The tools that track your brand in AI answers, compared, with free tiers first.

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The best free resources

1. Search Console: Search Generative AI performance reports — Hillel Maoz, Moshe Samet, Google Search Central (2026-06-03)
   First-party impressions in AI Overviews and AI Mode, free in GSC

2. Introducing AI Performance in Bing Webmaster Tools Public Preview — Krishna Madhavan, Fabrice Canel et al., Bing Webmaster Blog (2026-02-10)
   Free Copilot citation counts, cited pages and grounding queries

3. Free AI Visibility Checker (Ahrefs) — no signup; ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot, AIO, AI Mode; one-off snapshot, top 5 per section — Ahrefs (2026-11)
   Widest engine coverage of any free one-off check

4. Free AI Search Visibility Checker (Semrush) — no signup; 3 runs/day; ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Mode, AIO — Semrush (2026-11)
   Score, citations and a competitor comparison for free

5. AI Visibility Checker (Exploding Topics) — no signup; 150 live queries on ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini — Exploding Topics (Semrush) (2026-11)
   Live queries by intent type, with one competitor

6. Profound — Free plan: no (free 7-day trial; Enterprise custom price). Tracks: mentions, citations, sentiment, rank, share of voice, agent analytics, prompt volumes; up to 9 engines — Profound (2026-11)
   Enterprise leader; widest engine set; publishes much of the field's citation research

7. Peec AI — Free plan: no (trial; from $95/mo). Tracks: visibility, position, sentiment, share of voice, citation sources, brand perception, shopping/SKU — Peec AI (2026-11)
   Strong mid-market choice; unlimited seats; source and perception views

8. Otterly.AI — Free plan: no (trial; from €29/mo). Tracks: visibility, sentiment, share of voice, citation sources, brand profile; 4 of 7 engines per plan — Otterly.AI (2026-11)
   Cheapest serious entry tier for small teams

9. Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit — Free plan: no ($99/mo, no trial). Tracks: AI Visibility Score, mentions, share of voice, sentiment, prompt gaps vs competitors, AI Mode and ChatGPT daily — Semrush (2026-11)
   Fits teams already on Semrush; competitor prompt-gap view

Strategies for this step

• Monitor AI Citation Metrics Over Time

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Curated by effectiveGEOstrategy.com. Every link checked 2026-11-10. Know a better free resource? Tell us.