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

Pick GEORank if

• Fits if you sell in Japan and want daily AI answer tracking for a few thousand yen a month
• Works for teams focused on Google's AI answers, which Starter follows through Gemini

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you don't read Japanese, as the site, app and support are all in Japanese
• Tight if you track more than a handful of questions: 5 prompts on Starter, 12 on Standard, and 10 more cost ¥2,500 a month
• Skip it if you need ChatGPT or Perplexity on a small budget, as both start at Standard for ¥6,300 a month, and Claude isn't listed at all
• Watch out: plans renew monthly with no refunds or prorating, and no yearly plan is listed
• Watch out: prices are in yen before tax, so the dollar figures here are rough

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

GEORank

• The site, app and support are in Japanese, prices are in yen and the service is aimed at the Japanese market.
• Starter tracks only Gemini with Google Search; ChatGPT and Perplexity start at Standard.
• Prompt limits are small: 5 on Starter, 12 on Standard; 10 more cost ¥2,500 a month before tax.
• Plans renew monthly with no refunds or prorating after payment; no annual plan is listed.

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.

GEORank

Daily AI answer tracking

Each morning at 07:00 it asks every registered question and scores how often you and your competitors are named; Starter checks Gemini only.

Context-aware recommendation share

Mentions where AI names a brand as a warning or a poor fit are left out, so the share counts only real recommendations.

Cited sources with to-dos

Pulls out the outside sites answers cite, such as press-release services and comparison portals, and suggests what to do on each; to-dos start at Standard.

GEO site audit

Gemini reviews a page's text and proposes before-and-after rewrites with a score, and the audit generates robots.txt, JSON-LD and llms.txt code.

Daily ranking sheet

A spreadsheet-style table shows your mention position for each question by day, in the format Japanese SEO teams use for rank tracking.

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.

GEORank

• Starter¥1,800

  per month for 5 prompts on Gemini, before tax (¥1,980 with tax)

  1 project, up to 5 competitors, daily checks on Gemini with Google Search, 10 site audits a month and 1 team member.

• Standard¥6,300

  per month for 12 prompts on 3 engines, before tax (¥6,930 with tax)

  2 projects, up to 10 competitors, Gemini, ChatGPT and Perplexity, cited-source to-dos, CSV export, unlimited own-site audits and 30 other URLs a month.

• Business¥27,000

  per month for 50 prompts on 3 engines, before tax (¥29,700 with tax)

  10 projects for client work, up to 100 competitors, priority runs, 200 audits of other URLs a month and PDF reports under your own name.

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.

GEORank

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.