Zero of twelve models named Rankscale first on the direct prompt; three named Peec AI. Rankscale was named by ten of the twelve models and Peec AI by nine and Rankscale carries 16 labels and Peec AI 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category 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.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Rankscale and Peec AI were named in the same answer fifteen times, of the 34 answers naming Rankscale and the 87 naming Peec AI. In those answers Peec AI took the first choice one time and Rankscale one.
| 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. Three of four in this category shown.
“Best For: Absolute lowest entry price and actionable site diagnostics... it is exceptionally cost-effective.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Rankscale if you want the absolute lowest cost with the broadest platform coverage” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“I recommend starting with RankScale AI ($20/month) or Otterly.AI ($29/month)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Peec AI, Otterly AI, AthenaHQ: Frequent complaints on plan limits ... Peec criticized for agencies/SMBs” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“Hidden costs: Real pricing is 30-60% above headline prices... No actionability... No ROI attribution” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“pure monitoring versions of Peec AI provide excellent data but lack built-in workflows to audit or fix your content” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Peec AI stands out as the best AI visibility and answer engine tracking tool for a mid-market B2B company.” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice
“Peec AI offers the best balance of comprehensive tracking, competitive insights, and reasonable pricing” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“Peec AI is the strongest recommendation for a mid-sized B2B company.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · 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.