 platforms; premium models such as Claude (web) and Grok (web) are Pro and up, with extra pairings at $5 a month each.
- Self-hosting is free but you pay for your own servers and for the AI provider API keys it uses.
- White-label deployments for agencies are quoted on request.
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
Elmo
- Visibility, share of voice and sentiment
- Each prompt gets a visibility score from 0 to 100%, plus share of voice against competitors, a sentiment score and the brand's position in the answer.
- Real interfaces and APIs
- ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Perplexity and other consumer apps are scraped from the screens users see; Qwen, DeepSeek, Mistral and Claude are queried through their APIs.
- Citation and search analysis
- Breaks each answer into the domains and URLs cited and the web searches the model ran to find them.
- Prompt Wizard
- Suggests the questions buyers are likely to ask, based on the site's products, competitors and personas, and starts tracking them.
- REST API and MCP server
- Every plan includes a REST API with TypeScript and Python SDKs, and an MCP server for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and VS Code.
- Self-hosting
- Runs as a Docker Compose stack set up with a CLI, storing brands, prompts and answers in your own PostgreSQL database.
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
Elmo
Self-hosted$0
The same product on your own servers via Docker, with unlimited prompts and any model. You host it yourself.
Starter$29
per month for 50 prompts on ChatGPT only, billed monthly
1 brand, each prompt checked once a day in ChatGPT, unlimited seats, and API and MCP access.
Basic$99
per month for 50 prompts on 4 AI platforms, billed monthly
1 brand, with prompts checked 4 times a day on any 4 platforms picked from ChatGPT, Google AI Mode and AI Overviews, Copilot, Perplexity, Gemini and others.
Pro$299
per month for 150 prompts on 4 AI platforms, billed monthly
2 brands, checks 4 times a day, plus 20 daily premium pairings on Claude (web), GPT Search or Grok (web).
Business$649
per month for 350 prompts on 4 AI platforms, billed monthly
5 brands, checks 4 times a day, plus 30 daily premium prompt and model pairings.
CustomCustom
More brands, custom prompt limits, more frequent sampling and any models, by contract.
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
Elmo
- Annual discount
Two months free with annual billing
Elmo's pricing page says annual billing saves two months: Starter is $290 a year instead of $29 a month, and Basic $990 instead of $99 a month.
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, Elmo or Peec AI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Elmo is cheaper to start with: $29 a month, against $95 a month for Peec AI. Elmo starts at $29 per month for 50 prompts on ChatGPT, billed monthly, and Peec AI starts at $95 per month for 50 prompts on 3 AI models, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Elmo or Peec AI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Elmo has a free plan. Peec AI 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.