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

Pick Hikoo if

• Fits if you want AI visibility gaps worked on, not only measured
• Works for teams already on Peec AI, Otterly.AI or a similar monitor

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay on Free: 10 questions on ChatGPT only, 2 competitors and 100 pages audited a month
• Skip it if you need Claude, Grok, AI Overviews or AI Mode below €499 a month, as they come with Agent or as extras by request
• Pricey if you run several sites, since each subscription covers one site, and prices exclude VAT
• Watch out: the outreach agent, prepared page fixes and weekly summary are on the €499 Agent plan only
• Watch out: cancelling a yearly subscription doesn't refund the year already paid

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

Hikoo

• Prices are in euros and exclude VAT, and each subscription covers one site; several sites need separate plans or a custom quote.
• Free covers ChatGPT only and Monitoring adds Gemini; Claude, Grok, AI Overviews and AI Mode come only with Agent or as extra engines by request.
• The outreach agent, prepared page fixes and the weekly summary are limited to the €499 Agent plan.
• Cancelling an annual subscription does not refund the year already paid.

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.

Hikoo

AI visibility monitoring

Asks set questions every day across up to 9 AI engines and tracks mentions, citations and competitors; 10 questions on Free, up to 200 on Agent.

Continuous site audit

Reviews pages the way an AI engine reads them, up to 5,000 a month on Agent, and adds headings, structured data and FAQs where answers need them.

Content briefs and refreshes

Turns tracked questions into briefs and new pages and flags pages that have gone out of date; 10 to 150 content suggestions a month by plan.

Outreach agent

On Agent, finds a contact at the sources AI engines cite, writes the email and sends follow-ups, either after you approve or on its own.

Reports and weekly summary

Ties visibility numbers to the actions taken, as a deck, client update or export. The Monday summary of work done comes with Agent.

MCP server

Included on every plan: Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT and other MCP clients can read citations, run audits and edit prompts with an API key.

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.

Hikoo

• Free€0

  10 questions on ChatGPT, 2 competitors and 100 pages audited a month, with citation tracking.

• Monitoring€69

  per month for 30 questions on 2 AI engines, billed monthly

  ChatGPT and Gemini, 5 competitors, 500 pages audited and 10 content suggestions a month. One site, excluding VAT.

• Growth€179

  per month for 80 questions on 4 AI engines, billed monthly

  Adds Perplexity and Copilot, 10 competitors, 1,500 pages audited, 30 content suggestions a month and source analysis.

• Agent€499

  per month for 200 questions on 9 AI engines, billed monthly

  Adds Claude, Mistral, Grok, AI Overviews and AI Mode, the outreach agent, prepared page fixes and a weekly summary.

• Multiple sitesCustom

  A custom plan for several sites or brands, with dedicated support and the integrations needed.

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.

Hikoo

• Annual discount

  20% off with annual billing

  Hikoo's pricing page gives 20% off monthly prices when a year is paid in one payment.

• Other savings

  10% off for 6 months with The Formula

  The Duo offer bundles Hikoo with The Formula, a LinkedIn prospecting service, on one invoice at 10% off for six months. Monthly billing only.

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.