# SE Ranking vs Scrunch: which do AI models recommend for AI visibility, October 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, AI visibility and answer engine tracking tools. One of fourteen models named SE Ranking first on the direct prompt; zero named Scrunch. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/marketing/ai-visibility-tracking/se-ranking-vs-scrunch/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE Ranking | 4% | #7 of 9 | 15% | 13 | 10 of 14 |
| Scrunch | 2% | #8 of 9 | 18% | 11 | 8 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

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

## What the models said about SE Ranking

- "The original in-suite "AI Results Tracker" requires a complex prompt-cap credit model" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "typically overkill if you only need AI monitoring" (Kimi K2, budget prompt, soft negative)
- "### 1. SE Ranking (Best Overall Value)... widely considered the best "budget-friendly" all-in-one SEO suite" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, budget prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Scrunch

- "General Red Flags Across Many Tools (e.g., Otterly.ai, Peec AI, Scrunch, Geneo, Rankscale):" (Grok 4.1 Fast, 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 4.1 Fast, comparative prompt, alternative)

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.