# SE Ranking: how AI models rank it, October 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 44 judge labels across 5 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/se-ranking/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEO and content optimization platforms | 10% | 4 | 4% | 24 |
| AI visibility and answer engine tracking tools | 4% | 7 | 15% | 13 |
| Competitive intelligence tools | 2% | 11 | 33% | 3 |
| Local listings management | 2% | 12 | 0% | 2 |
| Web analytics | 0% | 35 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "### 1. SE Ranking (Best Overall Value)... widely considered the best "budget-friendly" all-in-one SEO suite" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, AI visibility)
- "SE Ranking — Best Overall Choice ... offers the best balance of features, pricing, and ease of use" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Local listings)
- "For an all-in-one budget platform: Ubersuggest ($12–29/mo) or SE Ranking ($44/mo)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, SEO)
- "Highly recommended for small businesses due to its affordability and comprehensive features" (Mistral Small, SEO)

## And against it

- "Users complain about limited features, lack of mobile-friendliness... Avoid these "Swiss Army knife" tools" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Competitive intel)
- "those can cost considerably more. For example, SE Ranking’s Core plan is listed at $103.20/month with annual billing" (GPT-6 Luna, SEO)
- "The original in-suite "AI Results Tracker" requires a complex prompt-cap credit model" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, AI visibility)
- "typically overkill if you only need AI monitoring" (Kimi K2, AI visibility)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- SEO and content optimization platforms: 6% to 10%, +6. Inside the floor by 5 points · rank 5 → 4 of 78.
- Local listings management: 0% to 2%, +2. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 12 of 65.
- Competitive intelligence tools: 0% to 2%, +2. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 11 of 86.
- AI visibility and answer engine tracking tools: 6% to 4%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 6 → 7 of 90.
- Web analytics: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 35 of 91.

## The company

SE Ranking; https://seranking.com/; United States; founded 2012. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## In its own words

What SE Ranking's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: AI SEO Software That Gets Results; an AI SEO platform that maximizes ROI, not costs (https://seranking.com/)
- For: agencies, brands, businesses, SEO pros (https://seranking.com/)
- Price stated: Core From $103.20/mo; Growth From $223.20/mo; Agency Pack From $69.00/mo; AI Search From $71.20/mo; API From $149.00/mo (https://seranking.com/)
- Starting price: 69.00 (https://seranking.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Get 14 days of full access to the SE Ranking platform! No credit card required (https://seranking.com/)
- Customers named: Indeed, Kick Point, Orainti, Clicky, Sixth City Marketing, AboutHotelier, Site Strategics, Fractional Teams

## What it publishes

Every page seranking.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 3659 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 365 pages, 13 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-20
- case study: 41 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-25
- webinar or virtual event: 89 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-04
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 39 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-30
- template or tool: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-03-25
- glossary or explainer: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-09-06
- podcast or video: 50 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-10-06
- Recent: 2026-09-20 blog: Find competitor backlinks https://seranking.com/blog/find-competitor-backlinks
- Recent: 2026-09-11 blog: Keyword cannibalization https://seranking.com/blog/keyword-cannibalization
- Recent: 2026-09-10 blog: How to advertise on chatgpt https://seranking.com/blog/how-to-advertise-on-chatgpt
- Recent: 2026-08-25 case study: Organic pareto okcroisiere success story https://seranking.com/blog/organic-pareto-okcroisiere-success-story
- Recent: 2026-08-25 case study: Organic pareto otpe success story https://seranking.com/blog/organic-pareto-otpe-success-story
- Recent: 2026-08-18 blog: Ai overviews france study https://seranking.com/blog/ai-overviews-france-study

## Record

- Method: https://gtm-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://gtm-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, gtm-ai-index.com.