Geneo vs Rankscale AI (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Geneo if

• Fits if you only watch the four engines it names and want to buy credits without a subscription
• Works for small brands that want sentiment tracked and wrong claims flagged

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you need to know what you're buying, as the page doesn't say what a credit covers
• Too light for teams who want Claude, Copilot or AI Mode tracked, since only four engines are named
• Not for you if you need an API or integrations, as none are listed
• Watch out: the trial's 50 credits are a one-off and don't renew
• Watch out: white-label reports and client portals sit on agency plans whose prices aren't shown

Pick Rankscale AI if

• Fits if you want 17+ AI engines on one plan and can do the credit sums
• Works for brands where local results matter, as it shows your place in AI map packs

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you track a lot every day, since monitoring pauses when the credits run out until renewal or a top-up
• Skip it if you want the cheapest plan paid monthly, as Essentials is yearly only and the trial is for Pro
• Pricey if you need the REST API, which starts at Pro+ for $229 a month, or white label at $385
• Watch out: Claude costs 2 credits a run against 0.25 for ChatGPT, so Essentials' 120 credits go fast
• Watch out: extra brand dashboard slots are bought separately in the app

Geneo

• The pricing page does not say how many credits a prompt check uses, so it is hard to compare plans with prompt-based tools.
• Only four AI engines are named: ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity.
• The free trial gives 50 credits once; they do not renew each month.
• White-label reports, custom domains and client portals are only on agency plans, whose prices are not shown on the brand pricing page.

Rankscale AI

• Tracking is limited by credits, not prompts: each engine run costs 0.25 to 2 credits, and monitoring pauses when credits run out until renewal or a top-up.
• Essentials is sold on yearly billing only; the 7-day trial is for Pro.
• The REST API starts at Pro+ ($229 a month); white-label dashboards start at Growth.
• Extra brand dashboard slots are bought separately in the app.

Geneo

Brand mention monitoring

Tracks whether and where the brand appears in ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity answers, with mention and citation rates.

Share of voice and competitors

Compares the brand's mentions, rankings and share of voice with competitor brands added to the workspace.

Citation source discovery

Finds the sites and content AI answers cite often, and which of them do not yet cover the brand.

Sentiment analysis

Reports how positively or negatively AI answers describe the brand and its competitors, and flags inaccurate claims.

GEO recommendations

Turns the tracking data into content suggestions meant to raise the brand's visibility in AI answers.

Rankscale AI

Wide engine coverage

All plans can query 17+ engines, from ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity at 0.25 credits a run to Claude at 2 credits, on schedules from hourly to monthly.

Visibility, sentiment and citations

Tracks a visibility score over time, benchmarks competitors, analyzes sentiment and shows which sources AI engines cite.

Query fan-out and ChatGPT follow-ups

Shows the internal searches AI engines run while answering, and the clarifying questions ChatGPT asks before recommending brands.

Shopping, ads and local results

Analyzes shopping cards and sponsored ads in ChatGPT, AI Mode and Copilot, and brand placement in AI local and map packs.

AI visits from Cloudflare

A read-only Cloudflare connection reports AI crawler and assistant visits, top pages and the 404 errors AI bots hit.

Sharing, API and MCP

Shareable dashboard links, CSV and Google Sheets exports, Data Studio, an MCP server for AI assistants and, from Pro+, a REST API.

Geneo

• Pro$39.9

  per month for 1,000 credits

  All AI platforms, competitor analysis, unlimited history and GEO optimization recommendations. The page does not say what one credit buys.

• Pay as you go$50

  one-time pack of 1,000 credits, valid for 12 months

  No monthly fee. Larger packs cost less per credit: 5,000 for $200, 10,000 for $350 and 30,000 for $900.

Rankscale AI

• Essentials$17

  per month for 120 credits, billed yearly only

  For individuals and startups: 2 brand dashboards and 10 page audits a month. Shown as $20 crossed out.

• Pro$99

  per month for 1,200 credits, billed monthly

  Up to 4,800 AI answers a month, 10 brand dashboards, 50 page audits, Looker Studio and MCP. Unused credits roll over up to 2x.

• Pro+$229

  per month for 3,000 credits, billed monthly

  Up to 12,000 answers, 25 brand dashboards, 100 page audits, REST API access and 5 prompt researches a month.

• Growth$385

  per month for 5,500 credits, billed monthly

  For agencies: up to 22,000 answers, 50 brand dashboards, 200 page audits, white-label dashboards and the agency program.

• Enterprise$780

  per month for 12,000 credits, billed monthly

  Up to 48,000 answers, 100 brand dashboards, REST API access, a dedicated partner, and credit rollover up to 3x.

• Custom PlanCustom

  Built around credit volume and team size, with options such as SSO, custom API work, SLA guarantees and a success manager.

Geneo

No public discounts listed.

Rankscale AI

• Annual discount

  15% off with yearly billing

  Rankscale's pricing FAQ says yearly billing is 15% cheaper than monthly, paid 12 months upfront, with credits still renewing each month.