2 categories · RankedSemrush Local
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
BrightLocal is first at 45%.
BrightLocal is first at 46%. 2 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Yext is first at 52%.
Why models recommend it
“BrightLocal and Semrush tend to offer the best balance of features, control, and affordability for mid-market companies.”Claude Haiku 4.5 · Direct question · first choice
“I'd recommend starting with SOCi or SEMrush”MiniMax M2.5 · Direct question · first choice
“Combines listings with broader SEO tools (rank tracking, audits). Great if your team already uses Semrush.”Grok 4.20 · Scale-constrained question · alternative
“Choose this if the company already uses Semrush and wants local SEO integrated with broader SEO workflows”Perplexity Sonar · Paraphrase question · alternative
What gives them pause
“more cost-effective, but usually better for smaller footprints or simpler needs than a typical mid-market B2B rollout”GPT-5.4 mini · Direct question · warning
“generally more expensive or more enterprise-oriented, so usually not ideal for a limited budget”GPT-5.4 mini · Budget-constrained question · warning
“the per-location cost can be difficult to justify if listings are your only requirement”Perplexity Sonar · Negative question · warning
“it's an "accepted challenger" but not a top pick in head-to-heads”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Semrush Local, over the 122 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | 48 | Compare → | |
| 107 | 28 | Compare → | |
| 82 | 23 | Compare → | |
| 78 | 4 | Compare → | |
| 71 | 1 | Compare → | |
| 45 | 5 | Compare → | |
| 36 | 1 | View → | |
| 27 | 0 | Compare → | |
| 19 | 0 | View → | |
| 16 | 5 | View → |
What the models named instead of Semrush Local →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Semrush Local's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- local businesses
- Price stated
- Base: $30/mo per location, billed annually; Pro: $60/mo per location, billed annually; Business: Let’s talk / Contact sales
- Starting price
- $30/mo per location
- Free plan or trial
- Try Semrush free for seven days. Cancel anytime.
- Customers named
- Wix, Vodafone Group, Monash University, Skyscanner, Rock Content, Smileworks Liverpool, Pastreez
- Headquarters
- Boston, United States
- Founded
- 2008
- Also from Semrush
- SEMrush SEO Writing Assistant, SEMrush Standard AI Toolkit, Semrush .Trends, Semrush AI PR Pro, Semrush AI PR Toolkit, Semrush AI Visibility Checker and 13 more
How this is measured
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 →Sources returned with these answers
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 111 of the 122 answers that named Semrush Local and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
337 of the 337 domain citations in answers naming Semrush Local came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |