# Waikay — AI brand monitor that pairs live prompt tracking with fact checks and topic-level action plans. > Source: CitedIndex — https://citedindex.com/waikay (structured, researched, re-verified) Waikay monitors how brands appear in AI answers, exposing citations, competitors, facts, and gaps. It turns topic-level model analysis into prioritised action plans for improving brand representation. **Best for:** Marketing managers and content teams improving AI brand visibility | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Website | https://waikay.io | | Category | AI visibility monitoring | | API | Partly, on Small Teams | | Open source | No | | Price | Free | | Price source | https://waikay.io/#pricing-plans | | Price checked | 30 October 2026 | | AI engines it tracks | 6 on every plan. | | ChatGPT | on every plan | | Gemini | on every plan | | Perplexity | on every plan | | AI Overviews | not tracked | | Claude | on every plan | | AI Mode | on every plan | | Copilot | on every plan | | Grok | not tracked | | DeepSeek | not tracked | | Meta AI | not tracked | | MCP server | Yes | | Free to start | Free plan | | Sign up without sales | Yes | | Facts | 27 facts from 9 sources | | Facts checked | 29 October 2026 | Screenshot of Waikay: https://citedindex.com/img/1920/screenshots/waikay.webp, captured 30 October 2026 **What we checked** - Pages last read: 30 October 2026 - Facts checked: 27 facts (From 9 sources, read 29 October 2026) ## What we checked on Waikay ### What it does **Monitors AI answers** · Yes — It monitors brand mentions across AI models and tracked prompts over time. > Waikay tracks your brand across 6 AI models and hundreds of prompts > — https://waikay.io/features/ · Brand AI Visibility Tracking overview, checked 29 October 2026 **Optimises your content** · Yes — Topic-based action plans recommend existing-page enhancements and new content to improve representation. > content enhancement suggestions to strengthen existing pages, and content creation suggestions to fill gaps entirely > — https://waikay.io/geo-action-plans/ · What Is Included, Three Types of Recommendations, checked 29 October 2026 ### Answer engines **ChatGPT** · Yes — Prompt tracking runs queries in ChatGPT and captures the full resulting response. > Waikay actually runs each prompt across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Sonar, Google AI Mode, and Microsoft Copilot > — https://waikay.io/brand-visibility-tracker/ · Prompt Tracking, introductory paragraph, checked 29 October 2026 **Perplexity** · Yes — It tracks Perplexity through its Sonar model in prompt tracking and action plans. > Models covered: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Sonar (Perplexity). > — https://waikay.io/geo-action-plans/ · What Is Included, Exports and Sharing, checked 29 October 2026 **Gemini** · Yes — Gemini is included in the documented set of models used for prompt tracking. > Waikay actually runs each prompt across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Sonar, Google AI Mode, and Microsoft Copilot > — https://waikay.io/brand-visibility-tracker/ · Prompt Tracking, introductory paragraph, checked 29 October 2026 **Google AI Overviews** · No — The vendor's exhaustive six-surface prompt-tracking list names AI Mode but not AI Overviews. > Run across 6 models ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Sonar, Google AI Mode, and Microsoft Copilot > — https://waikay.io/brand-visibility-tracker/ · Prompt Tracking, Run across 6 models, checked 29 October 2026 **Google AI Mode** · Yes — Google AI Mode is one of the six named surfaces where prompts are run. > ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Sonar, Google AI Mode, and Microsoft Copilot > — https://waikay.io/brand-visibility-tracker/ · Prompt Tracking, Run across 6 models, checked 29 October 2026 **Claude** · Yes — Claude is explicitly included in the vendor’s six named prompt-tracking AI answer surfaces. > ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Sonar, Google AI Mode, and Microsoft Copilot > — https://waikay.io/brand-visibility-tracker/ · Prompt Tracking, Run across 6 models, checked 29 October 2026 **Microsoft Copilot** · Yes — Microsoft Copilot is explicitly included in the six named prompt-tracking AI surfaces. > ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Sonar, Google AI Mode, and Microsoft Copilot > — https://waikay.io/brand-visibility-tracker/ · Prompt Tracking, Run across 6 models, checked 29 October 2026 **Grok** · No — The vendor's exhaustive six-surface prompt-tracking list does not include Grok at any tier. > Run across 6 models ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Sonar, Google AI Mode, and Microsoft Copilot > — https://waikay.io/brand-visibility-tracker/ · Prompt Tracking, Run across 6 models, checked 29 October 2026 **DeepSeek** · No — The vendor's exhaustive six-surface prompt-tracking list does not include DeepSeek at any tier. > Run across 6 models ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Sonar, Google AI Mode, and Microsoft Copilot > — https://waikay.io/brand-visibility-tracker/ · Prompt Tracking, Run across 6 models, checked 29 October 2026 **Meta AI** · No — The vendor's exhaustive six-surface prompt-tracking list does not include Meta AI at any tier. > Run across 6 models ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Sonar, Google AI Mode, and Microsoft Copilot > — https://waikay.io/brand-visibility-tracker/ · Prompt Tracking, Run across 6 models, checked 29 October 2026 **Coverage in the vendor’s words** · Yes — Brand Visibility runs prompts on six named surfaces, while Topic Reports use four models. > Waikay actually runs each prompt across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Sonar, Google AI Mode, and Microsoft Copilot > — https://waikay.io/brand-visibility-tracker/ · Prompt Tracking, introductory paragraph, checked 29 October 2026 **Reads answers as a user sees them** · Yes — It supports live-interface scraping alongside API querying, capturing customer-facing answers when scraped. > Scraped prompt tracking captures answers from the live interface, more like observing the model as a real user experiences it. > — https://waikay.io/faq/ · Scraped vs API Prompt Tracking, difference explanation, checked 29 October 2026 ### What it reports **Names the cited sources** · Yes — Source Tracking provides a filterable dashboard of citations gathered across monitored AI models. > Source Tracking gives you a complete, filterable dashboard of every citation Waikay collects across all monitored AI models. > — https://waikay.io/source-tracker/ · Overview, checked 29 October 2026 **Competitor tracking** · Yes — It benchmarks competitors in prompt data and reports unlimited competitors in Brand Visibility. > benchmark your brand against an unlimited number of competitors > — https://waikay.io/brand-visibility-tracker/ · Overview, Share of Model, checked 29 October 2026 **Brand sentiment** · Yes — Fact Tracker groups model-generated brand statements by topic and model for review. > Facts are tagged with model attribution and grouped by topic so you can see exactly where issues are concentrated. > — https://waikay.io/fact-tracker/ · Overview, Organised by Model and Topic, checked 29 October 2026 **Recommendations** · Yes — Action plans prioritise structural, existing-content, and new-content tasks from identified AI gaps. > Waikay generates a prioritised set of structural suggestions, content enhancement recommendations, and content creation tasks > — https://waikay.io/geo-action-plans/ · How It Works, Your Action Plan is generated, checked 29 October 2026 **Suggests prompts to track** · Yes — Query Fan Out automatically creates related prompt suggestions using intent and proprietary query data. > automatically generates a comprehensive set of related queries > — https://waikay.io/brand-visibility-tracker/ · Query Fan Out, checked 29 October 2026 **Wrong answers about you** · Yes — Fact Tracker lets users flag incorrect or harmful AI-generated claims about their brand. > Mark facts as correct, flag inaccuracies, and stay on top of damaging hallucinations before they spread. > — https://waikay.io/fact-tracker/ · Overview, checked 29 October 2026 ### Plans and signing up **A month at 100 prompts** · Partly — $69.95 a month on Small Teams for 100 tracked prompts. Prompts as the vendor counts them. Which AI engines check each one, and how often, depends on the plan. Site Owners and Freelancers might cost less, but no overage price is published, so it could not be priced past its allowance. > $ 69.95 /month > — https://waikay.io/#pricing-plans · Pricing plans, Small Teams card, price **Prompt or credit allowance** · Yes — The paid plans publish prompt allowances, from 40 weekly to 360 or more. > 40 prompts/week on 4 models (8 in API mode). Fewer models = more prompts. > — https://waikay.io/ · Pricing plans, Site Owners and Freelancers card, checked 29 October 2026 **Countries** · Yes — Prompt runs can be configured across 47 languages and more than 100 countries. > Run prompts across 47 languages and 100+ countries. > — https://waikay.io/brand-visibility-tracker/ · Prompt Tracking, Region and language, checked 29 October 2026 **How often it checks** · Yes — Prompt tracking supports daily, weekly, and custom frequencies chosen for each prompt. > Daily, weekly, or custom. Set different frequencies for different prompts > — https://waikay.io/brand-visibility-tracker/ · Prompt Tracking, Your schedule, your frequency, checked 29 October 2026 **Self-serve signup** · Yes — The vendor offers free and paid account paths through direct sign-up links. > Continue with free > — https://waikay.io/free/ · Free plan call to action, checked 29 October 2026 ### Access and integrations **API** · Partly — The documented REST API is programmatic, but it is restricted to Small Teams and above. > The Waikay API is available for the Small Teams plans (69.95$ per month) and up. > — https://waikay.io/faq/ · API, How can I access and start using the Waikay API?, checked 29 October 2026 **MCP server** · Yes — The entry paid plan explicitly lists MCP alongside API access as an included capability. > API & MCP > — https://waikay.io/ · Pricing plans, Site Owners and Freelancers card, checked 29 October 2026 ## Waikay price and plans Prices excluding tax, as Waikay publishes them. | Plan | Price | What's included | | --- | --- | --- | | Site Owners and Freelancers | $24.95 a month | | | Small Teams | $69.95 a month | 120 prompts; adds API | | Larger Teams | $199.95 a month | 360 prompts | **Terms** - Sign up without sales: Yes ## For AI agents - MCP server: Yes - API: Partly (Small Teams) Read on https://waikay.io/#pricing-plans, 30 October 2026. ## Waikay alternatives - [Peec AI](https://citedindex.com/peec-ai) · From €85 a month (about $95): AI search analytics pairing daily visibility tracking with source gap analysis and ranked actions. - [Searchable](https://citedindex.com/searchable) · From $125 a month: AI search visibility tracking, site audits and content generation for brands and agencies. - [Goodie](https://citedindex.com/goodie-ai) · From $354 a month: Closed-loop AEO platform: prompt research, daily visibility tracking, agent-run fixes and revenue attribution. - [AIclicks](https://citedindex.com/aiclicks) · From $59 a month: AI visibility tracker that queries engines through their live interfaces and adds writer, outreach and ads tracking. - [Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit](https://citedindex.com/semrush-ai-visibility-toolkit) · From $99 a month: AI visibility monitoring linked to Semrush prompt research, technical site audits, and SEO workflows. - [Evertune](https://citedindex.com/evertune) · From $60 a month: Measures how AI models and apps rank your brand against rivals, then builds ad and retargeting campaigns in ChatGPT. - [Profound](https://citedindex.com/profound) · Price on request: AI answer engine visibility platform with content agents and AI crawler analytics. - [Frase](https://citedindex.com/frase) · From $49 a month: AI-search content platform that turns visibility gaps into researched, scored, publishable pages. - [GeoRankers](https://citedindex.com/georankers) · From $49 a month: Scores SaaS brands in Perplexity, Google AI Search and ChatGPT on buying prompts, with fixes rated by effort and impact. 8 of the 9 publish a price. [All 9 alternatives](https://citedindex.com/waikay/alternatives/) ## Questions about Waikay ### How much does Waikay cost? Waikay is free to use. From waikay.io/#pricing-plans, checked 30 October 2026. ### Which AI engines does Waikay track? 6 on every plan: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, AI Mode and Copilot. Not tracked: AI Overviews, Grok, DeepSeek and Meta AI. ### Does Waikay have an API or an MCP server? It has an API on Small Teams. It has an MCP server. ### Can you start with Waikay without talking to sales? It has a free plan. You can sign up without talking to sales. ### What have we checked on Waikay? 27 facts, under these headings: What it does, answer engines, what it reports, plans and signing up, access and integrations. ### How do we check Waikay? We hold 27 facts on Waikay, quoted from 9 pages. Facts last checked 29 October 2026. Price last checked 30 October 2026. How we check every listing: https://citedindex.com/methodology/ ## Sources and changes Last changed 30 October 2026 **Sources on waikay.io** (9) - https://waikay.io/brand-visibility-tracker/, read 29 October 2026 - https://waikay.io/geo-action-plans/, read 29 October 2026 - https://waikay.io/, read 29 October 2026 - https://waikay.io/#pricing-plans, read 30 October 2026 - https://waikay.io/fact-tracker/, read 29 October 2026 - https://waikay.io/faq/, read 29 October 2026 - https://waikay.io/free/, read 29 October 2026 - https://waikay.io/features/, read 29 October 2026 - https://waikay.io/source-tracker/, read 29 October 2026 ## Is this yours? AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude opened CitedIndex pages 2,286 times in September. Claim Waikay: https://citedindex.com/claim/waikay Report an error if a fact is wrong: hello@citedindex.com, subject "Report an error: Waikay (waikay)".