# Peec AI vs Rankscale: which do AI models recommend for AI visibility, October 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, AI visibility and answer engine tracking tools. Six of fourteen models named Peec AI first on the direct prompt; zero named Rankscale. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/marketing/ai-visibility-tracking/peec-ai-vs-rankscale/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peec AI | 16% | #2 of 9 | 8% | 40 | 14 of 14 |
| Rankscale | 5% | #6 of 9 | 8% | 12 | 8 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Claude Haiku 4.5: peec ai first (first choices: Peec AI, Profound) (alternatives: HubSpot AEO Grader, Otterly)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: peec ai first (first choices: Peec AI) (alternatives: AthenaHQ, HubSpot AEO Grader, Profound, Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit)
- Llama 4 Maverick: peec ai first (first choices: Peec AI) (alternatives: HubSpot AEO Grader, Qwairy, SE Ranking)
- Kimi K2: peec ai first (first choices: Peec AI) (alternatives: Otterly, Searchable)
- GPT-6 Luna: peec ai first (first choices: Peec AI) (alternatives: Otterly, Profound)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: peec ai first (first choices: Peec AI, Profound) (alternatives: Qwairy, SE Ranking)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Orchly AI) (alternatives: Ahrefs Brand Radar, GrackerAI, Peec AI, Profound, Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit)
- Mistral Small: neither first, one named (first choices: Profound, SE Ranking) (alternatives: Peec AI, Qwairy)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: DeepSmith) (alternatives: Peec AI, Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Otterly) (alternatives: Rankscale, Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Profound) (alternatives: Bluefish, BrightEdge AI Catalyst, Conductor, HubSpot AEO Grader, Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit, Similarweb AI Search Intelligence)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: Profound, Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit) (alternatives: Quattr)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: HubSpot AEO Grader) (alternatives: Cognizo, Omnibound, Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: CrowdReply) (alternatives: Cognizo)

## What the models said about Peec AI

- "General Red Flags Across Many Tools (e.g., Otterly.ai, Peec AI, Scrunch, Geneo, Rankscale):" (Grok 4.1 Fast, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "The concern: Restrictive limits - 25-prompt Starter limit is restrictive" (Kimi K2, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Peec AI only tracks three answer engines in baseline plans" (Claude Haiku 4.5, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Choose Peec AI if you want a more affordable, marketer-friendly starter that still monitors ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and other answer engines" (Muse Glimmer 30B, direct prompt, first choice)
- "Start with SE Visible at $99/month ... or Peec AI if you prefer more hands-on control and broader engine coverage" (Kimi K2, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "If you want an affordable, standalone tool that your whole team can easily use: Go with Peec AI." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, paraphrase prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Rankscale

- "General Red Flags Across Many Tools (e.g., Otterly.ai, Peec AI, Scrunch, Geneo, Rankscale):" (Grok 4.1 Fast, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Otterly AI at $29/month or Rankscale AI at $20/month offer the best value" (Claude Haiku 4.5, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Rankscale AI is often the best fit because it starts around $20/month" (Perplexity Sonar, budget prompt, first choice)
- "For broad, multi‑engine monitoring: Otterly.AI or Rankscale." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, comparative prompt, first choice)

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.