Capability comparison
| Capability | GetCited.me | Ahrefs Brand Radar |
|---|---|---|
| AI surfaces tracked | 5 on paid plans: Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews | 7 named surfaces incl. Copilot, Grok, Google AI Mode — broader surface list than ours |
| Refresh cadence | Daily auto-tracking on paid plans; weekly on Free | Monthly for ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot; continuous for Google AI surfaces |
| Deployable GEO artifacts | llms.txt, ai.txt, robots rules, Organization and FAQ JSON-LD, implementation checklist | Reports and scores; no file generation found |
| Brand-confusion detection | Entity Clarify — flags when answers cite a look-alike domain and generates disambiguation assets | Not a stated feature |
| Community reply drafting | Reddit, Stack Overflow and Hacker News — threads discovered for you, then drafted with a critic loop | Not a stated feature |
| Entry price | Free tier with Gemini tracking and 100 one-time answer credits; paid plans up to $249/mo per website (see note below) | From $199/mo per platform index; $699/mo for the all-platform bundle. No free trial — the vendor states it does not run trials or discounts |
Which one fits you?
Choose Ahrefs if…
You already live in Ahrefs and want AI-answer data next to the backlink and keyword index that explains why you are missing — that one-login workflow is a real advantage, and their surface coverage is wider than ours.
Choose GetCited.me if…
You need the fix, not only the diagnosis: daily tracking, detection of look-alike-brand confusion, and an audit that outputs deployable files instead of recommendations — at a fraction of the entry price.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Brand Radar included in a normal Ahrefs subscription?
Ahrefs prices it as its own product per platform index. Whether an existing Ahrefs plan is required was not clearly stated on their pages when we checked on 2026-08-09 — confirm with Ahrefs before buying.
Does Ahrefs generate llms.txt or schema for me?
We found no file generation in Brand Radar; it reports and scores. Ahrefs' own site did not serve an llms.txt when we checked.
Is monthly refresh a problem?
It depends on your pace. For quarterly reporting it is fine. If you are actively changing pages and want to see the effect, monthly feedback is slow — that is the main cadence difference between the two products.
Can I test both?
Ahrefs offers a free one-off AI Visibility Checker but states it runs no trials on the paid product. Our free scan needs no signup and our free tools need no account.