AuditAE vs Profound

AuditAE

AuditAE answers a narrow, specific question — does your brand show up when someone asks ChatGPT or Perplexity about your category — and charges per check instead of a flat subscription. That pay-as-you-go model is unusual in this space and keeps the cost of trying it low.

Pros

• +Checks four engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Gemini) in one pass
• +Distinguishes being mentioned from being cited with a linked source
• +Pay-per-check pricing (five cents per prompt-engine pair) with $5 free credit to start
• +Built by someone with direct SEO/agency background in the space it measures

Cons

• −No flat subscription option for teams that would prefer predictable monthly cost
• −Solo-operator product with no disclosed company entity or country
• −Usage-based pricing means cost isn't fixed if you scale up prompt/engine coverage

Profound

Profound is the enterprise end of AI-visibility measurement: it covers more answer engines than most rivals, adds crawler analytics and ChatGPT Shopping that the cheaper trackers lack, and has the funding and customer list to still exist next year. The price is the reason to hesitate - there is no published figure, the free trial is seven days of fifty prompts, and the self-serve agency plan exists only as a line in the FAQ. Mid-market teams will get most of the signal from a tracker with a public price; brands with real budget and a procurement team are the audience here.

Pros

• +Tracks up to nine answer engines, including AI Overviews, Copilot and DeepSeek, not just ChatGPT
• +Agent Analytics shows which AI crawlers visit and cite the site, a layer most trackers skip
• +Prompt Volumes estimates real user questions rather than relying on your own prompt list
• +SOC 2 Type II, SSO and an API, so it passes enterprise review

Cons

• −No published price; the only listed plans are a free trial and a custom Enterprise contract
• −Trial is 7 days, 50 prompts and three engines, with no exports or history
• −No legal entity, address or terms page found on the site
• −The agency plan is named in the FAQ but not in the plan table

Is AuditAE cheaper than Profound?

AuditAE starts at $0.05/request; Profound prices on request, so a quote is the only way to compare.

Does AuditAE or Profound have a free tier?

AuditAE has a free tier; Profound prices on request.

Which has a public API, AuditAE or Profound?

Both ship a public API, so either can be built on; the fact table above shows the platforms each one runs on.