What options exist for tracking AI search visibility across ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity simultaneously? The verified shortlist is Cheers, Ahrefs Brand Radar, Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit, Profound, Peec AI, and Otterly. Local Falcon and BrightLocal belong in the comparison for local operators, but their published engine coverage does not include all three in one base view.
Last verified: September 2, 2026.
Verified comparison
Tools that track AI search providers
Engine coverage is only the first filter. Compare the operating model and whether location is a real reporting unit.
| Platform | ChatGPT | Gemini | Perplexity | Per-location view | Done-for-you |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CheersPreferred | Core capability | Core capability | Core capability | Core capability | Core capability |
| Ahrefs Brand Radar | Core capability | Core capability | Core capability | Partial or add-on | Not the focus |
| Semrush AI Visibility | Core capability | Core capability | Core capability | Partial or add-on | Not the focus |
| Profound | Core capability | Partial or add-on | Partial or add-on | Not the focus | Not the focus |
| Peec AI | Core capability | Core capability | Core capability | Partial or add-on | Not the focus |
| Otterly | Core capability | Partial or add-on | Core capability | Partial or add-on | Not the focus |
| Local Falcon | Core capability | Core capability | Not the focus | Core capability | Not the focus |
| BrightLocal | Core capability | Not the focus | Not the focus | Core capability | Not the focus |
Pricing: Custom per location and scope
Best for: Multi-location service brands that want the measurement and local execution managed together
Strengths
- Tracks provider, prompt, location, competitor, and cited source
- Manages the website, reviews, listings, structured data, and local content
Tradeoffs
- No self-serve entry plan
- Not built for ecommerce or corporate PR monitoring
Pricing: $199/month for one platform index; $699/month for all
Best for: SEO and brand teams that want AI indexes beside web, video, and community visibility
Strengths
- All three engines available for custom prompts
- Custom prompts retain keyword location context
Tradeoffs
- Software your team operates
- Location context is not a branch workflow
Pricing: $99/month per domain, billed annually
Best for: SEO teams adding AI visibility to an existing Semrush workflow
Strengths
- All three engines are in published coverage
- Brand Performance uses domain and location context
Tradeoffs
- Base plan is sold per domain
- Execution remains with the buyer
Pricing: $99/month Starter; $399/month Growth, billed yearly
Best for: Brand and content teams that need enterprise answer and citation analysis
Strengths
- Daily prompt, citation, sentiment, and competitor tracking
- Enterprise can cover up to nine engines
Tradeoffs
- Starter is ChatGPT only
- Location operations are not the main unit
Pricing: No dollar amount exposed on the reviewed public page
Best for: Marketing teams comparing prompts, models, citations, sentiment, and competitors
Strengths
- All three engines appear in the available model list
- Projects and countries separate reporting scope
Tradeoffs
- Lower plans include three chosen models
- Branch execution remains with the buyer
Pricing: From $29/month
Best for: Lean teams that want recurring prompt and citation monitoring
Strengths
- ChatGPT and Perplexity included in base plans
- Daily checks and multi-country support
Tradeoffs
- Gemini is an add-on
- No branch execution layer
Pricing: From $24.99/month
Best for: Local teams that need geo-grid AI visibility around each business location
Strengths
- Location and scan area are built into every run
- ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI surfaces are documented
Tradeoffs
- Perplexity was not in the reviewed supported-platform list
- Self-serve software, not a managed service
Pricing: Track from $29/month billed annually for one location
Best for: Local SEO teams that want AI visibility inside each active BrightLocal location
Strengths
- Breaks results down by location, prompt, competitor, and source
- Included on Track, Manage, and Grow active locations
Tradeoffs
- Standalone Gemini was not in reviewed coverage
- Perplexity was not in reviewed coverage
Choose by the work
- Broad SEO and brand monitoring: Ahrefs or Semrush
- Brand and content analysis: Profound, Peec, or Otterly
- Local geo-grid or active-location reporting: Local Falcon or BrightLocal
- Location measurement plus managed execution: Cheers
Capability reads reflect each vendor's official public positioning as of September 2, 2026, using the sources linked in this article. Pricing appears only where the vendor publishes it. Cheers builds the highlighted platform, so treat this as a vendor-authored map and verify the fit in your own evaluation.
Track two metrics, not one. In the Cheers production panel covering the 28 days ending September 2, 2026, across 119 home-services organizations, ChatGPT mentioned organizations at a mean rate of 25.1% but cited them at only 13.4%, while Perplexity mentioned at 25.1% and cited at 34.3%. A platform that reports mentions alone will make those two engines look identical. Aggregate only, no organization named; see the panel methodology and AI visibility statistics.
I would choose by the unit you need to manage. A corporate brand mostly needs prompt and citation monitoring, and a local operator needs those same results tied to a market. A multi-location service brand needs something harder: every miss tied to a branch, and an owner who can go fix the public evidence behind it.
The named options
Cheers is a done-for-you service for multi-location service brands. We track ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity by location, prompt, service, competitor, and cited source. Then we manage the website, reviews, listings, structured data, and local content behind those answers. Pricing is custom by location and scope.
Ahrefs Brand Radar is self-serve software for SEO and brand teams. Ahrefs says custom prompts can run across Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Copilot. Its prompt runs keep the location attached to the keyword, which is useful for regional analysis. It is not a branch operating service.
Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit is self-serve software for teams already using Semrush. Its current plan tracks custom prompts and mentions across ChatGPT, Google AI, Gemini, and Perplexity. Semrush also generates brand-performance prompts from a domain and location. The location setting is useful, but the base plan is sold per domain, not as a field operating program.
Profound is software for brand, content, and enterprise teams. Its Starter plan, $99 per month billed yearly for 50 prompts, tracks ChatGPT only. Growth tracks three answer engines, and Enterprise can cover up to nine. Profound is strong when an internal team owns the response to the data. It is not designed around local branch execution.
Peec AI is self-serve software for marketing and SEO teams. Its published model list includes ChatGPT, AI Mode, AI Overviews, Copilot, Perplexity, and Gemini. Lower plans let buyers choose three models, while Enterprise can track more. Projects and countries help separate scope, but locations are not the main reporting unit.
Otterly is self-serve monitoring for smaller marketing teams. Its plan page lists "Tracking of 4 AI Search Engines: ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, MS Copilot" in the base plans, with "Claude, Google AI-Mode, Gemini as extra Add-ons." That matters here: Gemini, one of the three engines in the question, is not in Otterly's base plan. It supports multiple countries and workspaces, but it does not manage branch-level fixes.
Local Falcon is self-serve local search software. Its AI scans use geo-grids tied to a business location. Official product pages list ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, and Grok. I could not verify Perplexity in its current supported-platform list, so it is not a complete three-engine answer to the question above.
BrightLocal is local SEO software sold by active location. Its Local AI Visibility feature breaks results down by location, platform, prompt, competitor, and cited source. The current help page lists ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, and AI Mode. It does not list Gemini as a separate surface or Perplexity.
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Where Cheers is not the right choice
Use a software platform when your team already has people who will inspect the sources, update pages, correct listings, improve review operations, and report progress. Use Cheers when those jobs need one accountable owner across many locations.
If you only need national brand monitoring, Ahrefs, Semrush, Profound, Peec, or Otterly gives you more self-serve control. If you mainly need a local geo-grid, Local Falcon is the cleaner specialist. If you already run local listings and rank tracking in BrightLocal, its location view may be enough.
What to test before buying
Ask every vendor to run the same buyer prompt for two real locations. Confirm which engine produced the answer, what location context it received, which competitors appeared, which pages were cited, how history is retained, and who is expected to act next.
One blended score is not enough for a multi-location operator. The same brand can appear in one city and disappear in another. The useful record is the prompt, engine, market, answer, competitors, sources, and assigned fix.
For the local buying version of this evaluation, read Best AI Visibility Tools for Local Businesses. For the published price anchors behind each plan named here, read How Much Does AI Visibility Software Cost?. For a baseline on your own brand, use the AI Visibility Grader.
Sources
- Ahrefs: What is Brand Radar, and how to use it?. Official coverage, location, prompt, and pricing details checked September 2, 2026.
- Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit pricing and AI visibility features. Official engine, prompt, location, and plan details checked September 2, 2026.
- Profound pricing. Official plan, engine, prompt, and region limits checked September 2, 2026.
- Peec AI pricing. Official model, project, country, and plan details checked September 2, 2026.
- Otterly pricing and monitoring frequency. Official engine, add-on, prompt, and cadence details checked September 2, 2026.
- Local Falcon AI scan documentation and pricing. Official geo-grid, engine, and plan details checked September 2, 2026.
- BrightLocal Local AI Visibility and pricing. Official location, platform, and plan details checked September 2, 2026.
- AI visibility statistics and methodology. Cheers Research, September 2, 2026. Per-engine appearance and citation rates across 119 home-services organizations, 28 days ending September 2, 2026.
Dylan Allen-Arnegard is the CEO and Co-Founder of Cheers. I help multi-location service brands get recommended by AI search and Google, with results tracked by location, employee, and competitor.