One of twelve models named Scrunch first on the direct prompt; one named Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit. Scrunch was named by nine of the twelve models and Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit by twelve and Scrunch carries 21 labels and Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit 30, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
By Semrush, Boston, United States, founded 2008. Named in two 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.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Scrunch and Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit were named in the same answer thirty-three times, of the 56 answers naming Scrunch and the 87 naming Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit. In those answers Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit took the first choice one time and Scrunch five.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| 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. Four of five in this category shown.
“Avoid enterprise tools like Profound ($499+/month) or Scrunch AI ($250/month)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Profound or Scrunch AI. Both provide deep developer APIs, agent analytics” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“it is recommended to look at tools such as Profound, Scrunch, and AthenaHQ” Llama 4 Maverick · scale prompt · first choice
“I recommend Scrunch as the primary choice for pure-play AI visibility” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of six in this category shown.
“Semrush is the safer bet only if you are already deeply invested in the Semrush ecosystem” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“they should be treated with caution as your primary AI visibility solution.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“but it's likely more than a tight-budget team needs” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Semrush AI Toolkit offers the best balance of features, pricing, and integration capabilities.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“The best tools to use are Mentionova, Profound, AthenaHQ, and Semrush.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · first choice
“Enterprise SEO team: Semrush or Ahrefs.” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative 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.