Mangools AI Search Watcher vs Peec AI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, Mangools AI Search Watcher and Peec AI share a 2.2 GPA, and only Mangools AI Search Watcher has a free plan.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Mangools AI Search Watcher
Weekly brand tracking across eight AI search engines, from Mangools
Peec AI
AI search analytics that tracks brand prompts across AI models
Which one is for you
Pick Mangools AI Search Watcher if
- Fits if you want eight AI engines tracked and a weekly check is enough
- Works for Mangools SEO customers, as every Mangools plan includes it
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need daily tracking, as every plan, Pro included, updates weekly
- Tight if you're staying free, at 5 prompts in 1 monitor
- Not for you if teammates need their own logins, since Pro allows no extra seats
- Watch out: there's no trial of Pro, only a full refund within 48 hours of a payment
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $49 against $34.90 a month billed yearly
Pick Peec AI if
- Fits if your whole team needs a login, since users are unlimited on every plan
- Works for shops that want win rates per product in AI shopping answers, from a Shopify or CSV catalog
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you want more than 3 AI models, as each extra one costs $30 to $140 a month
- Skip it if you need Claude, Grok or DeepSeek tracked, which only Enterprise covers
- Not for you if you need the API or SSO without an Enterprise contract, billed annually
- Watch out: Looker Studio and multi-country tracking start on Advanced at $495, and the trial's length isn't stated
- Watch out: agencies are priced separately, on their own bundle page
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAMangools AI Search WatcherFair | 2.2GPAPeec AIFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $34.90 a month billed yearly, $49 monthly, for 500 prompts on 8 engines. That's above this category's cheaper quarter at $29 and under its $49 middle. The Mangools Basic SEO bundle with the same tracker is $37.70. | CStarter is $95 a month for 50 prompts on 3 models, billed monthly, with 15% off yearly. That's inside this category's usual range, just under the dearer quarter at $99, but each extra model costs $30 to $140 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan with no card: 5 prompts in 1 monitor, checked twice per weekly update, with email reports and API and MCP access. 5 prompts is a cap you'll reach fast. | CNo free plan. There's a free trial, but the pricing page doesn't say how long it lasts. |
| Features | CChatGPT, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, Claude, Grok, Mistral and Llama on every plan, with positions, visibility, sources cited, competitors and how AI describes the brand. The gap the listing names: monitors update weekly on every plan, with no daily tracking. | CVisibility, position, sentiment and share of voice, with source analytics, fact-checking, AI shopping tracking and crawler logs. The gap the listing names: self-serve plans watch 3 models, Perplexity is an add-on, and Claude, Grok and DeepSeek are Enterprise only. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Mangools suggests prompts and says setup takes about 30 seconds, but you still pick prompts and competitors, and new numbers come once a week. | CNo rating on record. You pick prompts, models and competitors, and work out which add-on models you need, before the daily scores mean much. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. API and MCP access come on every plan, the free one included, though no other integrations are listed. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It connects to Google Analytics, Shopify, Cloudflare, Vercel, Akamai, WordPress and CloudFront, with Looker Studio from Advanced. The API and SSO come with Enterprise. |
| Best for | eight AI engines checked weekly | in-house teams starting to measure 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: Mangools AI Search Watcher and Peec AI. How we grade
Price against what you get
Mangools AI Search Watcher starts at $34.90 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Peec AI starts at $95 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Mangools AI Search Watcher starts $60.10 a month lower. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 8 score higher than Mangools AI Search Watcher for less, and 19 score higher than Peec 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
- Peec AI also covers web analytics.
At a glance
| Mangools AI Search Watcher | Peec AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $34.90 per month for 500 prompts, billed annually ($49 billed monthly) | $95 per month for 50 prompts on 3 AI models, billed monthly |
| Free plan | AI Search Watcher Free, no card needed: 5 prompts in 1 monitor, each checked twice per weekly update, with weekly and monthly email reports. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial offered; the pricing page does not state its length |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Mangools | Peec AI |
| Price read from | mangools.com | peec.ai |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Mangools AI Search Watcher
- Monitors update weekly on every plan, including Pro; there is no daily tracking.
- The free plan stops at 5 prompts and 1 monitor; Pro allows 500 prompts and no extra seats.
- Mangools Premium ($52.70 a month yearly) and Agency ($97.70) also include 500 prompts; they add SEO limits and seats, not AI tracking.
- There is no free trial of Pro, but Mangools refunds a payment in full within 48 hours of it.
Peec AI
- Self-serve plans track 3 AI models; each extra model is an add-on of $30, $70 or $140 a month depending on plan.
- Claude, Grok, DeepSeek, Qwen, Mistral and Meta models are listed only on Enterprise; Perplexity appears among the add-on models.
- API access and single sign-on come only with Enterprise.
- Agencies have separate bundle pricing on their own page.
Key features
Mangools AI Search Watcher
- Eight AI engines
- Tracks ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Claude, Grok, Mistral and Llama, and the pricing page shows the same engines on every plan.
- Two checks per prompt
- Every prompt is run twice on each update, so a brand that appears in one answer and not the next is still counted in the average.
- Prompt suggestions
- Suggests prompts relevant to the brand, or takes your own; Mangools says tracking can be set up in about 30 seconds.
- Competitor comparison
- Side-by-side reports of how competing brands rank in AI answers, where they are cited and how your presence compares.
- Brand perception
- Shows how the AI models describe the brand, to spot gaps and misreadings in how they explain the business.
- API and MCP access
- The pricing page lists API and MCP access on every AI Search Watcher plan, including the free one.
Peec AI
- Visibility, position and sentiment
- Daily scores for how often a brand appears, its position in the answer, sentiment and share of voice, measured against competitors.
- Source analytics
- Shows the domains and URLs AI answers retrieve and cite, classifies them as competitor, editorial, reference or UGC, and flags gaps where only rivals appear.
- Brand perception and fact-checking
- Scores what AI answers say a brand is known for, groups recurring objections, and checks claims in answers against facts you set.
- AI Shopping tracking
- Upload a product catalog from Shopify or a CSV to track visibility and win rate per product in AI shopping answers.
- Agent analytics
- Audits which AI bots robots.txt allows and logs AI crawler hits and AI referral visits from CDNs and hosts such as Cloudflare, Vercel and Akamai.
- Looker Studio, API and MCP
- Data flows to Looker Studio from Advanced, and to custom pipelines or AI assistants through the API and an MCP server.
Plans
Mangools AI Search Watcher
AI Search Watcher Free$0
5 prompts and 1 monitor, updated weekly with 2 checks per prompt.
AI Search Watcher Pro$34.90
per month for 500 prompts, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
500 prompts across unlimited monitors, updated weekly with 2 checks per prompt, email reports, and API and MCP access.
Mangools Basic$37.70
per month, billed annually ($61 billed monthly)
The Mangools SEO bundle with AI Search Watcher Pro included: 500 prompts plus keyword research, rank tracking and backlink tools.
AI Search Watcher CustomCustom
A custom number of prompts and checks per prompt, arranged after a demo.
Peec AI
Starter$95
per month for 50 prompts on 3 AI models, billed monthly
Daily tracking, 1 project, unlimited users and chat support. Models are picked from ChatGPT, AI Mode, AI Overviews, Copilot, Gemini and Naver AI.
Pro$245
per month for 150 prompts on 3 AI models, billed monthly
Daily tracking, 2 projects, unlimited users and chat and email support.
Advanced$495
per month for 350 prompts on 3 AI models, billed monthly
Daily tracking, 5 projects, tracking in several countries and the Looker Studio connector.
EnterpriseCustom
Billed annually. All models, up to 13 tracked, including Claude, Perplexity, Grok and DeepSeek; unlimited projects, custom prompts, API access and SSO.
Ways to pay less
Mangools AI Search Watcher
- Annual discount
About 29% off Pro with annual billing
Mangools' data file puts AI Search Watcher Pro at $418.80 a year billed annually, against $49 a month billed monthly ($588 a year).
Peec AI
- Annual discount
15% off with annual billing
Peec AI's pricing FAQ says customers who choose annual billing get a 15% discount.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Mangools AI Search Watcher or Peec AI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Mangools AI Search Watcher is cheaper to start with: $34.90 a month, against $95 a month for Peec AI. Mangools AI Search Watcher starts at $34.90 per month for 500 prompts, billed annually ($49 billed monthly), and Peec AI starts at $95 per month for 50 prompts on 3 AI models, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Mangools AI Search Watcher or Peec AI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Mangools AI Search Watcher has a free plan. Peec AI does not, though it 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.