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AI visibility tool alternatives: Profound, Peec AI, Ahrefs Brand Radar and AthenaHQ

Profound dropped its self-serve plans between September and October 2026, and Peec AI charges for every model beyond three, so buyers compare alternatives. Peec AI and Otterly.AI are the cheapest self-serve trackers here, Ahrefs Brand Radar has the largest ready-made prompt index, and AthenaHQ covers the most engines per plan.

Which tool are you replacing?

  1. Ahrefs Brand Radar alternatives

    Index data from $199 a month, custom prompts from $50 a month, all AI models $699 a month, $0.02 per extra check[ahrefs.com]

    Where it's still better: The largest pre-collected index: 514M+ prompts, so you see market-wide share of voice on day one without writing prompts.[ahrefs.com]

  2. AthenaHQ alternatives

    Free tier with 300 credits; Starter $295 a month for 3,600 credits; one credit is one AI response[athenahq.ai]

    Where it's still better: The widest engine list at a small-team price: 11 engines, including Grok, DeepSeek, Meta AI and Mistral.[athenahq.ai]

  3. Peec AI alternatives

    Starter $95 a month (50 prompts, 3 models, unlimited seats); Pro $245; Advanced $495; Enterprise custom[peec.ai]

    Where it's still better: Unlimited seats on every plan, and a $95 Starter plan for 50 prompts on 3 models.[peec.ai]

  4. Profound alternatives

    Free 7-day trial on 50 fixed prompts, then Enterprise at a custom price. The $99 Starter and $399 Growth plans listed on 14 September 2026 are gone.[tryprofound.com][web.archive.org]

    Where it's still better: Prompt Volumes estimates real prompt demand from licensed, double-opt-in consumer panels. Peec AI's prompt volume, by contrast, is a relative 1 to 5 score.[tryprofound.com][peec.ai]

Every tool we checked, side by side

"Not in the pages we checked" means our sources don't mention it. The feature may still exist.

  • Profound

    Price
    Free 7-day trial on 50 fixed prompts, then Enterprise at a custom price. The $99 Starter and $399 Growth plans listed on 14 September 2026 are gone.[tryprofound.com][web.archive.org]
    AI engines
    Up to 9 on Enterprise; the trial covers ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews[tryprofound.com]
    API and MCP
    REST API and MCP server, Enterprise only[tryprofound.com]
    Best for
    Enterprise brand teams that want panel-based prompt volumes, log-based AI crawler analytics and content agents under one contract[tryprofound.com]

  • Peec AI

    Price
    Starter $95 a month (50 prompts, 3 models, unlimited seats); Pro $245; Advanced $495; Enterprise custom[peec.ai]
    AI engines
    Pick 3 models on self-serve plans, each extra one a paid add-on; up to 13 on Enterprise[peec.ai]
    API and MCP
    MCP server with 106 tools, 50 of them writes; the pricing page lists the REST API under Enterprise[docs.peec.ai][peec.ai]
    Best for
    Marketing teams and agencies that want prompt tracking plus ranked Actions at a self-serve price[peec.ai]

  • Ahrefs Brand Radar

    Price
    Index data from $199 a month, custom prompts from $50 a month, all AI models $699 a month, $0.02 per extra check[ahrefs.com]
    AI engines
    Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot[ahrefs.com]
    API and MCP
    The Brand Radar page lists no Brand Radar API or MCP; Ahrefs sells a separate SEO MCP[ahrefs.com]
    Best for
    Teams that want market-wide share of voice from a pre-collected index of 514M+ prompts, with no prompt setup[ahrefs.com]

  • AthenaHQ

    Price
    Free tier with 300 credits; Starter $295 a month for 3,600 credits; one credit is one AI response[athenahq.ai]
    AI engines
    11, including Grok, DeepSeek, Meta AI and Mistral[athenahq.ai]
    API and MCP
    MCP server that can create, approve and publish content (docs checked 29 September 2026); the pricing page does not list it[docs.athenahq.ai][athenahq.ai]
    Best for
    Teams that publish new content through a CMS and want the widest engine list at a small-team price[athenahq.ai]

  • Otterly.AI

    Price
    Lite $29 a month (15 prompts), Standard $189 (100), Premium $489 (400)[otterly.ai]
    AI engines
    Gemini, Google AI Mode and Claude are paid add-ons[otterly.ai]
    API and MCP
    API and MCP from the Standard plan, 2,000 requests each[otterly.ai]
    Best for
    Small prompt sets on a budget: a $29 entry plan, with API and MCP access from the $189 plan[otterly.ai]

  • Scrunch

    Price
    Starter $250 a month billed annually ($300 monthly), 350 prompts; Growth $417 ($500), 700 prompts[scrunch.com]
    AI engines
    Not in the pages we checked
    API and MCP
    Data API on Enterprise only[scrunch.com]
    Best for
    Sites on Cloudflare, Akamai or Vercel that want AI bots served a lighter, script-free page at the CDN; Scrunch is now part of Sitecore[scrunch.com][sitecore.com]

  • Goodie

    Price
    Core $295 a month (110 prompts); Pro $999 (250 prompts)[higoodie.com]
    AI engines
    5 on Core, 8 on Pro[higoodie.com]
    API and MCP
    MCP access is listed on the pricing page[higoodie.com]
    Best for
    Teams that want tracking, crawler analytics, checks of AI claims against their own facts, and writing agents in one bundle[higoodie.com]

  • Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit

    Price
    About $99 a month per domain; Enterprise AIO is quote-only[semrush.com]
    AI engines
    Not in the pages we checked
    API and MCP
    Not in the pages we checked
    Best for
    Teams already on Semrush that want AI visibility next to their SEO data[semrush.com]

  • Evertune

    Price
    Not in the pages we checked
    AI engines
    Not in the pages we checked
    API and MCP
    Not in the pages we checked
    Best for
    Large advertisers that need sampled brand numbers: each prompt runs 100 times, with margins of error published[evertune.ai]

  • Growth Radar

    Price
    Free $0 (1 site); Pro $49 a month; Agency $199 a month; 14-day free trial, no card
    AI engines
    Narrow: Perplexity, ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude, checked daily
    API and MCP
    MCP server with 41 tools; an agent can record a shipped change and read its verdict
    Best for
    Teams that ship SEO and GEO fixes as code on several sites and want each one graded win, loss or flat 28 days after merge

Where Growth Radar is weaker

  • AI engine coverage is narrow: Perplexity, ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude, checked daily.
  • No prompt-volume estimates, sentiment scores, shopping tracking or brand fact-checking.
  • It doesn't write articles or publish to a CMS. Fixes arrive as code changes.
  • Built and run by one person; AI reports need the Pro or Agency plan after the free trial.

One-on-one comparisons

Questions about these alternatives

What is the best alternative to Profound or Peec AI?

It depends on the job. For self-serve prompt tracking, Peec AI starts at $95 a month and Otterly.AI at $29. For a ready-made index, Ahrefs Brand Radar. For the most engines per plan, AthenaHQ. For grading whether a shipped change worked, Growth Radar, which covers far fewer AI engines.

Why are these pages more cautious than other alternatives lists?

Each claim about a vendor links to the vendor page or review it came from, and where two of a vendor's own pages disagree, both are shown. Where our evidence doesn't cover a cell, the table says so instead of guessing.

When were these alternatives checked?

Every claim on this page links to the vendor page it came from, checked October 28, 2026. Nothing comes from a trial account or a sales call. Where our evidence doesn't cover a cell, the table says so instead of guessing.

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