LLMrefs vs Sorn.ai (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, LLMrefs and Sorn.ai share a 2.2 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Sorn.ai starts cheaper, at $29 a month against $79 a month.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA
LLMrefs grades higher on the free plan. Sorn.ai 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
Sorn.ai
AI visibility monitoring with crawler, referral and Reddit tracking
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 Sorn.ai if
- Fits if you want AI crawler and referral data next to your prompt tracking
- Works for agencies tracking up to seven brands on one account
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: the free trial lasts only 3 days, and the terms say fees aren't refunded unless stated otherwise
- Tight if you start on Starter: ChatGPT and Gemini only, refreshed weekly, with 30 days of history and 1 seat
- Pricey if you need Claude, Perplexity or daily refreshes, which start at Professional for $99 a month
- Skip it if you need the API, YouTube citations or the E-E-A-T audit, which only the Enterprise plan lists
How we grade them
| 2.2GPALLMrefsFair | 2.2GPASorn.aiFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | BStarter is $29 a month for 50 prompts on ChatGPT and Gemini, inside this category's cheaper quarter, which starts at $29. It refreshes weekly, though, and daily refreshes with Claude and Perplexity start at Professional, $99. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 7-day free trial, and signing up needs no credit card. | DNo free plan, and the free trial lasts only 3 days. The terms say fees aren't refunded unless stated otherwise. |
| 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. | CVisibility scores across 4 engines, prompt rankings, AI crawler and referral data, Reddit and listicle monitoring, page audits and an Experiment Engine. The gaps the listing names: Starter covers 2 engines weekly, and the API is Enterprise only. |
| 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 prompts, brands and rivals, and the full AI Rankings view with share of answer starts at Professional. |
| 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 Professional, data can be queried from Claude or ChatGPT through MCP and exported. The API is Enterprise only. |
| Best for | tracking AI visibility by keyword, not prompt | AI tracking with crawler and referral data |
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 Sorn.ai. 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. Sorn.ai starts at $29 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Sorn.ai starts $50 a month lower. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 13 score higher than LLMrefs for less, and 6 score higher than Sorn.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
- LLMrefs also covers reports.
- Sorn.ai also covers site audit and web analytics.
At a glance
| LLMrefs | Sorn.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $79 per month for 500 prompts | $29 per month for 50 prompts, refreshed weekly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial; signing up needs no credit card | 3-day free trial on the Starter, Professional and Agency plans |
| Web | ||
| Made by | LLMrefs | Sorn.ai Artificial Intelligence Inc. |
| Price read from | llmrefs.com | go.sorn.ai |
| 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.
Sorn.ai
- The free trial lasts only 3 days, and the terms say fees are non-refundable unless stated otherwise.
- Starter covers only ChatGPT and Gemini, refreshed weekly with 30 days of history; Claude and Perplexity start at Professional.
- API access, YouTube citations, the Entity Score and the E-E-A-T audit appear only in the Enterprise plan's feature list.
- The main sorn.ai site sells a separate agency service, which it says is for businesses earning over $50,000 a month.
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.
Sorn.ai
- LLM performance dashboard
- One view of a business across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude, with a visibility score and mention trend.
- AI Rankings
- Shows which prompts surface your business, at which position and how that changes; the full version with share of answer starts at Professional.
- AI traffic and crawler activity
- Reports which AI crawlers visit your site and which pages they read, and which AI engine sent each visitor.
- Reddit and listicles
- Monitors the Reddit threads and top-10 lists where your business is mentioned or missing.
- Experiment Engine
- On the Agency plan, runs tests across prompt clusters to measure how individual changes affect visibility.
- MCP connector and export
- From Professional, your data can be queried from Claude or ChatGPT through MCP and exported.
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.
Sorn.ai
Starter$29
per month for 50 prompts on 2 AI engines, refreshed weekly
ChatGPT and Gemini, 1 brand, 1 seat, 30 days of history, AI traffic and crawler data, and Reddit and listicle tracking.
Professional$99
per month for 100 prompts on 4 AI engines, refreshed daily
Adds Claude and Perplexity, 3 brands, 3 competitors, 3 seats, 90 days of history, 5 page audits a month, MCP and export.
Agency$459
per month for 500 prompts on 4 AI engines
7 brands, 10 competitors, 7 seats, a year of history, 25 page audits a month, the Experiment Engine and chat support.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited brands and prompts, API access, Entity Score, YouTube citations, an E-E-A-T audit, SSO and white-label.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, LLMrefs or Sorn.ai?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Sorn.ai is cheaper to start with: $29 a month, against $79 a month for LLMrefs. LLMrefs starts at $79 per month for 500 prompts, and Sorn.ai starts at $29 per month for 50 prompts, refreshed weekly.
Which has a free plan, LLMrefs or Sorn.ai?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither LLMrefs nor Sorn.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.