ShowIn AI vs xSeek (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, ShowIn AI grades higher than xSeek: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
ShowIn AI grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ShowIn AI
AI visibility tracking plus an article engine that publishes for you
xSeek
AI visibility agent that plans and drafts the fixes for you to approve
Which one is for you
Pick ShowIn AI if
- Fits if you want articles written and published for you each month
- Works for sites on WordPress or Shopify, the two places it publishes to
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you track more than 15 prompts, which is all Starter's $99 a month gives
- Skip it if Gemini, Claude, Copilot or AI Mode matter, as they're Enterprise only
- Not for you if you won't hand over a card to try it, since it's charged on day 8
- Too light for several brands, as every self-serve plan has one project
- Watch out: the homepage says four engines are monitored, but the pricing table lists three below Enterprise
Pick xSeek if
- Fits if you have no SEO person and want a monthly list of what to do next
- Works for sites on WordPress, Webflow, Ghost or HubSpot, where approved pages are sent
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want the agent, which starts at $149 a month
- Skip it if Google's AI Overviews or Copilot matter, as they need the $499.99 plan
- Tight if you track more than 10 prompts on Essential, which has no action plan or articles
- Watch out: there's no free plan or trial, only a one-time run of up to 15 questions
- Watch out: billing is monthly only, and Claude, Grok and DeepSeek cost extra per website on Growth
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAShowIn AIFair | 1.8GPAxSeekWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $99 a month for 15 prompts on 3 engines and about 10 articles, at the start of this category's dearer quarter. Two months are free on yearly billing, and every other engine needs Enterprise. | DEssential is $49 a month for 10 prompts, but it only tracks. The action plan, drafts and CMS publishing, which are the point of xSeek, start at $149, in this category's dearest tenth. Billing is monthly only. |
| Free plan and trial | DNo free plan. The 7-day trial needs a card on file and charges it on day 8. | DNo free plan or trial. A free workspace runs up to 15 questions once and previews the action plan. |
| Features | CA GEO readiness audit, daily tracking of cited versus mentioned, citation sources, an article engine and publishing to WordPress and Shopify. The gap is in its own listing: self-serve plans track 3 engines, and Gemini, Claude, Copilot, AI Mode and Grok need Enterprise. | CDaily tracking, an agent-written action plan with the evidence behind it, a content studio, AI crawler logs and Search Console and GA4 data. The gap is in its own listing: Google AI Overviews and Copilot start at Growth for $499.99 a month. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. There's a CMS to connect and content credits to plan, though the publishing then runs for you. | CNo rating on record. There's a plugin or CDN snippet for the crawler logs, analytics to connect and a monthly batch of actions to work through. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, publishing to WordPress and Shopify, with Google Search Console data shown beside the AI figures. | BWeb only, linked to Search Console, GA4, WordPress, Webflow, Ghost and HubSpot, with an API, a command-line tool and an MCP server from Starter. |
| Best for | getting articles written and published for AI | small teams without an SEO specialist |
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: ShowIn AI and xSeek. How we grade
Price against what you get
ShowIn AI starts at $99 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. xSeek starts at $49 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and xSeek starts $50 a month lower. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 20 score higher than ShowIn AI for less, and 10 score higher than xSeek 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
- ShowIn AI also covers long-form writing, site audit and schema markup.
- xSeek also covers keyword research and web analytics.
At a glance
| ShowIn AI | xSeek | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $99 per month for 15 prompts on 3 AI engines, billed monthly | $49 per month for 10 prompts on 3 AI engines, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial on every plan; a card is kept on file and charged on day 8 | Free workspace asks up to 15 questions once and previews the action plan |
| Web | ||
| Made by | ShowIn AI, Inc. | xseek |
| Price read from | showin.ai | xseek.io |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
ShowIn AI
- Self-serve plans track ChatGPT, AI Overviews and Perplexity only; Gemini, Claude, Copilot, AI Mode and Grok need Enterprise.
- The homepage says four engines are monitored, but the pricing table lists three below Enterprise.
- Every self-serve plan includes a single project, so several brands mean Enterprise.
- Starting the trial needs a card on file.
xSeek
- Essential tracks only; the action plan, article drafts and CMS publishing start at Starter for $149 a month.
- Google AI Overviews and Copilot start at Growth; Claude, Grok and DeepSeek are optional engines there, priced per website.
- Billing is monthly only; no annual discount is shown on the pricing page.
- The free workspace runs your questions once on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Grok; daily tracking needs a paid plan.
Key features
ShowIn AI
- GEO technical audit
- A 0 to 100 readiness score covering AI crawler access, llms.txt, JSON-LD schema, server-side rendering and on-page citability, with fixes.
- Daily AI visibility monitoring
- A daily visibility score, cited versus mentioned tracking, sentiment and competitor share of voice, with history.
- Citation source analysis
- Shows which sources AI answers cite for competitors and where your content is missing.
- Article engine
- Writes long-form articles with charts, FAQs and JSON-LD from live search and People Also Ask research; 10 credits per article.
- Multi-channel publishing
- Auto-publishes articles to WordPress and Shopify and drafts platform-native posts for LinkedIn, Quora, X, Reddit and guest posts.
- SEO and GEO reporting
- Shows AI visibility trends next to Google Search Console performance in one place.
xSeek
- Daily AI answer tracking
- Asks your questions every day (or weekly or monthly per prompt) from a country you pick, with visibility score, share of voice and sentiment.
- Agent-written action plan
- Each month adds actions tied to a tracked question, with the evidence behind them: new articles, page refreshes, Reddit replies or listings to claim.
- Content Studio
- Drafts articles and page updates in your brand voice, or a brief for your writers, and sends approved pages to WordPress, Webflow, Ghost or HubSpot.
- AI crawler tracking
- Logs AI bot visits through a WordPress plugin or a CDN snippet and flags broken pages bots hit as urgent.
- Search Console and GA4
- Uses Search Console and search volumes to choose the questions worth tracking and to find pages Google sends traffic to but AI ignores.
- API, CLI and MCP server
- From Starter up, data and actions are available through an API, a command-line tool and an MCP server.
Plans
ShowIn AI
Starter$99
per month for 15 prompts on 3 AI engines, billed monthly
Daily scans of ChatGPT, AI Overviews and Perplexity, 100 content credits (about 10 articles), 1 project and 3 seats.
Growth$295
per month for 50 prompts on 3 AI engines, billed monthly
Daily scans, 500 content credits (about 50 articles), 1 project and unlimited seats.
Scale$495
per month for 100 prompts on 3 AI engines, billed monthly
Daily scans, 1,000 content credits (about 100 articles), 1 project and unlimited seats.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom prompts and credits, and adds AI Mode, Claude, Gemini, Copilot and Grok, a Slack channel and hands-on onboarding.
xSeek
Essential$49
per month for 10 prompts on 3 AI engines, billed monthly
Daily tracking on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini for 1 website, with AI bot tracking. No action plan or articles.
Starter$149
per month for 50 prompts on 3 AI engines, billed monthly
1 website, 10 actions and 10 drafted articles a month, 30 keyword searches, CMS publishing, API and MCP server.
Growth$499.99
per month for 150 prompts on 5 AI engines, billed monthly
3 websites, 25 actions and articles a month, adds AI Overviews and Copilot, optional Claude, Grok and DeepSeek, and onboarding.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom prompts, websites and actions, a monthly session with an AI strategist and priority support.
Ways to pay less
ShowIn AI
- Annual discount
Two months free with yearly billing
The pricing FAQ says yearly billing charges for 10 months and gives 12.
xSeek
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, ShowIn AI or xSeek?
As of Oct 23, 2026, xSeek is cheaper to start with: $49 a month, against $99 a month for ShowIn AI. ShowIn AI starts at $99 per month for 15 prompts on 3 AI engines, billed monthly, and xSeek starts at $49 per month for 10 prompts on 3 AI engines, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, ShowIn AI or xSeek?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither ShowIn AI nor xSeek 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.