Last updated: November 2026
Rank Prompt is the better pick if you need Gemini and Grok, a free plan, or hundreds of brands. TrendlyAI is the better pick if you want flat pricing with no credits, white-label PDF reports from $19/mo, and drafted fixes for each gap. We build TrendlyAI, so weigh that.
Key takeaways馃敆
- Rank Prompt tracks six engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, Claude, Gemini, Grok). TrendlyAI tracks four (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Google AI Overviews).
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As of October 2026, Rank Prompt costs $49, $89, $149 or $299 per month and runs on credits. TrendlyAI costs $19, $49 or $149 per month with fixed prompt limits.
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White-label reports start at $149/mo on Rank Prompt and at $19/mo on TrendlyAI.
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Rank Prompt scales much further: up to 500 brands on Agency Plus versus 40 on TrendlyAI.
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Both tools are honest about what they do. The right choice comes down to engines, scale and how you like to pay.
What is the difference between TrendlyAI and Rank Prompt?馃敆
The core difference between TrendlyAI and Rank Prompt is how you pay and what you get for it: Rank Prompt sells monthly credits that you spend across six engines and several tools, while TrendlyAI sells flat plans with a fixed number of prompts on four engines.
Rank Prompt (rankprompt.com) is a broad AI visibility platform. Credits pay for visibility runs, AI-written articles, brand audits, page speed audits and prospect searches. It also has an API, an MCP server and an "Agent Mode" with its own monthly dollar budget.
TrendlyAI (trendlyai.com) is narrower. It shows whether ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews name your brand or its competitors, finds the gaps where a competitor is recommended and you are not, and drafts a fix for each gap: a comparison page, an FAQ page with schema, a Reddit answer, an llms.txt file, a best-of list or a product page rewrite. Later scans detect when a fix wins a citation.
TrendlyAI vs Rank Prompt at a glance馃敆
This table compares the two tools on the points buyers ask about most. Rank Prompt details are from its pricing page, as of October 2026. TrendlyAI details are from our own pricing page.
| TrendlyAI | Rank Prompt | |
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| Entry price (monthly) | $19/mo (Solo) | $49/mo (Starter) |
| Yearly billing (per month) | $16 / $39 / $124 | $39 / $71 / $119 / $239 |
| Free option | 7-day trial, no card | Free plan, 10 credits a month, no card |
| Pricing model | Flat plans, 25 prompts per brand | Credits (150 to 2,000 a month) |
| Engines | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Google AI Overviews | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, Claude, Gemini, Grok |
| Gemini, Grok | No | Yes |
| Brands | 1, 3 or 10 (up to 40 with add-ons) | 1, 10, 50 or 500 |
| Scan cadence | Weekly, 1 sample per prompt per engine | Scheduled runs you set (weekly or monthly in its calculator), each run draws credits |
| White-label | Branded PDF reports on every plan | From Agency ($149/mo); own domain and client logins on Agency Plus ($299/mo) |
| Fix drafts | Yes, tied to each gap | AI article writing (10 credits per article) |
| Pitch audits for prospects | 5, 10 or 25 a month | Prospect searches (5 credits each) |
How do TrendlyAI and Rank Prompt compare on price?馃敆
TrendlyAI is cheaper at the entry level and for small agencies, and Rank Prompt is cheaper per brand once you manage dozens of brands.
Rank Prompt's plans, as of November 2026:
- Free: 10 credits a month, 1 brand, API and MCP included. That is one full report on ChatGPT, Claude and Google AI Mode.
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Starter: $49/mo ($39/mo yearly), 150 credits, 1 brand, owner only.
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Pro: $89/mo ($71/mo yearly), 500 credits, 10 brands, 2 seats.
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Agency: $149/mo ($119/mo yearly), 1,000 credits, 50 brands, 10 seats, white-label.
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Agency Plus: $299/mo ($239/mo yearly), 2,000 credits, 500 brands, 25 seats, the whole app on your own domain.
Credit top-ups cost $18 for 50, $35 for 100 or $65 for 200, and they never expire. Monthly credits reset and do not roll over.
TrendlyAI's plans:
- Solo: $19/mo ($16/mo yearly), 1 brand, 25 prompts, 2 competitors, 10 fix drafts a month, white-label PDF reports, 5 pitch audits a month.
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Pro: $49/mo ($39/mo yearly), 3 brands, 25 prompts each, 5 competitors per brand, unlimited fix drafts, 10 pitch audits a month, Reddit thread detail.
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Agency: $149/mo ($124/mo yearly), 10 client brands, 25 prompts each, 25 pitch audits a month, extra brands $15/mo up to 40, priority support.
There is a 7-day free trial with no credit card. There is no free plan, and Rank Prompt has one. If one report a month is all you need, Rank Prompt's free plan beats any paid tool.
Credits vs prompts: which pricing model is easier to plan?馃敆
Flat prompt limits are easier to plan, and credits are more flexible. That is the honest trade.
Rank Prompt's rule is simple: one prompt analyzed on up to three engines costs 1 credit, and on four to six engines it costs 2. Its own FAQ says Starter's 150 credits works out to 150 prompts a month or 15 articles.
Here is my own arithmetic from those rules. 25 prompts run weekly (about four runs a month) on three engines is roughly 100 credits a month, which fits Starter. Run the same 25 prompts on all six engines and it is roughly 200 credits, which does not. Add three articles at 10 credits each and you are looking at Pro. Multiply by five clients and you need Agency.
None of that is hidden. Rank Prompt even has a calculator on its pricing page. But some buyers want to know the bill before they start, and that is where a flat plan helps. On TrendlyAI, 25 prompts per brand on four engines every week is what the plan includes, and fix drafts do not eat into tracking.
The flip side: credits let Rank Prompt users move budget between tracking and content in the same month. TrendlyAI has no content-writing budget to move. Rankscale is another credit-based tracker, and our TrendlyAI vs Rankscale comparison shows how its credits work.
Which AI engines does each tool track?馃敆
Rank Prompt tracks six engines on every plan: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode (which it groups with AI Overviews), Claude, Gemini and Grok. TrendlyAI tracks four: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews.
This is Rank Prompt's clearest advantage. TrendlyAI does not track Gemini, Grok, Copilot, Meta AI or Google AI Mode. If your buyers use Gemini, or a client sells to an audience on X where Grok matters, Rank Prompt covers ground we do not. Our guides on ranking in Gemini and AI Mode and showing up in Grok explain why those engines can behave differently.
Neither tool tracks Microsoft Copilot. If you need Copilot, look at the options in our Rank Prompt alternatives guide.
Which is better for white-label agency reporting?馃敆
TrendlyAI is cheaper for white-label reporting, and Rank Prompt goes further at the top end.
On TrendlyAI, white-label PDF reports and share links come with every plan, including Solo at $19/mo. A freelancer with three clients can send branded reports from the Pro plan at $49/mo.
On Rank Prompt, white-label starts on Agency at $149/mo: your logo and colors on reports, exports and share links, plus scheduled client emails, a client portal link per brand and your own sending domain. Agency Plus at $299/mo puts the whole app on your own domain with client logins. TrendlyAI has no client login portal, so an agency that wants clients to log in to a branded app should choose Rank Prompt.
For more options, see our roundup of white-label AI visibility tools.
How often does each tool scan?馃敆
TrendlyAI runs a full scan every week, with 1 sample per prompt per engine. It has no daily checks.
Rank Prompt lets you schedule reports on every paid plan, and its pricing calculator offers weekly or monthly scans. Its free plan notes that scheduling a report every week is free; what you pay for is the credits each run draws. So on Rank Prompt, how often you scan is a budget choice. On TrendlyAI it is fixed.
Weekly is enough for most teams, because AI answers shift over weeks rather than hours. Our guide to tracking ChatGPT performance over time explains why trends matter more than any single run. But one sample per prompt is a real limit: AI answers vary between runs, and a single weekly sample can miss that.
What are TrendlyAI's weak points against Rank Prompt?馃敆
TrendlyAI's weak points are real, and you should weigh them before you pick it over Rank Prompt.
- Fewer engines. Four against six. No Gemini, Grok, Copilot or Google AI Mode.
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Weekly only, 1 sample per prompt. No daily data, and no repeated sampling to smooth out variation.
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No prompt-volume data. We do not tell you how often people ask a given prompt.
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Smaller scale. 40 brands is our ceiling. Rank Prompt's Agency plan allows 50 and Agency Plus 500.
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No free plan. Only a 7-day trial and the free check. Rank Prompt has a permanent free tier.
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Young product, small team, few public reviews. TrendlyAI is built by one founder.
TrendlyAI tracks its own domain and publishes its own score, which is low. I would rather show you that than pretend otherwise. Read the methodology and look at a sample report before you decide.
Who should pick TrendlyAI and who should pick Rank Prompt?馃敆
Pick the tool that matches the constraint you actually have.
Pick Rank Prompt if:
- You need Gemini or Grok tracked.
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You manage dozens or hundreds of brands.
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You want clients to log in to a white-label app on your own domain.
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You want AI article writing, audits, an API and an MCP server in the same subscription.
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One free report a month is enough for now.
Pick TrendlyAI if:
- You want a fixed monthly bill with no credit math.
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You need branded PDF reports for a few clients without paying $149/mo.
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You want a drafted fix (comparison page, FAQ with schema, Reddit answer, llms.txt) for each gap, not just a chart.
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ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews cover where your buyers search.
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You run pitch audits on prospect domains as part of sales.
For a wider view, see our best AI visibility tools for agencies roundup or start at the GEO hub. If you want to see where you stand before buying anything, the free AI visibility check runs 5 prompts on ChatGPT and Perplexity in about 30 seconds, with no signup.
Frequently asked questions馃敆
Is TrendlyAI cheaper than Rank Prompt?馃敆
At the entry level, yes. TrendlyAI starts at $19/mo and Rank Prompt's Starter plan is $49/mo, as of October 2026. Rank Prompt also has a free plan with 10 credits a month, which is cheaper than any TrendlyAI plan if one report a month is enough.
Does Rank Prompt track more AI engines than TrendlyAI?馃敆
Yes. Rank Prompt tracks ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, Claude, Gemini and Grok. TrendlyAI tracks ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews. Neither tracks Microsoft Copilot.
How do Rank Prompt credits work?馃敆
One prompt analyzed on up to three engines costs 1 credit, and on four to six engines it costs 2. Articles cost 10 credits each. Credits reset monthly and do not roll over, and top-ups start at $18 for 50 credits.
Which tool is better for agencies?馃敆
It depends on size. TrendlyAI includes white-label PDF reports on every plan and its Agency plan covers 10 client brands for $149/mo. Rank Prompt's Agency plan, also $149/mo, covers up to 50 brands, and Agency Plus ($299/mo) covers up to 500 and adds client logins on your own domain.
Can I try both before paying?馃敆
Yes. Rank Prompt has a free plan with no card. TrendlyAI has a 7-day free trial with no credit card, and a free check at trendlyai.com/check with no signup.