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Cited vs Profound, Peec AI, Otterly.AI and Semrush

Cited is an AI visibility tool built for small and local businesses. It checks whether ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude name you when a buyer asks. Pro is $97 a month for the software. Accelerator is $495 a month with our team doing the outreach. The others are built for marketing and SEO teams who run the work themselves.

Facts from each vendor's own pricing page, checked 2026-09-30.
ToolStarting priceEngines trackedBuilt forLocal business focusDone-for-you option
CitedStarting price$97 a month (Pro), $495 a month (Accelerator)Engines trackedChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude, all four on every planBuilt forSmall and local businesses that want to know if AI assistants recommend themLocal business focusYes. Priced for one business, with buyer prompts written from your own siteDone-for-you optionYes, on Accelerator: citation outreach, Reddit, YouTube and Q&A presence, roundup placement
ProfoundStarting priceNot published. Free 7 day trial, then Enterprise at custom pricingEngines trackedTrial: ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews. Enterprise: up to 9 answer engines, including Perplexity, Claude, Copilot, DeepSeek and Google AI ModeBuilt forCompanies running AI search insights and marketing agents at scaleLocal business focusNot a stated focusDone-for-you optionNone listed on the pricing page
Peec AIStarting price$95 a month (Starter, 50 prompts, billed monthly)Engines trackedChoose 3 models per plan from ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini and Naver AI; Perplexity and others as paid add-ons; up to 13 on EnterpriseBuilt forSEO and content managers, SEO teams and marketing teamsLocal business focusNot a stated focusDone-for-you optionNone listed on the pricing page
Otterly.AIStarting price$29 a month (Lite, 15 prompts), $25 a month billed yearlyEngines trackedChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and Microsoft Copilot included; Claude, Gemini and Google AI Mode are paid add-onsBuilt forSolo marketers and small teams (Lite), SMEs and small marketing teams (Standard)Local business focusNot a stated focusDone-for-you optionNone listed on the pricing page
Semrush AI Visibility ToolkitStarting price$99 a month per domain, billed annually (25 prompts)Engines trackedChatGPT, Google AI, Gemini and PerplexityBuilt forBusinesses that want to track how they are mentioned in AI searchLocal business focusNot a stated focusDone-for-you optionNone listed on the pricing page

Where the others are stronger

Cited is deliberately narrow. If you are an enterprise brand or an agency tracking dozens of clients, one of these may fit better.

Profound

The widest engine coverage in this list, plus SSO/SAML, SOC 2, API access and dedicated support for large teams.

Peec AI

More prompts per dollar at the entry tier, unlimited users, daily tracking, and agency pricing for managing many brands.

Otterly.AI

The lowest entry price here, daily tracking, unlimited team members, and GEO audits built in.

Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit

Sits inside the Semrush suite, so teams already using it for SEO get AI tracking next to their keyword and backlink data.

Looking for a Profound alternative for a small business?

Profound does not publish a paid self-serve price. After a free trial, its paid plan is Enterprise with custom pricing, aimed at companies running AI search work at scale. Cited publishes its price: $97 a month for Pro, with all four engines on every plan and a 3 day free trial.

What does Cited do that the others do not?

Every tool here measures whether AI answers mention you. Cited also writes the answer pages you are missing (Pro includes 8 a month) and, on Accelerator, our team does the outreach to the sites these engines quote, builds presence on Reddit, YouTube and Q&A, and chases placement in the best-of lists that get cited. None of the four competitors lists a done-for-you service on its pricing page.

Which is cheapest to start?

Otterly.AI, at $29 a month for 15 prompts. Peec AI starts at $95 a month, Cited at $97, and the Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit at $99 a month per domain billed annually. Compare what each plan includes before price: prompt count, which engines, and whether anything gets fixed or only reported.

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Cited is our product. Competitor facts come from each company's own public pages, checked 2026-09-30. Where a fact is not on those pages we say so rather than guess. Prices change; check the source before you buy.