Can AI read your site?
AI crawler monitoring that separates real bots from fakes
AI crawler monitoring answers whether the bots behind ChatGPT, Claude and other assistants can read your pages. Growth Radar counts crawler hits only when the request really comes from the operator the name claims, flags impostors, and checks whether robots.txt or a firewall is turning real crawlers away.
What it measures, and how
Three questions, each with its own reading, because a bot allowed in robots.txt can still be blocked one layer down.
- Verified crawler hits
- Visits from the major AI crawlers, counted only when the request is confirmed as coming from the company it names.
- Impersonators
- Requests that borrow a crawler's name but come from somewhere else, kept out of the real counts.
- Access check
- Whether robots.txt allows each crawler and whether your host or firewall answers it with a challenge page instead of the page.
Why a robots.txt check is not enough
Many sites allow AI crawlers in robots.txt and then lose them to a bot-protection rule that nobody remembers turning on. From the outside the file looks fine. Only a request that behaves like the crawler shows what really comes back.
The free checker does that for any domain without an account, and marks each result as passed, failed or not measured.
What it can't see
- A crawl is not a citation: a bot reading a page does not mean an assistant will quote it.
- Hits are counted from the logs of sites connected to Growth Radar, so a site with no connection has no hit history.
- It cannot unblock a crawler for you. It tells you where the block is.
- Pro is $49 a month for 5 sites and Agency is $199 a month for 50; every new account gets a 14-day free trial with no card.
Growth Radar or another tool
Dedicated AI-visibility tools mostly measure citations rather than crawling. Each claim below comes from the vendor's own page, linked. Checked October 28, 2026.
| Tool | Price | AI engines | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Growth Radar | Free $0 (1 site); Pro $49 a month; Agency $199 a month; 14-day free trial, no card | Narrow: Perplexity, ChatGPT and Gemini, checked daily | Teams that ship SEO and GEO fixes as code on several sites and want each one graded win, loss or flat 28 days after it goes live |
| Peec AI | Starter $95 a month (50 prompts, 3 models, unlimited seats); Pro $245; Advanced $495; Enterprise custom | Pick 3 models on self-serve plans, each extra one a paid add-on; up to 13 on Enterprise | Marketing teams and agencies that want prompt tracking plus ranked Actions at a self-serve price |
| Profound | 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. | Up to 9 on Enterprise; the trial covers ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews | Enterprise brand teams that want panel-based prompt volumes, log-based AI crawler analytics and content agents under one contract |
Sources: Peec AI pricing · Peec AI Actions · Profound pricing · Profound pricing, archived 14 September 2026 · Profound Prompt Volumes
Common questions
How do I know if GPTBot can crawl my site?
Check robots.txt for rules naming it, then check that your host or firewall does not challenge its requests. The free AI visibility checker tests both for any domain.
Should I block AI crawlers?
It depends on what you want. Blocking training crawlers keeps content out of future models, while blocking search crawlers can keep you out of answers. The two kinds are separate, so decide each on its own.
What is a fake AI crawler?
A request that sends a crawler's user agent but comes from an unrelated address. Counting those as real inflates crawl numbers, so they are verified and set apart.
Is there a public report of AI crawler activity?
Yes, the AI crawlers field report shows what the main crawlers did on Growth Radar's own sites, with the window and sample size.
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