MentionRank vs Promptmonitor (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Promptmonitor grades higher than MentionRank: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Promptmonitor 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.
MentionRank
Low-cost AI mention tracker with a free plan and article generator
Promptmonitor
AI search tracking in 8 models, with citations and publisher contacts
Which one is for you
Pick MentionRank if
- Fits if you want to see whether AI names you on 10 prompts without paying
- Works for agencies with up to 10 client sites, on the $149 Agency plan
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if Google's AI Overviews, AI Mode or Copilot matter to you, as they aren't tracked
- Tight if you're staying free, with 1 site, 10 prompts and no Claude or Grok
- Not for you if you want daily checks on every prompt, as only 5 to 30 Spotlights a month get them
- Watch out: prices are monthly only, with no yearly option and no trial of the paid plans
- Watch out: no integrations or API are listed, and articles are capped per plan at one credit each
Pick Promptmonitor if
- Fits if you plan to pitch the sites AI answers cite, using the publisher contacts it pulls
- Works for teams that need prompts run from a particular city, from 200-plus locations
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need daily checks on Starter, which runs twice a week on 3 engines with 1 seat
- Tight if you want all 8 engines, which only come with Pro at $149 a month
- Not for you if you need an API, SSO or integrations, as the API and SSO need Enterprise and none are listed
- Watch out: every plan caps AI answers a month, and one prompt in one model counts as one
- Watch out: Pro's yearly toggle shows $83 a month, which doesn't match the stated 15% saving
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAMentionRankFair | 2.2GPAPromptmonitorFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $39 a month for 50 prompts on all five models, above the cheaper quarter's $29 and under the $49 middle. The page shows monthly prices only, with no yearly discount. | CStarter is $33 a month billed yearly ($39 monthly) for 25 prompts, just above this category's cheaper quarter ($29 or less). It's thin, with 3 engines checked twice a week, and Growth, with 5 engines daily, is $67, above the $49 middle. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree forever with no card: 1 website, 10 prompts and 1 article a month, on ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity. 10 prompts is a cap you'll reach fast. | CNo free plan, but every paid plan has a 7-day free trial with no card needed. |
| Features | CMention tracking in five models, a library of 10,000-plus prompts, rival comparisons, a site scanner and an article writer. The gaps are in its own listing: no Google AI Overviews, AI Mode or Copilot, and daily scans only for the few Spotlight prompts. | BEight engines, mentions and sentiment, share of voice, cited sources with publisher contacts, AI crawler logs and prompts run from 200-plus locations down to city level. It covers the whole job; the limits are which plan gets which engines. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. The site scanner suggests prompts, and you still pick prompts, rivals and Spotlights before it tells you much. | CNo rating on record. You add prompts, pick locations and put a snippet on your site for the crawler logs, so there's some setting up. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, and the listing names no integrations or API. | CWeb only, and the listing names no integrations. The API and SSO come only with the custom Enterprise plan. |
| Best for | checking AI mentions from a free plan | AI tracking with publisher contacts for outreach |
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: MentionRank and Promptmonitor. How we grade
Price against what you get
MentionRank starts at $39 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Promptmonitor starts at $33 a month and scores 2.3.
Promptmonitor scores higher and starts $6 a month lower. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 34 score higher than MentionRank for less, and 7 score higher than Promptmonitor 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
- MentionRank also covers long-form writing and reports.
- Promptmonitor also covers content optimization, link outreach and log file analysis.
At a glance
| MentionRank | Promptmonitor | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $39 per month for 50 prompts | $33 per month for 25 prompts, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free Forever: 1 website, 10 tracked prompts, 1 article a month and 3 AI models (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity). No credit card. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial on any paid plan, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | MentionRank | Stackdirectory LLC |
| Price read from | mentionrank.io | promptmonitor.io |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
MentionRank
- The free plan leaves out Claude and Grok and tracks only one website.
- Daily scans across all five models apply only to prompts given a Spotlight, which are capped each month.
- The page shows monthly prices only, with no annual option or trial.
- Google AI Overviews, AI Mode and Copilot are not among the models it names.
Promptmonitor
- Starter tracks only ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity and checks prompts twice a week, not daily.
- Claude, DeepSeek and the other models need Growth or Pro; all 8 models come with Pro.
- API access and SSO come only with the custom Enterprise plan.
- Each plan caps the AI answers it runs a month; one prompt run in one model counts as one answer.
Key features
MentionRank
- Mention tracking in 5 models
- Shows which tracked prompts mention your brand in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Grok; the free plan covers three of them.
- Spotlight daily scans
- A Spotlight moves one prompt to daily scans across all five models; paid plans include 5 to 30 Spotlights a month.
- Prompt Explorer
- Search a library of more than 10,000 prompts by category to see which brands each one recommends and find prompts worth tracking.
- Brand Compare
- Benchmarks your visibility score against up to six competitors, with mentions broken down by model and category.
- Website Scanner
- Reads your site's pages and suggests prompts that match what the business does.
- Article Generator
- Writes comparison, listicle, FAQ and feature articles meant to be picked up by AI answers, at one credit each, capped per plan.
Promptmonitor
- Eight AI models
- Tracks ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, DeepSeek, Grok, Google AI Overviews and AI Mode; Starter covers 3, Growth 5 and Pro all 8.
- Mentions, sentiment and share of voice
- Logs every answer with your brand's mentions and sentiment, and works out share of voice against competitors per model and prompt.
- Citation tracking and publisher contacts
- Lists every source an answer cites and pulls contact details for the publishers, with a suggestion to reach out or outrank.
- AI crawler analytics
- A snippet on your site logs visits from GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot and other AI crawlers, page by page.
- City-level locations
- Prompts can be run from more than 200 locations, down to city level.
- Prompt research
- Shows the queries AI tools use when they search the web for answers that lead to your site.
Plans
MentionRank
Free Forever$0
1 website, 10 tracked prompts, 1 article a month, ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity.
Pro$39
per month for 50 prompts
All 5 models (adds Claude and Grok), 5 Spotlights and 10 articles a month.
Growth$79
per month for 150 prompts
3 websites, 10 Spotlights and 50 articles a month.
Agency$149
per month for unlimited prompts
10 websites, 30 Spotlights and 100 articles a month, all AI models.
Promptmonitor
Starter$33
per month for 25 prompts, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly)
1 website, prompts checked twice a week, 1 seat, 2,250 AI answers a month, ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity only.
Growth$67
per month for 50 prompts, billed yearly ($79 billed monthly)
2 websites, prompts checked daily across 5 models, unlimited seats, 4,500 AI answers a month.
Pro$149
per month for 150 prompts, billed monthly
5 websites, all 8 models daily, 14,000 AI answers a month. The yearly toggle shows $83 a month, which does not match the stated 15% saving.
EnterpriseCustom
More than 20 websites, custom prompt volume, SSO, API access and a dedicated manager.
Ways to pay less
MentionRank
No public discounts listed.
Promptmonitor
- Annual discount
15% savings with yearly billing
Promptmonitor's pricing page lists yearly billing at 15% savings: Starter is $33 a month billed yearly instead of $39 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, MentionRank or Promptmonitor?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Promptmonitor is cheaper to start with: $33 a month, against $39 a month for MentionRank. MentionRank starts at $39 per month for 50 prompts, and Promptmonitor starts at $33 per month for 25 prompts, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, MentionRank or Promptmonitor?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only MentionRank has a free plan. Promptmonitor 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.