Waikay review (2026): is it worth $24.95 a month?
AI brand visibility tracker that also checks facts and knowledge gaps
Waikay report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for AI visibility tracking with fact checks
Waikay, from the people behind InLinks, tracks how AI models talk about your brand and checks whether what they say is true, from $24.95 a month for one person. But it asks models through their APIs, so for ChatGPT and Claude you see answers from training data, not what someone searching the live web would see. The free credits don't renew, the entry plan has one seat, and action plans eat into your prompt allowance.
Who Waikay is for
- Fits if you're a freelancer who wants AI tracking for about $25 a month
- Works for brands that want to know when AI models state wrong facts about them
Who Waikay is not for
- Skip it if you need to see what ChatGPT or Claude say with live web search on
- Tight if you need more than one login, as the entry plan has a single seat
- Not for you if you want a free plan, as the 3 free credits never renew
- Watch out: prompt checks and action plans share one allowance, so more plans means fewer prompts
- Too light for setups needing integrations beyond the API and MCP, as none are listed
Why Waikay gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyThe entry plan is $24.95 a month for 40 prompts a week on 4 models, with fact checks, action plans, the API and MCP included. That's inside the cheaper quarter of this category, which starts at $29.
- CFree plan and trialA free account gets 3 credits: 1 brand report, 1 topic report and plan, and 20 prompt checks. They don't renew, so it's really a one-time trial.
- CFeaturesBrand tracking, topic scores against two rivals, a fact and hallucination tracker, source analysis and action plans. The gap is a big one, though: ChatGPT and Claude answers come from training data, not live web search.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. Prompt checks and action plans share one allowance, so you'll be juggling the two, and fewer models means more prompts.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. Every paid plan includes the API and an MCP server, though no other integrations are listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Waikay's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Waikay's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 125 of the 157 other AI search visibility tools we grade, and level with 20.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 120 of 157) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $24.95 a month, against a middle price of $59 for the category: 16 of the 128 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 4 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. Waikay’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 120 of 157, level with 25
- CFree plan and trialAbove 63 of 157, level with 88
- CFeaturesAbove 6 of 157, level with 118
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 157, level with 145
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 51 of 157, level with 106
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 131 AI search visibility tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Waikay, or make your own?
Keep it
Nothing Waikay does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 3 things listed below take a company.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.4 is higher than 125 of the 157 other AI search visibility tools we grade. It costs $299.40 a year.
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.
- It plugs into other products, MCP among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Waikay’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.
What is Waikay?
Waikay, a spin-out of the SEO tool InLinks, reports what AI models know about a brand as well as whether they mention it. Alongside prompt tracking it scores the brand's standing on chosen topics against two competitors, flags wrong statements and missing facts, lists the sources the models rely on and builds action plans. It works in over 40 languages and 100 countries.
Worth knowing
- The free account's credits do not renew, so it works as a one-time trial.
- Prompt checks and action plans share the same allowance, so running more plans leaves fewer prompts.
- Waikay queries models through their APIs, and for ChatGPT and Claude it reports answers from training data, not live web search.
- The entry plan has a single seat.
Key features
- Brand visibility tracking
- Tracks prompts over time on ChatGPT, Google, Claude and Perplexity's Sonar, and picks up every brand that appears next to yours.
- Topic reports
- An AI knowledge score from 0 to 100 for your brand and two competitors on a chosen topic, with the sources the models used.
- Fact tracker
- Checks what models state about important topics and flags hallucinations and missing knowledge.
- Source tracker
- Lists the websites, documents and forums AI models draw on, with an analysis of each source's intent.
- GEO action plans
- Turns a topic report into steps to close content and knowledge gaps; each plan uses part of the monthly allowance.
- API and MCP
- Waikay's data is available through APIs and an MCP server on every paid plan.
Waikay pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, Waikay is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $24.95 per month for 40 prompts a week on 4 AI models.
- Starts at
- $24.95 per month for 40 prompts a week on 4 AI models
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Free account with 3 credits that do not renew: 1 brand report, 1 topic report and plan, 20 prompt checks
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Site Owners and Freelancers | $24.95per month for 40 prompts a week on 4 AI models | 1 seat, up to 8 action plans a month, fact and hallucination checks, source analysis, custom scheduling, API and MCP. Fewer models allow more prompts. |
| Small Teams | $69.95per month for up to 120 prompts | 2 seats, unlimited projects and up to 30 action plans a month; extra prompts and plans can be bought as you go. |
| Larger Teams | $199.95per month for 360 prompts or more | For agencies and multi-brand monitoring: unlimited seats, up to 90 action plans a month and team training. |
| Enterprise | Custom | For agencies and businesses tracking hundreds of brands and thousands of prompts, with volume discounts. |
Read from waikay.io on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Waikay before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Waikay have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Waikay is listed for Web.
Does Waikay have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Waikay is listed for Web.
Is Waikay open source?
Waikay is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Does Waikay have an API?
Yes. Waikay offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026.