Ranksmith Review
GEO platform tracking 5 AI search engines across prompts, competitors, and citations from $69/mo
Ranksmith is a GEO platform in public beta that tracks ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Grok, and Claude, with Google AI Overview available on Enterprise, plus prompt prioritization, competitor benchmarking, and source attribution. Pricing is published and self-serve from $69/month with a 7-day free trial on every tier and no credit card required. API availability is unconfirmed.
Pros and cons
- Published self-serve pricing from $69/month with a free trial, no credit card required
- Five AI engines tracked across the tier stack: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Grok, Claude
- Prompt Prioritization scores every tracked prompt across current position, mention rate, and link rate
- Citation extraction and source attribution for PR and review-acquisition workflows
- Real-time competitor benchmarking with share of voice, position, and sentiment
- Google AI Overview coverage is Enterprise-only
- Starter includes 5 competitors and its pricing-table prompt allowance is 25.
- API availability is unconfirmed
- Product is in public beta, expect rough edges
- A 7-day free trial is available on all paid tiers
What is Ranksmith?
Ranksmith is a Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) platform currently in public beta. It tracks brand presence across 5 AI search engines, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Grok, and Claude, with Google AI Overview available on Enterprise, with pricing starting at $69/month on Starter and scaling to $549/month on Enterprise. A 7-day free trial is offered on every paid tier with no credit card required.
The product is built around three named modules: Prompt Prioritization, which scores every tracked prompt against current position, mention rate, and link rate; Competitor benchmarking, which surfaces share of voice and sentiment against named competitors in real time; and Source attribution, which extracts the citations AI models rely on so PR and content teams know where to focus review-acquisition and outreach.
The core tracked metrics are AI Authority Index, AI Visibility Rate, Average AI Ranking, Reputation Score, Mentions, Links, Sentiment, and Share of Voice. ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and Grok are tracked on all plans, while Google AI Overview is available on Enterprise. There is a separate Free AI Checker utility linked in the site navigation.
Core features
Tracking across 5 AI search engines
Ranksmith covers ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Grok, and Claude on all plans. Google AI Overview is available on Enterprise.
Prompt Prioritization scoring
Every tracked prompt is scored on a performance index blending current position, mention rate, and link rate across the engines you have access to. Prompts are filterable by category, model, and region. The point is to surface the prompts worth optimizing for first, rather than asking you to triage a flat list of mentions.
Competitor benchmarking
You can configure up to 5 competitors on Starter, 10 on Pro, and 20 on Enterprise. Ranksmith returns share of voice, average position, and sentiment for each competitor in real time, side by side with your own brand. The competitor view updates as new prompt responses are collected.
Citation extraction and source attribution
Ranksmith extracts the specific URLs AI models cite in responses to your tracked prompts and attributes them to sources. This is the layer that drives the PR and review-acquisition angle: you can see which third-party pages are moving your visibility and prioritize outreach accordingly, rather than guessing where to spend PR effort.
Insightful analytics dashboard
The core analytics surface covers AI Authority Index, AI Visibility Rate, Average AI Ranking, Reputation Score, Mentions, Links, Sentiment, and Share of Voice. The pricing table lists daily refresh on every tier, although the FAQ says prompts may refresh daily or weekly depending on plan. Historical data ranges from 6 months on Starter to 24 months on Enterprise, which is enough runway to spot seasonal patterns in AI citation behaviour.
Free AI Checker utility
A standalone Free AI Checker is linked in the site navigation.
Pricing
| Feature | Starter $69/mo | Pro $149/mo | Enterprise $549/mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prompts | 25 | 60 | 150 |
| Competitors | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| AI engines tracked | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Grok, Claude | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Grok, Claude | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Grok, Claude, Google AI Overview |
| Historical data | 6 months | 12 months | 24 months |
| Refresh rate | Daily (pricing table; FAQ says daily or weekly depending on plan) | Daily (pricing table; FAQ says daily or weekly depending on plan) | Daily (pricing table; FAQ says daily or weekly depending on plan) |
| Advanced analytics | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified |
| API access | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified |
| White label | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified |
| Free trial | 7 days | 7 days | 7 days |
Who it is for
You want a low-friction way to see how your brand shows up in ChatGPT and Perplexity without committing to a heavier platform. Starter at $69/month with a free trial and no credit card is the cleanest entry in this comparison.
You are already tracking AI visibility at a basic level and want more prompt and competitor capacity without moving to Enterprise pricing. Pro at $149/month is the recommended tier, and its pricing table lists 60 prompts and 10 competitors.
You need Google AI Overview alongside ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Grok, and Claude, with 24 months of historical data and 150 prompts. Enterprise at $549/month adds Google AI Overview. API availability is unconfirmed.
Verdict
Ranksmith is a GEO platform in public beta with published pricing. The published pricing ($69 / $149 / $549), five-engine coverage on all paid plans, Enterprise Google AI Overview coverage, and the citation-extraction layer are all competitive. The main constraint is that Google AI Overview is Enterprise-only, while API availability is unconfirmed. For teams that need Google AI Overview today, only Enterprise qualifies. For teams that can live with ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Grok, and Claude, Ranksmith is a credible mid-market option worth the free trial.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Ranksmith cost?
Ranksmith publishes three tiers on getranksmith.com: Starter at $69/month, Pro at $149/month (recommended), and Enterprise at $549/month. A 7-day free trial is offered on every tier with no credit card required. The site links to a standalone Free AI Checker utility.
Does Ranksmith offer a free trial?
Yes. A 7-day free trial is available on all three paid tiers (Starter, Pro, Enterprise). No credit card is required to start the trial. The site also links to a standalone Free AI Checker.
Which AI search engines does Ranksmith track?
Ranksmith tracks 5 AI search engines on all plans: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Grok, and Claude. Google AI Overview is available on Enterprise.
What does Prompt Prioritization do?
Prompt Prioritization scores every tracked prompt against current position, mention rate, and link rate across the engines you have access to. Prompts are filterable by category, model, and region. The goal is to surface the prompts worth optimizing for first.
Does Ranksmith have an API?
Data export is not currently available. If programmatic data access is a requirement, confirm API availability directly with the Ranksmith team before purchasing.
Is Ranksmith production-ready?
Ranksmith is in public beta. The site presents product features and pricing. Expect some rough edges, and budget time for evaluation before committing long-term.
Reviewed by Filipe Lins DuarteCo-Founder & CEOVast experience talking to customers and users to understand what good software looks like. Background spans commercial and product roles.
Checked by John RiceCo-Founder & CTO15+ years building tech products and web applications. Conducted hundreds of user interviews to know what a good product looks like.
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