AI visibility and answer engine tracking tools · October 2026 Edition
Rankscale vs Scrunch
Zero of fourteen models named Rankscale first on the direct prompt; zero named Scrunch. Rankscale was named by eight of the fourteen models and Scrunch by eight and Rankscale carries 12 labels and Scrunch 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share5%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate8%18%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#8A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels1211A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Rankscale reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Peec AI was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Otterly vs Rankscale · Otterly vs Scrunch · Peec AI vs Rankscale
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; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the AI visibility and answer engine tracking tools page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
RankscaleFirst choices, of fourteen modelsScrunch
Direct00
Paraphrase011 against Scrunch
Comparative10
Budget-constrained30
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Rankscale · 1 against Scrunch
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Rankscale and Scrunch stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | ||||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | |||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | |||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | | |||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | |||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
Rankscale Scrunch first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Rankscale on the left and Scrunch on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Rankscale and Scrunch stood in it.
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GLM 4.7 FlashXOtterly alternatives: Rankscale, Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit
Neither was named
13 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Peec AI, Profound alternatives: HubSpot AEO Grader, Otterly
GPT-5.4 miniProfound alternatives: Bluefish, BrightEdge AI Catalyst, Conductor, HubSpot AEO Grader, Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit, Similarweb AI Search Intelligence
Gemini 3.5 FlashOrchly AI alternatives: Ahrefs Brand Radar, GrackerAI, Peec AI, Profound, Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit
Perplexity SonarProfound, Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit alternatives: Quattr
Grok 4.20Peec AI alternatives: AthenaHQ, HubSpot AEO Grader, Profound, Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit
Mistral SmallProfound, SE Ranking alternatives: Peec AI, Qwairy
DeepSeek V4 FlashHubSpot AEO Grader alternatives: Cognizo, Omnibound, Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit
Llama 4 MaverickPeec AI alternatives: HubSpot AEO Grader, Qwairy, SE Ranking
Qwen 3.7 FlashDeepSmith alternatives: Peec AI, Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit
Kimi K2Peec AI alternatives: Otterly, Searchable
MiniMax M2.5CrowdReply alternatives: Cognizo
GPT-6 LunaPeec AI alternatives: Otterly, Profound
Muse Glimmer 30BPeec AI, Profound alternatives: Qwairy, SE Ranking
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.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
What the models said about Rankscale
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“General Red Flags Across Many Tools (e.g., Otterly.ai, Peec AI, Scrunch, Geneo, Rankscale):” Grok 4.20 · 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
What the models said about Scrunch
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“General Red Flags Across Many Tools (e.g., Otterly.ai, Peec AI, Scrunch, Geneo, Rankscale):” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Better at filtering irrelevant prompts than tools like Scrunch AI” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“I'd generally recommend Scrunch if your goal is to track brand visibility in AI answers and turn that into action” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Scrunch AI is a specialized AI visibility platform launched in 2024 that focuses on tracking how your brand appears across AI answer engines” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · alternative
“Multi-LLM monitoring + auditing, optimization recommendations ... Best for: Agencies/enterprises needing end-to-end AEO” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · alternative
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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.