Free AI visibility checker: 5 free ways to see if AI names your brand

Free AI visibility checkers side by side

Five free ways to see whether AI names your brand are compared here: AIclicks' two free tools, Semrush's checker, and ChatGPT and Gemini by hand. AIclicks' checker takes up to 5 prompts with no signup, and Semrush's allows three uses a day without an account. Daily tracking on AIclicks Starter is $59 a month, billed monthly.

AIclicks' two free tools

The AI Visibility Checker asks for your brand, domain or category and up to 5 prompts. AIclicks says it reports whether ChatGPT recommends the brand, which competitors it names and which sources it cites. In AIclicks' words, a mention names your brand and a citation links to your website.

AIclicks' free AI Visibility Checker page says it queries ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude, while its plan comparison says the free check covers ChatGPT, so treat the engine list as unconfirmed.

AIclicks calls its free checker a one-time snapshot of 5 prompts on one page and "Unlimited checks" on another, and a tracker page mentions a daily limit that an email raises to 10 checks, so the free allowance is not clear.

The AI Citation Tracker takes your domain, generates buyer prompts for your category and runs them in ChatGPT with live web search. It ranks the sources cited and says whether your site is one.

Semrush's free checker

Semrush's AI Search Visibility Checker allows three uses a day for free, without registering or creating an account. Its page lists ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Mode and AI Overviews. Semrush lists different platforms for its free checker and its paid toolkit, so check the list on the page you use. AIclicks vs Semrush compares the paid plans.

Checking by hand in ChatGPT and Gemini

ChatGPT web search is available on the Free plan and works signed out, per OpenAI's help page. To start one by hand, open a conversation, select View all tools, select Search, then enter your question. Gemini Free is $0 a month with a Google Account, and Perplexity's help center names a free Standard plan. Google AI Overviews appear in ordinary Google Search, and Google says they often do not trigger.

Treat each answer as one sample. ChatGPT may use saved memories, if memory is on, and an approximate location when it searches, and OpenAI says citations can be incomplete, outdated or incorrect. A three-person skincare brand can run ten questions about gentle sunscreen each week through ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google Search. How to check AI visibility sets out the routine.

When a free check stops being enough

A free weekly check of ten prompts needs no tracker. A paid tracker adds daily history and more prompts than a hand check holds. AIclicks Starter is $59 a month, billed monthly, and runs 30 prompts daily on 3 models. A second country starts on Pro at $189 a month, billed monthly, with 150 prompts on 4 models. AIclicks pricing lists every limit.

Otterly.AI Lite is $29 a month, billed monthly, for daily tracking of 15 prompts on 4 engines. A self-serve AIclicks plan opens with a 3-day trial. A card is needed to start it, and the plan you chose is billed at the end unless you cancel. AIclicks' terms promise no ranking, mention, citation or traffic. Best AI visibility tools for small business compares the paid options.