Zero of twelve models named Otterly first on the direct prompt; zero named SE Ranking. Otterly was named by twelve of the twelve models and SE Ranking by nine and Otterly carries 43 labels and SE Ranking 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
United States, founded 2012. Named in three categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the AI visibility and answer engine tracking tools page.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | ||||||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | ||||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | ||||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | ||||||
| MiniMax M2.5 |
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Peec AI, Otterly AI, AthenaHQ: Frequent complaints on plan limits ... synthetic data flaws” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“Too limited for serious use: Lite plan includes only 15 prompts across 3 engines” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Tools like Otterly AI or pure monitoring versions of Peec AI provide excellent data but lack built-in workflows” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“the best starting point is usually Otterly.AI... Best overall low-budget pick: Otterly.AI” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“Otterly.AI stands out as the best starting option for AI visibility and answer engine tracking.” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · first choice
“Best Overall Budget Option: Otterly.ai offers AI search monitoring starting at $29/month” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“they should be treated with caution as your primary AI visibility solution.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Start with SE Ranking if you want: - A balance of affordability and depth” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best overall for a mid-sized B2B company: SE Ranking” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.