CitedSpy is an AI brand monitoring platform that tracks how often your brand appears in answers from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot, Claude, and Grok. It provides daily reports on share of voice, sentiment, and citation sources, helping marketing teams optimize their generative engine optimization (GEO) strategy.
What is CitedSpy?
CitedSpy is a generative engine optimization (GEO) tool that monitors brand mentions across six major AI search engines: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, and Grok. It takes your domain and a list of prompts (questions) as input, then outputs weekly or daily reports showing how often your brand appears, in what context, and from which sources.
Key Features
- Multi-engine tracking — Monitors brand mentions across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot, Claude, and Grok with daily checks (7 times per week per prompt).
- Competitor comparison — Compare share of voice, mention rate, average position, and sentiment against up to 15 competitors side by side.
- Citation source analysis — Identifies which websites (e.g., Wikipedia, Reddit, G2) AI engines use when mentioning your brand, so you know where to focus link-building efforts.
- Actionable recommendations — Generates specific tasks with expected impact and time estimates, such as "Add FAQ section to /pricing" or "Reply in r/SaaS thread #4521".
- White-label reporting — Pro tier ($399/mo) includes branded PDF reports, custom domains ($29/mo add-on), and multi-client dashboard.
- API and Looker Studio integration — Available on Pro tier for custom data pulls and dashboarding.
Who is it for?
- Marketing teams at SaaS companies — Track how AI search engines recommend their product versus competitors, and identify gaps in their online presence.
- Agencies managing multiple brands — Use the Pro tier to monitor up to 5 brands (or more) with white-label reports for clients.
- Solo founders — Track one brand with up to 20 prompts at $16/mo, getting weekly reports to inform content and PR strategies.
Use cases
- Product marketing managers — Monitor share of voice for their brand vs. top 3 competitors across AI engines, then prioritize Wikipedia edits or Reddit engagement to improve rankings.
- SEO specialists — Identify which third-party sites AI engines cite most (e.g., G2 reviews, blog posts) and build backlinks to those sources.
- Agency account managers — Run white-label reports for each client showing weekly trends in AI mentions, sentiment, and citation sources.
How does CitedSpy work?
- Paste your domain — The system auto-detects competitors and suggests 25 starter prompts.
- Prompts are run daily across six AI engines, each prompt checked 7 times per week to account for answer variability.
- Results appear in a dashboard showing share of voice, mention rate, sentiment, and top citation sources.
- Action items are generated with specific tasks (e.g., update Wikipedia, reply to Reddit thread) and expected impact estimates.
Pricing
Paid subscription with three tiers: Solo ($16/mo, 1 brand, 20 prompts, twice-weekly tracking), Growth ($125/mo, 3 brands, 75 prompts, daily tracking), and Pro ($333/mo, 5 brands, 200 prompts, daily tracking plus white-label and API). Annual plans offer 2 months free. 14-day free trial with no credit card required.
Alternatives
- Profound — Built for Fortune 500 companies, $399–$5,000/mo, requires a sales call.
- HubSpot AEO Grader — Offers a one-time score but no ongoing tracking or multi-engine support.
- Semrush AI — Includes some AI visibility features but limited engine coverage.
