AI Visibility ToolsUnder $100 a Month (2026)

What should you expect for under $100?

Expect one brand, 15 to 50 tracked prompts, and two to four engines refreshed daily or weekly. LLMrefs is the outlier on prompt count. Expect citation data on most tools; expect drafting, revenue data and agency features on few.

We compared twelve tools on five things:

1. Prompts included at the entry plan.
2. Engines at that price, with no add-ons.
3. Cadence: daily or weekly.
4. What's beyond tracking: drafts, AI traffic, API or MCP.
5. Trial terms.

We checked each vendor's own pricing page on October 13, 2026. Stride publishes this page and is ranked by fit for a small team spending under $100, not placed first.

How do the twelve tools compare?

Facts last verified October 13, 2026. Prices and plan limits change often; each vendor's pricing page is linked so you can check today's numbers.

Which tools are worth it under $100?

1. LLMrefs

Best for: the most prompts and engines for the money.

One $79 plan tracks 500 prompts across ChatGPT, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Grok, Copilot, Meta AI and DeepSeek, with unlimited seats and projects, citations and CSV export with API access.

Limits: weekly reports, and the price is labelled limited time. Price: $79 a month, 7-day trial, per LLMrefs' pricing page.

2. Peec AI

Best for: daily tracking for a whole team.

Starter tracks 50 prompts daily on three models you choose, for unlimited users, reporting visibility, position, sentiment and share of voice against competitors.

Limits: three models; more cost extra. Price: Starter $95 a month, per Peec AI's pricing page.

3. Otterly

Best for: the lowest-cost daily tracking from a well-known name.

Lite tracks 15 prompts daily on ChatGPT, AI Overviews, Perplexity and Copilot, with link citation analysis, unlimited team members and 1,000 GEO audits a month.

Limits: 15 prompts; Gemini, AI Mode and Claude are add-ons. Price: Lite $29 a month ($25 billed annually), per Otterly's pricing page.

4. Geoptie

Best for: small agencies or two-brand businesses.

Starter tracks 15 prompts daily across any 4 of 7 engines, covers 2 brands, and includes unlimited content generation and audit reports.

Limits: 15 prompts. Price: Starter $41 a month billed annually ($490 a year, against $588 at the monthly rate), per Geoptie's pricing page.

5. Stride

Best for: small teams that need the fix and the revenue behind the score.

Starter tracks 25 questions weekly on ChatGPT and turns gaps into action items with 3 drafts a week. GA4 AI traffic reports sessions, conversions and revenue per AI source, and AI Readiness checks crawler access, schema and agent-commerce protocols. Two seats.

Limits: one engine and weekly scans at this price; Gemini, Claude and AI Overviews start on Grow at $349. No public API or MCP. Price: Starter $99 a month with a 7-day trial (card required), per our pricing page.

6. Promptwatch

Best for: API and MCP access on a budget.

Essential tracks 50 prompts daily on 4 models with 500 agent credits, agent chat and API and MCP access.

Limits: no AEO articles until Professional at $245. Price: Essential $95 a month, 7-day trial, per Promptwatch's pricing page.

7. HubSpot AEO

Best for: teams already in HubSpot, or anyone wanting three engines for $50.

HubSpot AEO tracks 25 prompts on ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity, with visibility score, citation analysis, competitor share of voice and prioritized recommendations. You can start free with 25 prompts and no card.

Limits: three engines. Price: $50 a month or $45 billed annually, per HubSpot's AEO page.

8. Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit

Best for: teams that want AI visibility next to an SEO dataset.

The AI Visibility Toolkit tracks 25 custom prompts daily, reports mentions from ChatGPT, Google AI, Gemini and Perplexity, and includes competitor analysis, prompt research and an AI-readiness site audit. Semrush also has a free $0 plan.

Limits: priced per domain. Price: $99 a month per domain billed annually, per Semrush's pricing page.

9. Rankscale

Best for: flexible schedules on a credit budget.

Essentials costs $204 a year. Pro at $99 a month includes 1,200 credits, about 4,800 answers, across ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, Claude, Copilot and more, with unused credits rolling over.

Limits: credits run out faster on frequent schedules. Price: per Rankscale's pricing page, Pro has a 7-day trial.

10. ZipTie

Best for: paying only for the prompts and engines you run.

ZipTie prices by prompt, engine and cadence, with unlimited seats and projects. Content generation is a $20 add-on per context.

Limits: the bill moves with usage. Price: presets from $42.75 a month, 7-day trial with no card, per ZipTie's pricing page.

11. Knowatoa

Best for: sentiment alerts on Google's AI surfaces.

Starter covers ChatGPT, AI Overviews and AI Mode with competitor gaps, citations, sentiment alerts and a weekly digest.

Limits: all seven engines start on Growth at $199. Price: Starter $59 a month, per Knowatoa's pricing page.

12. Similarweb AI Search Intelligence

Best for: analysts who want AI traffic data on competitors.

AEO Intelligence tracks 150 prompts with sentiment, citation analysis and AI traffic for one user.

Limits: under $100 only on annual billing. Price: $99 a month billed annually or $129 monthly, per Similarweb's pricing page.

How do you get the most from a sub-$100 plan?

Spend prompts on buying questions. "Best running socks for blisters" tells you more than your brand name.

Track one or two competitors well. The gap between you and the brand named instead of you is the number that moves.

Fix the cheap things first. If robots.txt blocks GPTBot or ClaudeBot, no prompt count will help. Our AI readiness checks flag it.

When is another tool the better choice?

If engine coverage matters most, LLMrefs or Rankscale. If your team wants daily data and unlimited seats, Peec AI. If you need the smallest bill, Otterly or Rankscale Essentials. If you live in HubSpot or Semrush already, their toolkits sit where you work. Our Stride vs Otterly comparison goes deeper on one of these.

When is Stride the better choice?

When the first question after "are we named?" is "what do we do about it, and did it make money?" Starter pairs tracking with drafted fixes from your own scan evidence and GA4 revenue per AI source. No other entry plan here lists both on its pricing page.

Two quick scenarios

An SEO consultant tracking a client's category. They need hundreds of prompts on many engines for under $100. LLMrefs fits.

An online store owner with no writer. They need to know which buying questions name competitors, a draft to fix it, and whether AI visits turn into sales. Stride Starter fits.

Frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest AI visibility tool?

As of October 2026, Rankscale Essentials is $204 a year, about $17 a month, and Otterly Lite is $29 a month for 15 prompts tracked daily on four engines. ZipTie's usage-based pricing starts from $42.75 a month.

Which AI visibility tool under $100 tracks the most engines?

LLMrefs includes every engine it supports, including ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Grok, Copilot, Meta AI and DeepSeek, in one $79 plan with 500 prompts refreshed weekly. Rankscale Pro at $99 also covers a long engine list on credits.

Is a $29 AI visibility tool enough?

For a first look, often yes. Fifteen prompts tracked daily will show whether AI names you for your core buying questions. It gets thin once you want to track several product lines, regions or competitors, and most entry plans don't draft the fix.

What does Stride's $99 Starter plan include?

Starter tracks 25 questions weekly on ChatGPT, with 2 seats, 3 content drafts a week, AI Readiness checks and GA4 AI traffic with conversions and revenue per AI source. Gemini, Claude and Google AI Overviews start on Grow at $349 a month.

Do I need daily tracking?

Not usually at the start. AI answers vary from run to run, so a weekly read of the same questions is enough to see a trend. Daily tracking matters more once you are testing changes and want to see the effect quickly.