Rank.ai

Summary

Rank.ai asks ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini the buying questions a brand's customers ask, records who each answer names and cites, and tracks Google and Google Maps rankings. It then writes articles for the losing questions and publishes them to WordPress, Webflow, Shopify or Next.js.

From: Freethen $49 monthly · $39 billed annually, 20% less
Open source: No
API: No
Category: GEO & content optimization

Captured 16 October 2026 · citedindex.com

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What it does

Monitors AI answers: YesDaily tracking of customer questions in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini is the core of the product, run through each engine's own API with web search enabled rather than scraped chat sessions.Every day, Rank.ai asks ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini the questions your customers ask, through each engine's API with web search on.rank.ai/product/ai-visibility
Optimises your content: PartlyIt researches each question against the pages already ranking and the free AI grade returns prioritised fixes, but the advice is framed around new articles rather than a rewrite plan for pages you already have.Three fixes What to fix first, with a brief for the first article.rank.ai/docs/mcp
Generates content: YesWriting full articles is a metered deliverable on every plan, from three a month on Free to three hundred pooled on Agency, researched against live results before writing.One finished, published piece: researched against live search results and the pages already ranking, outlined, written, given a featured image and…rank.ai/pricing
Publishes to your site: YesArticles push live to four named site platforms on every plan including Free, either on a schedule or held for a human review step before publishing.Publishing to your siteWordPress, Webflow, Shopify or Next.js, with a review step or on a schedule.rank.ai/pricing
Technical AEO: PartlyTechnical AEO is delivered as free standalone checkers for schema, robots.txt and llms.txt rather than as monitored, fix-tracked work inside the paid product itself.AI crawler checker See which of 14 AI crawlers and tokens your robots.txt blocks, and which of them feed AI search. llms.txt generator Draft an…rank.ai/free-tools
Done-for-you service: YesA done-for-you line exists with published monthly prices in three tiers, where Rank.ai staff choose the questions, run the tracking and publish the articles.Done-for-you is $2,000 a month for Core, $5,000 for Scale and $10,000 for Enterprise. We run Rank.ai for yourank.ai/pricing

Answer engines

ChatGPT: YesChatGPT answers every tracked question every day on any plan that includes AI questions, costing the same eight credits as the other default engines.ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini answer every question you track, asked every day through each engine's API with web search on.rank.ai/pricing
Perplexity: PartlyPerplexity is opt-in per question rather than a default engine, and the comparison table shows the 'More AI engines' switch is absent from the Free plan.More AI enginesSwitch on Perplexity, Grok or DeepSeek for any question, at the same cost per answer.rank.ai/pricing
Gemini: YesGemini is one of three default engines asked every tracked question daily through its API, and the vendor publishes recorded Gemini answers with their citations.ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini answer every question you track, asked every day through each engine's API with web search on.rank.ai/pricing
Google AI Overviews: PartlyPaid keyword tracking only flags where an AI Overview appears; checking whether the Overview actually cites your site is a one-off free tool rather than daily monitoring.Google keywords to rank forChecked every day, with a flag when Google shows an AI Overview, and worked into the articles Rank.ai writes.rank.ai/pricing
Google AI Mode: NoThe vendor's own competitor scorecard marks Google AI Mode tracking as absent from Rank.ai while crediting it to the rival's enterprise plan, so no tier covers it.Microsoft Copilot and Google AI Mode No Yes Enterpriserank.ai/vs/profound
Claude: YesClaude is a default engine on every plan that tracks AI answers, and the vendor states it is not reserved for a higher tier.Claude tracking Yes On every plan that tracks AI answers, from $49rank.ai/vs/profound
Microsoft Copilot: NoMicrosoft Copilot sits in the same scorecard row as AI Mode and is marked 'No' for Rank.ai, and it appears in none of the six engines the product lists.Microsoft Copilot and Google AI Mode No Yes Enterpriserank.ai/vs/profound
Grok: PartlyGrok is an optional engine switched on per question at the same eight credits per answer, and the plan table withholds the switch from the Free tier.More AI enginesSwitch on Perplexity, Grok or DeepSeek for any question, at the same cost per answer.rank.ai/pricing
DeepSeek: PartlyDeepSeek is available only as a per-question opt-in alongside Perplexity and Grok, and the row is marked No for the Free plan in the comparison table.More AI enginesSwitch on Perplexity, Grok or DeepSeek for any question, at the same cost per answer.rank.ai/pricing
Meta AI: NoThe vendor states its engine count as six and names all of them; Meta AI is in none of the default three nor the three opt-in engines, so no tier reaches it.6 AI engines: ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini on every question, and Perplexity, Grok and DeepSeek when you switch them onrank.ai/product/ai-visibility
Coverage in the vendor’s words: YesCoverage is stated plainly: three engines on every question by default, three more opt-in, with no engine locked behind a higher plan and a flat eight credits per answer.You can switch on Perplexity, Grok or DeepSeek for any question. No engine needs a higher plan, and each answer costs the same 8 credits.rank.ai/pricing

What it reports

Names the cited sources: PartlyEvery answer keeps its citations and the cited sites are ranked by how many answers use them, but the Free plan does not include the cited-pages view at all.Competitors and cited pagesWho each answer names in your place, your share of the mentions, and the pages the answers cite.rank.ai/pricing
Competitor tracking: PartlyRival brands appear in the same share-of-answers view and can be tracked individually through the MCP tools, but the whole competitor view is withheld from the Free plan.Competitors and cited pagesWho each answer names in your place, your share of the mentions, and the pages the answers cite.rank.ai/pricing
Recommendations: YesIt does not stop at reporting: a losing question becomes a planned, written and published article, which is the acted-on recommendation itself.Pick a question where a competitor gets named and you don't, and Rank.ai plans an article that answers it.rank.ai/product/content
AI crawler analytics: PartlyAI bot analytics shows which crawlers read which pages but requires installing a snippet on your server, and the Free plan is excluded from the feature.AI bot analyticsWhich AI crawlers read your site, and which pages, from a snippet on your server.rank.ai/pricing

Plans and signing up

Prompt or credit allowance: YesAllowances are published per plan as tracked questions plus a pooled credit budget, with the per-answer cost stated so volume can be calculated before buying.Your plan includes 500, 5,000, 12,000 or 40,000 a month. A Google keyword uses 1 credit a day. An AI question uses 8 credits each time one engine…rank.ai/pricing
Projects or brands: YesSeveral brands are supported by plan: one site on Free and Starter, three on Growth, and fifteen client sites on Agency with a per-site fee beyond that.SitesWebsites you connect and publish to. 1 1 3 15, then $19 a month eachrank.ai/pricing
Countries: PartlyEach connected site carries its own language and country setting with 107 languages available, but this is stated for article writing rather than as a market selector for AI answer tracking.107 languages. Each site has its own language and country, English and the United States by default.rank.ai/product/content
How often it checks: YesTracked questions and Google keywords are both checked daily, while Google Maps grid scans are run on demand rather than on a schedule.Map scansYour Google Maps rank at each point of a grid around a location, whenever you run a scan.rank.ai/pricing
Card required to start: NoNeither the standing Free plan nor the fourteen-day Growth trial asks for payment details, and the account falls back to Free when the trial ends.Yes. Every new account gets the Growth plan for 14 days, up to 10 articles, and no card is asked for.rank.ai/pricing
Self-serve signup: PartlyFree through Agency are bought by signup with no sales contact, but the Local add-on for extra map locations and the done-for-you tiers are sold only on a call.Local adds map scans for more locations than your plan includes: $19 a location a month, 10 locations at least, or $9 a location on Agency. Our team…rank.ai/pricing

Access and integrations

API: NoThe vendor answers its own FAQ with a flat no: there is no public API, and programmatic reach is limited to the MCP server plus CSV downloads.Do you have a public API? No. On Agency, the MCP server (Beta) lets AI tools query your data, and CSV exports cover keywords, AI questions and…rank.ai/integrations
MCP server: PartlyA hosted MCP server with read and write tools exists and accepts bearer API keys, but it is labelled Beta and excluded from the Free and Starter plans.The Growth and Agency plans and every done-for-you plan, including the 14 day Growth trial. The Free and Starter plans do not include it.rank.ai/mcp
BI export: PartlyData leaves only as CSV files of keywords, questions, answers and locations; no warehouse, Looker or Power BI connector is documented anywhere on the integrations page.CSV export Export tracked keywords, AI questions and their answers, and locations on every plan.rank.ai/integrations

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Plans and pricing

Price and terms

Free plan: YesYes
The terms in full
Free is $0 a month with no card: 1 site, 3 articles published a month, 3 Google keywords, 500 credits and every free tool, but no AI questions to win, no map scans and no MCP server. Every new account additionally gets 14 days of Growth, up to 10 articles, with no card, then drops to Free.
Card to start: YesNot required
Sign up without sales: PartlySome plans