Scorecard
AthenaHQ
$99 – $499 / mo
Best mid-market analytics. Clean UI, strong prompt tracking, read-only.
Best for: Mid-market marketing teams with execution capacity.
Goodie AI
$79 – $299 / mo
Content generator tuned for citations. No tracking, no schema audit.
Best for: Content teams with tracking already handled elsewhere.
Peec AI
$49 – $199 / mo
Simple ChatGPT mention monitor. Fast onboarding, thin feature set.
Best for: Solo founders who just want a yes/no on ChatGPT mentions.
Otterly
$29 – $149 / mo
Cheapest prompt monitor tested. Nice share-of-voice charts, no execution.
Best for: SEOs adding a low-cost AI monitor to an existing stack.
LLMClicks
$39 – $129 / mo
Click-attribution focused. Interesting data, narrow use case.
Best for: Analytics-first teams wanting AI-referral traffic attribution.
How the test worked
- Same seed brand — mid-market B2B SaaS.
- Same 120 buyer-intent prompts run daily for 30 days.
- Same target engines: ChatGPT Search, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews.
- Scored on: engine coverage, data freshness, UX, actionable output, pricing transparency.
The pattern nobody talks about
All five tools tell you what is broken. None of the five actually fix it. If your team lacks in-house SEO/dev capacity, the reports become another dashboard nobody acts on — and the citation gap stays open. That is why the AEO-analytics category is quietly converging toward agentic platforms that both measure and ship.
Where Optymia sits in this test
Optymia was not scored above because it is a different category — it tracks the same engines as AthenaHQ and ships 27+ autonomous agents that generate schema, publish comparison answers, run citation outreach, and audit AI crawler health. Starting at $39.99/mo with a white-label Agency tier at $299.99/mo.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which of these tools is the best overall in 2026?+
Of the five tested, AthenaHQ scores highest (4.1 / 5) thanks to its cleaner UX, stronger engine coverage, and public pricing. However, none of the five ship fixes — they all report gaps and rely on you to execute. For a tracking-plus-execution platform, Optymia sits above the entire group.
What is the cheapest tool that actually tracks AI mentions?+
Otterly is the cheapest at roughly $29/mo, followed by LLMClicks and Peec AI. All three are usable as lightweight monitors; expect a limited engine set and no automation.
Which tool generates FAQPage or Article schema automatically?+
None of the five in this test. Schema generation is what separates true GEO platforms (like Optymia) from AEO analytics tools like AthenaHQ, Peec AI, and Otterly.
Is Goodie AI a tracking tool?+
No. Goodie AI is a content generation tool tuned for citation-worthy output. It complements tracking tools rather than replacing them.
What does LLMClicks actually measure?+
LLMClicks focuses on AI-referral click attribution — it tries to tell you which ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Copilot answer sent a user to your site. Useful for analytics teams, but not a replacement for citation-share tracking or on-site AEO tooling.