MaxAEO
68Tracks how ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and AI Overviews describe your brand, and what they cite
Best for: marketing teams that already track SEO and want the AI equivalent
SingaporeAdded 2mo ago
Paidfrom $19/mo
60trust score out of 100
6
ai-for / brand-monitoring
AI Brand Monitoring Tools
As of , EffectHub tracks 25 AI tools for brand monitoring; 3 (12%) have a free tier, and paid plans run from $19 to $699 a month.
MaxAEO, Brandwatch and Chatbeat lead the list on click-through. 13 of the 25 ship a public API.
Brand monitoring tools watch where a brand is mentioned — social posts, news, reviews, forums and, increasingly, the answers AI assistants give — and report sentiment, reach and changes over time. A newer group tracks only AI answers: whether ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity recommend you, in which prompts, and against which competitors. The two solve different problems, and the second has no social-listening features at all; choose by which mentions you need to see.
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- 25
- tools tracked
- 3 of 25
- free to start
- $19–$699
- paid entry, per month
- 13
- ship a public API
The shortlist — tools for brand monitoring
ranked by click-through
Social listening, publishing and influencer tooling for enterprise marketing teams, sold with Cision's PR stack
Best for: Consumer-insight and research teams that need a deep historical archive and audience segmentation
United KingdomAdded 2mo ago
ContactAPI
55trust score out of 100
Chatbeat
77Tracks how often and how favorably ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and other AI answers mention your brand.
Best for: Marketing teams already using or considering Brand24 for mention tracking
United StatesAdded 1mo ago
Paidfrom $99/mo
62trust score out of 100
2
Podscan
79Searches and tracks brand or topic mentions across millions of podcast transcripts.
Best for: PR and marketing teams tracking brand mentions across podcasts
CanadaAdded 1mo ago
Paidfrom $100/moAPI
62trust score out of 100
Runs email, LinkedIn, X, WhatsApp and Telegram outreach from one inbox and watches where the brand gets mentioned
Best for: Small teams that want outreach and brand monitoring on one bill
United StatesAdded 2mo ago
Paidfrom $79/moAPI
60trust score out of 100
1
Clamor
77Analyzes real-time social sentiment, engagement and competitor activity across five platforms for brand teams.
Best for: Brand and agency teams monitoring multiple social accounts
United StatesAdded 1mo ago
Paidfrom $699/mo
62trust score out of 100
1
SentiOne
69Social listening and NLU bots for brands, sold as two separate products
Best for: European brands wanting listening hosted under EU infrastructure
PolandAdded 2mo ago
Paidfrom $199/mo
60trust score out of 100
1
Scores how often ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Gemini recommend your brand over competitors.
Best for: Marketers who want to know whether AI assistants recommend their brand over competitors
NorwayAdded 1mo ago
Paidfrom $29/mo
60trust score out of 100
2
Genrank
71Tracks how a brand is mentioned and cited inside AI chatbot answers like ChatGPT.
Best for: Marketing teams needing to prove AI-search visibility to stakeholders
Added 1mo ago
Paidfrom $69/moAPI
54trust score out of 100
1
Heeb
71API that queries ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini at once to track brand mentions, sentiment and citations.
Best for: SEO and visibility tool builders who want raw multi-model mention data
Added 1mo ago
Paidfrom $10/creditAPI
54trust score out of 100
1
OranGEO
69Tracks whether a brand gets mentioned and cited by ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Perplexity, and Grok, and scores its AI visibility.
Best for: Marketing teams running an occasional audit of AI-answer-engine visibility
ChinaAdded 1mo ago
Paidfrom $7.99 once
60trust score out of 100
1
Tracks how often a brand gets mentioned in ChatGPT and Google AI Overview answers and grades the result letter-style.
Best for: Marketing teams wanting a simple, reportable score for AI visibility
Added 1mo ago
Paidfrom $100/moAPI
54trust score out of 100
2
Meev
71Tracks whether ChatGPT, Perplexity and AI Overviews mention your brand, then works the gaps it finds
Best for: Brands that already know they are invisible in AI answers and want the remediation attached
Added 2mo ago
Paidfrom $39/moAPI
54trust score out of 100
2
Pallix
69Tracks how often a brand gets recommended by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini, and maps which sources those answers cite.
Best for: Marketing teams wanting visibility into AI-recommendation mentions
IndiaAdded 1mo ago
Paidfrom $25.70/mo
60trust score out of 100
1
Tracks how AI platforms describe a brand and audits site health, bundled with Surmado's website rebuild and hosting service.
Best for: Small businesses already considering a Surmado website rebuild who want the AI-visibility and audit data first
United StatesAdded 1mo ago
Paidfrom $50 once
60trust score out of 100
2
Syften
71Monitors Reddit, Hacker News, X, and forums for keyword mentions and sends alerts.
Best for: Founders and indie hackers tracking mentions across developer communities
PolandAdded 1mo ago
Paidfrom $29.95/moAPI
60trust score out of 100
1
Tracks sentiment across Discord, Telegram and X for crypto and DAO communities and turns it into weekly reports.
Best for: Crypto and DAO teams tracking community sentiment across many chat platforms
Added 1mo ago
Paidfrom $19/moAPI
48trust score out of 100
Waikay
71Tracks how ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity describe your brand and flags what they get wrong
Best for: Marketing teams that need to prove or disprove AI search visibility to leadership
United KingdomAdded 2mo ago
Paidfrom $24.95/moAPI
60trust score out of 100
1
KWatch
69Alerts you by email, Slack, or webhook when tracked keywords appear on Reddit, X, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, or Hacker News.
Best for: Founders monitoring launch threads on Reddit and Hacker News
United StatesAdded 1mo ago
Freemiumfrom $19/mo
60trust score out of 100
1
Profound
68Measures how ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and AI Overviews describe and cite a brand, then drafts the fixes.
Best for: Enterprise marketing teams that need AI-answer share of voice across many engines with exports and an API
United StatesAdded 2mo ago
ContactAPI
55trust score out of 100
2
Skillaeo
69Runs your domain through ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini prompts to check whether AI answer engines cite or mention you.
Best for: Marketing teams wanting a first check of AI-engine visibility before investing in AEO work
Added 1mo ago
Freemiumfrom $39.90/mo
54trust score out of 100
1
Tracks how ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude describe your brand and turns the gaps into published content.
Best for: Marketing teams that already track SEO and want AI-answer visibility too
United StatesAdded 1mo ago
Freemiumfrom $99/mo
54trust score out of 100
1
Reads millions of TikTok, Reddit and X posts for marketing hooks, pain points and narratives.
Best for: Agencies running social research across several client brands
Added 1mo ago
Paidfrom $98/moAPI
54trust score out of 100
Qvery
66Tracks how a brand appears in ChatGPT and Google AI Mode answers across 200+ countries
Best for: Brands that need to know why AI assistants recommend a competitor
EstoniaAdded 2mo ago
Paid
55trust score out of 100
2
Tracks how brands surface inside ChatGPT, Gemini and AI Overviews
Best for: Brands that already know they are losing citations inside ChatGPT and want it measured
United StatesAdded 2mo ago
Paidfrom $79/moAPI
60trust score out of 100
1
Compared at a glance
| Tool | Price | Free plan | API | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaxAEO | from $19/mo | No | Not confirmed | Active |
| Brandwatch | On request | Not confirmed | Yes | Active |
| Chatbeat | from $99/mo | No | Not confirmed | Active |
| Podscan | from $100/mo | No | Yes | Active |
| BrandJet AI | from $79/mo | No | Yes | Active |
| Clamor | from $699/mo | No | Not confirmed | Active |
| SentiOne | from $199/mo | No | Not confirmed | Active |
| CiteRadar | from $29/mo | No | Not confirmed | Active |
| Genrank | from $69/mo | No | Yes | Active |
| Heeb | from $10/credit | No | Yes | Active |
| OranGEO | from $7.99 once | No | Not confirmed | Active |
| Am I on AI? | from $100/mo | No | Yes | Active |
| Meev | from $39/mo | No | Yes | Active |
| Pallix | from $25.70/mo | No | Not confirmed | Active |
| Surmado Scout | from $50 once | No | Not confirmed | Active |
| Syften | from $29.95/mo | No | Yes | Active |
| Vibewatch | from $19/mo | No | Yes | Active |
| Waikay | from $24.95/mo | No | Yes | Active |
| KWatch | from $19/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Profound | On request | Not confirmed | Yes | Active |
| Skillaeo | from $39.90/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Trovance AI | from $99/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| buzzabout | from $98/mo | No | Yes | Active |
| Qvery | Not confirmed | No | Not confirmed | Active |
| Writesonic | from $79/mo | No | Yes | Active |
Compare brand monitoring tools head-to-head
How to choose a brand monitoring tool
- Decide what you are monitoring: social and news mentions, customer reviews, or visibility inside AI assistants' answers. Few tools cover more than one well.
- Check the sources listed, not 'the whole web': platforms, languages and regions covered are what determine whether a mention is caught.
- Ask how alerts work — real time, daily digest, Slack — and whether sentiment is explained with the mention it was scored on.
- For AI-visibility tools, check which assistants and how many prompts are tracked, and how often; a weekly sample of twenty prompts is a very different product from daily tracking of hundreds.
- Compare pricing units: tracked keywords, mentions per month or prompts tracked.
Questions about brand monitoring tools
Is there a free brand monitoring tool?
3 of the 25 AI tools for brand monitoring on EffectHub's list have a free tier — KWatch, Skillaeo and Trovance AI; the rest are paid, from $19 a month.
How much do brand monitoring tools cost?
As of October 27, 2026, paid plans for the 25 AI tools for brand monitoring on EffectHub's list run from $19 to $699 a month. Each card shows the pricing model and the cheapest paid plan as EffectHub last verified it; 3 of the 25 can be started for free.
Which brand monitoring tools have an API?
13 of the 25 AI tools for brand monitoring on EffectHub's list ship a public API, including Brandwatch, Podscan, BrandJet AI and Genrank. The API badge on each card is re-checked against the vendor's documentation.
What is AI brand monitoring?
Either classic brand monitoring with AI doing the classification and summarizing — sentiment, topics, alerts — or a newer kind that monitors how AI assistants themselves describe and recommend a brand. The tools on EffectHub's list include both; EffectHub's cards and taglines say which.
Can I monitor whether ChatGPT recommends my brand?
Yes, with AI-visibility tools that run a fixed set of prompts through assistants on a schedule and record which brands are named. Results vary by prompt wording, model version and region, so treat them as a trend to watch rather than a fixed ranking.
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As of October 27, 2026, EffectHub tracks 25 AI tools for brand monitoring; 3 (12%) have a free tier, and paid plans run from $19 to $699 a month. (EffectHub, “AI Brand Monitoring Tools”, Oct 2026, https://effecthub.net/ai-for/brand-monitoring)
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