How is MentionBird different from SEO rank tracking?

SEO rank trackers show webpage positions in Google results. MentionBird tracks whether AI answers mention your brand for buyer questions, which sources AI cites, and how your visibility compares with competitors.

Can I track competitors and multiple brands?

Yes. You can benchmark competitors' AI mentions against yours and manage several brands or product lines in one workspace using tags. Starter allows 1 brand with 5 competitors; Growth allows 3 brands with 10 competitors each.

MentionBird — Find out why AI recommends your competitor, not you

MentionBird is an AI visibility tracking and optimization tool. It identifies which sources ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and other AI platforms cite for the prompts your buyers ask, shows why competitors get recommended instead of you, and generates a per-prompt action plan ("AI Ranking Advice") to earn brand mentions. It then tracks daily whether each platform cites your brand, your share of recommendations versus competitors week over week, and what changed.

Key Features

Source-level citation tracking

For each tracked prompt, MentionBird shows the specific pages, reviews, and videos AI platforms cite (e.g. runnersworld.com, YouTube reviews) and whether your brand appears in them.

Per-prompt AI Ranking Advice

For any tracked prompt, the tool reviews the answers, named brands, and cited sources, then recommends concrete actions (e.g. get featured in roundups, publish comparison guides, add product details) with impact and effort ratings. Costs 5 agent credits per plan.

Multi-platform daily tracking

Checks AI answers every 24 hours across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Google AI Overviews, Grok, Microsoft Copilot, and DeepSeek (platform coverage depends on plan tier).

Competitor and multi-brand benchmarking

Track competitors (1 brand + 5 competitors on Starter; 3 brands + 10 competitors each on Growth) and see your share of AI recommendations week over week, with score changes traced to the exact prompt, model, or citation.

Prompt library management

Add, label, and regroup buyer questions by brand, product, or project; supports CSV import and export of prompt data.

Agent credits

Monthly credits fund ranking-advice plans (5 credits each) and YouTube video summaries (1 credit per 5 minutes of video cited).

No installation required

No code, plugins, or tracking tags on your site; you add brands, prompts, and competitors and MentionBird checks AI answers externally.

Direct LLM connections

Connect Claude or ChatGPT directly to your data on the Starter plan.

How It Works

Pick the prompts that bring customers

Add the real buyer questions (the FAQ recommends starting with 20-50 focused buying-decision prompts) you want to track.

Track which sources AI cites

MentionBird checks AI answers daily for each prompt and lists the cited sources, marking where your brand is cited or missing.

Get a winning plan and verify it

Receive ranked actions to win those sources, then monitor daily citations, share of voice versus competitors, and week-over-week changes attributed to specific prompts and models.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Goes beyond mention charts to explain which sources drive each AI answer and what to change to win them
Tracks 8 AI platforms including Grok, AI Overviews, Copilot, and DeepSeek on higher tiers, not just the big four
Covers competitors and multi-brand workspaces with tags, plus CSV import/export
No site installation or tracking tags required; setup described as a few minutes
Daily (24-hour) data updates with week-over-week share-of-voice benchmarking per prompt and model
No contract; plans can be changed anytime with upgrades applied immediately and past data retained

Who It's For

Best for

Marketing, SEO, and growth teams at brands that want to be recommended when buyers ask AI engines what to buy
Founders and product teams who want to know which specific sources (review sites, guides, YouTube videos) AI trusts in their category
Agencies managing AI visibility for multiple client brands in one workspace
Teams across e-commerce, SaaS, healthcare, legal, finance, real estate, travel, education, home services, and local business

Not ideal for

Teams looking only for traditional SEO rank tracking of Google keyword positions — this is a different product category

Use Cases

E-commerce brands finding which review sites and roundups AI cites before recommending products

Software companies discovering which buyer questions they are invisible on (e.g. environment provisioning tools)

Brands winning category questions but losing comparison prompts, and wanting that made visible

Agencies and marketing/SEO teams tracking AI visibility across multiple client brands in one workspace

Local and service businesses (law firms, dentists, HVAC, real estate) generating industry-specific prompts with the free prompt generator tools

Pricing

Plans start at $79/month (Starter) with a Growth plan at $299/month and custom quotes for enterprise needs. Annual billing gives 2 months free (Starter $66/mo, $790/year; Growth $249/mo, $2,990/year). A Product Hunt launch offer (code PH19) gives Starter at $19/month for the first 3 months (offer ended Oct 31). No contract, cancel any time.

Starter

$79/mo ($19/mo for 3 months with code PH19; $66/mo billed an

100 daily prompt runs, ChatGPT and Gemini, 1 brand and 5 competitors, 10 team members, 100 agent credits/mo, CSV import/export, direct Claude or ChatGPT connection.

Growth (Most popular)

$299/mo ($249/mo billed annually at $2,990/year)

Everything in Starter plus 400 daily prompt runs, four platforms (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude), 3 brands with 10 competitors each, 500 agent credits/mo.

Custom

Custom quote

Everything in Growth plus all 8 AI platforms (including Grok, AI Overviews, Copilot, DeepSeek), unlimited runs/brands/competitors/team members, custom agent credits, and a dedicated account manager.

FAQ

What is an AI visibility tool?

It tracks where, how often, and how prominently a brand appears in AI-generated answers, whether those answers describe the brand accurately, and which websites AI cites. MentionBird also provides AI Ranking Advice to help brands earn more mentions.

Which AI platforms does MentionBird track?

ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Google AI Overviews, Grok, Microsoft Copilot, and DeepSeek. Platform coverage depends on your plan: Starter covers ChatGPT and Gemini, Growth adds Perplexity and Claude, and Custom covers all 8.

How does AI Ranking Advice work?

Choose any tracked prompt; MentionBird reviews the answers, named brands, and cited sources, then recommends practical steps with effort ratings — such as improving product pages, publishing comparison guides, or earning mentions/videos on trusted websites. Each ranking plan costs 5 agent credits.

How many prompts should I track?

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