Profound vs Peec AI — or pay per check instead?
Profound is the enterprise pick and Peec AI is the mid-market pick. Both are subscriptions. AuditAE tracks brand citations across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews for 5–12¢ per check, with $5 free credit and no monthly plan.
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Pick by how often you look.
Profound re-runs every tracked prompt daily, stores full answer snapshots, and reads your server logs to show which AI crawlers hit which pages. It fits large brands with a dedicated team and budget for SSO, SOC 2 and a sales contract.
Peec AI gives mid-market teams daily tracking from the entry tier, multi-country coverage and clean share-of-voice reporting, without enterprise pricing.
AuditAE is for teams that check in bursts: a monthly client report, a launch, a quarterly review. You pay only for the checks you run, all four engines are included on every run, and each gap comes with a fix plan. If you need the same prompts refreshed every day, a subscription will usually cost less.
Pricing compared.
A 5-prompt audit across all four engines is 20 checks and costs $1.65 on AuditAE (Perplexity 5¢, ChatGPT 7¢, AI Overviews 9¢, Gemini 12¢). Profound and Peec AI charge the same monthly rate whether you run one audit or thirty.
| Feature | Profound | Peec AI | AuditAE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Subscription + enterprise contract | Subscription | Pay per check, no subscription |
| Entry price | $99/month (Starter) | €89/month (Starter) | 5–12¢ per check |
| Entry-tier engines | ChatGPT only | 3 selected models | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, AI Overviews |
| Entry-tier prompts | 50 | 50 | No limit — pay for what you run |
| Refresh cadence | Daily | Daily | On demand or scheduled |
| Free to start | Sales-led for larger plans | Free trial | $5 free credit, no card |
| What to fix next | Analytics-led | Lighter on fixes | Fix plan per page, applied via WordPress plugin or code |
| Best for | Enterprise brands with a dedicated team | Mid-market teams wanting daily tracking | Startups, agencies, audits in bursts |
Sources: profound.com and peec.ai pricing pages, checked September 2026. Vendors change plans often — verify current pricing before you buy.
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Questions worth asking.
Direct answers on Profound, Peec AI and pay-per-check pricing.
Yes. AuditAE charges 5–12¢ per check (one prompt on one engine) with no monthly subscription, compared with Peec AI's €89/month Starter plan and Profound's $99/month Starter plan. You buy checks as you need them, and $5 of free credit lands on signup with no card.
Profound is built for enterprise: daily tracking, full answer snapshots, and Agent Analytics that shows which AI crawlers hit your pages, with Starter at $99/month (ChatGPT only), Growth at $399/month and custom Enterprise pricing. Peec AI is the mid-market pick: daily tracking from the entry tier, multi-country coverage and a Starter plan at €89/month for 50 prompts across three models. Pick Profound for enterprise depth and governance, Peec AI for daily tracking at a mid-market price.
Profound's Starter plan is $99/month and covers ChatGPT only with 50 prompts. Growth is $399/month, and Enterprise is custom-priced through sales. Prices were checked in September 2026 and change often, so confirm on profound.com.
Peec AI's Starter plan is €89/month (roughly $100, depending on exchange rate) for 50 prompts across three selected models, with a free trial. Higher tiers add prompts, projects and integrations, and Enterprise is custom. Prices were checked in September 2026.
When you check the same prompts every day. One prompt across all four engines costs 33¢ on AuditAE, so 50 prompts checked daily adds up to far more than a $99–$100/month plan. If you check monthly, weekly or around launches, pay-per-check is usually cheaper.
Profound covers ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and more, but its $99 Starter plan is ChatGPT only. Peec AI covers ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews with broad model coverage, three models on Starter. AuditAE checks ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews on every run, with Google AI Mode as an opt-in at 10¢ per check.
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