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Analyze AI vs Surfer

Surfer optimizes content for Google. Analyze AI optimizes your brand for the AI models that are reshaping how buyers find you.

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Visibility Score
92+8 vs Surfer
Analyze
Surfer
Prompts tracked
1,200+Limited
Citation mapping
✓—
Traffic attribution
✓—
AI Engine Coverage
Analyze AI vs Surfer
ChatGPT
✓
✓
1,247
Perplexity
✓
—
863
Claude
✓
—
512
Gemini
✓
✓
438
Copilot
✓
—
291
Analyze AI Surfersessions/mo
AI Traffic
2,847sessions
Sentiment
8.4 /10

Optimize for the search engines buyers actually use now.

Surfer optimizes content for Google rankings. Analyze AI optimizes your brand for ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and every AI model reshaping discovery — with recommendations that lift your traditional SEO too.

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ChatGPT
Gemini
Perplexity
Copilot
Brand Rankings
#1HubSpot CRM
82%
#2Zoho CRM
64%
#3Pipedrive
51%
#4Your Brand
38%
Sources
4sources
Blog
Website
Review
Social
Your Brand — Mentioned In
ChatGPT#4
GeminiNot cited
Perplexity#3
CopilotNot cited
Top Cited Sources
DomainCitationsEngines
g2.com/reviews124/4
hubspot.com/blog93/4
capterra.com73/4
yourbrand.com32/4

Analyze AI vs Surfer

See how Analyze AI tracks visibility across AI engines — a channel Surfer doesn't cover

Analyze AIAnalyze AI
SurferSurfer

Content Score (0–100) for SEO drafts

AEO Scorecard (AI-search focus)
SEO focus

Real-time content editor with SERP data

AI article generation

Surfer AI Gen-3

SERP Analyzer

Topical map / content planner

Auto internal links

️ Via agents

AI search visibility tracking

️ Tracker add-on, 4 engines

AI engines covered

ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot, Grok, AI Overviews, AI Mode
️ ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews only

Sentiment analysis on brand narratives

AI Tracker

Mention Gap (competitor appearances)

competitor-gaps recipe

Real traffic from AI engines (GA4-based)

Conversions from AI

AI Tracker prompt limit

Unlimited
️ 5 prompts (Scale) / 25 prompts (+$95/mo)

Agent Builder (custom AI workflows)

Workflow triggers (manual, scheduled, webhook)

180+ workflow nodes

Sheets (Clay-style operating tables)

Brand Vault (voice, proof, claims)

CMS write-back

WordPress, Notion, Sanity, Contentful, HubSpot
️ WordPress, Contentful, Google Docs only

CRM write-back (HubSpot, Salesforce)

Weekly executive briefings

Crawler-log analytics

️ Via API nodes

Pricing

$99/mo flat
️ $99/mo Essential (no AI Tracker); $219 + $95 add-on for real Tracker
The Analyze AI Features

See what AI sees

Track how every engine answers, who it recommends, where traffic lands, and which sources it trusts.

1

Know who you're losing to — and on which prompts

Stop guessing where competitors outrank you. See exactly who AI recommends instead of you, and why.

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Competitor Rankings
AI Prompt Share
1HubSpot
84%
2Salesforce
71%
3Your Brand
52%
4Pipedrive
48%
5Zoho CRM
36%
Prompt Losses
14+3 this week
2

Turn AI blind spots into opportunities

Visibility, sentiment, and position per prompt — broken down by AI. Spot where you're absent before competitors fill the gap.

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Visibility ScoreLast 30 days
51%avg across engines
ChatGPT
72%
Gemini
45%
Perplexity
88%
Copilot
--
ChatGPT
Gemini
Perplexity
Copilot
Blind Spots Found
5
across 4 engines
3

Win the sources AI trusts most

See every URL and domain AI cites in your space. Find the gaps and earn the citations that drive recommendations.

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Top Cited Sources
Citation Map
g2.com/reviews
34 cites
hubspot.com/blog
28 cites
yourbrand.com
12 cites
capterra.com
9 cites
reddit.com/r/saas
7 cites
Uncited Gaps
3ready to earn
83
Total Cites
5
Domains
12
Your Cites
4

Understand how AI frames your brand

See the exact narrative AI builds about you and your competitors. Get counter-strategies and the proof behind every claim.

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AI Narrative → Your Brand
Sentiment
PositiveIntuitive onboarding, stro...68%
NeutralMid-market pricing, ente...22%
RiskLimited integrations cited10%
AI Quote

“Known for intuitive UX and responsive customer support...”

- ChatGPT, Apr 2
5

Prove AI is driving pipeline

See how many visitors come from AI — and which pages they land on. Finally, numbers your CMO will care about.

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AI Search Traffic
2,847+34%
Sessions this month
2.8k
Sessions
128
Converts
$184k
Pipeline
+41%
MoM Pipeline
6

Wake up to a plan every Monday

Prioritized actions, citation changes, and competitor shifts in AI — delivered to your inbox without logging in.

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Weekly Digest → Monday
Priority Actions
HighCompetitor X overtook you on 3 prompts
HighNegative pricing narrative on Gemini
Med2 new citation opportunities on G2
LowAI traffic up 12% WoW
2,564
Completed
Email Preview

Shape what AI says

Write content that gets cited by AI. Optimize what it ignores. Control the narrative.

https://yourbrand.com/blog/best-crm-tools
Audit
78/ 100
+12pts
Citations6/10
Structure9/10
Entity4/10
Suggestions
!Add pricing comparison table
△Include competitor mentions
△Expand "integration" section
✓Structured data detected
✓Clear heading hierarchy

Audit any page for AI and search performance

Paste a URL. Get a content score, argument gaps, and line-by-line suggestions to make it visible to AI and search engines.

AI Content Editor
BIUH
AI Assist
1
Best CRM Alternatives for Enterprise Teams
2
3
When evaluating CRM platforms, enterprise
4
buyers prioritize integration depth, custom
5
workflows, and data sovereignty.CITED
6
7
Key alternatives include HubSpot, Zoho, and
8
Pipedrive — each with distinct strengths.GAP
AI Suggestion

Add a pricing comparison table here to improve citation likelihood by 3x.

1,240 wordsScore: 82
3 cited2 gaps

Create content built to get cited by AI

Go from idea to research to outline to draft — with AI visibility gaps, competitor analysis, and editorial comments baked into every step.

Best project management tools for startups
ChatGPT#3
Asana
Monday.com
Your Brand
ClickUp
Perplexity#1
Your Brand
Notion
Asana
Monday.com
GeminiNot cited
Monday.com
Asana
ClickUp
Notion
Visibility across 3 engines
67%2/3 cited

Test any prompt in AI before you commit

Run a one-off search in AI to see who shows up. Validate ideas before building a full tracking campaign.

AI Citation Preference
This month
Blog Posts
42%
Documentation
31%
Product Pages
18%
Reviews
7%
Social Media
2%
Trending Topics
CRMautomationintegrationpricingenterprise
By Engine4engines
ChatGPT35%
Gemini28%
Perplexity22%
Copilot15%

Know what content types AI prefers to cite

See whether AI favors blogs, product pages, reviews, or docs in your space. Create the formats that actually get picked up.

Executive Summary
AI Visibility
72%+8%
Citations
1.2K+24%
Sentiment
84%-2%
Visibility TrendLast 8 weeks
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8

Walk into any meeting with answers

Clean, focused reports on your AI performance with no vanity metrics. When leadership asks "how are we doing in AI?" — you already know.

Only on Analyze AI

The operating layer Surfer doesn't have

Surfer is a content optimizer with AI visibility bolted on as a paid add-on. Analyze AI is a monitoring dashboard with an agent runtime, an operating table, a brand vault, and write-back to every tool your team already uses.

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AI search is core, not an add-on

Surfer's AI Tracker is a paid extension capped at 5–25 prompts. Analyze AI was built for AI visibility from day one — every engine, unlimited prompts, no extra SKU.

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Agent Workflow
Visibility regression
  1. Trigger
    Schedule · Mon 7 AM
    01
  2. Data
    visibility-losers recipe
    02
  3. AI
    Prompt LLM · counter-brief
    03
  4. Action
    Export DOCX · Slack the team
    04
Last run
2mago
180+
Nodes
34
Recipes
3
Triggers
2

Run the same workflow across hundreds of rows

Surfer optimizes page by page. Analyze AI's operating table runs the same audit, rewrite, or outreach across every URL or competitor in one pass.

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URL audit · 500 rows
Sheet · running
URLScoreStatus
/blog/crm-guide92done
/vs/salesforce88done
/product/api85running
/pricing64running
/blog/ai-trends58queued
Briefs scored
38of 500
500
Rows
8
Columns
64%
Complete
3

Brand Vault makes every output on-brand

Surfer's writer optimizes for ranking. Analyze AI's 12 vault blocks inject tone, proof, claims rules, and disallowed phrases — so drafts ship on-brand the first time.

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Brand Vault
12 blocks · injected
Tone & Style
Confident · Direct
Proof Points
12 customer stories
Competitor Contrast
vs Salesforce · HubSpot
Required Phrases
8 approved
Disallowed Phrases
3 must-avoid
Preferred CTAs
Book demo · Free trial
On-brand
96%first pass
12
Blocks
8
Required
3
Disallowed
4

Outputs land where your team already works

Surfer pushes to Google Docs, WordPress, Contentful. Analyze AI also pushes to Notion, Sanity, HubSpot, Salesforce, Mailchimp, Slack — no copy-paste loop.

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Run outputs
6 actions delivered
  1. Executive reportPDF
  2. Content briefDOCX
  3. CMS draftWordPress
  4. Outreach emailMailchimp
  5. CRM noteHubSpot
  6. Slack alert#growth
Destinations
60+connected
6
Formats
26
CRM ops
5
CMS apps

Trusted by marketing teams driving AI growth.

Gilbert Igor

Gilbert Igor

We're now observing a 5% conversion rate from AI search traffic and we can attribute it down to the source page and medium. Our goal is to double down on Analyze AI's recommendations to reduce our over-reliance on Google.

Gilbert Igor
Marketing Coordinator, Kylian

Justin Ahinon

Justin Ahinon

Owner, What Is That Movie

“Google has been quite unreliable since the creation of What Is That Movie.”

We've been using Analyze AI to diversify our traffic sources and have been using their recommendations to boost our AI SEO traffic by 35% month-over-month.

WhatIsThatMovie
Yannick Kok

Yannick Kok

Cofounder, Nebor

“Analyze AI doesn't only help you understand how visible your brand is vs your competitors in the LLM's, it also points you in the right direction for improving this visibility.”

That opens up the black box and is super powerful for any marketer!

Nebor

Insights & Guides

Practical guides to help you improve your brand's visibility and performance across AI platforms.

April 6, 2026
How To Rank On Perplexity AI (Based On Analysis Of 65,000 Prompt Citations)

How To Rank On Perplexity AI (Based On Analysis Of 65,000 Prompt Citations)

Discover how to rank on Perplexity AI with insights from 65,000 prompt citations based on real citation data.

April 6, 2026
How To Rank On ChatGPT (Based On Analysis Of 65,000 Prompt Citations)

How To Rank On ChatGPT (Based On Analysis Of 65,000 Prompt Citations)

Discover proven strategies to rank on ChatGPT using insights from 65,000 prompt citations backed by real citation data.

April 6, 2026
How To Outrank Competitors In AI Search: Based on Real Citation Data

How To Outrank Competitors In AI Search? (Based on Real Citation Data)

Discover proven strategies to outrank competitors in AI search using real citation data and actionable insights for higher visibility.

questions & answers

Analyze AI vs Surfer: FAQ

Common questions about choosing between Analyze AI and Surfer for AI visibility tracking

What is the main difference between Analyze AI and Surfer?

Analyze AI focuses on measuring and improving visibility within AI search engines, while Surfer focuses on traditional SEO optimization for Google rankings. Surfer helps you improve content for search engine results pages (SERPs), but it doesn't track AI-engine exposure, traffic, or conversions. Analyze AI bridges that gap by tracking real traffic and conversions coming from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot, and other AI engines, allowing you to see how generative search truly impacts your site performance.

Does Analyze AI track real traffic from AI engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google AI Overviews?

Yes. Analyze AI uses GA4-based attribution to detect and measure visits coming from specific AI sources, showing real session counts, pageviews, and engagement. Surfer currently does not measure traffic from AI engines—it remains focused on traditional SEO visibility and keyword rankings.

Can Analyze AI show which pages are getting AI-generated traffic?

Yes. Analyze AI provides a clear breakdown of which pages receive visits from AI-generated sources, showing what content is being surfaced most often in AI responses. Surfer can show which pages rank in Google SERPs, but it does not track which pages are being cited or visited through AI platforms.

Does Analyze AI measure conversions from AI traffic?

Yes. Analyze AI tracks conversions from AI-attributed sessions, allowing you to measure ROI from generative visibility. Surfer focuses on SEO performance metrics like keyword rankings, backlinks, and content scores—valuable for optimization but disconnected from AI-driven conversion data.

How does Analyze AI identify opportunities or actions to improve AI visibility?

Analyze AI automatically prioritizes next steps—like optimizing schema, updating metadata for AI snippets, or targeting prompt classes driving competitor visibility. Surfer offers excellent content optimization guidance but not in the context of AI-engine exposure or performance.

Can Analyze AI monitor competitors' AI visibility too?

Yes. Analyze AI benchmarks your AI visibility and traffic against competitors, showing which domains are gaining ground across AI search results. Surfer includes competitor comparisons for SEO keyword rankings, not AI-engine mentions or visibility trends.

How easy is it to set up Analyze AI compared to Surfer?

Analyze AI setup is extremely lightweight—connect GA4, select AI engines, and start tracking automatically. Surfer requires you to input keywords, connect your site, and optimize individual content pieces—effective but more manual.

How much does Analyze AI cost?

Analyze AI costs $99 per month, covering full AI-traffic analytics, conversions, and competitive tracking. Surfer's plans vary from roughly $95 to $175 per month depending on the number of content credits and features used.

Who is Analyze AI best suited for?

Analyze AI is built for marketers and growth teams who want to understand and act on AI-driven traffic and conversions. Surfer is best for SEO writers and strategists optimizing content for Google search.

Can I use Analyze AI alongside Surfer or other analytics tools?

Yes. Many users run both—Surfer for optimizing search rankings, and Analyze AI for tracking what happens in the generative AI landscape. Together, they give you full visibility into both traditional and emerging discovery channels.
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0 new citations

found this week

#3

on ChatGPT

↑ from #7 last week

+0% visibility

month-over-month

Competitor alert

Hubspot overtook you

Hey Salesforce team,

In the last 7 days, Perplexity is your top AI channel — mentioned in 0% of responses, cited in 0%. Hubspot leads at #1 with 0.2% visibility.

Last 7 daysAll AI ModelsAll Brands
Visibility

% mentioned in AI results

Mar 11Mar 14Mar 17
Sentiment

Avg sentiment (0–100)

Mar 11Mar 14Mar 17
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