Best AI Overview Tracking Tools (2026): 8 Compared for Google

Updated 2026-11-09

Best AI Overview tracking tools in 2026: AY Rank ranked first of 8, followed by ZipTie, Keyword.com, Knowatoa and Am I On AI

Google's AI Overview sits above the first organic result for a growing share of searches. For a brand it raises four separate questions. Does an Overview show for the query at all. If it does, is your brand named in the text. Is your page one of the links under it. And where do you rank in the ordinary results below it. An ordinary rank tracker answers only the last one.

AI Overview tracking tools exist to answer all four, query by query. Some also cover Google's AI Mode, the chat-style view that opens from the search box, because the same page can be cited in one and skipped in the other. A tool that treats Google as one more engine in a long list often reports only whether you were mentioned. That is a thinner signal than the four questions above.

This list is limited to tools that say on their own pages that they track Google AI Overviews. We ranked them on how much of the Google picture each one gives you, how the Overview data is priced and gated, and what you pay to start. Each link goes to the tool's own page, and each fact comes from there, checked on 9 November 2026.

AY Rank is first because its AI Overview tracker gives all four signals for every question in one view, with AI Mode tracked beside it. The other seven each cover Overviews in their own way, and a few fit particular budgets or setups better than you might expect.

The ranking at a glance

AY Rank: Teams that want every Google signal for a query in one view, covering Overview presence, name, citation, organic rank and AI Mode.
ZipTie: Teams that want Google AI Overviews and AI Mode tracked at the same price as every other engine.
Keyword.com AI Search Visibility: SEO teams that want a dedicated AI Overview tracker next to their ordinary Google rank tracking.
Knowatoa: Small teams that want AI Overviews and AI Mode checked on a starter plan, with drafts to fill the gaps it finds.
Am I On AI: Marketing teams that care mainly about ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews and want a free audit first.
Scrunch: Enterprise brands and agencies that want Overview monitoring plus a version of their site served to AI agents.
Sight AI: Marketing teams and founders who want Google keyword positions and AI visibility under one login and work through an MCP server.
AthenaHQ: Marketing teams and agencies comfortable with credit pricing that want Overviews and AI Mode in the same tracker as a wide engine list.

Side by side

AI Overview tracking tools compared on Google signals, AI Mode, plan gating, trial and price
Tool	Shows if an Overview appears	Named vs cited	Organic rank in same tool	AI Mode	Overviews on entry plan	Free trial	From
AY RankOur pick	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes7 days, no card	$100/mo
ZipTie	Not stated	Yes	Not stated	Yes	Yes	Yes7 days, no card	$25.65/mo
Keyword.com AI Search Visibility	Not stated	Not stated	Yes360 Visibility plan	Yes	Not stated	Yes14 days, no card	$9.80/mo
Knowatoa	Not stated	Mention % only	Not stated	Yes	Yes	Yeslength not stated	$59/mo
Am I On AI	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated	No	Yes	Yes7 days	$100/mo
Scrunch	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated	Enterprise	Yes	Yes7 days, no card	$250/mo
Sight AI	Not stated	Not stated	YesGoogle keyword ranks	Pro and up	No	Yes7 days	$99/mo
AthenaHQ	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated	Yes	Not stated	Free tier, $25 credit	$295/mo

Yes stated on its own siteNo not offeredNot stated not statedFacts from each tool's own pages, checked 9 November 2026.

Lowest published monthly price, USD

Keyword.com AI Search Visibility$9.80/mo
ZipTie$25.65/mo
Knowatoa$59/mo
AY Rank$100/mo
Am I On AI$100/mo
Scrunch$250/mo
AthenaHQ$295/mo

Source: each tool's own pricing page, checked 9 November 2026. Sight AI is left out because its $99 Starter plan does not include AI Overviews.

What we scored

Overview detection. Does the tool tell you whether an AI Overview appears for each query, instead of assuming one does.
Named or cited. Does it separate being named in the Overview text from having your page linked as a source.
Organic rank beside it. Can you see your ordinary Google position next to the Overview result, so you can tell whether the two move together.
AI Mode coverage. Does the same tool track Google AI Mode, and on which plan.
Gating and price. Some tools lock Overview data behind a higher tier. We noted where, along with the lowest published monthly price and trial terms.

1. AY Rank

AI search visibility platform · app.ayrank.com/ai-rank-tracker/google-ai-overviews

Best for: Teams that want every Google signal for a query in one view, covering Overview presence, name, citation, organic rank and AI Mode.

For each question the AI Overview tracker shows whether an AI Overview appears at all.
It then shows whether the Overview names your brand and whether it cites your page, so a mention and a link are never confused.
Your organic Google rank is displayed beside the Overview result, which lets you see whether organic strength and Overview presence move together.
Google AI Mode is tracked in the same view, and both Google surfaces are included on every plan alongside ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude.
A free AI Overview checker at app.ayrank.com/tools lets you test a query before you sign up for anything.

Why it's on the list:

every week someone tells me they're handing their SEO to Claude because it can write a blog post in seconds

i get it, we use it too

but at ayrank, writing is only one part of the work

getting a page published is easy
getting that page to bring qualified buyers is where the work starts

here's what that actually looks like:

make sure Google can crawl and index the pages that matter - check robots.txt, sitemaps, noindex tags and CDN rules
bring product, pricing, comparison and use-case pages closer to the homepage instead of burying them 5 clicks deep
fix keyword cannibalisation so 4 generic blogs aren't competing with the page that should bring you customers
make essential copy available in the HTML so crawlers and buyers can actually access it
clean up titles, H1s, internal links, broken URLs, redirects and canonicals
build pages around questions buyers ask before paying - alternatives, comparisons, pricing, implementation and limitations
add real screenshots, customer proof and useful detail that gives someone a reason to trust you
earn relevant links, reviews and mentions from places your buyers already trust
check crawl logs to see whether Google is finding your important pages or wasting time on junk URLs
test the whole demo flow on mobile too - forms, calendar embeds, tracking and thank-you pages
track qualified demos, pipeline and revenue by landing page, with branded and non-branded traffic measured separately
update pages when your product, pricing, competitors or customer objections change

and plenty more :)

we're running AI SEO for 50+ SaaS companies at ayrank right now

we use app.ayrank.com + looot MCP to bring the data into the workflow, and Claude to help execute

the goal is simple

more people finding you when they're ready to buy
more of those people becoming customers

Proof: No public case study found.

Price: Starter $100 a month ($1,000 a year) with 50 AI questions on 6 engines and 150 keywords in 3 countries. Agency $500 a month ($5,000 a year). 7-day free trial, no card.

2. ZipTie

AI search tracker by engine and country · ziptie.ai/welcome

Best for: Teams that want Google AI Overviews and AI Mode tracked at the same price as every other engine.

ZipTie shows which AI answers mention and cite your brand, broken down per engine and per country.
Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode are both covered, along with ChatGPT, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot, Bing AI Overview and Gemini.
Every engine is priced the same, so adding Overviews does not push you into a higher tier.
A citation breakdown shows how much comes from user-generated content such as Reddit.
The trial runs 7 days with 25 daily prompts and needs no card.

Why it's on the list:

Tracks which AI answers mention and cite your brand per engine and per country, with Google AI Overviews and AI Mode priced like every other engine.
Fits teams that need country-level AI tracking across up to 7 engines.
Starter from $25.65 a month; 7-day free trial with 25 daily prompts and no card.

Proof: Its site lists teams at Ziff Davis, Tripadvisor, HubSpot, Indeed and Yelp under 'Trusted by teams at'. (source)

Price: Starter from $25.65 a month. Professional $340.20 a month. Enterprise $1,647 a month.

3. Keyword.com AI Search Visibility

AI rank tracker sold with a keyword rank tracker · keyword.com/ai-search-visibility

Best for: SEO teams that want a dedicated AI Overview tracker next to their ordinary Google rank tracking.

A separate AI Overview Tracker product exists, so Overviews are a named feature and not a line in a list.
Beyond Overviews, it covers ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini, with AI Mode in the navigation.
The 360 Visibility plan puts AI tracking and Google SERP tracking in one place, which suits comparing Overview presence with organic position.
An MCP server is available, and the trial lasts 14 days with no card.

Why it's on the list:

Adds an AI rank tracker and a separate AI Overview tracker to its Google keyword tracker, with an MCP server.
Fits SEO agencies and in-house teams that report on Google and AI positions together.
AI Visibility only from $9.80 a month ($7.83 billed annually), 360 Visibility $33 a month, 14-day free trial with no card.

Proof: Rated 4.7 on G2 per its reviews page, with named customers including FazWaz and Hozio. (source)

Price: AI Visibility only at $9.80 a month ($7.83 billed annually). 360 Visibility at $33 a month ($26 billed annually).

4. Knowatoa

AI visibility tool that generates buyer questions · knowatoa.com

Best for: Small teams that want AI Overviews and AI Mode checked on a starter plan, with drafts to fill the gaps it finds.

Starter covers ChatGPT, AI Overviews and AI Mode, so both Google surfaces are in the cheapest plan.
The tool generates likely buyer questions, checks the AI answers and reports a mention percentage with a not mentioned flag for each question.
No rank number is reported for AI answers, so the signal is mentioned or not.
AI agents research the gaps and draft content, with an auto-approve setting.
Growth and Enterprise open up all seven services, and a free trial is offered with the length not stated.

Why it's on the list:

Generates likely buyer questions, checks the AI answers and reports a mention percentage, then has agents draft content for the gaps.
Fits small teams and founders who want drafts to fill gaps, with an auto-approve option.
Starter $59 a month, Growth $199 a month; a free trial is offered, length not stated.

Proof: Geocodio's Michele Hansen on its site: "We showed up in AI Overviews and Perplexity within two weeks of using Knowatoa." (source)

Price: Starter $59 a month. Growth $199 a month.

5. Am I On AI

Free AI visibility audit with paid tracking · amionai.com

Best for: Marketing teams that care mainly about ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews and want a free audit first.

Tracking covers two engines, ChatGPT and Google AI Overview, and the Overview is included in all plans.
The home page talks about where you rank and how to get ranked higher in these answers.
A free audit needs no credit card, and the paid plans come with a 7-day free trial.
Audience segments, called Prism, let you track how different buyer groups see your brand.
A done-with-you tier called GEO Council costs $2,500 and is listed as fully booked.

Why it's on the list:

Starts with a free AI visibility audit, then tracks ChatGPT and Google AI Overview, with Prism audience segments.
Fits marketing teams that mainly care about ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews.
Pro $100 a month with 150 prompts, Prism $349 a month, 7-day free trial; a $2,500 GEO Council tier is listed as fully booked.

Proof: Its home page says it is loved by 10,000+ marketers and agencies and shows customer logos including Check Point, Vultr and Fastly. (source)

Price: Pro $100 a month with 150 prompts. Prism $349 a month.

6. Scrunch

AI visibility monitoring and agent experience platform · scrunch.com

Best for: Enterprise brands and agencies that want Overview monitoring plus a version of their site served to AI agents.

The Core plan lists Google AIO among its engines, together with ChatGPT, Perplexity and Copilot.
Enterprise adds Claude, Gemini, Meta AI, Google AI Mode and Grok.
Core includes 125 prompts and 5,000 responses a month.
The Agent Experience Platform, offered on Enterprise at custom pricing, serves AI agents a separate version of your site.
A 7-day free trial needs no credit card.

Why it's on the list:

Monitors AI visibility and citations, and its Agent Experience Platform serves AI agents a separate version of your site.
Fits enterprise brands and agencies; the site says it is trusted by over 500 companies.
Core $250 a month with 125 prompts and a 7-day free trial; Enterprise is custom priced.

Proof: Akamai saw a 364% increase in brand presence for associated non-branded prompts (nearly 5x), per Scrunch's case study. (source)

Price: Core $250 a month. Enterprise is custom priced.

7. Sight AI

MCP-based SEO and AI visibility platform · trysight.ai

Best for: Marketing teams and founders who want Google keyword positions and AI visibility under one login and work through an MCP server.

Google AI Mode and AI Overviews are included on Pro and higher, so the entry plan does not track them.
Starter covers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Grok.
Positions on the site apply to Google keywords, not to rank inside AI answers.
Content and indexing agents are part of the platform, and a 7-day free trial is offered.

Why it's on the list:

MCP-based platform that combines Google keyword rankings, AI citation tracking and content and indexing agents.
Fits marketing teams and founders who want agents to act on visibility data; the site says it supports 500+ brands and agencies.
Starter $99 a month with 5,000 credits, 100 prompts and 1 site; 7-day free trial.

Proof: Rob Andolina, co-founder of Clicks Geek, on its site: "We went from publishing 2 articles a month to 30." (source)

Price: Starter $99 a month with 5,000 credits, 100 prompts and 1 site.

8. AthenaHQ

AI visibility and recommendation platform · athenahq.ai

Best for: Marketing teams and agencies comfortable with credit pricing that want Overviews and AI Mode in the same tracker as a wide engine list.

Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode are listed with ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Copilot and Grok.
Pricing runs on credits, and API access and extra credits are paid add-ons.
The site describes positioning and sentiment tracking, and no answer-position metric was found.
A free tier gives 300 credits worth $25 and replaces a timed trial.

Why it's on the list:

Tracks how AI platforms mention and recommend your brand across ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, Claude, Copilot and Grok, with an agent copilot.
Fits marketing teams and enterprises; it states SOC 2 Type 2 certification.
Starter $295 a month with 3,600 credits; a free tier gives $25 in credit (300 credits), and API access is an add-on.

Proof: Verito reached 36% share of voice on ChatGPT in 6-8 weeks, beating rivals about 25x its size, per the AthenaHQ case study. (source)

Price: Starter $295 a month with 3,600 credits.

How we chose and ranked

Every entry was checked on its own website on 9 November 2026. We included a tool only if its pages state that it tracks Google AI Overviews. Tools that name only Google in general, with no Overview wording, were left out.

We skipped the large, well-known platforms in this space. They get covered everywhere else, and leaving them out let us look properly at smaller tools that handle Overviews well. If a fact such as a trial length is not on the tool's page, we say so and do not fill the gap.

The order is our judgment. Completeness of Google signals came first, then how early in the plan range Overview tracking becomes available, then price. A cheaper tool may rank lower here because it reports only mentions. Someone who needs only a cheap Overview check could reasonably reorder the list, and the facts under each entry make that easy.

FAQ

What is AI Overview tracking?

AI Overview tracking checks a set of Google searches on a schedule and records what the AI Overview did. That covers whether one appeared, whether it named your brand, whether it linked to your page and where you ranked in the ordinary results. Good tools repeat the check over time so you can see a trend and not a single snapshot.

How is an AI Overview different from AI Mode?

An AI Overview is the generated summary shown above results on a normal Google search. AI Mode is the chat-style view that opens from the search box and answers in a conversation. A page can be cited in one and absent from the other. AY Rank, ZipTie, Knowatoa and AthenaHQ cover both, and Sight AI adds them on Pro and higher.

Is being named in an Overview the same as being cited?

No. Being named means your brand appears in the text of the summary. Being cited means your page is linked as a source. You can be one without the other, and each needs a different fix. AY Rank reports both for every question, so you know whether to improve your brand's presence or your page's authority.

Why does organic rank matter beside an Overview result?

It shows whether Overview presence follows your ordinary rankings or runs on its own. If you rank in the top results but never appear in the Overview, the problem is the page's answer, not its authority. AY Rank and Keyword.com both place organic Google data near the AI data for this reason.

How much does AI Overview tracking cost?

Published starting prices here run from $9.80 a month for Keyword.com's AI-only plan to $295 a month for AthenaHQ Starter. ZipTie starts at $25.65, Knowatoa at $59, and AY Rank at $100 a month. Check what each plan includes, because Sight AI keeps Overviews for Pro and higher, and Scrunch lists them on Core.

Can I test a query before I pay?

Yes. AY Rank has a free AI Overview checker at app.ayrank.com/tools, and a 7-day free trial that needs no card. Am I On AI offers a free audit with no credit card, ZipTie gives a 7-day trial with 25 daily prompts, and Keyword.com runs a 14-day trial.

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