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Summary

Rankscale is an AI search visibility platform that tracks brand rankings, citations and sentiment across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, AI Overviews and other generative engines. It also audits individual URLs for AI readiness and researches the prompts behind those answers.

Best for
Enterprise marketing teams and agencies that need broad AI-engine coverage plus MCP access
Not for
Solo operators or small teams wanting a simple pass/fail AI-visibility check, or anyone needing hard traffic/revenue attribution tied directly to AI mentions.
From
$20/monthbilled monthly
Free trial
Partly7-day Pro trial with a limited credit allowance; no free plan — the cheapest paid tier is Essentials at $20/mo. Vendor: "Try Pro free for 7 days — No charge until day 7 · Cancel anytime".
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What it does

Monitors AI answers
YesCore product: tracks brand visibility, rankings and sentiment inside AI engine answers.Track AI visibility score, rankings, and sentiment across enginesrankscale.ai
Optimises your content
YesPage Audit evaluates any URL you already have and returns prioritized fixes.Rankscale audits key URLs so you can catch crawlability, schema alignment, and content issues before they hurt visibility. Prioritized…rankscale.ai/features/page-audit
Generates content
NoThe vendor's enumerated product stack is monitoring, analysis and auditing; no content writing module.Brand Visibility Dashboard AI Rank Tracker Competitor Analysis Citation Analysis Sentiment Analysis Page Audits Prompt Researchrankscale.ai
Publishes to your site
NoNo CMS publishing anywhere in the enumerated stack or the plan comparison table.Brand Visibility Dashboard AI Rank Tracker Competitor Analysis Citation Analysis Sentiment Analysis Page Audits Prompt Researchrankscale.ai
Technical AEO
YesAudit runs a schema engine and penalises blocked AI crawlers, with markup/content alignment checks.Schema | Universal + conditional + badging + taxonomy; alignment penalty when markup and visible content divergerankscale.ai/features/page-audit
Done-for-you service
NoSelf-serve software with an agency program and partner directory; Rankscale's own people do not run the work.Create a branded profile in our public partner directory so businesses can discover and contact your agency directly.rankscale.ai/pricing

Answer engines

ChatGPT
YesNamed in the engine list, available on every plan.Rankscale monitors 17+ AI engines including ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, DeepSeek, Mistral, Grok,…rankscale.ai/pricing
Perplexity
YesNamed in the engine list, available on every plan.Rankscale monitors 17+ AI engines including ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, DeepSeek, Mistral, Grok,…rankscale.ai/pricing
Gemini
YesNamed in the engine list, available on every plan.Rankscale monitors 17+ AI engines including ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, DeepSeek, Mistral, Grok,…rankscale.ai/pricing
Google AI Overviews
YesGoogle AI Overviews named in the engine list; dedicated rank-tracker page exists.Track your rankings in Google AI Overviews and AI Mode, plus ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, and DeepSeek - all 17+ engines in one…rankscale.ai
Google AI Mode
YesGoogle AI Mode named alongside AI Overviews in the same tracker claim.Track your rankings in Google AI Overviews and AI Mode, plus ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, and DeepSeek - all 17+ engines in one…rankscale.ai
Claude
YesNamed in the engine list, available on every plan.Rankscale monitors 17+ AI engines including ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, DeepSeek, Mistral, Grok,…rankscale.ai/pricing
Microsoft Copilot
YesMicrosoft Copilot named in the engine list, available on every plan.Rankscale monitors 17+ AI engines including ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, DeepSeek, Mistral, Grok,…rankscale.ai/pricing
Grok
YesNamed in the engine list, available on every plan.Rankscale monitors 17+ AI engines including ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, DeepSeek, Mistral, Grok,…rankscale.ai/pricing
DeepSeek
YesNamed in the engine list and priced in the credit calculator (1 credit per DeepSeek query).Rankscale monitors 17+ AI engines including ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, DeepSeek, Mistral, Grok,…rankscale.ai/pricing
Meta AI
NoMeta AI appears in neither the enumerated GUI list nor the model-engine list of supported architectures.AI Overview GUI · AI Mode GUI · Gemini GUI · ChatGPT GUI · Perplexity GUI · Grok Chat GUI · Copilot GUIrankscale.ai/facts
Coverage in the vendor’s words
Yes17+ engines, ten named, and no engine is gated behind a higher tier.Rankscale monitors 17+ AI engines including ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, DeepSeek, Mistral, Grok,…rankscale.ai/pricing

What it reports

Names the cited sources
YesCitation analysis maps source URLs and domains cited alongside the brand.See which URLs and domains are cited alongside your brand in AI responses, with full citation history.rankscale.ai/integrations/google-looker…
Competitor tracking
YesCompetitors are auto-identified and compared on visibility, citations and sentiment.Auto-identify competitors in AI search resultsrankscale.ai
Brand sentiment
YesSentiment tracked by brand, topic and model with positive/negative keyword themes.Surface positive and negative keyword themesrankscale.ai
Recommendations
YesReports carry actionable recommendations, and the audit returns prioritized fixes.Get actionable fixes to improve AI visibility and close ranking gapsrankscale.ai
AI crawler analytics
PartlyThe audit detects and penalises AI bots blocked from a URL; it does not report crawler hits from your logs.AI Crawlability | Penalties for each blocked AI bot (e.g. GPTBot, PerplexityBot)rankscale.ai/features/page-audit

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Plans and signing up

Prompt or credit allowance
YesVolume is credit-metered rather than prompt-capped: the entry tier Essentials includes 120 credits a month, worth up to 480 AI-engine answers, against Pro 1,200 (4,800 answers), Growth 5,500 (22,000) and Enterprise 12,000 (48,000), and credits can be topped up anytime.Monthly credits | 120 top up anytime | 1,200 top up anytime | 12,000 top up anytime | 5,500 top up anytime // Answers from AI engines (up to) | 480 |…rankscale.ai/pricing
Projects or brands
YesThe compare table gives brand dashboard slots per tier: Essentials 2, Pro 10, Growth 50, Enterprise 100, and extra slots can be bought in the app at any time.Brand dashboard slots | 2 add extra slots anytime | 10 add extra slots anytime | 100 add extra slots anytime | 50 add extra slots anytimerankscale.ai/pricing
Countries
YesAll regions on every plan; vendor claims 240+ countries and all languages.Trusted visibility tracking across 240+ countries and all languages.rankscale.ai
How often it checks
YesHourly to monthly scheduling on every plan, with optional bi-cadence.Choose how often your search terms are monitored: hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly with optional bi-cadence.rankscale.ai/pricing
Card required to start
NoAccount creation asks only for name, email and password, with no payment fields; the 7-day Pro trial is advertised as free until day 7 and cancellable.Full Name (Optional) Email address Password Confirm Passwordrankscale.ai/dashboard/signup
Self-serve signup
YesSign up and start a 7-day Pro trial without sales contact; conversion is opt-in.Yes, you can try the Pro plan free for 7 days with a limited credit allowance, so you can explore all of Rankscale’s features end-to-end before…rankscale.ai/pricing

Access and integrations

API
PartlyREST API is absent on Essentials and Pro, included on Growth and Enterprise as Metrics + Share Links.Authenticated REST API access is already available in Rankscale for core workflows. We are actively growing coverage - more resources, filters, and…rankscale.ai/api
MCP server
YesRead-only MCP server connects Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other MCP clients; labelled Beta.The connection is read-only: your assistant can look up and summarise your data, but it can never change your brands, search terms, or settings.rankscale.ai/mcp
BI export
PartlyLooker Studio connectors plus CSV/Sheets export, but the connector requires Pro, Agency Growth or Enterprise.The Looker Studio connector is available on Pro, Agency Growth, and Enterprise plans. Generate your API key from Settings → Integrations in your…rankscale.ai/integrations/google-looker…

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Alternatives

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

  • Frase

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    AI visibility tracking across AI answer engines, YouTube, Reddit and TikTok, built on search-backed prompts.

  • Analyze AI

    AI search analytics: answer-engine visibility, citations and GA4-attributed AI traffic in one console.

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For agenciesAI OverviewsAPIBrand monitoringChatGPTClaudeCopilotEnterpriseFree trialGemini

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: Rankscale alternatives
  • ClaudeNot assessable — no source annotationsModel: claude-haiku-4-5 · Collected on · 0 source annotationsQuery: Rankscale alternatives
  • GeminiCitedIndex domain not found in observed source annotationsModel: gemini-2.5-flash · Collected on · 16 source annotationsQuery: Rankscale alternativesOther source hosts (up to 6): therankmasters.com, aiclicks.io, getspike.ai, useomnia.com, insites.com, writesonic.com
  • PerplexityCitedIndex domain not found in observed source annotationsModel: sonar · Collected on · 20 source annotationsQuery: Rankscale alternativesOther source hosts (up to 6): rankability.com, linkedin.com, reddit.com, aiclicks.io, tryanalyze.ai, therankmasters.com

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