The Hikoo Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Hikoo 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.
Hikoo
The Insider’s Guide
GEO platform that tracks AI answers and then fixes, writes and pitches
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI search visibility tools, read from Hikoo’s own pages.
Made by Hikoo SAS · 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 Hikoo’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Hikoo’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
2.2
GPA, above 68 of the 157 other AI search visibility tools we grade
Hikoo is a French GEO platform that measures how AI engines mention a brand and then acts on what it finds: it audits pages, suggests and updates content, and contacts the sources that AI answers cite. It can run on its own monitoring or connect to tools such as Peec AI and Otterly.AI, and each team chooses which actions go out on their own and which wait for approval.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Hikoo, taken from its own pages and our grades.
It can also run on data from Peec AI or Otterly.AI.
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Best for acting on AI visibility gaps, not just tracking
Hikoo tracks AI answers and then acts on them: it audits pages, drafts content and, on its top plan, emails the sites AI engines cite.
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Paid plans start at about $77.32 a month
As its pricing page puts it: €69 per month for 30 questions, billed monthly, excluding VAT.
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There is a free plan
10 questions tracked daily on ChatGPT, 2 competitors, 50 AI answers analyzed and 100 pages audited a month.
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It runs on Web
Web.
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AI visibility monitoring
Asks set questions every day across up to 9 AI engines and tracks mentions, citations and competitors; 10 questions on Free, up to 200 on Agent.
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Continuous site audit
Reviews pages the way an AI engine reads them, up to 5,000 a month on Agent, and adds headings, structured data and FAQs where answers need them.
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Content briefs and refreshes
Turns tracked questions into briefs and new pages and flags pages that have gone out of date; 10 to 150 content suggestions a month by plan.
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A 2.2 GPA, above 68 of 157
That is against the other AI search visibility tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
The plain part of Hikoo you could make: link outreach, schema markup and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
Hikoo at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from €69 per month for 30 questions, billed monthly, excluding VAT
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial of Monitoring and Growth, no credit card required
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Hikoo SAS, since 2026
- Category
- AI Search Visibility (AEO & GEO)
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for acting on AI visibility gaps, not just tracking
Hikoo tracks AI answers and then acts on them: it audits pages, drafts content and, on its top plan, emails the sites AI engines cite. It can also run on data from Peec AI or Otterly.AI. But prices are in euros before VAT and cover one site each, Monitoring tracks only ChatGPT and Gemini, and Claude, AI Overviews and outreach wait for the €499 Agent plan.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Monitoring is €69 a month before VAT, roughly $80, for 30 questions on ChatGPT and Gemini and one site. Prices are in euros, so that figure is rough, but it sits between this category's $49 middle and its dearer quarter at $95. Yearly billing takes 20% off. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A free plan: 10 questions daily on ChatGPT only, 2 competitors and 100 pages audited a month. Paid plans also have a 7-day trial with no card. 10 questions on one engine is a cap you'll hit. |
| Features | C | Daily tracking on up to 9 engines, page audits, content briefs and refreshes, an outreach agent and an MCP server. The gaps the listing names: Free covers ChatGPT only, Monitoring adds just Gemini, and outreach and page fixes are on Agent only. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record. You choose which actions go out on their own and which wait for approval, and may connect another monitor such as Peec AI first. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, with no desktop or phone app. It reads data from Peec AI, Otterly.AI, Promptwatch, LLMrefs and Rankscale, and the MCP server on every plan works with Claude, Cursor and ChatGPT. |
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 Hikoo is for
- Fits if you want AI visibility gaps worked on, not only measured
- Works for teams already on Peec AI, Otterly.AI or a similar monitor
Who it is not for
- Tight if you stay on Free: 10 questions on ChatGPT only, 2 competitors and 100 pages audited a month
- Skip it if you need Claude, Grok, AI Overviews or AI Mode below €499 a month, as they come with Agent or as extras by request
- Pricey if you run several sites, since each subscription covers one site, and prices exclude VAT
- Watch out: the outreach agent, prepared page fixes and weekly summary are on the €499 Agent plan only
- Watch out: cancelling a yearly subscription doesn't refund the year already paid
Good to know
Good for
- Marketing teams that want AI visibility gaps worked on, not only measured
- Teams already using Peec AI, Otterly.AI or a similar monitor
- Agencies running GEO work for several client sites
- People who want to query their AI visibility data from Claude or Cursor
Worth knowing
- Prices are in euros and exclude VAT, and each subscription covers one site; several sites need separate plans or a custom quote.
- Free covers ChatGPT only and Monitoring adds Gemini; Claude, Grok, AI Overviews and AI Mode come only with Agent or as extra engines by request.
- The outreach agent, prepared page fixes and the weekly summary are limited to the €499 Agent plan.
- Cancelling an annual subscription does not refund the year already paid.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
~$77.32
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Hikoo has a free plan. Paid plans start at €69 per month for 30 questions, billed monthly, excluding VAT.
Free
€0
10 questions on ChatGPT, 2 competitors and 100 pages audited a month, with citation tracking.
Monitoring
€69
per month for 30 questions on 2 AI engines, billed monthly
ChatGPT and Gemini, 5 competitors, 500 pages audited and 10 content suggestions a month. One site, excluding VAT.
Growth
€179
per month for 80 questions on 4 AI engines, billed monthly
Adds Perplexity and Copilot, 10 competitors, 1,500 pages audited, 30 content suggestions a month and source analysis.
Agent
€499
per month for 200 questions on 9 AI engines, billed monthly
Adds Claude, Mistral, Grok, AI Overviews and AI Mode, the outreach agent, prepared page fixes and a weekly summary.
Multiple sites
Custom
A custom plan for several sites or brands, with dedicated support and the integrations needed.
The free plan
10 questions tracked daily on ChatGPT, 2 competitors, 50 AI answers analyzed and 100 pages audited a month.
Trying it first
7-day free trial of Monitoring and Growth, no credit card required
Read from tryhikoo.com on Oct 23, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
20% off with annual billing
Hikoo's pricing page gives 20% off monthly prices when a year is paid in one payment.
Stated on tryhikoo.comOther savings
10% off for 6 months with The Formula
The Duo offer bundles Hikoo with The Formula, a LinkedIn prospecting service, on one invoice at 10% off for six months. Monthly billing only.
Stated on tryhikoo.com
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
GEO platform that tracks AI answers and then fixes, writes and pitches. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, reports, site audit, AI search visibility, content optimization, link outreach, schema markup.
The gaps the listing names: Free covers ChatGPT only, Monitoring adds just Gemini, and outreach and page fixes are on Agent only.
- AI visibility monitoring
- Asks set questions every day across up to 9 AI engines and tracks mentions, citations and competitors; 10 questions on Free, up to 200 on Agent.
- Continuous site audit
- Reviews pages the way an AI engine reads them, up to 5,000 a month on Agent, and adds headings, structured data and FAQs where answers need them.
- Content briefs and refreshes
- Turns tracked questions into briefs and new pages and flags pages that have gone out of date; 10 to 150 content suggestions a month by plan.
- Outreach agent
- On Agent, finds a contact at the sources AI engines cite, writes the email and sends follow-ups, either after you approve or on its own.
- Reports and weekly summary
- Ties visibility numbers to the actions taken, as a deck, client update or export. The Monday summary of work done comes with Agent.
- MCP server
- Included on every plan: Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT and other MCP clients can read citations, run audits and edit prompts with an API key.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Peec AI
- Otterly.AI
- Promptwatch
- LLMrefs
- Rankscale
- Claude
- Cursor
- ChatGPT
Hikoo is made by Hikoo SAS, and has been around since 2026.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
68/157
Other AI search visibility tools it is graded above
Hikoo's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 68 of the 157 other AI search visibility tools we grade, and level with 56.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 51 of 157) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at about $77.32 a month, against a middle price of $59 for the category: 74 of the 128 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 13 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. Hikoo’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
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 51 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. Hikoo 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 Hikoo you could make: link outreach, schema markup and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It costs $927.86 a year.
What you could make
- Link outreach, schema markup and reports: an app builder makes these 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 crawler that checks every page of a site.
- A score built from what the top results for each keyword cover.
- It plugs into other products, Peec AI, Otterly.AI and Promptwatch among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Hikoo’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
Peec AI, Otterly.AI, Profound, Promptwatch and Rankscale AI
The 5 tools Hikoo is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Peec AI
Free trial · from $95/mo
AI search analytics that tracks brand prompts across AI models.
- Hikoo has a free plan. Peec AI does not, though it has a free trial.
- Hikoo also covers site audit, content optimization, link outreach and schema markup.
- Peec AI also covers web analytics.
- 2.4GPA
Otterly.AI
Free trial · from $25/mo
Daily brand and citation tracking across AI search engines.
- Hikoo has a free plan. Otterly.AI does not, though it has a free trial.
- Hikoo also covers content optimization, link outreach and schema markup.
- 2.2GPA
Profound
Free trial · from $99/mo
AI search visibility tracking with an AI marketing agent built in.
- Hikoo has a free plan. Profound does not, though it has a free trial.
- Hikoo also covers reports, site audit, link outreach and schema markup.
- Profound also covers AI agents and web analytics.
- 2.4GPA
Promptwatch
Free trial · from $95/mo
AI visibility tracking with agents that write content to get cited.
- Hikoo has a free plan. Promptwatch does not, though it has a free trial.
- Hikoo also covers reports, site audit, link outreach and schema markup.
- Promptwatch also covers AI agents and web analytics.
- 3.0GPA
Rankscale AI
Free trial · from $17/mo
Credit-based AI visibility tracker covering 17+ AI engines.
- Hikoo has a free plan. Rankscale AI does not, though it has a free trial.
- Hikoo also covers site audit, content optimization, link outreach and schema markup.
- Rankscale AI also covers web analytics.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
15
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 Hikoo free?
Hikoo has a free plan. 10 questions tracked daily on ChatGPT, 2 competitors, 50 AI answers analyzed and 100 pages audited a month.
How much does Hikoo cost?
Hikoo lists 5 plans. Free: €0.
What platforms does Hikoo work on?
Hikoo is available on Web.
Does Hikoo offer any discounts?
Hikoo publicly lists the following: 20% off with annual billing; 10% off for 6 months with The Formula.
Does Hikoo have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Hikoo is listed for Web.
Does Hikoo have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Hikoo is listed for Web.
Is Hikoo open source?
Hikoo is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Does Hikoo have an API?
Yes. Hikoo offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Hikoo integrate with?
Hikoo's listing names Peec AI, Otterly.AI, Promptwatch, LLMrefs, Rankscale, Claude, Cursor and ChatGPT.
Does Hikoo have a free trial?
Yes. 7-day free trial of Monitoring and Growth, no credit card required.
Who makes Hikoo?
Hikoo is made by Hikoo SAS. It dates from 2026.
What are the alternatives to Hikoo?
The closest alternatives to Hikoo in our directory are Peec AI, Otterly.AI, Profound, Promptwatch and Rankscale AI.
How does Hikoo compare with other AI search visibility tools?
Hikoo's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 68 of the 157 other AI search visibility tools we grade, and level with 56.
Is Hikoo good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Hikoo C for value for money. Its paid plans start at about $77.32 a month, against a middle price of $59 for the category: 74 of the 128 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Hikoo?
The plain part of Hikoo you could make: link outreach, schema markup and reports.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Hikoo’s own pages on Oct 23, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 24, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Hikoo'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 Hikoo SAS. Prices change, so check tryhikoo.com 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.
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- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
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- 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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