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AI visibility and answer engine tracking tools · November 2026 Edition

HubSpot AEO Tool vs Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit

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Zero of fourteen models named HubSpot AEO Tool first on the direct prompt; zero named Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit. HubSpot AEO Tool was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit by fourteen and HubSpot AEO Tool carries 30 labels and Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit 39, so the shares are not directly comparable.

HubSpot AEO Tool

accepted challenger

By HubSpot, Cambridge, United States, founded 2006. Named in one category this edition.

By Semrush, Boston, United States, founded 2008. Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share4%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate13%13%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#6A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels3039A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, HubSpot AEO Tool reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Peec AI was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Peec AI vs HubSpot AEO Tool · Peec AI vs Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit · Otterly vs HubSpot AEO Tool

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.
HubSpot AEO ToolFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSemrush AI Visibility Toolkit
Direct001 against HubSpot AEO Tool · 1 against Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit
Paraphrase11
Comparative011 against HubSpot AEO Tool · 1 against Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit
Budget-constrained101 against HubSpot AEO Tool · 1 against Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit
Scale-constrained001 against Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit
Negative101 against HubSpot AEO Tool · 1 against Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit
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.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, HubSpot AEO Tool and Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit were named in the same answer fifty-five times, of the 90 answers naming HubSpot AEO Tool and the 118 naming Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit. In those answers Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit took the first choice two times and HubSpot AEO Tool six.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where HubSpot AEO Tool and Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
HubSpot AEO Tool Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, HubSpot AEO Tool on the left and Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where HubSpot AEO Tool and Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit stood in it.

Neither was the first choice, one was named

9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Scrunch alternatives: HubSpot AEO Tool, Mentionova, Peec AI
Gemini 3.5 FlashProfound, Scrunch alternatives: Gauge, HubSpot AEO Tool, Mentionova, Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit
Perplexity SonarPeec AI alternatives: HubSpot AEO Tool, Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit, Sona AI Visibility
Grok 4.20Peec AI alternatives: DeepSmith, HeyAmos, HubSpot AEO Tool, Profound
Llama 4 MaverickPeec AI alternatives: GetIntel, HubSpot AEO Tool, Otterly, Wonnda Signal
Qwen 3.7 FlashPeec AI alternatives: DeepSmith, HubSpot AEO Tool, Profound
Kimi K2Peec AI alternatives: AthenaHQ, HubSpot AEO Tool
GPT-6 LunaPeec AI alternatives: Profound, Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit
Muse Glimmer 30BPeec AI alternatives: HeyAmos, HubSpot AEO Tool

Neither was named

5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniProfound alternatives: Conductor, SE Ranking, SE Visible, Similarweb AI Search Intelligence
Mistral SmallGetIntel, Peec AI alternatives: Otterly, Sona AI Visibility
DeepSeek V4 FlashGetIntel, Peec AI alternatives: Otterly
GLM 4.7 FlashXSona AI Visibility alternatives: Ahrefs Brand Radar, Otterly, Peec AI, Tracemetry
MiniMax M2.5Peec AI alternatives: GetIntel, Sona AI Visibility, Trakkr

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
HubSpot AEO Tool leads by six points.
HubSpot AEO Tool9%#3 of 8
Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit4%#4 of 8
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
HubSpot AEO Tool leads by two points.
HubSpot AEO Tool4%#5 of 10
Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit2%#6 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit leads at enterprise.
Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit4%#5 of 11
HubSpot AEO Tool0%#10 of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about HubSpot AEO Tool

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“some tools to be cautious about or avoid include Otterly, HubSpot AEO Grader, and Peec AI” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“It's newer and currently tracks fewer engines than dedicated tools. Also, it only makes sense if you're already invested in HubSpot.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“its standalone offering is comparatively limited in engines and prompt volume” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · soft negative
“Tools from reputable sources like HubSpot's AEO tool are often recommended for their clarity on methodology, multi-engine tracking” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · first choice
“For a mid-sized B2B company, HubSpot AEO is the strongest default recommendation” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best Free Starting Point: HubSpot AEO Grader ... it serves as the best free tool” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.

“Avoid enterprise-focused tools like ... Semrush AI Visibility ($199/month)” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“The AI visibility features are less deep than dedicated tools. If AI visibility is a *priority*, not a secondary check, you'll outgrow it.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“Legacy SEO platforms like Semrush's standard AI Toolkit have "severe limitations for agency use" according to independent testing” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Choose Semrush if you want one platform for SEO + AI visibility.” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative prompt · first choice
“Top Recommendation: Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Leverage existing, trusted suites first: Established SEO platforms (like Semrush, Ahrefs, or Google Search Console) have added AI Overview and citation monitoring features” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · alternative
Also compared

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.