LLM Pulse vs Otterly.AI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Otterly.AI grades higher than LLM Pulse: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Otterly.AI grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
LLM Pulse
AI search visibility tracker with weekly or daily prompt checks
Otterly.AI
Daily brand and citation tracking across AI search engines
Which one is for you
Pick LLM Pulse if
- Fits if weekly checks on 5 models are enough and you track around 50 prompts
- Works for online shops that want ChatGPT Shopping picks and ads tracked, on Scale at $294
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to try before handing over payment details, as the 14-day trial needs them
- Pricey if you need daily checks, which cost 50 to 60% more than weekly and start with no trial
- Tight if Claude, Grok or Copilot matter to you, as each is an add-on from $10 a month
- Watch out: extra prompts are $2 a month each and extra projects $59, and sentiment waits for Growth
- Watch out: prices are set in euros and converted, and the API, Looker Studio and CLI start at Scale
Pick Otterly.AI if
- Fits if a daily read on ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews and Copilot is what you need
- Works for agencies that brand client reports through Looker Studio, from Standard
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if Gemini, AI Mode or Claude matter to you, as they're paid add-ons on every plan, and all seven engines add $227 a month on Standard
- Not for you if you need white-label reports, as there aren't any
- Tight if you start on Lite, with 15 prompts, one workspace, no API or MCP, and no extra prompt packs
- Pricey if you outgrow Lite, as Standard is $160 a month yearly and extra prompts are $99 per 100, with 300 at most before Premium at $422
- Watch out: Claude is tracked through its API using the Haiku model, and crawler analytics needs server log files you upload
How we grade them
| 2.0GPALLM PulseFair | 2.4GPAOtterly.AIFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $49 a month billed yearly, or $58 monthly, for 50 prompts checked weekly on 5 models. That's right on this category's middle of $49, but daily checks take it to $78, and Claude or Copilot are from $10 a month per model on top. | BLite is $25 a month billed yearly ($29 monthly) for 15 prompts on four engines with unlimited team members, inside the cheaper quarter of AI visibility tools at $29. The API, MCP and Agent Analytics wait on Standard at $160, and Gemini, AI Mode and Claude cost extra. |
| Free plan and trial | DA 14-day trial on the weekly plans, but it needs a payment method. Daily plans start at once with no trial, and there's no free plan. | CNo free plan, but a 7-day free trial with 50 prompts and no credit card needed. |
| Features | CVisibility, share of voice, citations, 10 to 25 competitors per project, recommendations, a GEO Writer and AI bot logs. The gaps: Starter checks weekly, Claude, Grok and Copilot are paid add-ons, and sentiment waits for Growth. | CDaily mentions, share of voice and sentiment per engine in 70+ countries, link citation analysis, prompt research, a GEO audit and crawler analytics. The gap: Gemini, AI Mode and Claude are paid add-ons on every plan, and there's no white-label. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You set up a project, prompts and competitors, choose weekly or daily, and decide which extra models to pay for. | CNo rating on record. You set the prompts to watch, and the crawler analytics means uploading your own server log files. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It has MCP on every plan and links to Looker Studio, Power BI, Zapier, Make and n8n, with the API and CLI on Scale. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. There's an API, an MCP server and a Looker Studio connector from Standard, plus a link with Semrush. |
| Best for | weekly AI visibility checks on a smaller budget | daily brand and citation checks in 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: LLM Pulse and Otterly.AI. How we grade
Price against what you get
LLM Pulse starts at $49 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Otterly.AI starts at $25 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Otterly.AI starts $24 a month lower. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 10 score higher than LLM Pulse for less, and 4 score higher than Otterly.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
- LLM Pulse also covers web analytics and content optimization.
- Otterly.AI also covers site audit.
At a glance
| LLM Pulse | Otterly.AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $49 per month for 50 prompts tracked weekly, billed annually ($58 monthly) | $25 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial on weekly Starter, Growth and Scale; a payment method is needed | 7-day free trial with 50 prompts, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | LLM Pulse | OtterlyAI GmbH |
| Price read from | llmpulse.ai | otterly.ai |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
LLM Pulse
- Plans include 5 AI models; Claude, Grok, Copilot, DeepSeek and others cost extra, from $10 a month per model.
- Daily tracking costs 50 to 60% more than weekly, and daily plans start right away with no trial.
- Prices are set in euros and shown in dollars at a converted rate when US dollars are chosen.
- Extra prompts cost $2 a month each and extra projects $59; Scale+ and Partner plans go up to 10,000 prompts.
Otterly.AI
- Google AI Mode and Gemini cost $9, $59 or $149 a month each by plan, and Claude $29, $109 or $439, so all seven engines on Standard add $227 a month.
- Google AI Mode, Gemini and Claude are paid add-ons on every plan; Claude is tracked through its API using the Haiku model.
- Lite has one workspace; extra prompts are sold in packs of 100 on Standard and Premium only.
- There is no white-label option; the Looker Studio connector is the suggested way to brand client reports.
Key features
LLM Pulse
- Prompt tracking
- Each prompt runs on every model in your plan: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews and Gemini, plus paid add-ons such as Claude, Grok and Copilot.
- Citations and competitors
- Visibility, share of voice, mentions and the sources cited, benchmarked against 10 to 25 competitors per project.
- Sentiment and reputation
- Sentiment analysis from Growth and reputation tools from Scale show how AI describes the brand and which sources drive it.
- AI traffic and agent analytics
- Connects web analytics to measure visits and sales from AI, and shows which AI bots crawl the site.
- ChatGPT Shopping and AI ads
- On Scale, tracks product recommendations in ChatGPT Shopping and ads shown in ChatGPT.
- GEO Writer and recommendations
- Suggests fixes and drafts content aimed at the prompts you track; prompt research suggests new prompts.
Otterly.AI
- Daily prompt monitoring
- Tracks set prompts every day and reports brand mentions, coverage, share of voice and sentiment per engine, in more than 70 countries.
- Link citation analysis
- Shows which URLs and domains each AI engine cites for a prompt, with a domain ranking to find the sources worth targeting.
- AI prompt research
- Suggests prompts customers are likely to ask AI search tools about a brand or topic, as a starting set to monitor.
- GEO audit
- A technical audit of site URLs for generative engine readiness; Lite allows 1,000 audited URLs a month, Premium 10,000.
- Agent Analytics
- Reports AI agent and crawler visits to your site from server log files you upload.
- API, MCP and Looker Studio
- An API and MCP server give programmatic access to the data; the Looker Studio connector comes with Standard and above.
Plans
LLM Pulse
Starter$49
per month for 50 prompts weekly, billed annually ($58 monthly)
1 project and 5 AI models, recommendations, GEO Writer and MCP. Daily tracking costs $78 a month billed annually ($93 monthly).
Growth$98
per month for 150 prompts weekly, billed annually ($117 monthly)
2 projects, adding sentiment, owned media, AI traffic analytics and the LLM Pulse agent. Daily tracking: $147 billed annually ($176 monthly).
Scale$294
per month for 450 prompts weekly, billed annually ($352 monthly)
5 projects, ChatGPT Shopping and ad tracking, reputation, GEO testing, custom reports, API, Looker Studio and CLI. Daily: $441 annually ($529 monthly).
EnterpriseCustom
Custom volume, white label on your own domain, embedded dashboards, invoice billing and a dedicated account manager.
Otterly.AI
Lite$25
per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly)
15 prompts tracked daily on ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and Copilot, unlimited team members, one workspace. No API, MCP or extra prompts.
Standard$160
per month, billed yearly ($189 billed monthly)
100 prompts, API, MCP and Agent Analytics. Extra prompts are $99 per 100 a month, up to 300 more before you must move to Premium.
Premium$422
per month, billed yearly ($489 billed monthly)
400 prompts with everything in Standard. Extra prompts are $99 per 100 a month.
EnterpriseCustom
From 1,000 prompts, with SSO, custom terms, a quarterly GEO health check and a dedicated success manager.
Ways to pay less
LLM Pulse
- Annual discount
Two months free with the annual plan
LLM Pulse's pricing page says the annual plan gives 2 months free, a 17% saving.
Otterly.AI
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, LLM Pulse or Otterly.AI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Otterly.AI is cheaper to start with: $25 a month, against $49 a month for LLM Pulse. LLM Pulse starts at $49 per month for 50 prompts tracked weekly, billed annually ($58 monthly), and Otterly.AI starts at $25 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, LLM Pulse or Otterly.AI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither LLM Pulse nor Otterly.AI has a free plan. Both have 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.