The Citation Radar Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Citation Radar in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Citation Radar
The Insider’s Guide
Low-cost AI citation tracker for five AI assistants
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI search visibility tools, read from Citation Radar’s own pages.
Made by Citation Radar · checked Oct 23, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Citation Radar’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Citation Radar’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 29 of the 157 other AI search visibility tools we grade
Citation Radar asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Grok the questions a site's buyers might ask and reports where the site is cited, where competitors win instead and how ready the site is for AI answers. Paid plans re-run tracked questions every week, and Blueprint Mode drafts a page aimed at a chosen question. It is self-serve, with a free tier.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Citation Radar, taken from its own pages and our grades.
It's self-serve and generates questions for you, but you still pick what to track and read the scores before it tells you much.
- 1
Best for weekly AI citation checks
Citation Radar asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Grok the questions your buyers might ask, and shows where you get cited and where a rival wins instead.
- 2
Paid plans start at $39 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $39 per month for 1 site and 50 questions.
- 3
There is a free plan
1 website, 5 generated questions checked on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini. No card needed.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
AI citation tracking
Shows which buyer questions get your site cited, and which do not, on ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Grok.
- 6
AEO score
A single score for how ready a site is to be cited by AI, broken down by platform for each analysis.
- 7
Competitor share of voice
A leaderboard of where rivals are cited more than you, with the pages that earn their citations.
- 8
A 2.0 GPA, above 29 of 157
That is against the other AI search visibility tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of Citation Radar you could make: schema markup. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
Citation Radar at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $39 per month for 1 site and 50 questions
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Citation Radar
- Category
- AI Search Visibility (AEO & GEO)
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for weekly AI citation checks
Citation Radar asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Grok the questions your buyers might ask, and shows where you get cited and where a rival wins instead. Starter is $39 a month for one site and 50 questions. It checks weekly, not daily, Google's AI Overviews and Copilot aren't covered, the free plan is a one-off look, and the API is still coming soon.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Starter is $39 a month for 1 site and 50 questions on all five platforms. That's above the cheaper quarter of this category, which starts at $29, and under its $49 middle, so it sits on the low side of ordinary. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A free plan with no card: 1 website and 5 generated questions, checked on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini. That's a one-off look, though, as weekly re-runs are paid only. |
| Features | C | Citation tracking on five assistants, an AEO score, a share-of-voice leaderboard, content gaps and Blueprint Mode for draft pages. The gaps are real: checks are weekly, AI Overviews and Copilot aren't covered, and the API is still coming soon. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record. It's self-serve and generates questions for you, but you still pick what to track and read the scores before it tells you much. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web only, with no integrations listed. The API and white-label reports are both marked as coming soon. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Citation Radar is for
- Fits if you're a solo marketer tracking 50 questions on one site
- Works for small agencies with up to five client sites, on Agency at $199 a month
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you need daily numbers, as tracking re-runs weekly
- Not for you if Google's AI Overviews or Copilot matter most to you
- Too light for agencies who need white-label reports or an API today, as both are coming soon
- Tight if you stay free: 5 questions, 3 platforms and no weekly re-runs
Good to know
Good for
- Solo marketers and consultants who want AI citation tracking on a small budget
- Site owners who want a free one-off look at their AI visibility
- Small agencies tracking up to five client sites
Worth knowing
- Tracking runs weekly, not daily, and only on paid plans.
- The free plan checks 3 platforms; Claude and Grok need a paid plan.
- Google AI Overviews and Copilot are not among the platforms the site lists.
- The API and white-label reports are marked as coming soon.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$39
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Citation Radar has a free plan. Paid plans start at $39 per month for 1 site and 50 questions.
That's a one-off look, though, as weekly re-runs are paid only.
Free
$0
1 website and 5 generated questions, checked on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini.
Starter
$39
per month for 1 site and 50 questions
For solo marketers: 50 tracked questions on all 5 AI platforms, weekly re-runs and 50 AI content suggestions a month.
Pro
$99
per month for 3 sites and 100 questions per site
For in-house teams: all 5 AI platforms, weekly re-runs and 100 AI content suggestions a month.
Agency
$199
per month for 5 sites and 100 questions per site
All 5 AI platforms, unlimited AI content suggestions and priority support. White-label reports are listed as coming soon.
The free plan
1 website, 5 generated questions checked on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini. No card needed.
Read from citationradar.ai on Oct 23, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Low-cost AI citation tracker for five AI assistants. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI search visibility, content optimization, schema markup.
Citation tracking on five assistants, an AEO score, a share-of-voice leaderboard, content gaps and Blueprint Mode for draft pages.
- AI citation tracking
- Shows which buyer questions get your site cited, and which do not, on ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Grok.
- AEO score
- A single score for how ready a site is to be cited by AI, broken down by platform for each analysis.
- Competitor share of voice
- A leaderboard of where rivals are cited more than you, with the pages that earn their citations.
- Content gaps
- Questions competitors win and you do not, sorted into quick wins, strategic plays and long-term bets.
- Blueprint Mode
- Pick a question and get a draft page built for AI answers, with schema markup, structure and citations.
- Weekly auto-tracking
- Paid plans re-run tracked questions every week to build share-of-voice trends over time.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
Citation Radar is made by Citation Radar.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
29/157
Other AI search visibility tools it is graded above
Citation Radar's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 29 of the 157 other AI search visibility tools we grade, and level with 38.
Its paid plans start at $39 a month, against a middle price of $59 for the category: 43 of the 128 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 34 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 158 AI search visibility tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Citation Radar’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 19 of 157
- CFree plan and trialAbove 63 of 157
- CFeaturesAbove 6 of 157
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 157
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 157
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 131 AI search visibility tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Citation Radar is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of Citation Radar you could make: schema markup. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 90 of the 157 other AI search visibility tools grade higher. It costs $468 a year.
What you could make
- Schema markup: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- The same prompts asked of ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google's AI answers every day, and the answers kept.
- A score built from what the top results for each keyword cover.
What this rests on. Citation Radar’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Otterly.AI, LLMrefs, Peec AI, AIclicks and Am I On AI
The 5 tools Citation Radar is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Otterly.AI
Free trial · from $25/mo
Daily brand and citation tracking across AI search engines.
- Citation Radar has a free plan. Otterly.AI does not, though it has a free trial.
- Citation Radar also covers content optimization and schema markup.
- Otterly.AI also covers reports and site audit.
- 2.2GPA
LLMrefs
Free trial · from $79/mo
Keyword-based AI search visibility tracker with one flat plan.
- Citation Radar has a free plan. LLMrefs does not, though it has a free trial.
- Citation Radar also covers content optimization and schema markup.
- LLMrefs also covers reports.
- 2.2GPA
Peec AI
Free trial · from $95/mo
AI search analytics that tracks brand prompts across AI models.
- Citation Radar has a free plan. Peec AI does not, though it has a free trial.
- Citation Radar also covers content optimization and schema markup.
- Peec AI also covers reports and web analytics.
- 2.0GPA
AIclicks
Free trial · from $59/mo
AI search visibility tracker with prompt monitoring and an action plan.
- Citation Radar has a free plan. AIclicks does not, though it has a free trial.
- Citation Radar also covers schema markup.
- AIclicks also covers AI agents.
- 2.0GPA
Am I On AI
Free trial · from $100/mo
ChatGPT and AI Overview visibility tracker with weekly action plans.
- Citation Radar has a free plan. Am I On AI does not, though it has a free trial.
- Citation Radar also covers content optimization and schema markup.
- Am I On AI also covers reports.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
11
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Citation Radar free?
Citation Radar has a free plan. 1 website, 5 generated questions checked on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini.
How much does Citation Radar cost?
Citation Radar lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Citation Radar work on?
Citation Radar is available on Web.
Does Citation Radar have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Citation Radar is listed for Web.
Does Citation Radar have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Citation Radar is listed for Web.
Is Citation Radar open source?
Citation Radar is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Who makes Citation Radar?
Citation Radar is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Citation Radar?
The closest alternatives to Citation Radar in our directory are Otterly.AI, LLMrefs, Peec AI, AIclicks and Am I On AI.
How does Citation Radar compare with other AI search visibility tools?
Citation Radar's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 29 of the 157 other AI search visibility tools we grade, and level with 38.
Is Citation Radar good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Citation Radar C for value for money. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4.
Could I make my own version of Citation Radar?
The plain part of Citation Radar you could make: schema markup. What surrounds it you could not.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Citation Radar’s own pages on Oct 23, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 23, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Citation Radar's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Citation Radar. Prices change, so check citationradar.ai before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
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categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Citation Radar, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/citation-radar
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Citation Radar’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Citation Radar is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Citation Radar. Prices and plans change: check citationradar.ai before you buy.