LLMrefs vs PromptScout (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, PromptScout grades higher than LLMrefs: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA
LLMrefs grades higher on the free plan. PromptScout grades higher on value for money. 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.
LLMrefs
Keyword-based AI search visibility tracker with one flat plan
PromptScout
Low-cost AI answer tracking across five providers, with weekly to-dos
Which one is for you
Pick LLMrefs if
- Fits if you already track SEO keywords and want the same lists checked in AI answers
- Works for agencies, since projects and seats are unlimited on one plan
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need daily data, as it refreshes about once a week per keyword
- Not for you if you need SSO, white-label reports or an enterprise tier, as none are listed
- Skip it if you need a price you can count on, as $79 is marked limited time only
- Watch out: no integrations are listed beyond the API and CSV export
Pick PromptScout if
- Fits if you want Bing Copilot and AI Overviews tracked for $15 a month
- Works for small sites where 15 prompts checked once a week is enough
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you need more than 15 prompts or more than weekly checks, as daily starts on Pro at $149
- Not for you if you want to try it first: there's only a free one-off check and a 14-day refund
- Pricey if you want the Opportunities list and Search Console link, which start on Growth at $49
- Watch out: Opportunities and the integrations are both labeled beta
- Skip it if you need an API, as none is listed, and Agency brands are checked only weekly
How we grade them
| 2.2GPALLMrefsFair | 2.4GPAPromptScoutFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$79 a month for 500 prompts on every engine, with unlimited projects and seats. That's mid-range for this category, between $29 and $95. But the price is marked limited time only, with no end date or regular price given. | AStarter is $15 a month for 15 prompts on 5 providers, under $17.40, which is 60% of where this category's cheaper quarter starts. It's a small, weekly plan, though: Growth is $49 for 30 prompts and daily checks are $149. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 7-day free trial, and signing up needs no credit card. | DNo free plan and no trial, only a free one-off visibility check. The terms give a full refund within 14 days of buying, which isn't a trial. |
| Features | CFan-out prompts built from your keywords, share of voice and position across ChatGPT, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Grok, Copilot, Meta AI and DeepSeek, and cited sources in 50+ countries. The gap: data refreshes weekly, not daily. | CMentions, share of voice, cited pages with Ahrefs Domain Rating and the words AI uses for each brand, on 5 providers. The gaps are in the listing: Starter checks weekly with no Opportunities, and Opportunities are in beta. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Importing an SEO keyword list is a familiar start, but you still set up projects, countries and competitors before the rankings say much. | CNo rating on record. After paying you review providers and prompts before the first check, and Agency setup goes through the team by email. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app and no integrations on record. The one plan includes an API and CSV export. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. From Growth it connects Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools and Cloudflare or Vercel traffic, all in beta. No API is listed. |
| Best for | tracking AI visibility by keyword, not prompt | weekly AI answer checks from $15 a month |
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: LLMrefs and PromptScout. How we grade
Price against what you get
LLMrefs starts at $79 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. PromptScout starts at $15 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and PromptScout starts $64 a month lower. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 13 score higher than LLMrefs for less, and 1 scores higher than PromptScout 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
- PromptScout also covers site audit and content optimization.
At a glance
| LLMrefs | PromptScout | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $79 per month for 500 prompts | $15 per month for 15 prompts, checked weekly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial; signing up needs no credit card | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | LLMrefs | PromptScout |
| Price read from | llmrefs.com | promptscout.app |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
LLMrefs
- There is one plan; the $79 price is labeled limited time only, with no end date or regular price given.
- Dashboard data refreshes at least once a week per keyword, not daily.
- The pricing page lists no enterprise tier, SSO or white-label options.
PromptScout
- There is no free plan or trial, only a free one-off visibility check; the terms give a full refund within 14 days of purchase.
- Starter checks its 15 prompts only weekly and has no Opportunities or integrations; daily checks start at Pro for $149.
- The Agency plan is set up through the team by email, and its brands are checked weekly.
- Opportunities and the integrations are labeled as beta.
Key features
LLMrefs
- Keyword-based tracking
- Import SEO keyword lists; LLMrefs generates fan-out prompts for each keyword from real AI conversations and aggregates the answers.
- Share of voice rankings
- Ranks brands against competitors per keyword by share of voice and average position, weighted across every prompt.
- Source and citation lists
- Shows and filters the URLs AI engines cite when answering about your products, to find content and outreach targets.
- Countries and languages
- Geo-targeted tracking in 50+ countries and 20+ languages, filterable by engine and country.
- Agency projects
- Unlimited projects and seats under one subscription, with client dashboards and keywords spread across projects.
- Free AI SEO tools
- An AI crawlability checker, a Reddit threads finder and an llms.txt generator come with the plan.
PromptScout
- Monitoring across five providers
- Every plan checks ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and Bing Copilot, and shows gained and lost mentions between runs.
- Competitor tracking
- Ranks the brands AI recommends alongside yours and compares how often each appears, as share of voice.
- Sources and positioning
- Lists cited pages by domain and page type, with Ahrefs Domain Rating, and the attributes AI uses to describe each competing brand.
- Opportunities
- On Growth and above, a weekly list of tasks drawn from the evidence, such as fixing a robots.txt block or joining a cited Reddit thread. In beta.
- Content briefs
- Turns an Opportunity into a brief for a page such as a comparison, drafted from the cited evidence for your team to review and publish.
- Search and traffic integrations
- Growth and above connect Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools and Cloudflare or Vercel traffic data to see AI crawlers and referrals.
Plans
LLMrefs
All in One$79
per month for 500 prompts
All AI engines, weekly reports, citations, 50+ countries, unlimited projects and users, CSV export and API. Marked limited time only.
PromptScout
Starter$15
per month for 15 prompts, checked weekly
All 5 providers, mentions, competitor share of voice, source analysis, positioning attributes, weekly reports and website audits.
Growth$49
per month for 30 prompts, checked every 3 days
Everything in Starter plus 3 prompt groups, prompt suggestions, Opportunities (beta), Search Console, Bing Webmaster and AI traffic integrations.
Pro$149
per month for 40 prompts, checked daily
The Growth plan with daily checks and 5 prompt groups.
Agency$299
per month for up to 10 brands, checked weekly
Up to 20 prompts per brand, client-ready reporting and invite-led setup through the team. Shown as reduced from $499, with no end date.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, LLMrefs or PromptScout?
As of Oct 23, 2026, PromptScout is cheaper to start with: $15 a month, against $79 a month for LLMrefs. LLMrefs starts at $79 per month for 500 prompts, and PromptScout starts at $15 per month for 15 prompts, checked weekly.
Which has a free plan, LLMrefs or PromptScout?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither LLMrefs nor PromptScout has a free plan. LLMrefs 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.