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> **Original source:** https://kime.ai/blog/top-ai-visibility-tracker-tools?utm_source=openai

_· Published April 21, 2026 · Last updated August 10, 2026_

> **Key takeaway:** The best AI visibility tools in 2026 are **KIME** (best overall, and best for teams that want to act on their visibility), **Profound** and **Scrunch AI** (best for enterprise), **Peec AI** (best for European agencies), **Semrush AI Toolkit** (best if you already use Semrush), and **Otterly.AI** (cheapest, from $29/month). An AI visibility tool tracks how often and how accurately your brand appears inside AI answers from ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Gemini, and Copilot, then reports your share of voice, sentiment, and the sources each engine cites. **KIME ranks first** because it tracks nine AI engines, measures sentiment and citations instead of raw mentions, reveals which competitors advertise inside ChatGPT, and turns visibility gaps into automated fixes through built-in agentic executions, an MCP, and an API, starting at €99/month.

AI visibility, also called generative engine optimization (GEO) or answer engine optimization (AEO), is now a core marketing channel rather than a side experiment. In the US, about 68% of Google searches ended without a click in early 2026 ([SparkToro](https://sparktoro.com/blog/in-2026-less-than-one-third-of-google-searches-still-send-a-click/)), and ChatGPT passed 800 million weekly active users in late 2025, so buyers increasingly get their shortlist from an AI answer instead of a results page. When an AI engine names only a few brands and cites a handful of sources, being in that set is the new page one, and a dedicated AI visibility tool is the only reliable way to measure and improve it. This guide compares the 11 best AI visibility tools on engine coverage, features, pricing, and best-fit use case, using each vendor's official information as of August 2026, so you can pick the right one and start showing up in AI search.

## On this page

## Quick comparison of the 11 best AI visibility tools

Each row is one platform, each column is a like-for-like attribute. The engine count shows the maximum tracked on a tool's top tier; most tools track fewer on their entry plan, noted in each review below. Prices marked with an asterisk are reported by third parties because the vendor renders pricing dynamically; confirm on the vendor's page before you buy.

Tool

AI engines tracked (top tier)

Starting price

Free trial

Best for

**KIME**

9

€99/mo

7-day

From mid-size to enterprise teams and agencies

Profound

Up to 9

$99/mo (billed yearly)

Limited free entry

Mid-market and enterprise AEO teams

Peec AI

8+

~€89/mo\*

Yes

European agencies and B2B SaaS

Semrush AI Toolkit

4

$99/mo per domain

7-day

Brands already inside the Semrush ecosystem

Scrunch AI

7

$250/mo (billed yearly)

7-day, no card

Mid-market and enterprise brand teams

Otterly.AI

4 core (+3 add-ons)

$29/mo

Yes

Solo founders and tight budgets

SE Ranking (AI Visibility)

5

$129/mo + AI add-on

14-day

SEOs wanting AI plus classic rank tracking

Nightwatch

6

€79/mo

14-day

Rank-tracking-first teams

Frase

5

$39/mo (billed yearly)

7-day

Content teams optimizing as they write

AirOps

~5

Free tier; paid custom

Free tier + 14-day

Ops teams running programmatic GEO at scale

Ziptie

3

$69/mo

14-day

Focused, low-cost AI-answer monitoring

**Key takeaway:** most tools tell you whether you were mentioned. The differentiator in 2026 is whether the tool also tells you _how_ you were described and then helps you fix it. Watch the entry tier too, since several platforms track only one or two engines on their cheapest plan.

## What an AI visibility tool actually does

An AI visibility tool measures how a brand appears inside AI-generated answers and tracks the sources those answers cite. Instead of checking where a page ranks on Google, it runs real prompts through engines like ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Gemini, and Copilot, then records whether your brand was named, in what position, with what sentiment, and which URLs were cited as the source.

That last point matters because AI answers work differently from a search results page. A 2025 analysis of more than 118,000 AI answers found ChatGPT cites roughly 8 sources per answer and Perplexity around 22, so the cited set is short and being in it is the new equivalent of page one. A good platform reports four things: **presence** (were you mentioned), **share of voice** (how often versus competitors), **sentiment** (was the description positive, neutral, or wrong), and **citations** (which of your pages, or which third-party pages, the engine trusted).

**Bolded takeaway:** an AI visibility tool answers a question classic SEO tools cannot, namely "when a buyer asks an AI for options in my category, do I show up, and is what it says about me correct?"

## Why AI visibility matters in 2026

AI referrals are still small in volume but disproportionately valuable, and they are almost invisible to legacy analytics. Three shifts through 2026 make direct tracking essential.

First, AI citations do not follow Google rankings. [Ahrefs](https://ahrefs.com/blog/ai-search-overlap/) analyzed 15,000 queries and found only about 12% of the URLs cited by AI assistants also rank in Google's top 10. Ranking well on Google no longer guarantees you appear in AI answers, so you have to measure the AI channel on its own.

Second, AI-referred visitors convert. In a 2026 study of 97 B2B sites and 29 million visits, [Orbit Media](https://www.orbitmedia.com/blog/conversion-rates-ai-search/) found AI-referred visitors converted roughly three times more often than other organic visitors, and higher still when measured per site. A small number of high-intent AI visits can outperform a large volume of top-of-funnel clicks.

Third, accuracy is a live risk. When an AI describes your pricing or features incorrectly, a prospect can arrive at a sales call citing the wrong numbers. Mention counts alone will not catch this. Only a minority of tools reliably surface when an engine states something false about a brand, which is why sentiment and accuracy tracking, not just mention volume, separates the strong tools from the weak ones.

## How we evaluated these tools

We assessed every platform against seven criteria that predict whether a tool actually moves your AI visibility, not just whether it produces a dashboard. The comparison uses each vendor's official pricing and product pages as of August 2026, plus hands-on use of the platforms we have access to.

1.  **AI engine coverage:** how many answer engines it tracks, on which tier, and whether it includes the ones your buyers use.
    
2.  **Metric depth:** presence, share of voice, sentiment, and citation-level data, versus simple mention counts.
    
3.  **Accuracy detection:** whether it flags when AI describes your brand incorrectly.
    
4.  **Action layer:** whether findings connect to concrete next steps, content briefs, or automated executions.
    
5.  **Competitor benchmarking:** how clearly it shows your share of voice against named rivals.
    
6.  **Integrations:** API, MCP, and connections into the rest of your stack.
    
7.  **Pricing and value:** transparent, predictable cost with a real entry point.
    

**Takeaway:** a tool can score highly on coverage and still be weak overall if it stops at measurement. The action layer is where visibility actually improves.

### 1\. KIME, best overall for teams that want to act

KIME is the best all-round AI visibility platform in 2026 for marketing teams and agencies, because it pairs broad engine coverage with a built-in way to act on what it finds. It tracks nine AI engines, ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, Grok, and DeepSeek, and reports presence, share of voice, sentiment, and citation-level analytics rather than raw mention counts.

What sets KIME apart is the layer beyond monitoring. Its AI Perception views show _how_ engines describe you, with a positive, neutral, or negative sentiment split, so you can catch inaccurate or off-brand answers early. KIME Agentic Workforce Execution (AWX), a KIME MCP server, and a full API let you turn a visibility gap into an automated task, an outreach email, or a published page inside the same platform, instead of exporting a report and hoping someone acts on it. Competitor analysis, citation analytics, and unlimited workspaces are included on every plan.

KIME also tracks paid placements, not just organic answers. Its **KIME Ads** feature shows which competitors are advertising inside ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, and Copilot, the prompts their ads target, the exact chats each ad appeared in, and every creative they run, ranked by appearance count and ad share of voice. As AI engines roll out advertising, that gives performance and brand teams an early read on rivals' paid AI strategy that most visibility tools do not offer.

**Key features:** nine AI engines tracked, AI Perception and sentiment analysis, citation analytics, competitor share of voice, KIME Ads competitor ad tracking, Agentic Workforce Execution (AWX), Ask KIME, KIME MCP and API access, AI website health score, unlimited workspaces, country-level tracking.

**Pricing:** Explorer at €99/month (50 prompts, 2 engines, 10 agentic executions, 1 seat), Core at €399/month (200 prompts, 3 engines, 30 executions, 10 seats, onboarding), and custom Enterprise (unlimited prompts, all engines, 30 to 50 seats, dedicated account manager). Billing is available in EUR, USD, DKK, or GBP, with 5% off quarterly and 15% off annually, and no per-seat or per-model fees. Both self-serve plans include a 7-day free trial with full features.

**Best for:** marketing teams and agencies that want coverage, sentiment, and a way to act in one tool.

**Limitations:** like most tools in this list, KIME gates engines by tier, so the entry Explorer plan monitors only 2 engines and the full nine-engine spread needs Enterprise. Agentic executions are capped per plan, and as a newer platform KIME has a smaller enterprise footprint than Profound.

### 2\. Profound, best for mid-market and enterprise AEO teams

Profound is a leading AI visibility platform known for deep answer-engine analytics, and it now offers public self-serve tiers alongside its enterprise product. It tracks brand presence, citations, and share of voice, with detailed agent and conversation analytics that appeal to sophisticated teams.

**Key features:** answer-engine visibility and share-of-voice tracking, citation and source analysis, AEO content optimization, agent analytics.

**Pricing:** Starter at $99/month (billed yearly, 50 prompts, one seat) tracks ChatGPT only. Growth at $399/month adds Perplexity and Google AI Overviews for three engines. Enterprise is custom and unlocks up to nine engines including Gemini, Copilot, Claude, Grok, and DeepSeek.

**Best for:** mid-market and enterprise teams that want depth, and agencies at the Enterprise tier.

**Limitations:** the affordable Starter plan tracks a single engine, so meaningful multi-engine coverage requires Growth or Enterprise, and the widest coverage is enterprise-only.

### 3\. Peec AI, best for European agencies

Peec AI is a well-regarded European AI visibility tool that has gained traction with agencies and B2B SaaS teams. It offers clean visibility, sentiment, and competitor tracking as a dedicated GEO tool rather than a bolt-on to an SEO suite.

**Key features:** visibility and share-of-voice tracking, position and sentiment analysis, competitor benchmarking, source and citation tracking, exports to CSV, Looker Studio, REST API, and MCP.

**Pricing:** reported from around €89/month for the Starter tier, with Pro and Advanced tiers above it and a custom Enterprise plan. All self-serve tiers include unlimited seats but cap engine selection at three of the engines Peec supports; Enterprise unlocks the full set. Confirm current prices on Peec's site, as they are rendered dynamically.

**Best for:** European agencies and B2B SaaS teams focused specifically on AI-search visibility.

**Limitations:** self-serve plans limit you to three engines at a time, and the platform is a focused tracker rather than an all-in-one content or action suite.

### 4\. Semrush AI Toolkit, best if you already use Semrush

The Semrush AI Toolkit brings AI visibility tracking into the Semrush ecosystem, so brands already invested there can see AI mentions beside their keyword and competitive data. It can be bought on its own and does not require a separate core Semrush subscription.

**Key features:** visibility overview, prompt research and tracking, competitor research, brand performance, and an AI-search site audit.

**Pricing:** $99/month per domain, billed annually, including up to 25 custom prompts and one domain. Additional domains cost $99 each and extra prompts cost $60 per 50. The current pricing page lists a 7-day free trial, though Semrush documentation is inconsistent on this, so confirm before relying on it.

**Best for:** brands and SEO teams that already run inside Semrush.

**Limitations:** it tracks four engines (ChatGPT, Google AI, Gemini, and Perplexity), narrower than specialist tools, and prompt and domain limits are tight at the base price.

### 5\. Scrunch AI, best for mid-market and enterprise brand teams

Scrunch AI (now at scrunch.com) targets brand and reputation use cases, focusing on how brands appear across AI surfaces at scale, with agent-traffic attribution that few competitors offer.

**Key features:** prompt monitoring, citation tracking across AI agents, page audits for AI visibility, agent (bot) traffic attribution, and a performance dashboard.

**Pricing:** Starter at $300/month month-to-month, or $250/month billed annually, includes three users and 350 custom prompts. Growth is $500/month ($417 annually), and Enterprise is custom. Extra seats cost $25 per user per month. It tracks seven platforms including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, and Meta AI.

**Best for:** mid-market and enterprise brand, comms, and reputation teams.

**Limitations:** the higher entry price and multi-user, multi-persona focus make it less suitable for solo marketers and small budgets.

### 6\. Otterly.AI, best cheap entry point

Otterly.AI is one of the most affordable ways to start tracking AI visibility, which makes it popular with solo founders and small teams testing the channel. It covers the core engines and the essential presence metrics.

**Key features:** AI search rank and mention monitoring, brand and link mention tracking, GEO content audits, weekly recommendations, and API plus MCP access on higher tiers.

**Pricing:** Lite at $29/month ($25 billed annually) includes 15 prompts and covers four core engines (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, and Copilot). Standard is $189/month and Premium is $489/month. Google AI Mode, Gemini, and Claude are paid add-ons rather than included in the base plans.

**Best for:** solo founders and budget-conscious teams starting out.

**Limitations:** the cheapest plan tracks few prompts, three of the engines cost extra, and the action layer is light compared with KIME.

### 7\. SE Ranking AI Visibility, best paired with classic rank tracking

SE Ranking layers AI visibility tracking onto its established SEO platform, so you can watch AI answers and classic rankings in one place. It also sells a standalone AI-only product called SE Visible.

**Key features:** brand mention and link tracking across five AI platforms, competitor visibility monitoring for up to five rivals, AI source and domain analysis, cached copies of AI answers, and API plus MCP access.

**Pricing:** the AI Visibility tracker is an add-on to a base SE Ranking plan (Core from $129/month, Growth from $279/month). Third-party breakdowns report the AI Search add-on at around $89/month, so confirm the current figure with SE Ranking. It includes a 14-day free trial with no card, plus a free checker limited to five checks per day.

**Best for:** agencies and SEO teams that want AI and traditional tracking in one suite.

**Limitations:** you pay for the base platform plus the add-on, and it tracks five engines, fewer than the specialist leaders.

### 8\. Nightwatch, best for rank-tracking-first teams

Nightwatch is a rank tracker that has made AI visibility a first-class feature, so teams whose workflow already centers on rank tracking get AI presence in a familiar interface.

**Key features:** AI Visibility Score and share of voice, citation intelligence that ties AI recommendations to resulting search traffic, sentiment analysis across models, and deep traditional rank tracking.

**Pricing:** Starter at €79/month covers 500 keywords and five websites, Professional is €159/month, and Agency is €399/month, all with unlimited team seats. It tracks ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity plus Google AI Mode and AI Overviews, and offers a 14-day free trial with no card. Prices are in euros.

**Best for:** SEO professionals and agencies who want rank tracking and AI visibility unified.

**Limitations:** it does not list Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek, or Meta AI, and the platform is rank-tracking-led rather than built around AI answers first.

### 9\. Frase, best for content teams optimizing as they write

Frase combines content optimization with AI visibility monitoring, so writers can see AI presence and improve content in one workflow. Its strength is tying what to write to what AI engines reward.

**Key features:** content research and drafting with SEO and GEO scoring, AI visibility monitoring with share-of-voice alerts, Content Guard for detecting and fixing decayed pages, and publishing integrations.

**Pricing:** Starter at $39/month (billed yearly, $49 monthly) includes one seat and one site. Professional is $103/month and Scale is $239/month, with Enterprise custom. It tracks up to five engines, gated by tier, with ChatGPT and Google AI on lower plans and Claude and Gemini added at Scale. A 7-day free trial is available.

**Best for:** content teams that want a write, optimize, publish, and monitor loop.

**Limitations:** engine coverage is tier-gated and narrower than a dedicated tracker, and AI visibility is one pillar of a broader content platform.

### 10\. AirOps, best for programmatic GEO at scale

AirOps is a workflow platform for building GEO and content operations at scale, favored by ops teams running large, automated programs. Its Insights product tracks AI visibility while its Quill agent produces and optimizes content.

**Key features:** an Insights dashboard for citation tracking, competitor intelligence, and share of voice; the Quill AI agent for strategy and content at scale; and brand-governance controls for agents and workflows.

**Pricing:** a free Insights tier includes 1,000 tasks per month. Paid Solo and Pro plans are usage-based and AirOps does not publish their base prices, so treat paid pricing as quote-based. On the entry paid plan, Insights monitors ChatGPT only, with multi-engine coverage (ChatGPT, Google, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude) on higher tiers.

**Best for:** enterprise and agency content and growth teams running programmatic GEO.

**Limitations:** paid pricing is not transparent, the entry plan is single-engine, and the platform is a workflow builder rather than a plug-and-play tracker.

### 11\. Ziptie, best for focused, low-cost monitoring

Ziptie (ziptie.dev) is a dedicated AI-answer monitor rather than an add-on to an SEO suite, aimed at teams that want focused tracking at a low price.

**Key features:** AI search monitoring across its supported engines for brand mentions, citations, sentiment, and competitive benchmarking, plus content optimization guidance for AI answers.

**Pricing:** Basic at $69/month includes 500 AI searches per month, Standard is $99/month, and Pro is $159/month, with a custom tier above. It tracks three engines, Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Perplexity, and offers a 14-day free trial.

**Best for:** marketing and SEO teams wanting a simple, affordable, dedicated monitor.

**Limitations:** three-engine coverage is the narrowest here, and it lacks a real action layer for content teams.

## How to choose the right AI visibility tool

Start from your job to be done, not the feature list. The right AI visibility tool depends on who you are and what you will do with the data. The table below matches the most common situations to a best-fit pick.

Your situation

Best AI visibility tool

Why it fits

Want coverage plus the ability to act

KIME

Nine engines, sentiment, and agentic executions in one loop

Mid-market or enterprise with budget

Profound or Scrunch AI

Deep analytics and agent-traffic attribution at scale

European agency or B2B SaaS team

Peec AI or KIME

Focused GEO tracking, sentiment, and unlimited seats

Already inside an SEO suite

Semrush AI Toolkit or SE Ranking

AI tracking beside your existing keyword data

Tightest budget

Otterly.AI or Ziptie

Lowest entry price, from $29 to $69/month

Content or workflow execution first

Frase, AirOps, or KIME

Optimize and publish, paired with a tracker

**Minimum bar to insist on:** track at least four to five engines including ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews, check how many engines your specific plan includes, measure sentiment and citations rather than only mentions, and make sure the data connects to a next step you will actually take.

## How to actually improve your AI visibility

A tracker tells you where you stand; improving the number takes deliberate work. The teams that gain ground fastest do a consistent set of things, and many see measurable changes in AI mention frequency within roughly 30 to 45 days of starting.

1.  **Find the prompts that matter.** Identify the real questions buyers ask AI in your category, and track those exact prompts rather than vanity keywords.
    
2.  **Fix accuracy first.** Where an engine describes you incorrectly, publish clear, current, factual pages that state the correct pricing, features, and positioning so the model has a better source to pull from.
    
3.  **Structure content for extraction.** Lead sections with a direct answer, use descriptive headings, add comparison tables, and keep each section self-contained so an engine can lift a clean passage. Our guide on [how to structure content for LLM extraction](https://kime.ai/blog/structure-content-for-llm-extraction) walks through the format in detail.
    
4.  **Earn third-party citations.** AI answers lean heavily on trusted listicles, reviews, and directories, so getting mentioned on authoritative third-party pages often moves visibility more than on-site changes alone. See [how to get cited by AI search](https://kime.ai/blog/how-to-get-cited-by-ai-search) for the full playbook.
    
5.  **Close the loop.** Re-check the same prompts after each change, and route the gaps into content briefs or automated tasks so the work compounds.
    

**Takeaway:** measurement is step zero. Visibility improves when accuracy fixes, extractable structure, and third-party mentions are worked on every month, not once.

## Which AI visibility tool is best in 2026?

**KIME is the best AI visibility tool for marketing teams and agencies that want to act on their visibility in 2026.** It tracks nine AI engines, reports sentiment and citation-level analytics that go beyond mention counts, and adds an action layer, agentic executions with an MCP and API, that turns findings into fixes rather than another report. Transparent pricing from €99/month, with billing in EUR, USD, DKK, and GBP, makes it especially practical for European and Nordic teams.

That recommendation is scoped honestly. For large enterprises with dedicated budgets, Profound and Scrunch AI offer depth and agent-traffic attribution worth evaluating. For the lowest entry cost, Otterly.AI and Ziptie win on price. For teams married to an existing SEO suite, the Semrush or SE Ranking options reduce tool sprawl. Match the tool to your stage, to how many engines your plan actually includes, and to your willingness to act on the data, and you will get more from it than by chasing the longest feature list.

## Frequently asked questions

**What is the best AI visibility tool in 2026?** KIME is the best AI visibility tool for most marketing teams and agencies, thanks to nine tracked AI engines, sentiment and citation analytics, and built-in agentic executions that act on findings. Profound and Scrunch AI suit large enterprises, while Otterly.AI is the cheapest entry point at $29 per month.

**How much do AI visibility tools cost?** Entry pricing starts around $29 per month with Otterly.AI, with mid-market platforms like KIME at €99 per month and Profound at $99 per month billed yearly. Enterprise-focused tools such as Scrunch AI start near $250 per month, and the largest contracts are custom. Most vendors offer a free trial.

**What is AI visibility?** AI visibility is how often and how accurately your brand appears inside AI-generated answers from engines like ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, and Gemini. It covers whether you are mentioned, your share of voice against competitors, the sentiment of the description, and which sources the engine cites.

**How is AI visibility different from SEO?** Traditional SEO measures where pages rank on a search results list, while AI visibility measures whether an AI answer names and cites your brand. The two barely overlap: Ahrefs found only about 12% of URLs cited by AI assistants also rank in Google's top 10, so you must track the AI channel separately.

**Which AI visibility tool tracks the most AI engines?** KIME and Profound both track up to nine engines at their top tier, and Peec AI and Scrunch AI also cover broad sets. Coverage is usually gated by plan, so check the specific tier: Profound's entry plan tracks only ChatGPT, while KIME's entry plan tracks two engines. Four to five engines is a reasonable minimum.

**Are there free or cheap AI visibility tools?** Several tools offer free trials, and Otterly.AI is among the cheapest paid options at $29 per month. AirOps has a free Insights tier, and KIME offers a 7-day free trial on its €99 per month Explorer plan. Free tiers are useful for testing but usually limit engines, prompts, and history.

**Can AI visibility tools detect when AI describes my brand incorrectly?** Some can, but many cannot. Tools with sentiment and accuracy tracking, such as KIME's AI perception views, flag when an engine states wrong pricing or features. Only a minority of tools reliably catch these errors, so confirm this capability before buying if accuracy matters to you.

**Can AI visibility tools track competitor ads on ChatGPT?** Some now can. KIME Ads shows which competitors advertise inside ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, and Copilot, including the prompts their ads target, the exact chats each ad appeared in, and every creative they run, ranked by ad share of voice. Most organic-only visibility tools do not track paid AI placements yet.

**How quickly can I see results from AI visibility tracking?** Tracking data appears immediately, and teams that act on it typically see measurable changes in AI mention frequency within about 30 to 45 days. Speed depends on how fast you fix accuracy issues, publish extractable content, and earn third-party citations.

**Which AI visibility tool is best for agencies?** KIME suits agencies well, with unlimited workspaces, competitor analysis, and up to 10 seats on the Core plan without per-seat fees. Peec AI is a strong European alternative with unlimited seats, and Profound and Scrunch AI fit agencies serving large enterprise clients.

## Read also

Deepen your GEO and AI visibility strategy with these related KIME guides:

## Sources

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-   Ahrefs, "AI search and Google overlap" study (12% citation overlap): https://ahrefs.com/blog/ai-search-overlap/
    
-   Orbit Media, "AI search conversion rates" study, 2026: https://www.orbitmedia.com/blog/conversion-rates-ai-search/
    
-   Qwairy, "Provider citation behavior, Q3 2025" (citations per answer): https://www.qwairy.co/blog/provider-citation-behavior-q3-2025
    
-   TechCrunch, "ChatGPT hits 800M weekly active users," Oct 2025: https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/06/sam-altman-says-chatgpt-has-hit-800m-weekly-active-users
    
-   Vendor pricing and product pages (KIME, Profound, Peec AI, Semrush, Scrunch AI, Otterly.AI, SE Ranking, Nightwatch, Frase, AirOps, Ziptie), accessed August 2026
    
-   Ahrefs Keywords Explorer, AI visibility keyword and SERP data, August 2026