BrandVisibility.ai vs Ahrefs Brand Radar
Ahrefs' AI visibility add-on: research any brand across a database of 495 million+ monthly prompts modeled from real search data, and track your own prompts.
Brand Radar is Ahrefs' AI visibility add-on. It runs on a prompt database of 495 million+ monthly prompts covering Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot, with Claude available for custom prompts. It costs $199/mo per AI platform or $699/mo for all, on top of a paid Ahrefs plan; Lite and higher plans include a small custom-prompt allowance for free. Its strengths are prompt volume, estimated impressions, a Brand Radar API, MCP and a Looker Studio connector. BrandVisibility runs every query daily on ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude, includes white-label and a content workflow, and starts at $99/month with a 7-day trial.
Checked on October 22, 2026. Facts about Ahrefs Brand Radar come from its own site and docs; each has a source link.
Side by side
“Not listed” means nothing on Ahrefs Brand Radar's site or docs showed the capability on October 22, 2026. It doesn't mean the product lacks it.
| Capability | Ahrefs Brand Radar | BrandVisibility.ai |
|---|---|---|
| AI engines tracked | Yes AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot. Claude is available for custom prompts only and uses 8 checks per update. Grok collection is paused. Source | Yes ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude, run daily. |
| How visibility is measured | Partial Mentions are string matches and citations are linked URLs in stored AI responses. AI Share of Voice is based on how often brands are mentioned or cited; no formula is given. Estimated Impressions weight mentions by Google search volume. Source | Yes Visibility rate = mentions ÷ (queries × days × providers). The same number on every page, plus rank within the answer and sentiment. |
| Citations and references | Yes Top cited pages and domains per platform, which of your pages AI cites, and offsite sources such as YouTube, TikTok and Reddit. Source | Yes Every URL and domain AI cites per query and provider, with whether your brand was mentioned in that same answer. Link-building opportunities and competitor content lists come from the same data. |
| Competitor tracking | Yes Competitors are detected from the answers themselves, then verified, pinned or hidden. Share of voice uses the same visibility rate. | |
| Content tools | Not listed Fanout queries are listed as a way to find content gaps. No content generation or briefs are listed on their site as of 2026-10-22. Source | Yes Content recommendations: idea, approve, generate, edit, share with a client for comments, export. Credit-metered. |
| Keyword or prompt research | Yes A database of 495 million+ monthly prompts with search volume, modeled from Ahrefs keyword data and People Also Ask. Source | Yes Keyword research with search volume data, plus an ROI calculator. |
| White-label | Not listed Not listed on their site as of 2026-10-22. | Yes Agency plans include white-label and multiple client brands in one account. |
| API and MCP | Yes Brand Radar data through the Ahrefs API, MCP access and a Looker Studio connector. API and MCP access are listed on Lite, Standard and Advanced plans. Source | Yes Reporting API and a remote MCP server (beta) so Claude, Cursor and other AI clients can read rankings, visibility, competitors and citations. |
| Reporting and exports | Yes Saved reports, Brand Radar widgets in Ahrefs Report Builder, and a Looker Studio connector. Source | Yes Dashboards per brand, CSV export of rankings, and client share links on content. |
| Starting price | Yes $199/mo per AI platform or $699/mo for all platforms, as an add-on to any paid Ahrefs plan (Lite is $129/mo). Lite and above include 5 to 20 custom prompts free. Source | |
| Free trial | Not listed No trial is listed as of 2026-10-22. Ahrefs offers a free AI Visibility Checker and a free Ahrefs tier. Source |
AI engines tracked
- Ahrefs Brand Radar
- Yes
AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot. Claude is available for custom prompts only and uses 8 checks per update. Grok collection is paused.
Source - BrandVisibility.ai
- Yes
ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude, run daily.
How visibility is measured
- Ahrefs Brand Radar
- Partial
Mentions are string matches and citations are linked URLs in stored AI responses. AI Share of Voice is based on how often brands are mentioned or cited; no formula is given. Estimated Impressions weight mentions by Google search volume.
Source - BrandVisibility.ai
- Yes
Visibility rate = mentions ÷ (queries × days × providers). The same number on every page, plus rank within the answer and sentiment.
Citations and references
- Ahrefs Brand Radar
- Yes
Top cited pages and domains per platform, which of your pages AI cites, and offsite sources such as YouTube, TikTok and Reddit.
Source - BrandVisibility.ai
- Yes
Every URL and domain AI cites per query and provider, with whether your brand was mentioned in that same answer. Link-building opportunities and competitor content lists come from the same data.
Competitor tracking
- Ahrefs Brand Radar
- BrandVisibility.ai
- Yes
Competitors are detected from the answers themselves, then verified, pinned or hidden. Share of voice uses the same visibility rate.
Content tools
- Ahrefs Brand Radar
- Not listed
Fanout queries are listed as a way to find content gaps. No content generation or briefs are listed on their site as of 2026-10-22.
Source - BrandVisibility.ai
- Yes
Content recommendations: idea, approve, generate, edit, share with a client for comments, export. Credit-metered.
Keyword or prompt research
- Ahrefs Brand Radar
- Yes
A database of 495 million+ monthly prompts with search volume, modeled from Ahrefs keyword data and People Also Ask.
Source - BrandVisibility.ai
- Yes
Keyword research with search volume data, plus an ROI calculator.
White-label
- Ahrefs Brand Radar
- Not listed
Not listed on their site as of 2026-10-22.
- BrandVisibility.ai
- Yes
Agency plans include white-label and multiple client brands in one account.
API and MCP
- Ahrefs Brand Radar
- Yes
Brand Radar data through the Ahrefs API, MCP access and a Looker Studio connector. API and MCP access are listed on Lite, Standard and Advanced plans.
Source - BrandVisibility.ai
- Yes
Reporting API and a remote MCP server (beta) so Claude, Cursor and other AI clients can read rankings, visibility, competitors and citations.
Reporting and exports
- Ahrefs Brand Radar
- Yes
Saved reports, Brand Radar widgets in Ahrefs Report Builder, and a Looker Studio connector.
Source - BrandVisibility.ai
- Yes
Dashboards per brand, CSV export of rankings, and client share links on content.
Where Ahrefs Brand Radar wins
- Prompt volume: a database of 495 million+ monthly prompts with search volume. BrandVisibility has no AI prompt volume data.
- Tracks Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, Perplexity and Copilot. BrandVisibility doesn't track those.
- Estimated Impressions weight mentions by search volume.
- Brand Radar API, MCP access and a Looker Studio connector, plus widgets in Ahrefs Report Builder.
- Offsite source tracking for YouTube, TikTok and Reddit, free while in beta.
Where BrandVisibility wins
- Every query runs daily on all three engines. Brand Radar's AI chatbot indexes update once a month; only custom prompts run daily.
- Claude is a core engine. Brand Radar offers Claude for custom prompts only, at 8 checks per update.
- A published formula: mentions ÷ (queries × days × providers). Ahrefs describes Share of Voice without a formula.
- White-label and multiple client brands on agency plans. Ahrefs lists no white-label as of 2026-10-22.
- A content workflow from idea to client share link to export. Brand Radar lists no content generation as of 2026-10-22.
- $99/month with a 7-day free trial. Brand Radar is $199/mo per platform on top of a $129/mo Ahrefs Lite plan, with no trial listed.
Pricing as listed
Ahrefs Brand Radar
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Brand Radar AI add-on, select platforms | $199/mo per AI platform | Full prompt database for the chosen platform |
| Brand Radar AI add-on, all platforms | $699/mo | All platforms (Claude available), 2,500 custom prompt checks per month, overage $0.020/check |
| Custom Prompts, included with Ahrefs plan | Free with Lite and above | Lite 150 checks / 5 prompts, Standard 300 / 10, Advanced 600 / 20, Enterprise from 2,500 / 83, checked daily |
| Custom Prompts Basic / Growth / Scale | $50/mo, $100/mo, $250/mo | +2,500, +7,000 or +25,000 checks per month; overage $0.020, $0.015 or $0.010 per check |
| Ahrefs base plans | Lite $129/mo, Standard $249/mo, Advanced $449/mo, Enterprise $1,499/mo | The paid plan the add-on sits on; Enterprise requires an annual commitment |
Brand Radar AI add-on, select platforms
$199/mo per AI platform
Full prompt database for the chosen platform
Brand Radar AI add-on, all platforms
$699/mo
All platforms (Claude available), 2,500 custom prompt checks per month, overage $0.020/check
Custom Prompts, included with Ahrefs plan
Free with Lite and above
Lite 150 checks / 5 prompts, Standard 300 / 10, Advanced 600 / 20, Enterprise from 2,500 / 83, checked daily
Custom Prompts Basic / Growth / Scale
$50/mo, $100/mo, $250/mo
+2,500, +7,000 or +25,000 checks per month; overage $0.020, $0.015 or $0.010 per check
Ahrefs base plans
Lite $129/mo, Standard $249/mo, Advanced $449/mo, Enterprise $1,499/mo
The paid plan the add-on sits on; Enterprise requires an annual commitment
USD. The help article says the AI indexes are a Brand Radar AI add-on on any paid plan, and custom prompts are included with Lite and higher. A check is one prompt on one platform, one location, one update; Claude uses 8 checks per update. Annual billing saves up to 17%, with no annual figures listed.
Checked October 22, 2026 on ahrefs.com.
BrandVisibility.ai
$99/month
1,000 credits on a slider. Add credits as you add queries. Agency plans are quoted.
7-day free trial.
Open the pricing sliderWho each is for
Ahrefs Brand Radar
- Ahrefs customers adding AI visibility to an existing subscription
- Teams that want prompt volume and estimated impressions behind every mention
- Analysts who pull data into Looker Studio or their own tools through an API
BrandVisibility.ai
- Agencies managing several client brands with white-label reporting
- Brands that need Claude tracked daily alongside ChatGPT and Gemini
- Marketers who want citations tied to a content and link-building workflow
Questions people ask
Sources
Checked on October 22, 2026. If something here is out of date, email support@brandvisibility.ai and we'll fix it.
- Ahrefs Brand Radarahrefs.com, checked October 22, 2026
- Ahrefs pricingahrefs.com, checked October 22, 2026
- Ahrefs Help: About Brand Radarhelp.ahrefs.com, checked October 22, 2026
- Ahrefs blog: Brand Radar methodologyahrefs.com, checked October 22, 2026
- Ahrefs Custom Prompts (AI prompt tracking)ahrefs.com, checked October 22, 2026
- Ahrefs AI Visibility Indexahrefs.com, checked October 22, 2026
- BrandVisibility pricingbrandvisibility.ai, checked October 22, 2026
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