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AI competitor analysis tool

View your LLM organic competitors: the brands ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity recommend instead of you. Measure them from real answers, read an AI-written assessment of each rival, and see what they publish.

fieldnote.app4,571 credits

Competitors · fieldnote.app

Measured from 24 prompts · 6 engines

Illustrative data
Rivals named by AI
3
Your mentions
9
Top rival mentions
17
pipewise.example
Prompts you miss
7
LLM organic competitorsmentions · avg rank · cited URLs
Sample competitor comparison from AI answers: mentions, average position, cited URLs
BrandMentionsAvg rankCited URLs
Fieldnote (you)93.14
Pipewise171.811
Ledgerly122.66
Brightdesk54.02
AI answer engines measured
6
credits for the AI-written assessment
0
countries for a rival's Google keywords
84
you-vs-competitor progress report
PDF
Rivals measured inChatGPTClaudeGeminiPerplexity

Four ways to analyse a competitor

Two are measured, one is an AI opinion and one reads their site. Each is labelled for what it is.

Measured: who AI names next to you

Run your prompts on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews and AI Mode. Every answer is stored with the brands named, their order and the URLs cited, so the Competitors view shows each rival's mentions, average rank and cited pages next to yours.

  • From stored answers, not estimates
  • Rivals discovered from the answers themselves
See competitor intelligence
Prompts where rivals are named and you are notIllustrative
  • best crm for creative agenciesPipewise · Ledgerly
  • crm with client portalPipewise
  • agency crm that tracks retainersLedgerly
  • agency crm per-seat pricingYou lead

An AI-written assessment of each rival

Add competitor domains and the Competitor Analysis page asks Gemini to compare each one with your site: missing features, content gaps, technical advantages, keyword opportunities, recommendations and a 0 to 100 competitive score. Gemini has no live data here; it answers from its own knowledge, so read it as an informed opinion.

  • Free: no credits charged
  • Labelled as an opinion, never as a measurement
Competitor Analysis · pipewise.exampleIllustrative

AI-written assessment, not measured data. Gemini compares the two domains from its own knowledge and your first tracked prompt.

  • Competitive score (opinion)64 / 100
  • Content gapPricing comparison pages
  • Missing featureClient portal docs
  • Keyword opportunitycrm for creative agencies

What they publish

A competitor content scan reads a rival's recent articles from its sitemap, with titles and dates, and suggests a counter-strategy: topics to cover and the gaps in theirs.

  • Article titles and publish dates
  • Recommended topics and a gap analysis (AI-written)
Competitor content scanIllustrative · from sitemaps
  • pipewise.example/blog/agency-crm-pricing12 Oct
  • ledgerly.example/guides/client-portal9 Oct
  • pipewise.example/compare/ledgerly2 Oct

Counter-strategy: answer per-seat pricing with a table and a dated FAQ.

The Google keywords they rank for

Run the keyword planner in website mode on a rival's domain to see the keywords it ranks for, with search volume, difficulty and the ranking URL. Compare it with your own run to find the keywords to target.

  • Volume, difficulty, CPC and intent
  • AI Overview presence for the top seeds
Open the keyword planner
Keyword planner · pipewise.exampleIllustrative · website mode
Sample keyword research results: volume, difficulty, intent and AI Overview presence
KeywordVolumeKDIntentAI Overview
agency crm2,90046CommercialPresent
crm for agencies1,60041CommercialPresent
best crm for small agency88027CommercialNone
agency crm pricing32018CommercialPresent
how to choose an agency crm21012InformationalPresent

Measured or AI-written? Every source, labelled

Competitor numbers are only useful if you know where they came from.

Competitor data sources in AI Rank Lab and whether each is measured
SourceWhat it tells youMeasured?
Brand Visibility · CompetitorsMentions, average rank, sentiment and cited URLs per rivalYes, from stored AI answers
CitationsWhich rival pages the engines cite for your promptsYes, from stored AI answers
Progress Reports · benchmarkYou against one competitor, side by side, as a PDFYes, from data already collected
Keyword planner · website modeA rival's Google keywords and ranking URLsYes, from Google data
Competitor Analysis pageGaps, advantages and a 0-100 scoreNo: Gemini's assessment
Competitor content scanRecent rival articles, plus a suggested strategyArticles yes; strategy is AI-written

How to run an AI competitor audit

One setup gives you a baseline to compare against later.

Name your rivals

Add the competitor domains you know. The answers will show you the ones you did not.

Competitor listIllustrative
  • pipewise.exampleAdded
  • ledgerly.exampleAdded
  • brightdesk.exampleFound in answers

Run your prompts

Run the questions buyers ask on the engines that matter to you.

Run · 24 prompts × 6 enginesIllustrative
  • Answers stored144
  • Rivals named3

Read both kinds of evidence

Measured mentions and citations first, then the AI-written assessment for ideas.

EvidenceIllustrative
  • Measured: Pipewise named in 17 answersMeasured
  • Gemini: Pipewise has stronger pricing pagesAI opinion

Benchmark and report

Create a Progress Report comparing you with a competitor and download the PDF.

White-label reports
Progress Report · benchmarkIllustrative
  • fieldnote.app vs pipewise.exampleReady
  • Branded PDFDownload

At a glance

Engines

ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and AI Mode for measured data.

Assessment model

Gemini 2.5 Flash, using your domain, the rival's domain and your first tracked prompt.

Competitor list

One list per account, shared across your domains. Add or remove domains at any time.

Cost

Compare plans

Assessment: free. Prompt runs: 100 credits per engine per prompt. Keyword research: 100 credits per lookup.

Refresh

Measured data updates when you run prompts. An assessment is stored and reused for the rest of the week.

Free check

Run the free audit

The free audit scores any URL for SEO, AEO and GEO, a rival's included.

Questions buyers ask us

Something else? Ask the team

How does competitor analysis work?

There are two layers. Measured: run your prompts on six AI engines and the Competitors view shows every rival's mentions, rank and cited URLs from the stored answers. AI-written: add competitor domains and Gemini writes an assessment of each one against your site, with a 0 to 100 score. The first is evidence; the second is an opinion to give you ideas.

How many competitors can I track?

On the Competitor Analysis page you keep one list of competitor domains for your account, shared across your domains. In Brand Visibility there is no list to keep: every brand the engines name in your answers is counted automatically.

What metrics are compared?

Measured: mentions, average position in the answer, sentiment and cited URLs per engine, and in Progress Reports your audit and AI visibility results against one competitor. In the AI-written assessment: missing features, content gaps, technical advantages, keyword opportunities and a 0 to 100 competitive score.

How is this different from Ahrefs or SEMrush competitor analysis?

Ahrefs and Semrush are stronger for backlinks, Google rankings and traffic estimates, and both now include AI visibility reports. AI Rank Lab focuses on the prompt and the engine: which rivals each AI answer names and cites for your prompts, with the Action Plan, writer and publishing in the same suite.

Can I get alerts when a competitor's visibility changes?

Not today. There are no automatic competitor alerts. Re-run your prompts to compare, or opt Action Plan prompts into citation tracking, which re-checks them weekly.

How often is competitor data updated?

Measured data updates whenever you run your prompts; AI Rank Lab does not run them on a timer, except the weekly re-check of prompts you opt into citation tracking. An AI-written assessment is generated once and reused for the rest of the week.

How can I see my competitors in AI search results?

Run the prompts your buyers ask, then open Brand Visibility and the Competitors view. It lists every brand the engines named, how often, at what rank and with which cited URLs. Prompts where rivals appear and you do not are your gaps.

Where can I get a free SEO report for competitive analysis in AI?

Run the free SEO, AEO and GEO audit on your site and on a competitor's URL: it scores both for search, answer-engine and generative-engine readiness with fixes, so you can compare them. For how AI engines actually answer about you and your rivals, track prompts in Brand Visibility.

Audit your site, then your rivals

The free audit scores any URL for SEO, AEO and GEO readiness. Run it on your site and a competitor's.