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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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
Yes

Compare brands on Share of Voice, mentions, citations and impressions, charted over time.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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BrandVisibility.ai
Yes

Dashboards per brand, CSV export of rankings, and client share links on content.

Starting price

Ahrefs Brand Radar
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.

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BrandVisibility.ai
Yes

$99/month for 1,000 credits on a slider. Agency plans are quoted.

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Free trial

Ahrefs Brand Radar
Not listed

No trial is listed as of 2026-10-22. Ahrefs offers a free AI Visibility Checker and a free Ahrefs tier.

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BrandVisibility.ai
Yes

7-day free trial.

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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

  • 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.

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Who 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

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Checked on October 22, 2026. If something here is out of date, email support@brandvisibility.ai and we'll fix it.

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