RankScale$17 monthly equivalent, billed $204 yearly; monitoring uses creditsThe $17 monthly equivalent is annual-only and not a fixed prompt bundle; engine-specific credit costs make direct prompt-price comparison unsafe.
What AI Overview tracking costs.
Real entry prices from every tool we could verify, what each one buys, and the catches in the small print.
$17The lowest entry price, from RankScale, billed in credits.
$79The median entry price across 11 tools with public prices.
1Tool with no public ongoing price: Profound.
Entry prices, lowest to highest.
Monthly price of the cheapest paid plan, billed month to month where the vendor offers it.
$17 RankScale
RankScale $29 
Otterly.AI
Otterly.AI $42.75 
ZipTie.ai
ZipTie.ai €49 
LLM Pulse
LLM Pulse $50 
Ahrefs
Ahrefs $79 
LLMrefs
LLMrefs $99 
SE Visible
SE Visible $99 
Writesonic
Writesonic €99 
Nightwatch
Nightwatch $100 
Trakkr
Trakkr $250 
Scrunch AI
Scrunch AI Prices as listed on each vendor’s pricing page, checked 5 October 2026. Euro prices are drawn at face value. Where a plan is only sold yearly, we show the monthly equivalent. This site uses data from Trakkr, which is one of the tools listed.
Three things set the real price.
- Prompts
- How many questions you track. Entry plans here include from 15 to 500, and some bill in credits instead.
- Engines
- How many assistants each question is asked in. Entry plans cover from 3 to 10; the rest are add-ons or higher plans.
- Frequency
- Daily or weekly. Weekly plans cost less per prompt but miss the day-to-day swings that AI answers are known for.
The catches in the small print.
What each vendor’s own pricing page says to watch for.
RankScale$17 monthly equivalent, billed $204 yearly; monitoring uses creditsOtterly.AI$29 monthly, or $300 paid yearlyLite has 15 prompts and four core engines; Gemini and Google AI Mode are paid add-ons.
ZipTie.aiUsage-based, from about $42.75 a monthUsage-based pricing makes the monthly bill depend on configuration, and add-ons cannot be bought during the trial.
LLM PulseEUR49 monthly, or EUR490 paid yearlyPublic plans track weekly, extra model prices are unknown, and full white label requires Enterprise.
Ahrefs Brand Radar$50/mo for custom prompt tracking; not the full Brand Radar indexThe $50 entry is custom-prompt checks only; full all-platform Brand Radar access is $699/mo.
LLMrefs$79 per monthWeekly reporting is lighter than daily enterprise monitoring, and the public engine lists conflict.
SE Visible by SE Ranking$99 monthly; annual billing is 20% lowerThe monitoring product, SEO suite, optimization add-on, and AI Visibility API are separate buying decisions.
Writesonic$99 month to month, or $79 a month billed annuallyStarter tracks three platforms; broader ten-platform coverage is Enterprise.
NightwatchEUR99 month to month, or EUR79 a month billed yearlyAI prompt caps are tied to annual EUR rank-tracking plans.
Trakkr$100 monthly, or $1,000 paid yearlyIt costs more than the lowest-price trackers, and REST API access starts on Scale.
Scrunch AI$250 per brand per monthCore covers four engines; Claude, Gemini, Grok, API, and SSO require Enterprise.
Questions
How much does AI Overview tracking cost?
Entry plans we could verify run from $17 a month (RankScale) to $250 a month (Scrunch AI), with a median of $79. Prices were checked on each vendor's pricing page on 5 October 2026.
Is the cheapest tool good enough?
For a first look, often yes. The cheapest plans usually cover fewer prompts or engines, check less often, or bill in credits, so the real cost depends on how many searches you track and how often.
What is the best value?
Value depends on what you need beyond counting mentions. On our rubric, Trakkr scores highest: 8 engines on its entry plan, daily checks, and citation tracking, competitor tracking, page fixes and Reddit monitoring included. Entry price: $100 monthly, or $1,000 paid yearly.
See what the top pick finds for you.
Trakkr checks eight AI engines daily from $100 a month, with a 14-day free trial.