Gane, the publisher, sells software in AI visibility, where this product is measured. It is measured there by the same method as every other product. How the conflict is handled.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Otterly is first at 51%.
Peec AI is first at 24%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Profound is first at 49%.
“Tools from reputable sources like HubSpot's AEO tool are often recommended for their clarity on methodology, multi-engine tracking”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · first choice
“For a mid-sized B2B company, HubSpot AEO is the strongest default recommendation”Perplexity Sonar · Paraphrase question · first choice
“Best Free Starting Point: HubSpot AEO Grader ... it serves as the best free tool”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“their native Answer Engine Optimization tool is likely the most logical choice due to ease of integration”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Direct question · alternative
“some tools to be cautious about or avoid include Otterly, HubSpot AEO Grader, and Peec AI”Llama 4 Maverick · Negative question · warning
“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 question · warning
“its standalone offering is comparatively limited in engines and prompt volume”Perplexity Sonar · Comparative question · warning
“useful for a one-time baseline, but it is not continuous monitoring”Perplexity Sonar · Budget-constrained question · warning
The products named in the same answers as HubSpot AEO Tool, over the 90 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | 25 | Compare → | |
| 55 | 2 | Compare → | |
| 54 | 23 | Compare → | |
| 50 | 10 | Compare → | |
| 29 | 0 | View → | |
| 21 | 0 | View → | |
| 19 | 3 | Compare → | |
| 18 | 6 | Compare → | |
| 17 | 0 | View → | |
| 16 | 1 | View → |
What the models named instead of HubSpot AEO Tool →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
Stated on HubSpot AEO Tool's own site, not checked by Gane.
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 90 of the 90 answers that named HubSpot AEO Tool and are not a share of its labels.
138 of the 267 domain citations in answers naming HubSpot AEO Tool came from a third party's page. Thirty-three were to the publisher's own pages (the Gane Index), which the models cite like any other source; they are not counted as a third party.
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |