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AI visibility tools / Head to head
Peec AI vs Ahrefs Brand Radar
Dedicated AI-visibility depth versus AI tracking bundled into a full SEO platform.
Pick Peec AI when AI-search visibility is the whole job: it is a dedicated tracker with model choice, daily updates and unlimited seats from $95/mo. Pick Ahrefs Brand Radar when you already run Ahrefs for SEO, since AI tracking then comes bundled into a plan you already pay for, from $129/mo. Neither places content or builds citations.
Peec AI
Self-serve SaaS dashboard that tracks how a brand appears across AI answer engines (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews/AI Mode, Copilot, Gemini and more).
Ahrefs Brand Radar
An AI-visibility tracking module bundled into every core Ahrefs SEO plan, also sold as a standalone product, that monitors how often and how favorably AI chatbots mention a brand.
Essentras
Earned-media and entity execution with its own measured corpus of AI answers, priced per item rather than per seat.
Why Peec AI and Ahrefs Brand Radar buyers end up looking at a third option
Both tools are built to measure, not to change what models say. If your gap analysis already shows a missing citation, no Wikipedia page, or a Knowledge Panel that was never built, a tracking subscription will keep confirming the same gap every month without closing it. Essentras sells that execution work instead, priced per placement rather than per month, though it cannot guarantee a resulting ranking or citation any more than Peec or Ahrefs can.
The destination is named before you pay
You pick the outlet from the catalog, see its price, turnaround and link policy, and receive that URL. No blind retainer, no placeholder list.
We publish how we measure
The /ai-check corpus is real answers from six models, updated and open to read. The method is checkable rather than a proprietary score.
You can buy one unit
No seats, no prompt allowance, no annual prepay and no notice window. One placement is a complete purchase with nothing to cancel.
Peec AI vs Ahrefs Brand Radar, side by side
| Peec AI | Ahrefs Brand Radar | Essentras | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $95/mo (Starter) | $129/mo (Lite) | Per placement, no subscription |
| Pricing published | Yes, in full | Yes, in full | Yes, per outlet, before you pay |
| Core offer | AI-visibility dashboard | AI tracking inside SEO suite | Earned placements and entity work |
| Entry-tier AI coverage | 50 prompts, 3 of 6 models | 5 tracked AI prompts | 6 engines read for /ai-check |
| Full coverage cost | Custom, quote-only (Enterprise) | $1,499/mo, annual commitment | Not sold as coverage tiers |
| Standalone AI-only plan | Not needed, already AI-only | Yes, from $199/mo | Not a software product |
| Minimum commitment | None monthly, 12 mo if annual | None stated on core tiers | None, pay per placement |
| Refund on early exit | No pro-rata refund, annual plans | No refund obligation stated | Pay only for what you choose |
| Extra seats | Unlimited, all tiers | $40-80/mo each, 1 included | No seat model |
| Reporting and integrations | API, MCP, Looker, every tier | API access, Enterprise only | Published study, not a dashboard |
| Independent rating signal | G2 4.7/5 (21 reviews) | Capterra 4.7/5 (585); Trustpilot 2.2/5 (323) | Not listed on these platforms |
| Built for | Teams doing their own execution | Existing Ahrefs SEO customers | Teams wanting gaps closed, not scored |
Published list pricing, checked 4 October 2026 on each vendor's own site. Vendors change pricing and add-ons without notice, and quote-only vendors negotiate per deal, so confirm at the source before you buy. Anything we could not verify is marked, not estimated.
The decision, in three lines
Pick Peec AI if
Peec AI is the better pick when AI-search visibility is a dedicated priority: every tier includes unlimited seats, daily tracking and source-level citation analysis, and the whole product exists for this one job.
Pick Ahrefs Brand Radar if
Ahrefs Brand Radar is the better pick when you already run Ahrefs for keyword and backlink tracking: AI-mention tracking then arrives bundled into a plan you are paying for anyway, starting at $129/mo for Lite.
Pick Essentras if
Both tools are built to measure, not to change what models say. If your gap analysis already shows a missing citation, no Wikipedia page, or a Knowledge Panel that was never built, a tracking subscription will keep confirming the same gap every month without closing it. Essentras sells that execution work instead, priced per placement rather than per month, though it cannot guarantee a resulting ranking or citation any more than Peec or Ahrefs can.
Where Peec AI genuinely wins
Peec AI genuinely wins for a team that already has in-house content, PR and SEO capability and just needs a reliable, self-serve, reasonably priced instrument to see daily how its brand and competitors are showing up across ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot and AI Overviews, broken down by country, project and prompt, and to pipe that data into its own reporting stack via API/MCP, an agency managing several client brands, or an in-house team that wants the dashboard and will do its own execution, is better served by Peec's software-only model than by paying for an execution program it does not need.
Where Ahrefs Brand Radar genuinely wins
Ahrefs wins outright for any team that already needs a full-stack SEO platform (keyword rank tracking, backlinks, a very large web index) and simply wants AI-visibility monitoring as one more feature inside a tool they are already paying for, rather than a separate line item. For a technical in-house marketer who wants a live, self-serve AI Share-of-Voice number today, for $129-249/mo, with no sales call and no minimum term, Brand Radar is a genuinely better fit than commissioning outside earned-media work on a retainer - it is the right tool when the buyer's actual need is measurement and benchmarking, not changing what the models say.
Measured, not asserted
The numbers behind this page
Every comparison on this site rests on two things we recompute rather than claim: the live catalog of what we actually sell, and a running study of what answer engines actually say. Both are linked below so you can check them.
Corpus figures recomputed 5 October 2026. Catalog figures are live.
How we compared
Both sides were compared on the same 12 dimensions, using published list pricing read off each vendor's own site on 4 October 2026. Where a vendor publishes nothing, the cell says so rather than carrying an estimate.
- 01Is the price published on the vendor's own pricing page today, or does learning it require a demo call? Profound, and the Enterprise tier of almost every other vendor here, is quote-only.
- 02How many AI engines are covered on the cheapest tier you can actually buy, and what the rest cost as add-ons. Peec caps self-serve at 3 of 6 models; Otterly's base tiers cover 4 and charge separately for Gemini, Google AI Mode and Claude.
- 03How many prompts or credits the plan includes per period, what an extra block costs, and how many user seats are included before per-seat fees apply. Semrush and Ahrefs ship one seat and charge $40 to $100/mo for each additional user.
- 04Exit terms in writing: monthly cancellation versus a prepaid annual term, the notice window before auto-renewal, and whether unused time is refunded. Peec, Otterly, Writesonic and HubSpot all state that prepaid fees are not refunded.
- 05Whether the product changes anything outside your own domain, or only reports on it. Measurement tells you a competitor was cited instead; it does not place the article, build the entity, or fix the review profile that caused it.
Deliberately excluded. Features neither side documents publicly, and any claim that rests only on a single review or a vendor's own case study.
Essentras sells services in this category, so this page is not a neutral review. Every competitor figure is published list pricing you can check on the vendor's own site, and the case for choosing a competitor over us is stated on every entry rather than left out.
FAQ
Peec AI vs Ahrefs Brand Radar, FAQ
What is the core difference between Peec AI and Ahrefs Brand Radar?▾
Peec AI is a dedicated AI-visibility tracker, that is its only product. Ahrefs Brand Radar is an AI-mention tracking module bundled into Ahrefs' existing SEO plans (keyword tracking, backlinks, site audit), also sold standalone from $199/mo. Peec's entry tier covers 3 of 6 AI models with 50 prompts/mo; Ahrefs' Lite plan tracks 5 AI prompts alongside 750 keywords. Neither tool places content or builds citations, both only measure what AI models already say.
Is Ahrefs Brand Radar free if I already pay for Ahrefs?▾
It is bundled into every core Ahrefs plan rather than sold as a separate line item, so an existing Lite, Standard or Advanced subscriber gets AI-mention tracking without an extra product purchase. Lite starts at $129/mo with 5 tracked AI prompts; Standard is $249/mo with 10. A buyer who wants only the AI module, with no full SEO subscription, can instead take the standalone Brand Radar AI product from $199/mo.
How much AI-engine coverage do you get at the entry price?▾
Peec AI's Starter plan ($95/mo) lets you choose 3 of 6 listed AI models (ChatGPT, AI Mode, AI Overviews, Copilot, Gemini, Naver AI) across 50 prompts/mo. Ahrefs Lite ($129/mo) tracks 5 AI prompts against its own prompt database rather than letting you pick models. Full model coverage on Peec requires the quote-only Enterprise tier (up to 13 models); Ahrefs' widest coverage sits on its $1,499/mo annual-commitment Enterprise plan.
Can I buy Ahrefs Brand Radar without a full Ahrefs subscription?▾
Yes. Alongside the bundled version inside Lite, Standard, Advanced and Enterprise plans, Ahrefs sells Brand Radar AI as a standalone product from $199/mo, which researches any brand across Ahrefs' self-reported 475 million-plus organic-prompt database independent of a main SEO seat. Peec AI has no equivalent split, since its whole product is AI-visibility tracking already, so there is nothing to unbundle.
What happens if I cancel Peec AI's annual plan early?▾
Peec's annual plans auto-renew for a full 12-month cycle and require 30 days' written notice before that renewal date to not continue, with cancellation effective only at the end of the cycle. Fees paid in advance are not refunded pro rata for early termination, per Peec's own Terms of Use, unless the termination results from Peec's own fault or an uncured breach. Monthly plans can be cancelled at any time, effective at the end of the current cycle.
Do either of these tools fix AI visibility problems, or only report them?▾
Neither does. Both are measurement products: they show how a brand ranks, is cited and is perceived across AI answer engines, and G2 reviewers of Peec specifically note the platform surfaces gaps without prescriptive guidance on closing them. Closing a visibility gap, winning a missing citation, building a Wikipedia page, fixing a Knowledge Panel, is left to the buyer's own team or an outside program. Neither Peec, Ahrefs, nor Essentras can guarantee a resulting ranking or citation.
Which one is cheaper if all I want is AI-visibility tracking?▾
Peec AI's Starter plan is $95/mo against Ahrefs Lite at $129/mo, but the plans are not equivalent: Peec gives 50 prompts across 3 of 6 chosen AI models with unlimited seats, while Ahrefs Lite bundles only 5 AI prompts alongside a full keyword and backlink toolset, with extra seats costing $40/mo each. A buyer who wants AI tracking only, with no SEO suite attached, should also compare Ahrefs' own standalone Brand Radar AI at $199/mo.
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