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Semrush AI Visibility vs Growth Radar
How is Semrush AI Visibility different from Growth Radar?
Semrush's AI Visibility Toolkit monitors and reports how a brand shows up in AI search, and the Semrush MCP server gives an assistant every read-only method of its Projects API. It cannot create projects or change settings. Growth Radar is far smaller; it ships fixes as pull requests and grades each one 28 days after merge.
Vendor claims checked against Semrush AI Visibility's own pages, linked below.
What does Semrush AI Visibility do, according to its own docs?
- Semrush MCP grants "all read-only methods from Projects API (v3)": an assistant can read project data but cannot create projects, modify settings or perform other actions.
- The AI Visibility Toolkit ($99 per month) includes Visibility Overview, Competitor Research, Prompt Tracking and Site Audit.
How do Semrush AI Visibility and Growth Radar compare, row by row?
| Semrush AI Visibility | Growth Radar | |
|---|---|---|
| Main job | SEO research, with a toolkit that monitors visibility in AI search | Ranks SEO and GEO fixes across several sites, ships them as pull requests, and grades the outcome |
| AI answer engines covered | Not described in the pages checked | Narrow: one web-grounded model (Perplexity Sonar by default) probed weekly, plus GA4's AI-assistant traffic |
| What an AI agent can read | All read-only Projects API (v3) methods | Ranked fixes with step-by-step playbooks, Search Console and Bing performance, Core Web Vitals, AI citations, product analytics |
| What an AI agent can change | None: no project creation, settings changes or other actions | Only its own records: mark a fix done or dismissed, record or amend a shipped change |
| How a fix reaches your site | Not described in the pages checked | Opens a pull request on your repository, limited to an allowlist of paths. It cannot merge. |
| Grading a shipped change | Not described in the pages checked | Win, loss or flat 28 days after merge at a 10% threshold, then a second check that the lift is still holding |
| Google Search Console data | Not described in the pages checked | Yes. During early access it uses the operator's Google credentials |
| Price | AI Visibility Toolkit: $99 per month | Free during early access |
"Not described in the pages checked" means Semrush AI Visibility's linked pages do not say. It is not a claim that the feature is missing.
Which one should you choose?
Choose Semrush AI Visibility if
You already live in Semrush, need its keyword and competitor databases, and want AI visibility reporting in the same place.
Choose Growth Radar if
You want a free, narrow loop for your own sites: a ranked fix, a pull request, and a verdict 28 days after merge.
Growth Radar's own limits apply on every page: AI coverage is one web-grounded model probed weekly, Google data uses the operator's credentials during early access, and it is run by one person. Read the full FAQ or see pricing.
Sources
- Semrush MCP docsdeveloper.semrush.com
- Semrush AI Visibility Toolkitsemrush.com
Questions about Semrush AI Visibility and Growth Radar
What is the main difference between Semrush AI Visibility and Growth Radar?
Semrush AI Visibility is built for SEO research, with a toolkit that monitors visibility in AI search. Growth Radar ranks fixes from Search Console, Bing and analytics data across several sites, opens each fix as a pull request, and grades it 28 days after merge.
Does Semrush AI Visibility ship fixes or grade them after they go live?
On shipping, the pages checked do not describe how a fix reaches your site. On grading, they do not describe grading a shipped change. Growth Radar opens pull requests it cannot merge and grades each merged change win, loss or flat.
Can I use Semrush AI Visibility and Growth Radar together?
Yes. Semrush AI Visibility covers SEO research, with a toolkit that monitors visibility in AI search; Growth Radar covers shipping and grading the fix. An agent connected to both can read one and record the shipped change in the other so it gets a verdict.
When was this comparison last checked?
September 29, 2026, against the 2 sources linked on this page. Products change quickly; if something here is out of date, use the Feedback button and it will be corrected.