Software Index · First AI snapshot, 2026-10-04
Who people search for, and who AI recommends
Two signals, kept apart on purpose. Search demand shows which brands people already look for by name. TMB AI Visibility shows which brands ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Mode name when a buyer asks a question that mentions no brand at all.
- tools tracked for AI visibility
- 35
- buyer questions, no brand names
- 36
- AI engines asked
- 3
- answers read
- 108
- failed requests, excluded
- 0
tools tracked for AI visibility
buyer questions, no brand names
AI engines asked
answers read
failed requests, excluded
By Joonas Rotko. AI snapshot 2026-10-04.
AI answers collected with SearchApi’s ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Mode endpoints on 2026-10-04. SearchApi is a paid partner of this site.
Search volume from DataForSEO.Category 1 of 3
SEO suites
10 tools with AI data, 12 tracked for search demand. 12 questions × 3 engines = 36 answers, 36 usable.
01 · Who AI recommends
Semrush is named in 92% of the 36 answers and also has the most search demand (673k/mo).
02 · Where AI and search disagree
SE Ranking gets 18% of the AI mentions from 5% of the search demand (+13 pts). The reverse: Semrush (-17 pts).
03 · Engines disagree
SE Ranking is named in 83% of Gemini answers but 33% of ChatGPT answers, so no single engine tells the whole story.
Who has the most search demand?
Estimated searches per month
- Semrush673k
- Ahrefs301k
- Ubersuggest246k
- Moz135k
- SE Ranking74k
- BrightLocal27k
Who is gaining or losing attention?
Search change, last 3 months vs the 3 before
- SE Ranking+15%
- Moz+7%
- Seobility-18%
- Ubersuggest-18%
- Keysearch-32%
- Morningscore-34%
Who does AI recommend?
Named in this share of the 36 answers
- Semrush92%
- Ahrefs72%
- SE Ranking61%
- Mangools44%
- Ubersuggest28%
- Moz11%
SEO suites leaderboard
Ranked by TMB AI Visibility. Search demand and its trend sit beside it, and the detail columns are there when you want the reasoning behind a rank.
| Main signals | More detail | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Software | Searches/mo | Search trend | TMB AI Visibility | AI Share of Voice | Own site cited | AI vs Search |
| 1 |  Semrush | 673k | ▼ 13% | 92% | 28% | 22% | -17 |
| 2 |  Ahrefs | 301k | ▼ 7% | 72% | 22% | 28% | +2 |
| 3 |  SE Ranking | 74k | ▲ 15% | 61% | 18% | 6% | +13 |
| 4 |  Mangools | 15k | ▼ 12% | 44% | 13% | 3% | +12 |
| 5 |  Ubersuggest | 246k | ▼ 18% | 28% | 8% | 0% | -8 |
| 6 |  Moz | 135k | ▲ 7% | 11% | 3% | 0% | -6 |
| 7 |  BrightLocal | 27k | ▼ 18% | 11% | 3% | 0% | +1 |
| 8 |  Keysearch | 4.4k | ▼ 32% | 8% | 2% | 0% | +2 |
| 9 |  Morningscore | 2.4k | ▼ 34% | 6% | 2% | 6% | +1 |
| 10 |  Seobility | 18k | ▼ 18% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 0 |
* name can mean something else, only qualified searches are counted, so its demand is a floor and its AI vs Search figure is not shown. TMB AI Visibility is measured on the TMB benchmark of fixed buyer questions, not across all ChatGPT or Gemini users.
Named by AI but not tracked here
Tools that answers list in bold and that are not in my tracked set (counted in 2 or more answers, a rough text match):
Search demand against TMB AI Visibility
Where the two disagree is the interesting part. Top left: AI recommends it although few people search for it by name. Bottom right: lots of people search for it, but AI rarely names it.
Dashed lines: the median demand and the median TMB AI Visibility of the tools shown, so the corners read as above or below the typical tool here. Icons that would overlap are nudged sideways a few pixels. Dashed orange ring and * = the name can mean something else, so only qualified searches are counted and its true position is probably further right.
AI recommends it more than its search demand predicts
- SE Ranking: 5% of the demand, 18% of the AI mentions (+13 pts)
- Mangools: 1% of the demand, 13% of the AI mentions (+12 pts)
Searched for far more than AI recommends it
- Semrush: 45% of the demand, 28% of the AI mentions (-17 pts)
- Ubersuggest: 16% of the demand, 8% of the AI mentions (-8 pts)
- Moz: 9% of the demand, 3% of the AI mentions (-6 pts)
Where the three engines agree and disagree
Share of answers naming each tool, per engine. The spread column is the gap between the highest and the lowest engine.
| Software | ChatGPT | Gemini | Google AI Mode | Average | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semrush | 92% | 92% | 92% | 92% | 0 pts |
| Ahrefs | 92% | 50% | 75% | 72% | 42 pts |
| SE Ranking | 33% | 83% | 67% | 61% | 50 pts |
| Mangools | 33% | 58% | 42% | 44% | 25 pts |
| Ubersuggest | 33% | 8% | 42% | 28% | 33 pts |
| Moz | 17% | 0% | 17% | 11% | 17 pts |
| BrightLocal | 0% | 17% | 17% | 11% | 17 pts |
| Keysearch | 0% | 17% | 8% | 8% | 17 pts |
| Morningscore | 0% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 8 pts |
| Seobility | 0% | 0% | 8% | 3% | 8 pts |
Named is not the same as cited
Filled dot: share of answers that name the tool. Hollow dot: share of answers that also cite its own website as a source. The longer the line, the more AI recommends a tool while sending readers somewhere else.
Which sites AI cites most
Source domains listed across the 36 SEO suites answers (167 citations in total). Blue bars are a tracked tool’s own site; grey bars are third parties.
- onelittleweb.com10
- ahrefs.comofficial site of Ahrefs9
- semrush.comofficial site of Semrush8
- zapier.com8
- reddit.com8
- youtube.com5
- morningscore.ioofficial site of Morningscore4
- help.ahrefs.comofficial site of Ahrefs3
- cited.so3
- selectsoftwarereviews.com3
What I asked, and how an answer becomes a number
I never ask the AI about a brand. I ask the questions a buyer types before they know which tool to pick, like “best SEO software for small businesses”. Every question goes to ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Mode, once each, with no brand names in it.
Then I read every answer and write down which tools it names. A tool named in 8 of the 36 answers has an AI visibility of 8 ÷ 36 = 22%. A tool only counts against questions in its own category, so a GEO tracker is never marked down for missing from “best SEO software”.
The questions cover different buyers on purpose: beginners, small teams, agencies, tight budgets, specific jobs. In the grid below, each row is one question and each column is one tool.
A real answer from Google AI Mode (scrolls)
“best SEO software for small businesses”
Google Search Console combined with SE Ranking or Semrush provides the best overall SEO software setup for small businesses, balancing essential free site data with affordable keyword tracking and audits. Small businesses do not need massive enterprise platforms; instead, they require focused solutions that handle site analysis, rank tracking, and local visibility without overwhelming complexity or excessive costs. Top SEO Software Recommendations for Small Businesses Software · Best For · Starting Price · Core Strength Google Search Console · Foundational performance data · Free · Direct indexing and click data straight from Google SE Ranking · Affordable rank tracking & local SEO · ~$44 - $52/mo · Accurate keyword tracking and mid-size budget reports Semrush · All-in-one marketing & competitor data · ~$139.95/mo · Deepest competitive intelligence and site audits Ubersuggest · Beginner keyword research · ~$29/mo · Low-cost entry with clear content ideas and clustering Moz Pro · Backlink and domain authority tracking · Paid plans · Detailed link profile monitoring and authority metrics Breakdown by Small Business Needs - Google Search Console: Essential for every website owner, this completely free tool shows exact search queries, click-through rates, indexing errors, and mobile usability. - SE Ranking: Ideal for small business owners or lean teams needing robust rank tracking, competitor insights, and local SEO reporting without paying Semrush-level enterprise prices. - Semrush: Best if your small business actively publishes content or runs a heavy digital marketing strategy and needs a comprehensive suite for keyword research, technical site audits, and competitor tracking. - Ubersuggest: Great for solo operators and beginners who need a simpler, budget-friendly interface for keyword mapping and content ideas. - BrightLocal or Moz Local: Highly recommended alternatives if your small business is a brick-and-mortar storefront or local service provider heavily reliant on Google Business Profile visibility and local citations. If you tell me your industry type (local storefront, e-commerce, or B2B service) and your monthly budget, I can recommend the ideal single tool or free stack for your specific goals. [[0] - What's the best seo tool for small businesses? : r/digital_marketing - Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/digital_marketing/comments/1udcd72/whats_the_best_seo_tool_for_small_businesses/) [[1] - Best SEO Tools for Keyword Research & Audits - Technology Advice](https://technologyadvice.com/blog/sales/best-seo-tools/) [[2] - The 11 Best SEO Tools in 2026 · Zapier](https://zapier.com/blog/best-seo-tools/) [[3] - 10 Best SEO Tools for Small Business Growth in 2026](https://devenup.com/blog/10-best-seo-tools-for-small-businesses) [[4] - SEO Tools for Small Businesses That Deliver Results](https://rohringresults.com/cost-effective-seo-tools/) [[5] - Which local SEO tools provide the best results for small businesses? - Quora](https://www.quora.com/Which-local-SEO-tools-provide-the-best-results-for-small-businesses) [[6] - Best SEO Software for Small Business in 2026 (6 Picks)](https://www.blazehive.io/listicles/best-seo-software-for-small-business/) [[7] - Best SEO Tools for Small Business (Tested by Our Experts)](https://smartclick.agency/blog/best-seo-tools-for-small-businesses/) [[8] - Best SEO Software for Small Businesses in 2026](https://morningscore.io/best-seo-software-for-small-businesses/) [[9] - Best SEO Software for Small Business: 2026 Reviews](https://netcodesign.com/seo-software-for-small-business/) [[10] - 6 SEO Tools for Small Businesses to Try In 2026](https://behindrankings.com/seo-tools-for-small-businesses/) [[11] - 7 Best SEO Tools for Small Businesses (Tested & Compared)](https://leapedgedigital.com/best-seo-tools-for-small-businesses/)
Tools I counted from the full answer:
| Question a buyer would ask | Semrush | Ahrefs | SE Ranking | Mangools | Ubersuggest | Moz | BrightLocal | Keysearch | Morningscore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small businessbest SEO software for small businesses | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| All-in-onebest all-in-one SEO software | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Small teambest SEO software for a small marketing team | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beginnereasiest SEO software for beginners | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Low budgetaffordable SEO software for small businesses | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Low budgetbest SEO tool under $100 per month | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Agencybest SEO software for agencies | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Freelancerbest SEO software for freelancers and consultants | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rank trackingbest rank tracking software for small businesses | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keyword researchbest keyword research tool for beginners | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Site auditbest SEO site audit tool | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Backlinksbest backlink analysis tool for small websites | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Each cell is how many of the 3 AI engines (ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode) named that tool in their answer to that question: 0, 1, 2 or 3.
Category 2 of 3
GEO / AI visibility
12 tools with AI data, 37 tracked for search demand. 12 questions × 3 engines = 36 answers, 36 usable.
01 · Who AI recommends
Otterly.AI is named in 78% of the 36 answers, while Peec AI has the most search demand (18k/mo).
02 · Where AI and search disagree
Otterly.AI gets 26% of the AI mentions from 12% of the search demand (+14 pts). The reverse: Peec AI (-27 pts).
03 · Engines disagree
Scrunch AI is named in 58% of ChatGPT answers but 0% of Gemini answers, so no single engine tells the whole story.
Who has the most search demand?
Estimated searches per month
- Peec AI18k
- Otterly.AI4.4k
- Scrunch AI3.6k
- PromptWatch3.6k
- AthenaHQ2.4k
- Conductor920*
Who is gaining or losing attention?
Search change, last 3 months vs the 3 before
- Peec AI+40%
- Otterly.AI+21%
- Profound+18%
- Conductor+11%
- AthenaHQ-6%
- SE Visible-17%
- Rankshift-28%
Who does AI recommend?
Named in this share of the 36 answers
- Otterly.AI78%
- Peec AI72%
- Profound56%
- Scrunch AI28%
- Rankscale19%
- AthenaHQ17%
GEO / AI visibility leaderboard
Ranked by TMB AI Visibility. Search demand and its trend sit beside it, and the detail columns are there when you want the reasoning behind a rank.
| Main signals | More detail | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Software | Searches/mo | Search trend | TMB AI Visibility | AI Share of Voice | Own site cited | AI vs Search |
| 1 |  Otterly.AI | 4.4k | ▲ 21% | 78% | 26% | 8% | +14 |
| 2 |  Peec AI | 18k | ▲ 40% | 72% | 24% | 6% | -27 |
| 3 |  Profound* | 280 | ▲ 18% | 56% | 18% | 8% | n/a |
| 4 |  Scrunch AI | 3.6k | ▲ 7% | 28% | 8% | 3% | -2 |
| 5 |  Rankscale | n/d | n/d | 19% | 7% | 6% | +7 |
| 6 |  AthenaHQ | 2.4k | ▼ 6% | 17% | 5% | 0% | -1 |
| 7 |  PromptWatch | 3.6k | ▲ 9% | 8% | 2% | 0% | -8 |
| 8 |  SE Visible | 590 | ▼ 17% | 8% | 3% | 3% | +2 |
| 9 |  LLM Pulse | 880 | ▲ 0% | 6% | 2% | 6% | 0 |
| 10 |  Rankshift | 720 | ▼ 28% | 3% | 1% | 0% | -1 |
| 11 |  Conductor* | 920 | ▲ 11% | 3% | 1% | 0% | n/a |
| 12 |  Goodie* | n/d | n/d | 3% | 1% | 0% | n/a |
* name can mean something else, only qualified searches are counted, so its demand is a floor and its AI vs Search figure is not shown. TMB AI Visibility is measured on the TMB benchmark of fixed buyer questions, not across all ChatGPT or Gemini users.
Named by AI but not tracked here
Tools that answers list in bold and that are not in my tracked set (counted in 2 or more answers, a rough text match):
Search demand against TMB AI Visibility
Where the two disagree is the interesting part. Top left: AI recommends it although few people search for it by name. Bottom right: lots of people search for it, but AI rarely names it.
Dashed lines: the median demand and the median TMB AI Visibility of the tools shown, so the corners read as above or below the typical tool here. Icons that would overlap are nudged sideways a few pixels. Dashed orange ring and * = the name can mean something else, so only qualified searches are counted and its true position is probably further right. Not plotted, no demand data: Rankscale, Goodie.
AI recommends it more than its search demand predicts
- Otterly.AI: 12% of the demand, 26% of the AI mentions (+14 pts)
- Rankscale: 0% of the demand, 7% of the AI mentions (+7 pts)
Searched for far more than AI recommends it
- Peec AI: 51% of the demand, 24% of the AI mentions (-27 pts)
- PromptWatch: 10% of the demand, 2% of the AI mentions (-8 pts)
Where the three engines agree and disagree
Share of answers naming each tool, per engine. The spread column is the gap between the highest and the lowest engine.
| Software | ChatGPT | Gemini | Google AI Mode | Average | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otterly.AI | 92% | 58% | 83% | 78% | 33 pts |
| Peec AI | 92% | 67% | 58% | 72% | 33 pts |
| Profound | 92% | 42% | 33% | 56% | 58 pts |
| Scrunch AI | 58% | 0% | 25% | 28% | 58 pts |
| Rankscale | 8% | 33% | 17% | 19% | 25 pts |
| AthenaHQ | 25% | 8% | 17% | 17% | 17 pts |
| PromptWatch | 25% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 25 pts |
| SE Visible | 0% | 8% | 17% | 8% | 17 pts |
| LLM Pulse | 0% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 8 pts |
| Rankshift | 0% | 8% | 0% | 3% | 8 pts |
| Conductor | 0% | 8% | 0% | 3% | 8 pts |
| Goodie | 0% | 0% | 8% | 3% | 8 pts |
Named is not the same as cited
Filled dot: share of answers that name the tool. Hollow dot: share of answers that also cite its own website as a source. The longer the line, the more AI recommends a tool while sending readers somewhere else.
Which sites AI cites most
Source domains listed across the 36 GEO / AI visibility answers (212 citations in total). Blue bars are a tracked tool’s own site; grey bars are third parties.
- zapier.com14
- youtube.com10
- position.digital9
- reddit.com7
- rankability.com5
- medium.com5
- marqeable.com4
- semrush.com4
- wpengine.com4
- frase.io4
What I asked, and how an answer becomes a number
I never ask the AI about a brand. I ask the questions a buyer types before they know which tool to pick, like “best AI visibility software”. Every question goes to ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Mode, once each, with no brand names in it.
Then I read every answer and write down which tools it names. A tool named in 8 of the 36 answers has an AI visibility of 8 ÷ 36 = 22%. A tool only counts against questions in its own category, so a GEO tracker is never marked down for missing from “best SEO software”.
The questions cover different buyers on purpose: beginners, small teams, agencies, tight budgets, specific jobs. In the grid below, each row is one question and each column is one tool.
A real answer from Google AI Mode (scrolls)
“best AI visibility software”
The best AI visibility software depends on your company's size, budget, and whether you want a standalone tool or an extension of an existing SEO workflow. Currently, Profound is the leading software for enterprise-grade depth, Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit and Ahrefs Brand Radar are the top choices for integrated SEO marketing suites, and Otterly.ai leads for affordable, entry-level monitoring. These tools - also known as Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) or Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) tools - help brands track their citations, sentiment, and share of voice across AI engines like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity. Comparison of the Top AI Visibility Software Software · Best Used For · Starting Price (Approx.) · Key Advantage Profound · Enterprise brands & compliance · Enterprise custom · In-depth AI shopping analysis, structured prompt monitoring, and sentiment tracking across vast platforms. Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit · Teams already using Semrush · ~$165/mo (as a suite add-on) · Combines traditional keyword, backlink, and content optimization data with AI engine tracking in one dashboard. Ahrefs Brand Radar · Prompt discovery & competitor research · ~$199/mo (as a suite add-on) · Leverages a massive prompt database to find hidden competitor citations and discover dominant niche publishers. Peec AI · E-commerce brands & prompt scale · ~$95/mo · Categorizes Google URL citations, features multi-domain brand aliasing, and exports natively to Looker Studio. Frase · An all-in-one "monitor and fix" workflow · Tiered pricing · Bridges the gap between identifying low AI visibility and physically editing content to improve optimization. Otterly.ai · Startups & entry-level tracking · ~$29/mo · Highly accessible pricing with straightforward custom prompt libraries and basic brand/sentiment tracking. What the Community Says About AI Visibility Software Marketing practitioners on Reddit emphasize that while these platforms excel at identifying where your brand stands, you should prepare to do the operational heavy lifting yourself. “Products that get recommended by AI tend to have very specific, quotable descriptions of what they do. "We do everything" gets zero citations.”Reddit Key Evaluation Criteria: How to Choose - Suite vs. Standalone: If your team already relies heavily on tools like Semrush or Ahrefs, utilizing their built-in AI components keeps data unified. If you need deep specialized reporting (like structured intent category segmenting), choose a dedicated platform like Profound or Peec AI. - Actionable Insights: Ensure the tool maps content gaps instead of just tracking keywords. AI engine behaviors change dynamically based on location and prompt variations, making raw monitoring less useful than exact source and citation tracking. - Are you looking for a standalone specialist platform or an add-on to a traditional SEO suite? - What is your approximate monthly budget? - Is your primary goal e-commerce tracking, SaaS brand awareness, or enterprise compliance? [[0] - 10 Best AI Visibility Tools in 2026 (Compared + Free Checker)](https://www.frase.io/blog/the-10-best-ai-visibility-tools-in-2026) [[1] - The 9 best AI visibility tools in 2026 · Zapier](https://zapier.com/blog/best-ai-visibility-tool/) [[2] - Every AI visibility tool I've tested only does monitoring. None of ...](https://www.reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/1rpkx2c/every_ai_visibility_tool_ive_tested_only_does/) [[3] - Ahrefs vs Profound: Which AI Visibility Tool Is Better?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buQMrMOR-1k&t=594) [[4] - What are actually the best AI visibility tools right now? : r/aeo - Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/aeo/comments/1uazav3/what_are_actually_the_best_ai_visibility_tools/) [[5] - 7 Best AI Search Visibility Trackers (I've Tested Over 6 Months)](https://medium.com/@ivanpalii/7-best-ai-search-visibility-trackers-29c14eb8f202) [[6] - Best AI Brand Visibility Tracking Tools & Software (2026) - Alhena AI](https://alhena.ai/blog/ai-brand-visibility-tracking-tools/) [[7] - Best AI Visibility Platforms for 2026 - Business.com](https://www.business.com/categories/best-ai-visibility/) [[8] - 11 Best AI Search Visibility Tools For SaaS In 2026](https://nathanojaokomo.com/blog/best-ai-visibility-tools) [[9] - Top Tools for Tracking AI Visibility - WP Engine](https://wpengine.com/blog/ai-visibility-tracking-tools/) [[10] - The Best AI Visibility Tracking Tools (My Honest Reviews)](https://www.position.digital/blog/best-ai-visibility-tracking-tools/)
Tools I counted from the full answer:
| Question a buyer would ask | Otterly.AI | Peec AI | Profound | Scrunch AI | Rankscale | AthenaHQ | PromptWatch | SE Visible | LLM Pulse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generalbest AI visibility software | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Generalbest GEO software | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ChatGPT trackingbest ChatGPT visibility tracker | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brand trackingbest software for tracking brand visibility in AI search | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brand trackingbest AI search monitoring tools | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Small businessbest AI visibility tool for small businesses | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Low budgetaffordable AI search visibility tracker | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agencybest AI visibility tracking tool for agencies | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ChatGPT trackinghow to track if ChatGPT recommends my brand, which tools? | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity and AI Overviewsbest tool to monitor brand mentions in Perplexity and Google AI Overviews | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Enterprisebest generative engine optimization platform for enterprises | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beginnereasiest AI search visibility tool for beginners | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Each cell is how many of the 3 AI engines (ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode) named that tool in their answer to that question: 0, 1, 2 or 3.
Category 3 of 3
SEO autopilot
13 tools with AI data, 20 tracked for search demand. 12 questions × 3 engines = 36 answers, 36 usable.
01 · Who AI recommends
Koala AI is named in 17% of the 36 answers, while AutoSEO has the most search demand (2.9k/mo).
02 · Where AI and search disagree
TheStacc gets 21% of the AI mentions from 0% of the search demand (+21 pts). The reverse: RankPill (-19 pts).
03 · Engines disagree
Distribb is named in 42% of Gemini answers but 0% of ChatGPT answers, so no single engine tells the whole story.
Who has the most search demand?
Estimated searches per month
- AutoSEO2.9k
- Arvow2.9k
- BabyLoveGrowth2.4k
- RankPill2.4k
- SEObot1.0k
- Distribb390
Who is gaining or losing attention?
Search change, last 3 months vs the 3 before
- Distribb+310%
- AutoSEO+44%
- BabyLoveGrowth+30%
- RankPill+23%
- Outrank-6%
- SEObot-27%
- RankYak-43%
Who does AI recommend?
Named in this share of the 36 answers
- Koala AI17%
- Distribb14%
- TheStacc11%
- AutoSEO6%
- Arvow6%
- Outrank3%
SEO autopilot leaderboard
Ranked by TMB AI Visibility. Search demand and its trend sit beside it, and the detail columns are there when you want the reasoning behind a rank.
| Main signals | More detail | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Software | Searches/mo | Search trend | TMB AI Visibility | AI Share of Voice | Own site cited | AI vs Search |
| 1 |  Koala AI | n/d | n/d | 17% | 21% | 0% | +21 |
| 2 |  Distribb | 390 | ▲ 310% | 14% | 19% | 14% | +15 |
| 3 |  TheStacc | n/d | n/d | 11% | 21% | 11% | +21 |
| 4 |  AutoSEO | 2.9k | ▲ 44% | 6% | 14% | 0% | -9 |
| 5 |  Arvow | 2.9k | ▲ 10% | 6% | 7% | 0% | -16 |
| 6 |  Outrank* | 370 | ▼ 6% | 3% | 4% | 0% | n/a |
| 7 |  BlogSEO* | n/d | n/d | 3% | 3% | 0% | n/a |
| 8 |  SEObot | 1.0k | ▼ 27% | 3% | 11% | 0% | +3 |
| 9 |  RankYak | 260 | ▼ 43% | 0% | 0% | 0% | -2 |
| 10 |  Soro* | n/d | n/d | 0% | 0% | 0% | n/a |
| 11 |  BabyLoveGrowth | 2.4k | ▲ 30% | 0% | 0% | 0% | -19 |
| 12 |  RankPill | 2.4k | ▲ 23% | 0% | 0% | 0% | -19 |
| 13 |  SEO.ai | n/d | n/d | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
* name can mean something else, only qualified searches are counted, so its demand is a floor and its AI vs Search figure is not shown. TMB AI Visibility is measured on the TMB benchmark of fixed buyer questions, not across all ChatGPT or Gemini users.
Only 22 mentions of the tracked tools across 36 answers, so the shares in this category swing a lot on a single mention. Read the ranking order, not the exact percentages.
Named by AI but not tracked here
Tools that answers list in bold and that are not in my tracked set (counted in 2 or more answers, a rough text match):
Search demand against TMB AI Visibility
Where the two disagree is the interesting part. Top left: AI recommends it although few people search for it by name. Bottom right: lots of people search for it, but AI rarely names it.
Dashed lines: the median demand and the median TMB AI Visibility of the tools shown, so the corners read as above or below the typical tool here. Icons that would overlap are nudged sideways a few pixels. Dashed orange ring and * = the name can mean something else, so only qualified searches are counted and its true position is probably further right. Not plotted, no demand data: BlogSEO, Soro, TheStacc, SEO.ai, Koala AI.
AI recommends it more than its search demand predicts
- TheStacc: 0% of the demand, 21% of the AI mentions (+21 pts)
- Koala AI: 0% of the demand, 21% of the AI mentions (+21 pts)
- Distribb: 3% of the demand, 19% of the AI mentions (+15 pts)
Searched for far more than AI recommends it
- RankPill: 19% of the demand, 0% of the AI mentions (-19 pts)
- BabyLoveGrowth: 19% of the demand, 0% of the AI mentions (-19 pts)
- Arvow: 23% of the demand, 7% of the AI mentions (-16 pts)
Where the three engines agree and disagree
Share of answers naming each tool, per engine. The spread column is the gap between the highest and the lowest engine.
| Software | ChatGPT | Gemini | Google AI Mode | Average | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koala AI | 33% | 17% | 0% | 17% | 33 pts |
| Distribb | 0% | 42% | 0% | 14% | 42 pts |
| TheStacc | 17% | 8% | 8% | 11% | 8 pts |
| AutoSEO | 8% | 0% | 8% | 6% | 8 pts |
| Arvow | 17% | 0% | 0% | 6% | 17 pts |
| Outrank | 0% | 8% | 0% | 3% | 8 pts |
| BlogSEO | 8% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 8 pts |
| SEObot | 0% | 0% | 8% | 3% | 8 pts |
| RankYak | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 pts |
| Soro | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 pts |
| BabyLoveGrowth | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 pts |
| RankPill | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 pts |
| SEO.ai | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 pts |
Named is not the same as cited
Filled dot: share of answers that name the tool. Hollow dot: share of answers that also cite its own website as a source. The longer the line, the more AI recommends a tool while sending readers somewhere else.
Which sites AI cites most
Source domains listed across the 36 SEO autopilot answers (174 citations in total). Blue bars are a tracked tool’s own site; grey bars are third parties.
- reddit.com8
- youtube.com8
- thestacc.comofficial site of TheStacc6
- searchatlas.com5
- distribb.ioofficial site of Distribb5
- zapier.com5
- seoautopilot.app4
- wordpress.org4
- rightblogger.com4
- cited.so4
What I asked, and how an answer becomes a number
I never ask the AI about a brand. I ask the questions a buyer types before they know which tool to pick, like “best SEO autopilot software”. Every question goes to ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Mode, once each, with no brand names in it.
Then I read every answer and write down which tools it names. A tool named in 8 of the 36 answers has an AI visibility of 8 ÷ 36 = 22%. A tool only counts against questions in its own category, so a GEO tracker is never marked down for missing from “best SEO software”.
The questions cover different buyers on purpose: beginners, small teams, agencies, tight budgets, specific jobs. In the grid below, each row is one question and each column is one tool.
A real answer from Google AI Mode (scrolls)
“best SEO autopilot software”
The best SEO autopilot software choices in 2026 break down into two entirely different categories: autonomous AI agents that handle end-to-end content, technical updates, and AI Overview optimization, and legacy link-building automation bots. For modern businesses looking to safely grow organic traffic without risking Google penalties, autonomous AI platforms like Ryze AI and RankPine are the top industry recommendations. The right choice depends on whether the goal is fully automated content creation, developer-free on-page technical fixes, or bulk backlink building. These platforms use AI agents to continuously audit your site, find keyword opportunities, write high-quality content, and manage direct publishing. - Ryze AI (Best Overall): This is the strongest platform for end-to-end autonomous execution. It goes beyond standard reporting to actually deploy smart, automated SEO changes directly onto your site. - RankPine (Best for Content Publishing): A favorite for solo founders, it combines keyword research, automated content calendars, AI image styling, and a clean human-in-the-loop review workflow for $99/month. - Alli AI (Best for Technical Changes): Ideal if you lack a developer. It hooks into your CMS to automatically optimize on-page metadata, schema markup, and internal link architecture on autopilot. - Sight AI (Best for Enterprise & Indexing): Uses multi-agent content generation loops alongside built-in indexing acceleration tools to ensure your new pages are cached quickly by Google and ChatGPT crawlers. - SEO Autopilot (seo-autopilot.eu): This is a downloadable desktop application that automates bulk backlink building, PBN management, Web 2.0 postings, and map embeds. - Pricing: Runs from $47/month (Professional) to $97/month (Enterprise). - Important Caveat: While it offers high speed, the SEO community on Reddit strongly warns that using automated spam bots to blast links can cause severe long-term search penalties from Google. Feature · Autonomous AI (e.g., Ryze, RankPine) · Legacy Link Bots (SEO Autopilot EU) Primary Focus · Content generation, on-page optimization, AI visibility · High-volume backlink creation, PBN posting Risk Factor · Low (Creates natural content and clean schema) · High (Violates Google's spam guidelines) Workflows · Pulls fresh keyword data, optimizes text layout · Article spinning, captcha solving, automated profile creation Integration · Directly connects to live CMS (WordPress, Webflow, etc.) · Runs independently on desktop or datacenter proxies If you want a safe tool that grows traffic through daily content, clean internal linking, and zero developer friction, pick Ryze AI or RankPine. Only look at legacy link automation apps if you are intentionally building out throwaway "grey-hat" niche test sites. - What CMS do you use for your website (e.g., WordPress, Shopify, Webflow)? - Is your biggest bottleneck writing content, fixing technical code, or building backlinks? - Do you prefer a fully automatic system, or do you want a human approval step before anything goes live? [[0] - SEO Autopilot Software](https://seo-autopilot.eu/) [[1] - Does SEO Autopilot really works? - Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/SEO/comments/cgwyxm/does_seo_autopilot_really_works/) [[2] - Top 10 SEO Autopilot Software Tools in 2026 · Swetrix](https://swetrix.com/blog/top-10-seo-autopilot-software) [[3] - SEO on Autopilot - 10 Tools That Run SEO for You (2026)](https://www.get-ryze.ai/blog/best-seo-autopilot-tools-2026) [[4] - SEO Autopilot Software: What Works in 2026 - Cited](https://cited.so/blog/seo-autopilot-software) [[5] - Features](https://seo-autopilot.eu/features/) [[6] - SEO Autopilot: How Autonomous SEO Agents Run ...](https://searchatlas.com/blog/seo-autopilot/) [[7] - Best SEO Automation Software for Small Businesses in 2026](https://myseoautopilot.com/blog/best-seo-automation-software-small-business-2026) [[8] - Best SEO Tools for Agencies in 2026: What We Actually Use at OLW](https://onelittleweb.com/top-tools/best-seo-tools-for-agencies/) [[9] - 7 Best SEO Content Autopilot Software Tools in 2026](https://www.trysight.ai/blog/seo-content-autopilot-software) [[10] - Best SEO Automation Tools for Founders](https://seoautopilot.app/blog/best-seo-automation-tools-for-founders)
Tools I counted from the full answer:
| Question a buyer would ask | Koala AI | Distribb | TheStacc | AutoSEO | Arvow | Outrank | BlogSEO | SEObot | RankYak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generalbest SEO autopilot software | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto-publishingbest AI tool that writes and publishes SEO blog posts automatically | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Small businessbest automated SEO content tool for small businesses | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beginnerbest SEO autopilot tool for beginners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Low budgetaffordable AI blog automation software | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WordPressbest AI SEO tool that publishes to WordPress automatically | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Agencybest SEO content automation platform for agencies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| End to endbest AI blog writer that handles keyword research and publishing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ecommercebest SEO autopilot tool for Shopify stores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Founderbest set and forget SEO tool for a busy founder | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AI citationsbest AI SEO tool that also gets my content cited by ChatGPT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Worth it?are SEO autopilot tools worth it and which are the best | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Each cell is how many of the 3 AI engines (ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode) named that tool in their answer to that question: 0, 1, 2 or 3.
Search demand
Every category, by search demand
The full demand view for every category in the index, including AI content SEO. Open a card for the whole tool list, or go to the category page. These cards use the original Demand Score, which scales a name’s search volume down unless people also search for its pricing or alternatives. Very new tools can therefore show close to zero here, while the tables above count their plain brand-name searches.
Compare tools across the whole index
Line up any tools you are deciding between, whichever category they are filed under, and compare their search demand, trend and country split side by side.
Pick up to 4 tools to compare (2/4):
Semrush
Market Leader- Demand Score*
- 668k/mo
- Raw brand (world / US)
- 673k / 91k
- Momentum*
- -13%
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Ahrefs
Market Leader- Demand Score*
- 301k/mo
- Raw brand (world / US)
- 301k / 41k
- Momentum*
- -7%
View software →
*Demand Score: worldwide bare-name search volume, scaled down when a name collides with a common word or another product (see the methodology note above for why). Momentum compares the last 3 months of that score to the 3 months before.
Method
How it is measured, and what it cannot tell you
Search demand
Estimated worldwide searches per month for the brand name, with the change over the last 3 months. Demand share is a brand’s figure divided by the summed figure of every tracked tool in its category.
TMB AI Visibility
The percentage of relevant tracked buyer prompts where this software appeared: usable answers that name the tool ÷ usable answers to the benchmark questions for its category. The headline is the equal-weight average of the three engines. It describes the TMB benchmark, a fixed set of buyer questions, not all ChatGPT, Gemini or Google AI Mode users.
AI Share of Voice and AI vs Search
Share of voice is the tool’s mentions ÷ all mentions of the tracked tools in that category. AI vs Search is AI Share of Voice minus tracked search demand share, in percentage points. Positive means the tool over-indexes in AI answers compared with its search demand, negative means it under-indexes. It is a raw difference and not a score.
Data sources
AI answers collected with SearchApi’s ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Mode endpoints on 2026-10-04. SearchApi is a paid partner of this site.Search volume from DataForSEO.- Run 2026-10-04 via SearchApi. Models seen: ChatGPT (gpt-5-6), Gemini (3.5 Flash-Lite, 3.6 Flash). Google AI Mode reports no model. Queried from the US, in English.
- Questions are fixed and versioned (pilot-v1); none contains a brand name. Failed or empty requests are excluded, never counted as “not mentioned” (0 in this snapshot).
- Share of voice counts only the tracked tools (10 SEO suites, 12 GEO / AI visibility, 13 SEO autopilot). Answers also name others, which each category lists under “named by AI but not tracked”.
- A tool counts as named when it appears in the answer text. Ambiguous names (Profound, Conductor, Goodie) count only in a heading, bold item, table row, list item or link.
Why do the questions never name a brand?+
A brand ranking first for its own name says almost nothing. A buyer who has not picked a tool yet asks a category question, and that is the moment AI recommends something. Every question here is of that kind.
Why is the headline an average of three engines?+
ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Mode disagree a lot. A tool can be named in 92% of ChatGPT answers and 0% of Gemini answers. The average is equal-weight and the per-engine numbers and the spread are always shown beside it.
What is TMB AI Visibility?+
The percentage of relevant tracked buyer prompts where a software appeared. I ask a fixed set of buyer questions that name no brand to ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Mode and count which tools each answer names. It describes that benchmark. It is not the share of all ChatGPT or Gemini users who see the tool.
What does AI vs Search mean?+
AI Share of Voice minus tracked search demand share, in percentage points. A positive number means the software shows up in AI answers more than its search demand would suggest (over-indexing in AI). A negative number means it is searched for more than AI recommends it (under-indexing).
Why do some names have a star and a smaller search number?+
Conductor, Goodie and Profound are also ordinary words or other products. Their plain name volume is mostly unrelated searches, so only long-tail searches that can only be about the software (pricing, alternatives, review, api) are counted. Their real demand is higher than shown.
Is this market share?+
No. Search demand share is share of tracked branded search interest. AI Share of Voice is share of mentions among the tools I track. Neither says anything about customers or revenue.
How fresh is it, and how stable?+
This is one snapshot from the run date shown. AI answers change from run to run, so treat differences of a few points as noise. There is no schedule yet; a repeat run is the way to measure stability.
What does 'own site cited' mean?+
Whether the answer lists the tool's own website among its sources. A tool can be recommended without its own site being cited, because AI often cites review sites and listicles instead.