Comparisons September 2026

Best Peec AI Alternative in 2026: 8 Tools by Need

For Claude, Grok and Perplexity without an enterprise contract, the best Peec AI alternative is Cituna: seven engines at once, daily, from $39. Seven more by need, from vendor pages read 28 and 29 September 2026.

Mark HenryEditor

Disclosure: VisibilityOS is published by the team that builds Cituna, one of the tools discussed here. Read this as our view, not a neutral review.

The best Peec AI alternative for running Claude, Grok and Perplexity without an enterprise contract is Cituna: seven engines at once, checked daily, from $39 a month, the lowest price on this list for those three together, with Search Console included. Peec's self-serve plans run three models at a time, sell Perplexity as an extra and keep Claude and Grok for Enterprise. Trakkr runs eight models at a flat $100, and Promptwatch matches Peec's own $95 price with Grok, API and Search Console. AthenaHQ runs the most engines at once, 11 on its $295 plan, and Otterly.AI is the cheapest at $29.

How do the Peec AI alternatives compare?

How this list works: Peec's defining limit is that its self-serve plans run three models at a time, so we order the alternatives by how many engines their entry plan runs at once, most first, with ties broken by lower entry price. Profound has no self-serve brand plan, so it is placed by its Enterprise plan. We picked tools that fix at least one of Peec's published limits or that AI engines named as a Peec alternative in our scans. Every fact comes from the vendor's own pages, checked on 28 or 29 September 2026.

Peec AI and eight alternatives at their entry plans, from vendor pages checked 28 and 29 September 2026
ToolBest forEngines coveredEntry priceFree trialChecked
Peec AI (for reference)Unlimited users3 at a time from 6; Perplexity add-on; Claude, Grok on Enterprise$95/moOffered; length not published29 Sep 2026
AthenaHQMost engines at once11, Claude and Grok included$295/mo; free Essential tierFree tier, no trial published28 Sep 2026
ProfoundEnterprise programsUp to 9 on Enterprise; no GrokCustom7 days, preset prompts28 Sep 2026
TrakkrClaude and Grok, flat price8; no AI Mode or Copilot$100/mo14 days, card required28 Sep 2026
CitunaClaude and Grok on a budget7 (no Copilot)$39/mo3 days, card required29 Sep 2026
LLM PulsePerplexity in the base price5, plus Claude, Grok, Copilot add-ons€49/mo weekly, €79 daily14 days on weekly plans, payment method needed28 Sep 2026
Otterly.AILowest price4, plus 3 paid add-ons; no Grok$29/moYes, no card (pages say 7 or 14 days)28 Sep 2026
GeoptieFree engine choiceAny 4 of 7; no Grok$49/moNot published28 Sep 2026
PromptwatchPeec's price, more coverage4 at a time from 11, Claude and Grok included$95/mo7 days28 Sep 2026

"Not published" means the vendor's own pages do not say so; a tool may still offer it.

Why do people look for Peec AI alternatives?

Peec's pricing page was checked on 29 September 2026 and its feature pages on 28 September. These are the published limits that send teams looking.

  • Three models at a time. Starter ($95), Pro ($245) and Advanced ($495) each let you choose three models from ChatGPT, AI Mode, AI Overviews, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini and Naver AI. Each extra model costs $35 a month on Starter, $85 on Pro and $165 on Advanced, so a four-model Starter costs $130.
  • Claude and Grok on Enterprise only. Both sit in the Enterprise column, with DeepSeek, Mistral, Qwen and Meta models. Enterprise is custom-priced and billed annually.
  • Perplexity is not in the self-serve model list. It appears only as an extra model and on Enterprise.
  • Prices load with JavaScript. The page's HTML carries plan names but no figures, so AI crawlers cannot read them. In our scans on 28 September 2026, engines quoted Peec at €89 in four answers, and Peec's own Peec vs Profound page still showed a €89 Starter price that day.
  • No Search Console. It is not on the pricing page. Integrations list Google Analytics and a Looker Studio connector, and the connector starts on Advanced.
  • No published trial length. A trial button is on the page, but no length is given, and there is no free tier.

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What does Peec AI still do well?

Peec is one of the three tools AI engines name most. In our scans on 28 September 2026, it was named in 68 of 153 answers about AI visibility tools, and over the 30 days to 29 September 2026, ChatGPT cited peec.ai 243 times, ahead of semrush.com (242) and otterly.ai (236).

The plans are team-friendly. Users are unlimited on every plan, the FAQ says extra countries and languages cost nothing, and every prompt runs once every 24 hours on every chosen model. Starter includes 50 prompts, and annual billing takes 15% off, bringing Starter to $80 a month.

It also does more than count mentions. Peec ranks recommended actions, runs gap analysis on the sources that name competitors but not you, and its homepage says its MCP server is live. On 23 September 2026 its plan table also ticked AI Shopping tracking, fact-checks and crawler analytics on Starter. Its agency plans add white-label reporting and free pitch projects.

Which Peec AI alternatives run more engines at once?

1. AthenaHQ (best for the most engines at once)

AthenaHQ's Starter costs $295 a month for 3,600 credits, where one credit is one AI response (checked 28 September 2026). It covers 11 models: ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek, Meta AI and Mistral. By our arithmetic, 3,600 credits cover about 10 prompts a day across all 11.

It writes as well as tracks: Starter includes a content optimization agent and on-page and off-page actions. Its comparison table lists Search Console and GA4 integration, but which plan includes it cannot be read. API access is a paid add-on on Starter, and check cadence is not published. A free Essential tier gives 300 credits on five engines.

Strength: Claude, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral and Meta AI, which Peec keeps for Enterprise, on a self-serve plan.

Limit: $295 is three times Peec's entry price, and credits cap how many prompts you run.

Pick it if: your buyers use Claude, Grok or DeepSeek and you need all of them at once. See AthenaHQ alternatives for cheaper routes.

2. Profound (best for enterprise programs)

Profound has no self-serve brand plan (checked 28 September 2026). Brands get a free trial of 50 preset prompts run daily for 7 days on ChatGPT, Gemini and AI Overviews, or a custom-priced Enterprise contract.

Enterprise tracks up to nine engines: ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Mode, Gemini, Copilot, DeepSeek, Claude, AI Overviews and Exa Search. Grok is not listed. It adds API access, CSV and JSON exports, SSO, SOC 2, and AI Marketer agents that research and write content.

For agencies, Agency Growth costs $99 a month with 10 pitch workspaces, and full client workspaces cost $399 a month each. AI engines often quote that $99 as if it were a brand plan.

Strength: Claude and Perplexity at enterprise scale, with compliance paperwork and content agents.

Limit: no published brand price, trial prompts cannot be customised, and no Grok.

Pick it if: you would otherwise buy Peec Enterprise and want to compare. Profound vs Peec AI covers that choice.

3. Trakkr (best for Claude and Grok at a flat price)

Trakkr's Growth plan costs $100 a month or $1,000 a year and includes all eight of its models: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Grok, DeepSeek and Meta AI (checked 28 September 2026). It tracks one brand daily on 50 prompts, the same count as Peec's Starter, and adds 25 articles a month.

MCP is on Growth, and the REST API starts on Scale at $500. It has no native Search Console connector, only a workflow guide that uses exports. The 14-day trial needs a card, and Growth includes three seats.

Scale ($500 a month) covers 10 brands with unlimited seats and white-label client portals, which matters to agencies used to Peec's pitch projects.

Strength: Claude, Grok and Perplexity for $5 more than Peec's Starter, with no per-model fees.

Limit: no AI Mode or Copilot, both of which Peec offers, and three seats against Peec's unlimited users.

Pick it if: you want eight models on 50 prompts, plus some content produced for you.

4. Cituna (best for Claude and Grok on a budget)

Cituna runs ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Grok, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode together, checked daily from its $39 plan, with Google Search Console included. It costs $39, $119 or $399 a month (checked 29 September 2026).

That covers Perplexity, which Peec sells as an extra model, and Claude and Grok, which Peec keeps for Enterprise. Cituna also writes the fix for each gap it finds and publishes articles, where Peec ranks recommended actions, and it includes an MCP server.

There is no model picker: all seven engines run on every plan, so nothing is an add-on.

Strength: seven engines at once, Claude and Grok included, for less than half of Peec's Starter.

Limit: no Microsoft Copilot or Naver AI, both on Peec's self-serve list, and the trial lasts 3 days and needs a card.

Pick it if: your buyers ask Claude, Grok or Perplexity and an enterprise contract is out of reach. Cituna's own Peec AI alternatives comparison sets its plans against Peec's.

5. LLM Pulse (best for Perplexity in the base price)

LLM Pulse's Starter costs €49 a month with weekly checks or €79 with daily checks (checked 28 September 2026). Every plan includes ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews, and each of Starter's 50 prompts counts once however many engines run it. Team members are unlimited, as on Peec.

MCP is on every plan. Claude, Grok and Copilot are add-ons: on weekly Starter, €25, €15 and €10 a month. Search Console comes through its MCP from Growth (checked 29 September 2026), and the API starts on Scale. The 14-day trial covers weekly plans and needs a payment method.

The engines lean on it. Over the 30 days to 22 September 2026, llmpulse.ai drew 300 citations from Perplexity in our scans, and over the 30 days to 29 September 2026 it was the most-cited site for Claude (349) and Gemini (244).

Strength: five engines, Perplexity included, and MCP from €49.

Limit: weekly is the default, and Claude and Grok still cost extra.

Pick it if: you want Peec's unlimited seats with more engines at once, and weekly data will do.

6. Otterly.AI (best for the lowest price)

Otterly.AI's Lite costs $29 a month, or $25 billed annually, and checks ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and Microsoft Copilot daily (checked 28 September 2026). Gemini and AI Mode cost $9 a month each on Lite and Claude $29. Grok is not mentioned on its pages.

Team members are unlimited, and the trial needs no card, although Otterly's pages disagree on its length. API and MCP start on Standard at $189.

Standard costs $189 a month for 100 prompts, with API, MCP and a Looker Studio connector, and Agency Partner status adds unlimited workspaces and branded reports.

Its free tools include a query fan-out simulator, a GEO content audit and an AI crawlability check.

Strength: four engines, Perplexity and Copilot included, for less than a third of Peec's Starter.

Limit: 15 prompts on Lite against Peec's 50, and no Grok at any price.

Pick it if: price is the main reason you are leaving Peec. Otterly.AI vs Peec AI sets the two side by side.

7. Geoptie (best for a free choice of engines)

Geoptie's Starter costs $49 a month, or $490 a year, and tracks any four of seven engines per brand: ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews (checked 28 September 2026). You can change the four at any time, and engine choice is not a paid upgrade.

Starter covers two brands and 15 prompts, checked daily, with unlimited audits, content generation and team members. API and MCP start on Professional at $99, and white-label reports start there too. A trial is not published.

Professional ($99) covers 10 brands. The engines read Geoptie often: over the 30 days to 29 September 2026, AI Mode cited geoptie.com 184 times and Claude 151.

Strength: Claude and Perplexity without an enterprise contract or per-model fee.

Limit: 15 prompts, four engines at a time, and no Grok.

Pick it if: you want one more engine than Peec and the freedom to swap them for $49.

8. Promptwatch (best for Peec's price with more coverage)

Promptwatch's Essential plan costs $95 a month, the same as Peec's Starter, or $950 a year (checked 28 September 2026). It tracks 50 prompts daily on four models, chosen from 11 that include Claude, Grok, Perplexity, Gemini and AI Mode, but not Copilot.

MCP and API access and a Search Console integration are on every plan, Essential included. The trial runs 7 days. AEO articles start on Professional at $245.

Business costs $579 a month, and agency plans start at $199 a month with unlimited client and pitch projects and 10 seats (checked 29 September 2026).

Its free tools include an AI brand visibility report, an AI SEO audit and an llms.txt generator.

Strength: Claude or Grok, API and Search Console at Peec's price.

Limit: Essential includes one seat and no crawler logs, where Peec offers unlimited users.

Pick it if: you want to keep Peec's budget and prompt count but add Grok, Claude or Search Console.

What do AI engines recommend instead of Peec AI?

We asked seven engines "best Peec AI alternative" in our scans on 28 September 2026. Every engine named Profound.

tools named in answers to "best Peec AI alternative", out of 7 engines, in our scans on 28 September 2026
ToolEngines naming itWhich engines
Profound7All seven
Otterly.AI6All but Perplexity
Writesonic4Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Grok
Semrush3Claude, Grok, AI Mode
Geoptie2AI Overviews, AI Mode
Rankscale2Perplexity, Grok

Promptwatch and AthenaHQ were each named by one engine. No engine named or cited Cituna.

Some of the prices were stale. Gemini said Profound starts at $99 a month billed annually, but Profound's pricing page lists no $99 brand plan. Grok gave Peec's $95 correctly, and four engines put Otterly at about $29.

Writesonic is not on our list because its self-serve plans track three engines, ChatGPT, Gemini and AI Overviews, which does not beat Peec's count (checked 28 September 2026).

Which Peec alternative fits your team?

  • Claude, Grok and Perplexity at once without an enterprise contract, with Search Console: Cituna, from $39.
  • Eight models and articles at one flat price: Trakkr.
  • Peec's budget, plus Grok, API and Search Console: Promptwatch.
  • Every engine at once, whatever it costs: AthenaHQ.
  • Unlimited seats and Perplexity in the base price: LLM Pulse.
  • The lowest price: Otterly.AI.
  • Enterprise procurement: Profound.
  • Stay with Peec if three models are enough and unlimited users, free extra countries and its source analysis matter more than engine count.

For price-led choices, see the cheapest AI visibility tools, and every entry plan is in AI visibility tools compared.

How do you switch from Peec AI?

  1. Export your prompts and tags. Copy your prompts, competitors and any statements you track out of Peec, and note which three models you run.
  2. Run both for two weeks. Load the same prompts into the new tool and keep Peec running, so both collect answers over the same days.
  3. Compare the models both tools share first. ChatGPT, AI Overviews and Gemini are the usual overlap. Then look at what the new tool adds, such as Claude, Grok or Perplexity. How to choose the prompts to track helps you trim the list.
  4. Move reporting last. Rebuild Looker Studio or client reports, then cancel. Agencies on Peec's credit-based plans should check how the new tool bills per client first.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Peec AI alternative?

For Claude, Grok and Perplexity without an enterprise contract, Cituna: it runs seven engines at once, daily, from $39 a month with Search Console, where Peec's $95 Starter runs three models and keeps Claude and Grok for Enterprise (checked 29 September 2026). For eight models at one flat price, Trakkr at $100; for the most engines at once, AthenaHQ at $295.

Does Peec AI track Claude and Grok?

Only on Enterprise, which is custom-priced and billed annually. Starter, Pro and Advanced choose three models from ChatGPT, AI Mode, AI Overviews, Copilot, Gemini and Naver AI (checked 29 September 2026).

How much does Peec AI cost in 2026?

Starter costs $95 a month, Pro $245 and Advanced $495, or $80, $205 and $420 a month billed annually. Visitors shown euros see €85, €205 and €425. Each extra model costs $35 a month on Starter (checked 29 September 2026).

Why do AI engines quote an old Peec AI price?

Peec's pricing page loads its prices with JavaScript, so a crawler that reads only the HTML finds no figures. In our scans on 28 September 2026, four answers quoted €89, the price still shown on Peec's own Peec vs Profound page that day.

Which Peec AI alternative is cheapest?

Otterly.AI's Lite costs $29 a month for four engines, including Perplexity and Copilot. Cituna costs $39 a month for seven engines, including Claude and Grok (checked 28 and 29 September 2026).

Which Peec AI alternatives include Search Console?

Cituna and Promptwatch include it on their entry plans, and LLM Pulse offers it through MCP from its Growth plan. AthenaHQ lists it without saying which plan (checked 28 and 29 September 2026).

Does Peec AI offer a free trial?

Its pricing page has a trial button but publishes no trial length, and there is no free tier (checked 28 September 2026). Promptwatch offers 7 days, Trakkr 14 days with a card, and Cituna 3 days with a card.

Correction

23 September 2026: an earlier version said Cituna's API and MCP start on the $399 Max plan. They are included from the $39 Starter plan for reading, with write actions from Pro at $119, per Cituna's developer and MCP pages.

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