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Rankshift vs Peec AI: which AI visibility tool wins in 2026?

Two European self-serve trackers a few dollars apart at entry, both with unlimited users and pitch projects for agencies. One counts prompts on 3 models you pick; the other counts credits on all nine engines and drafts articles. Compared on what each plan tracks, how usage is metered, what each does with a gap, and who each fits. Sourced from both companies' live pages.

Javed Khatri Co-founder, Prefer
Updated September 2026 · Facts checked September 2026 (Rankshift 30 Sep; Peec AI 18 and 19 Sep)
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TL;DR

Peec AI is the pick for marketing teams and agencies that want predictable analytics: $95 a month for 50 prompts on 3 models you choose from a six-model menu, unlimited users, Looker Studio on Advanced, a funded vendor with a G2 rating, and no content writing by design; Rankshift is the pick for teams that want every engine and a writer on one plan: $92 a month for 9,500 credits across nine engines, including Perplexity, Claude and Copilot, with an AI content writer, MCP and API on every plan. Prefer, our product, starts below both at $24 a month, tracks five engines on every plan and writes 15 AI articles a month on that plan.

At entry the two are priced almost the same, $92 against $95 a month, and both give every self-serve plan unlimited users. The difference is what the money buys. Peec counts prompts (50, 150 or 350) and lets each self-serve plan track 3 models from ChatGPT, AI Mode, AI Overviews, Copilot, Naver AI and Gemini; Perplexity and Claude sit on Enterprise, and extra models cost $30 to $140 a month. Rankshift counts credits (9,500, 22,000 or 53,000) and includes all nine of its engines, charging 2 credits a run on most and 5 on Claude and Copilot, so the prompts a plan covers depend on the engines and frequency you choose. After the reading, Peec lists recommended and agent actions and says it does not write content; Rankshift drafts articles for you to publish.

Rankshift vs Peec AI at a glance
  • Entry prices are close: Rankshift Starter is $92 a month in USD ($82 billed annually, 10% off); Peec AI Starter is $95 a month, with 15% off annual billing.
  • Coverage differs: Rankshift includes nine engines on every plan, Perplexity and Claude included; Peec's self-serve plans track 3 of 6 models, with Perplexity and Claude on Enterprise.
  • The meter differs: Peec counts prompts (50 / 150 / 350) across 1, 2 or 5 projects; Rankshift counts credits (9,500 / 22,000 / 53,000) with unlimited projects.
  • Content differs: Rankshift's AI content writer drafts articles on every plan; Peec says it does not write or publish content.
  • Third-party signal: Peec AI rates 4.7/5 from 21 G2 reviews and has raised about $29M; Rankshift is independently funded and was not listed on G2 or Capterra at our 30 September check.

The contenders

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Rankshift Credit-based GEO tracking, all nine engines on every plan
  • CompanyRankshift BV, Belgium; independently funded
  • Starting price$92/mo Starter ($82/mo billed annually)
  • Free tierNo; 30-day free trial, no card
  • Engines at entryAll 9 on every plan, incl. Claude, Copilot and Perplexity
  • How usage is meteredCredits: 9,500 on Starter; 2 per engine run, 5 for Claude and Copilot
  • Third-party ratingNot listed on G2 at our 30 Sep check
  • FocusGEO-only tracking with an AI content writer
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Peec AI AI search analytics for marketing teams
  • Founded2025 (launched February), Berlin
  • Backing$21M Series A (Nov 2025); about $29M raised
  • Starting price$95/mo Starter
  • Free tierNo; free trial (length not published)
  • Engines at entry3 of 6 models; Perplexity and Claude on Enterprise
  • Third-party ratingG2 4.7/5 (21 reviews)
  • FocusMonitoring and analytics, no content writing
Capability Rankshift Peec AI Prefer
Tracks AI citations across engines
Writes content from findings
Tracks Claude on a self-serve plan
Done-for-you Managed service

The Prefer column is shown for reference: it is our product, and this page compares the other two. Website screenshots captured September 2026 (Rankshift 30 Sep; Peec AI 18 and 19 Sep); every claim is referenced in Sources.

Where each tool sits

Feature comparison

Capability
Rankshift
Peec AI
Coverage
Engines at entry[4]
All 9: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Copilot, Mistral, Meta AI
3 of 6: ChatGPT, AI Mode, AI Overviews, Copilot, Naver AI, Gemini
Perplexity and Claude[2]
Included on every plan (Claude costs 5 credits a run)
Enterprise; Perplexity also listed as an extra-model add-on
Engine pool[2]
9, the same on every plan
14 listed on Enterprise (card says up to 13)
How usage is metered[3]
Credits: 9,500 / 22,000 / 53,000; 2 per run, 5 for Claude and Copilot
Prompts: 50 / 150 / 350; AI answers 4,500 / 13,500 / 31,500 a month
Extra engines[2]
Not needed; all included
$30 / $70 / $140 a month per extra model by plan
Countries[2]
Not stated on its pricing or feature pages
Any supported country or language at no extra cost (FAQ); Multi country on Advanced
Seats and projects[1]
Unlimited seats and projects on every plan
Unlimited users; 1 / 2 / 5 projects
Measurement and action
Share of voice, sentiment, citations[5]
Yes; citation URL, prompt, model and date per run
Yes
After the reading[8]
Action Center task board (update a page, pitch a publication, get listed)
Recommended actions and agent actions
Content writing[7]
Brief generator and AI content writer on every plan; drafts you review and publish
Not offered; Peec says it does not write or publish content
AI crawler analytics[15]
Crawler analytics on every plan
Crawl Insights (40+ AI bots, from server logs)
Off-page work[5]
Recommended as tasks; not done for you
Not offered
Integrations, trust and fit
API / MCP[9]
MCP and API on every plan
API on Enterprise; Peec MCP server
BI / dashboards[9]
Looker Studio, BigQuery, Tableau, Power BI and more via PostgreSQL
Looker Studio on Advanced
SSO[2]
Enterprise
Enterprise
Third-party rating[10]
Not listed on G2 or Capterra at our 30 Sep check
G2 4.7/5 (21 reviews)
Company[12]
Rankshift BV, Belgium; independently funded, founder-run
Berlin, 2025; $21M Series A (Nov 2025), about $29M raised
Customers claimed[14]
850+ marketing teams (vendor claim)
2,500+ marketing teams (vendor claim)
Built for[2]
SEO and marketing teams and agencies wanting every engine
Marketing teams and agencies wanting team analytics

Based on both products' public pages, facts checked September 2026 (Rankshift 30 Sep; Peec AI 18 and 19 Sep). "Not advertised" means we could not verify the capability from public materials. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Pricing, side by side

Plan
Rankshift
Peec AI
Entry plan[1]
Starter, $92/mo ($82/mo billed annually)
Starter, $95/mo (15% off annual)
What entry includes[1]
9,500 credits, all 9 engines, unlimited seats and projects, AI content writer, MCP and API
50 prompts, 3 models of your choice, 1 project, unlimited users
Mid tier[2]
Professional, $210/mo ($189 annual): 22,000 credits
Pro, $245/mo: 150 prompts, 3 models, 2 projects
Top self-serve tier[2]
Business, $473/mo ($425 annual): 53,000 credits
Advanced, $495/mo: 350 prompts, 5 projects, Multi country, Looker Studio
Enterprise[2]
Custom credits, SSO, SLA, dedicated account manager
Custom, annual: all models, API, SSO, unlimited projects
Agencies[13]
Standard plans; a workspace per client; pitch projects at 1,000 credits each
Agency plans $245 / $495 / $795 a month; white-label reporting, pitch projects
Trial[14]
30 days, no credit card
Free trial; length not published

Prices checked September 2026 (Rankshift 30 Sep; Peec AI 18 and 19 Sep) from each product's public pricing page.

Rankshift (Rankshift BV, Harelbeke, Belgium) is a GEO-only tracker that says it is independently funded and grows through its customers, with a small team where one of the founders answers support email. Its site claims 850+ marketing teams and prices in euros by default; at our 30 September check it had no live G2 or Capterra listing. Peec AI (Berlin, launched February 2025) raised a $21M Series A in November 2025, about $29M in total, and its pricing page cites 2,500+ marketing teams. It is analytics-first, built for team and agency reporting, and its own AI-instructions page says it does not write or publish content. Sources

Which should you choose?

Choose Rankshift if…

  • You want Perplexity, Claude, Copilot, Mistral and Meta AI tracked without an Enterprise contract or add-ons
  • You want an AI writer that drafts articles from what AI engines cite
  • MCP, API and BI connections matter from the entry plan
  • Unlimited projects suit a team or agency with many brands

Choose Peec AI if…

  • Three models of your choice cover your market, including Naver AI for Korea
  • You want a fixed prompt count you can plan around rather than a credit budget
  • Your team writes its own content and wants analytics, recommendations and white-label agency reports
  • You want a funded vendor with a G2 rating behind it
The third option · Our product
One picks three models. One meters all nine. Prefer tracks five and writes from $24 a month.

Prefer tracks the same signals across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode, then produces the content and citations that move the number. Free trial, paid from $24/mo. See how it compares to Peec AI.

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Rankshift vs Peec AI, answered

Is Rankshift or Peec AI better?

They are close on price and apart on approach: Peec AI is better for marketing teams and agencies that want predictable analytics on 3 models of their choice with unlimited users from $95 a month, and Rankshift is better for teams that want all nine engines and an AI content writer on one plan from $92 a month. Prefer, our product, starts below both at $24 a month and includes 15 AI articles a month on that plan. Choose Peec for team analytics and a G2 track record, Rankshift for engine breadth plus drafts.

Which is cheaper, Rankshift or Peec AI?

At entry they are within a few dollars: Rankshift's Starter is $92 a month in USD ($82 billed annually) and Peec AI's Starter is $95 a month, with a 15% discount for annual billing (checked 30 and 19 September 2026). Prefer's paid plans start at $24 a month, below both. Above entry, Rankshift's Professional is $210 against Peec's Pro at $245, and Rankshift's Business is $473 against Peec's Advanced at $495, but the plans meter different things, credits against prompts.

Which AI engines do Rankshift and Peec AI track?

Rankshift tracks nine engines on every plan: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Microsoft Copilot, Mistral and Meta AI (checked 30 September 2026). Prefer, our product, tracks five on every plan: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and AI Mode, with Claude on Enterprise. Peec AI's self-serve plans track 3 models picked from ChatGPT, AI Mode, AI Overviews, Copilot, Naver AI and Gemini; Perplexity and Claude are on Enterprise, which listed 14 models against a card saying up to 13 (checked 19 September 2026).

How do Rankshift's credits compare with Peec AI's prompts?

Peec AI counts prompts: 50, 150 or 350, each run daily on your 3 models, which it expresses as 4,500, 13,500 or 31,500 AI answers a month. Prefer, our product, also counts prompts, 30 across five engines on its $24 plan. Rankshift counts credits (9,500, 22,000 or 53,000), and each prompt run costs 2 credits on most engines and 5 on Claude and Copilot, so how many prompts a plan covers depends on the engines you switch on and how often they run.

Do Rankshift and Peec AI write content?

Rankshift does and Peec AI does not. Prefer, our product, includes 15 AI articles a month on its $24 entry plan. Rankshift's content brief generator and AI content writer are on every plan: it builds a brief from what AI engines cite and drafts the article, which you review and publish yourself. Peec AI's pricing page lists recommended actions and agent actions, but its own AI-instructions page says it does not write or publish content.

Does either do off-page work, like Reddit or PR?

Neither does it for you. Prefer, our product, does off-page work (Reddit participation, PR pitches) on its Enterprise plan and on Prefer Managed, not on its self-serve plans. Rankshift's Action Center suggests off-page tasks, such as pitching a publication or answering a Reddit thread that AI engines cite, for your team to do. Peec AI lists recommended actions, agent actions and gap analysis on its pricing page, and the outreach stays with your team.

Which is better for agencies, Rankshift or Peec AI?

Peec AI has dedicated agency plans at $245, $495 and $795 a month with white-label reporting and pitch projects, while Rankshift runs agencies on its standard plans with a workspace per client and pitch projects at 1,000 credits each, and does not mention white label. Prefer, our product, has its own agency plan, from $99 a month plus $299 per active client. If branded client reports matter, Peec has them on the page; if you want every engine for every client, Rankshift includes them.

Who is Rankshift best for?

SEO and marketing teams, and agencies, that want every major engine tracked on one plan, including Perplexity, Claude and Copilot, with unlimited seats and projects, MCP and API, and a writer that drafts articles. Teams that want a flat prompt count and articles at a lower entry may fit Prefer, our product, better, from $24 a month. Rankshift's 30-day trial needs no card, so you can test the credit burn before paying.

Who is Peec AI best for?

Marketing teams and agencies that want team-wide analytics on the 3 models that matter to them, with unlimited users, multi-project mid tiers, Looker Studio and white-label agency reporting, and that write their own content. Teams that want the content written as well fit Prefer, our product, better, from $24 a month. Peec's Naver AI option also suits teams that sell in Korea.

What is the best alternative to Rankshift and Peec AI?

Prefer is the best pick if you want tracking and content work together at a published price below both: it tracks ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and AI Mode with 30 prompts and writes 15 AI articles a month from $24 (free trial on every paid plan, free audit), with a done-for-you Managed option. The category also includes Profound, Otterly, Scrunch, AthenaHQ and Semrush's AI toolkit. See our roundup of the best AI visibility tools.

References

Sources

  1. Rankshift pricing page (raw and rendered 30 Sep 2026) rankshift.ai Accessed September 2026 (Rankshift 30 Sep; Peec AI 18 and 19 Sep)
  2. Peec AI pricing page (rendered 19 Sep 2026) peec.ai Accessed September 2026 (Rankshift 30 Sep; Peec AI 18 and 19 Sep)
  3. Rankshift credit calculator (rendered 30 Sep 2026) rankshift.ai Accessed September 2026 (Rankshift 30 Sep; Peec AI 18 and 19 Sep)
  4. Rankshift AI visibility tracking page (rendered 30 Sep 2026) rankshift.ai Accessed September 2026 (Rankshift 30 Sep; Peec AI 18 and 19 Sep)
  5. Rankshift AI citation tracking and Action Center (rendered 30 Sep 2026) rankshift.ai Accessed September 2026 (Rankshift 30 Sep; Peec AI 18 and 19 Sep)
  6. Rankshift AI Content Engine (rendered 30 Sep 2026) rankshift.ai Accessed September 2026 (Rankshift 30 Sep; Peec AI 18 and 19 Sep)
  7. Peec AI instructions page (read Aug 2026) peec.ai Accessed September 2026 (Rankshift 30 Sep; Peec AI 18 and 19 Sep)
  8. Peec AI pricing page, archived 8 Sep 2026 web.archive.org Accessed September 2026 (Rankshift 30 Sep; Peec AI 18 and 19 Sep)
  9. Rankshift integrations page (rendered 30 Sep 2026) rankshift.ai Accessed September 2026 (Rankshift 30 Sep; Peec AI 18 and 19 Sep)
  10. Peec AI on G2 (rendered 18 Sep 2026) g2.com Accessed September 2026 (Rankshift 30 Sep; Peec AI 18 and 19 Sep)
  11. Rankshift G2 URL, redirects to the AEO category (checked 30 Sep 2026) g2.com Accessed September 2026 (Rankshift 30 Sep; Peec AI 18 and 19 Sep)
  12. Peec AI: $21M Series A announcement peec.ai Accessed September 2026 (Rankshift 30 Sep; Peec AI 18 and 19 Sep)
  13. Peec AI agency pricing (read 18 Sep 2026) peec.ai Accessed September 2026 (Rankshift 30 Sep; Peec AI 18 and 19 Sep)
  14. Rankshift homepage (trial terms and customer claim, read 30 Sep 2026) rankshift.ai Accessed September 2026 (Rankshift 30 Sep; Peec AI 18 and 19 Sep)
  15. Peec AI Crawl Insights docs (read Aug 2026) docs.peec.ai Accessed September 2026 (Rankshift 30 Sep; Peec AI 18 and 19 Sep)

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