LLMrefs vs Promptwatch (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Promptwatch grades higher than LLMrefs: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Promptwatch grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, 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
Promptwatch
AI visibility tracking with agents that write content to get cited
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 Promptwatch if
- Fits if you want every supported AI model tracked on the cheapest plan, with MCP and the API
- Works for content teams that want articles written from what AI cites, from Professional at $245
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're on Essential, with one project, 50 prompts and 6,000 responses a month
- Pricey if you want the content writer, knowledge base or agent analytics, which start at $245 a month
- Skip it if you need SSO, as it's listed only for Enterprise
- Watch out: Business at $579 has no free trial and starts through a demo
- Tight if you need state or city tracking, shopping insights or Ads Radar, which start on Business
How we grade them
| 2.2GPALLMrefsFair | 2.4GPAPromptwatchFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CEssential is $95 a month for 50 prompts and 6,000 responses, billed monthly, or $950 a year. That's this category's usual range, just under the dearer quarter at $99. Content writing and agent analytics need Professional at $245. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 7-day free trial, and signing up needs no credit card. | CNo free plan, but a 7-day free trial on Essential and Professional. Business has no trial and starts with a demo. |
| 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. | BAll supported models on every plan, with visibility, citations and sentiment by model, content gap analysis, crawler logs, country tracking, an agent chat, and Ads Radar on Business. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job; the writing tools just sit higher up. |
| 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. You set up a project, prompts and countries, and connect Cloudflare or Vercel for the crawler logs. |
| 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. MCP and the API on every plan, plus WordPress, Webflow, Framer, Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, Slack, Cloudflare and Vercel. |
| Best for | tracking AI visibility by keyword, not prompt | every AI model tracked on every plan |
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 Promptwatch. 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. Promptwatch starts at $95 a month and scores 2.7.
Promptwatch scores higher, and starts $16 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 13 score higher than LLMrefs for less, and 1 scores higher than Promptwatch 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
- LLMrefs also covers reports.
- Promptwatch also covers AI agents, web analytics and content optimization.
At a glance
| LLMrefs | Promptwatch | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $79 per month for 500 prompts | $95 per month for 50 prompts, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial; signing up needs no credit card | 7-day free trial on the Essential and Professional plans |
| Web | ||
| Made by | LLMrefs | Promptwatch B.V. |
| Price read from | llmrefs.com | promptwatch.com |
| 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.
Promptwatch
- Content writing and refresh, the knowledge base and agent analytics start at Professional ($245 a month).
- Business has no free trial and is started through a demo; SSO is listed only for Enterprise.
- Essential covers a single project with 50 prompts.
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.
Promptwatch
- All-model monitoring
- Every tracked prompt runs across all supported models at once, comparing visibility, citations and sentiment by model on one dashboard.
- Content gap analysis and AEO articles
- Uses the sources AI cites to find missing content, then writes and refreshes articles meant to be cited more often (Professional and up).
- Crawler logs and agent analytics
- Logs AI crawler visits through Cloudflare, Vercel and other connections, with conversion tracking for AI-referred traffic.
- Local and shopping tracking
- Country-level tracking on every plan; Business adds state and city tracking, shopping insights and Ads Radar for ads in AI answers.
- Agent Chat and technical fixes
- An agent answers questions about the data and suggests technical and competitor-driven optimizations.
- MCP, API and CMS connections
- MCP and API access on every plan, Data Studio, and connections to WordPress, Webflow, Framer, Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools and Slack.
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.
Promptwatch
Essential$95
per month for 50 prompts, billed monthly
1 project, 6,000 responses a month on all models, daily tracking, agent chat, country-level tracking, MCP and API access.
Professional$245
per month for 150 prompts, billed monthly
2 projects and 18,000 responses, plus content writing and refresh, a knowledge base and agent analytics.
Business$579
per month for 350 prompts, billed monthly
5 projects and 42,000 responses, state and city tracking, shopping insights, Ads Radar and audit logs. Started through a demo.
Kick-off$199
per month, billed monthly
The entry plan on the agency track, with a 7-day free trial; agency Growth is $399 and Scale $799 a month.
EnterpriseCustom
Multiple projects, custom prompt and crawler volume, managed content workflows, SSO, a success manager and priority support.
Ways to pay less
LLMrefs
No public discounts listed.
Promptwatch
- Annual discount
Two months free with annual billing
Promptwatch's annual prices are ten times the monthly ones: Essential is $950 a year instead of $95 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, LLMrefs or Promptwatch?
As of Oct 23, 2026, LLMrefs is cheaper to start with: $79 a month, against $95 a month for Promptwatch. LLMrefs starts at $79 per month for 500 prompts, and Promptwatch starts at $95 per month for 50 prompts, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, LLMrefs or Promptwatch?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither LLMrefs nor Promptwatch 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.