Profound vs HubSpot AEO Tool
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Two of fourteen models named Profound first on the direct prompt; zero named HubSpot AEO Tool. Profound was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and HubSpot AEO Tool by twelve and Profound carries 42 labels and HubSpot AEO Tool 30, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in four categories this edition.
By HubSpot, Cambridge, United States, founded 2006. 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.
By framing
ProfoundFirst choices, of fourteen modelsHubSpot AEO Tool
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Profound and HubSpot AEO Tool were named in the same answer fifty-four times, of the 143 answers naming Profound and the 90 naming HubSpot AEO Tool. In those answers HubSpot AEO Tool took the first choice two times and Profound twenty-three.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | | | | |
Profound HubSpot AEO Tool first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Profound on the left and HubSpot AEO Tool on the right.The direct prompt
Profound first, HubSpot AEO Tool an alternative
2 of 14 modelsHubSpot AEO Tool was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
HubSpot AEO Tool9%#3 of 8Profound0%#8 of 8Profound15%#3 of 10HubSpot AEO Tool4%#5 of 10Profound49%#1 of 11HubSpot AEO Tool0%#10 of 11What the models said about Profound
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid enterprise options like Meltwater, Talkwalker/Lumen, or full Profound (~$99+/mo or custom $10k+/year)” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“$30,000+/year — built for enterprise with high-volume prompt needs” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise-focused tools like Profound ($99+/month)” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Profound | Enterprise AEO intelligence | Tracks 10+ engines, SOC 2 Type II, Agency Mode, SSO, synthetic personas, used by ~10% of Fortune 500” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Choose Profound or Conductor if you have a large budget and need comprehensive, multi-language, multi-engine data for enterprise reporting.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Enterprise | Profound, Scrunch AI, Conductor, Botify | 500+ person orgs needing compliance, scale, and dedicated support” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
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
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.