Gane, the publisher, sells software in this category. Every product here is measured by the same method as in every other category. How the conflict is handled.
Zero of fourteen models named Otterly first on the direct prompt; two named Scrunch. Otterly was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Scrunch by thirteen and Otterly carries 46 labels and Scrunch 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
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.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Otterly and Scrunch were named in the same answer twenty-one times, of the 124 answers naming Otterly and the 47 naming Scrunch. In those answers Scrunch took the first choice one time and Otterly three.
| 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 4.20 | ||||||
| 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 |
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. Six of seven 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
“Some tools marketed broadly (like Otterly.AI, Peec AI, Rankscale) were flagged as "highly problematic for enterprise" use” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Monitoring-only tools (Otterly, SE Visible, Nightwatch) reveal visibility is low but don't tell you how to fix it.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“The best AI visibility and answer engine tracking tool for a company with a limited budget is Otterly.AI, which costs $29 a month.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“the best AI‑visibility and answer‑engine tracking tool for a company with a limited budget is Otterly.ai” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“the best AI visibility and answer engine tracking tool is Otterly.ai (starting at ~$29/month)” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Enterprise | Profound, Scrunch AI, Conductor, Botify | 500+ person orgs needing compliance, scale, and dedicated support” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
“Choose Scrunch or Profound if you want a dedicated platform for AI search tracking, citation intelligence, and strategic optimization.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Scrunch AI is best for mid-market B2B SaaS teams that want journey-stage and persona views without enterprise pricing” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct 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.