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 Mode tracking costs.
Real entry prices from every tool that tracks AI Mode on its cheapest plan, what each one buys, and the catches in the small print.
$17The lowest entry price, from RankScale, billed in credits.
$64.50The median entry price across 6 tools with public prices.
Entry prices, lowest to highest.
Monthly price of the cheapest paid plan, billed month to month where the vendor offers it.
$17 RankScale
RankScale €49 
LLM Pulse
LLM Pulse $50 
Ahrefs
Ahrefs $79 
LLMrefs
LLMrefs $99 
SE Visible
SE Visible €99 
Nightwatch
Nightwatch 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 also sells an AI visibility tool. Trakkr doesn’t track AI Mode, so it isn’t ranked here.
Three things set the real price.
- Prompts
- How many questions you track. Entry plans here include from 50 to 500, and some bill in credits instead.
- Engines
- How many assistants each question is asked in. Entry plans cover from 5 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 creditsLLM 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.
NightwatchEUR99 month to month, or EUR79 a month billed yearlyAI prompt caps are tied to annual EUR rank-tracking plans.
Questions
How much does AI Mode tracking cost?
Entry plans we could verify run from $17 a month (RankScale) to €99 a month (Nightwatch), with a median of $64.50. 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, SE Visible by SE Ranking scores highest: 5 engines on its entry plan, daily checks, and citation tracking and competitor tracking included. Entry price: $99 monthly; annual billing is 20% lower.
Track the rest of AI search too.
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