RankScale is one of the most affordable entry points into AI visibility tracking. Starting at $20/month, it's built for teams who want to experiment with GEO without enterprise budgets.
If budget matters, here's what you should know.
How RankScale works
RankScale tracks your brand visibility across 7 AI search engines: ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, Grok, and Copilot. Daily tracking means you catch changes quickly.
The Brand Dashboard shows your Visibility Score and average position across AI platforms. You get a single view of how AI sees your brand.
Citation Analysis reveals which websites and pages are being cited instead of yours. If competitors are getting mentioned, you'll see exactly which content is winning.
AI Readiness Audit evaluates how "AI-ready" your site is by analyzing content structure, relevance, authority, and technical setup. It's diagnostic, not just monitoring.
Competitor Benchmarking lets you compare your visibility against competitors across all tracked platforms.
RankScale uses a credit-based system where each AI response consumes credits. The Essential plan gives you 480 AI responses per month.
RankScale pricing
RankScale is notably affordable. Essential is $20/month for 120 credits (480 AI responses), Growth is $60/month for 400 credits, Pro is $180/month for 1,500 credits, and Enterprise is $780/month for 12,000 credits.
A free test is available to try before committing. Annual plans offer discounts.
At $20/month, RankScale is one of the cheapest purpose-built GEO tools available. For teams testing whether AI visibility matters, the barrier is very low.
What RankScale does well
$20/month is accessible for almost anyone. If budget is your main constraint, RankScale removes that barrier.
Most affordable tools update weekly. RankScale checks daily, so you catch visibility changes faster.
The AI Readiness Audit goes beyond just tracking. It evaluates your site for AI optimization, helping you understand what to fix, not just what's happening.
Users highlight that founder Mathias Ptacek ships new features multiple times weekly based on community feedback. For a newer tool, that responsiveness matters.
RankScale also offers daily 1-hour video calls to walk through the tool. That level of support is unusual for a $20/month product.
Where Mentionable takes a different approach
Both RankScale and Mentionable target budget-conscious users. The main differences are pricing model and prompt setup.
RankScale uses credits where understanding how 120 credits translates to actual usage across 7 engines takes work. It's not as simple as "X prompts per month." Mentionable uses straightforward monthly pricing.
The technical interface isn't for everyone. Users note the platform is "pretty technical" and works best for professionals comfortable with data-rich analytics.
Mentionable suggests prompts to get you started. Enter your URL, we analyze your site and suggest relevant prompts. RankScale requires manual setup.
Which one fits you?
RankScale makes sense if:
- You want the cheapest possible entry to GEO
- You're comfortable with credit-based pricing
- You need 7 LLM coverage
- You want AI Readiness audits for your site
- You can handle a technical, data-rich interface
Mentionable might be better if:
- You want to start completely free
- You prefer predictable fixed pricing
- You want prompt suggestions to get started
- You value simplicity over feature depth
- 5 LLMs is enough coverage
The bottom line
RankScale is the budget champion. At $20/month with 7 LLMs and daily tracking, it's hard to beat on value. The AI Readiness Audit adds diagnostic depth that pure tracking tools lack.
But the credit system adds complexity, and the technical interface isn't for everyone. If you just want straightforward "am I visible?" tracking without doing math, simpler tools exist.
Try Mentionable free first. See if AI visibility matters. If you want deeper analytics and more LLM coverage at a low price, RankScale is worth considering.