Why AI visibility monitoring matters now

When someone asks ChatGPT "what's the best CRM for a 50-person team?" your brand either shows up — or it doesn't. There's no page 2. The AI's answer is the answer.

AI visibility monitoring tools track whether, when, and how your brand gets mentioned across AI engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Grok, and Claude. This category didn't exist 18 months ago. Now there are several credible options.

The contenders

Feature	Clouts	Profound	Visiblie
Engines tracked	5 (all major)	4	3
Free plan	✓ Yes	✗ No	✗ No
AEO recommendations	✓ AI-powered	✗ No	Manual only
Auto video clips	✓ Yes	✗ No	✗ No
Shareable reports	✓ Public URL	PDF only	✗ No
Starting price	$99/mo	$299/mo	$199/mo
Multi-brand	✓ Starter+	✓ All plans	✗ Pro only

Pricing and features current as of June 2026. We're obviously biased — verify independently.

Our take

Clouts is the only platform with a free tier, AEO content recommendations, and built-in clip generation — making it the best option for most growing brands that want to both monitor and act on their AI visibility.

Profound is a strong enterprise option with deeper integrations, but the $299/month starting price and no free trial make it hard to justify for teams under 50 people.

Visiblie covers the basics for monitoring but lacks any actionability — you see the data but the tool doesn't help you improve. Good if you just need raw numbers.

Bottom line

Start with Clouts. The free plan gives you real data on Perplexity mentions with no credit card required. Upgrade when you need coverage across all 5 engines or automated weekly reports.