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Zero of fourteen models named Otterly first on the direct prompt; zero named Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit. Both were named by all fourteen models and Otterly carries 46 labels and Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit 39, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
By Semrush, Boston, United States, founded 2008. Named in two categories 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 Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit were named in the same answer seventy-two times, of the 124 answers naming Otterly and the 118 naming Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit. In those answers Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit took the first choice three times and Otterly twenty-two.
| 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. 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
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.