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Summary

Cognizo is an answer engine optimization platform that tracks how AI assistants mention and cite a brand across major AI engines. It pairs that monitoring with technical site audits and agents that draft and auto-publish optimized content.

Best for
Marketing teams and agencies that want AI-visibility monitoring bundled with real content production and are comfortable booking a demo.
Not for
Buyers who need Claude coverage without an Enterprise quote, or who want to self-checkout without a sales call.
From
$499/monthbilled monthly
Free tier
NoNo $0 plan is published; the cheapest tier is Growth at $499/month. The only free offer is a one-off AEO audit report requested through a form.
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What it does

Monitors AI answers
YesRuns prompt sets against each AI engine continuously and reports where and how the brand appears in generated answers.We run prompts on each AI platform continuously to collect millions of responses daily, tracking where and how your brand appears in AI-generated…cognizo.ai
Optimises your content
YesAudits existing pages for crawlability, schema and internal-linking gaps and issues prioritised fixes, included on every published plan.Identify the technical blockers that prevent AI models from retrieving, indexing, and using your content effectively.cognizo.ai/platform/content-optimization
Generates content
YesAgents write briefs, outlines, drafts and FAQs, but the monthly article allowance is capped per tier at 8 or 20.AI agents create briefs, drafts, refreshes, FAQs, and structured updates aligned with real buyer questions.cognizo.ai/platform/content-optimization
Publishes to your site
YesAuto-publishing pushes finished pages straight to the customer's own site with metadata and schema, on all three plans.Approve once or turn on auto-publish and every piece goes straight to your site. Metadata, schema, and internal links included.cognizo.ai/platform/done-for-you
Technical AEO
YesGenerates llms.txt, schema markup and FAQ blocks and flags crawlability problems as part of the technical audit toolbox.Automate your AEO tasks, from llms.txt to schema markup and on-page structure.cognizo.ai/platform/content-optimization
Done-for-you service
PartlyThe work is done by agents in-product; human managed services and a dedicated strategist are marked as Enterprise-only additions.Custom agents & managed servicescognizo.ai/pricing

Answer engines

ChatGPT
YesChatGPT is one of the six selectable engines on the entry Growth plan and appears in every tier's platform list.cognizo.ai/pricing
Perplexity
YesPerplexity is listed among the selectable platforms for Growth and Pro and is included on Enterprise.cognizo.ai/pricing
Gemini
YesGoogle Gemini appears in the available-platforms list for every plan, counting against the five-platform pick.cognizo.ai/pricing
Google AI Overviews
YesGoogle AI Overviews is one of the six platforms self-serve buyers can select on Growth and Pro.cognizo.ai/pricing
Google AI Mode
PartlyGoogle AI Mode is named in the FAQ engine list but only appears in the Enterprise column of the platform comparison.cognizo.ai/pricing
Claude
PartlyClaude is absent from the six platforms Growth and Pro can choose and shows only in the Enterprise platform list.cognizo.ai/pricing
Microsoft Copilot
YesMicrosoft Copilot is in the selectable six on the entry plan and in the Enterprise platform list.cognizo.ai/pricing
Grok
YesGrok is in the six-platform pick list shown on both Growth and Pro plan cards.cognizo.ai/pricing
DeepSeek
PartlyDeepSeek appears only under the custom-quoted Enterprise tier's platform list, not in the self-serve selection.cognizo.ai/pricing
Meta AI
PartlyMeta AI is shown in the Enterprise platform list only; Growth and Pro pick from six engines that exclude it.cognizo.ai/pricing
Coverage in the vendor’s words
YesVendor names nine engines but caps paid self-serve tiers at five chosen platforms from a six-engine menu; all platforms need Enterprise.You can track a wide range of leading AI platforms and generative engines with Cognizo, including ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews,…cognizo.ai

What it reports

Names the cited sources
YesReports the domains and pages engines reference, split into owned, earned and competitor citations, on all plans.See the top domains and pages AI references to generate responses in your category.cognizo.ai/platform/answer-engine-insig…
Competitor tracking
YesCompetitors are unlimited on every tier and benchmarked on visibility, sentiment, position and citation authority.See how you stack up against competitors on visibility, sentiment, position and citation authority.cognizo.ai/platform/answer-engine-insig…
Brand sentiment
YesSentiment analysis is checked on all three plans and maps themes, use cases and pain points AI attaches to the brand.Understand the themes, use cases, and pain points AI associates with your brand.cognizo.ai/platform/answer-engine-insig…
Recommendations
YesGoes past reporting: ranks prioritised actions from citation-pattern analysis and states what to create or refine next.Our proprietary algorithms analyze citation patterns to identify actions so your team always knows what to do next.cognizo.ai/platform/content-optimization
AI crawler analytics
YesCrawler analytics is checked on every plan and separates indexing, retrieval and training visits by bot, for one domain.Track all AI crawler activity and behavior in real time, understand which AI bots access your content and how often.cognizo.ai/platform/ai-traffic-analytics

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Plans and signing up

Prompt or credit allowance
YesEntry Growth tier tracks 150 prompts and 22,500 analysed responses a month; Pro doubles that to 350 prompts.Prompts tracked 150 ... Responses analyzed per month 22,500cognizo.ai/pricing
Projects or brands
PartlyPaid self-serve plans track a single domain; several brands and workspaces are reserved for the custom Enterprise tier.Multiple brands & workspacescognizo.ai/pricing
Countries
YesRegions and languages are listed as unlimited on every tier and performance can be sliced by region.Regions Unlimited ... Languages Unlimitedcognizo.ai/pricing
How often it checks
YesDaily tracking is ticked for all three plans and the vendor describes continuous prompt runs collecting millions of responses daily.cognizo.ai/pricing
Card required to start
NoNo payment details at the point of entry: the free AI visibility report form asks only for contact details, and the self-serve sign-up page is headed 'Get started for free'. There is no free product tier or trial on the pricing page.Website URL * First name * Last name * Work email * Phone numbercognizo.ai/solutions/enterprise
Self-serve signup
NoEvery plan button is a demo request and onboarding runs through an assigned customer success call, so no plan can be bought unaided.Your customer success partner will set up an onboarding call to ensure you have a robust AI search strategy and all your questions are answered.cognizo.ai/pricing

Access and integrations

API
YesA REST API is ticked on all three plans and documented for dashboards, ETL and scheduled jobs with per-workspace keys.the API at https://core.cognizo.ai/api/v2/ is what you'd use for dashboards, ETL pipelines, and scheduled jobscognizo.ai/platform/mcp
MCP server
YesA hosted remote MCP server is included on every plan with no add-on fee, exposing read and write tools to agents.Every Cognizo plan includes the MCP server. Create an API key in your workspace settings and connect. No separate MCP fee, no enterprise tier, and no…cognizo.ai/platform/mcp
BI export
PartlyExporting and scheduled reporting into external dashboards is offered on all plans, but no named warehouse or BI connector is described in prose.Schedule your data reporting into any tool or live dashboard. Set up once, and keep it updated without touching it again.cognizo.ai/platform/mcp

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Alternatives

Where we would send a reader instead, in that listing's own words.

  • AthenaHQ

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  • Frase

    Content platform that researches, drafts, optimises and publishes pages, then tracks AI citations.

  • Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit

    Tracks brand mentions and citations in ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Overviews and AI Mode, plus an AI-readiness site audit.

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Sources and updates

Answer-engine source observations0 of 4

0 of 4 collected answers have source URL/title annotations naming CitedIndex. These are the latest stored observations per engine, not current consumer-UI results. They do not measure product mentions or establish that a source supports a claim.

  • ChatGPTNot assessable — no source annotationsModel: gpt-4o-mini · Collected on · 0 source annotationsQuery: Cognizo alternatives
  • ClaudeNot assessable — no source annotationsModel: claude-haiku-4-5 · Collected on · 0 source annotationsQuery: Cognizo alternatives
  • GeminiCitedIndex domain not found in observed source annotationsModel: gemini-2.5-flash · Collected on · 37 source annotationsQuery: Cognizo alternativesOther source hosts (up to 6): elmohq.com, g2.com, orchly.ai, nuwtonic.com, slashdot.org, cognizo.ai
  • PerplexityCitedIndex domain not found in observed source annotationsModel: sonar · Collected on · 20 source annotationsQuery: Cognizo alternativesOther source hosts (up to 6): g2.com, surfedo.com, orchly.ai, nuwtonic.com, elmohq.com, capterra.com

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