Key takeaways
- Mentionable is roughly 6-10x cheaper than AI Rank Checker's current pricing, starting at €79/month versus $499/month for Cognizo's Platform plan.
- AI Rank Checker is no longer an independent, pay-as-you-go tool. It was acquired by Cognizo in June 2026 and now operates as a managed AEO/content subscription service, not a self-serve credit tracker.
- Mentionable includes all 7-8 AI engines on every plan with no picking-and-choosing; AI Rank Checker's cheaper Cognizo tier limits you to 5 platforms of your choice.
- If you want done-for-you content production and lead attribution, AI Rank Checker's $899/month Done-for-You plan does more of the work for you than Mentionable, which mostly diagnoses gaps and leaves execution to you.
- Mentionable is built and run by a solo developer with roughly 50 client brands as of mid-2026, a real maturity risk for agencies betting their offering on it long-term.
- Neither tool has much of an independent review base yet: Mentionable's most substantial review is a single French write-up, and AI Rank Checker has just one G2 review, from before the acquisition.
Overview
Mentionable is a French-built GEO tracker that checks daily whether ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot, and Google's AI surfaces cite your brand. It leans on a credit system rather than flat per-prompt caps, includes all engines on every plan, and adds fan-out query analysis, missed-citation tracking, and a lightweight AI page generator. It launched in January 2026 and is run by a single developer, Alexandre Rastello, who by mid-2026 had around 50 paying brands and reportedly 100,000+ prompts run per month.
AI Rank Checker started as a pay-as-you-go visibility checker (roughly $0.11-$0.17 per keyword check) aimed at people who wanted to spot-check AI rankings without a subscription. That version is gone. Cognizo acquired the product in June 2026, retired the wallet system, and repositioned it as a managed AEO service: you now pick a subscription tier that bundles tracking with content production, traffic analytics, and (on the top plan) a dedicated strategist. The tool that reviewers described a year ago and the tool live on airankchecker.net today are not really the same product anymore.
Side-by-side comparison
| Feature | Mentionable | AI Rank Checker (Cognizo) |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | €79/month | $499/month |
| Pricing model | Flat subscription + metered overage credits | Flat subscription tiers |
| Free tier | No (4-7 day trial, no card) | No (free report lead magnet only) |
| AI engines tracked | 7-8, all included on every plan | Up to 5 chosen platforms on Platform tier; more on Enterprise |
| Tracked prompts (entry tier) | Up to 115 | 150 |
| Content generation | Credit-based AI page generator | Included: 8 AI-optimized articles/month (Platform), full managed production on Done-for-You |
| Agency support | White-label reports, unlimited client projects at €299/month | Bulk pricing, branded reporting, custom |
| API / assistant access | MCP integration, built-in AI assistant for querying data | Not publicly documented on airankchecker.net |
| AI traffic analytics | Estimated, credit-gated scan frequency | Included on Platform and Done-for-You plans |
| Reddit / source tracking | Yes (Reddit engagement is credit-based) | Not specifically documented |
| Support model | Direct founder support, fast iteration | Customer success partner, dedicated AEO strategist on higher tiers |
| Maturity/team size | Solo founder, ~50 clients as of mid-2026 | Backed by Cognizo, acquired product, larger team |
| Best for | Self-serve teams and small agencies on a budget | Teams wanting managed content + lead attribution, bigger budgets |
Head-to-head deep dive
Pricing philosophy
This is really the crux of the whole comparison. Mentionable prices itself like a scrappy tracking tool: everything under €300/month, all engines included, overage billed per scan through Stripe with a spend cap you control. AI Rank Checker used to price the same way, literally pennies per check, but that model is dead. Post-acquisition, Cognizo prices it like an AEO agency-in-a-box: $499 to start, $899 for managed content, custom for enterprise. If you're comparing these two on sticker price alone, Mentionable wins by an order of magnitude. But you're not just buying tracking with AI Rank Checker anymore, you're buying tracking bundled with content production and a strategist.
Engine coverage
Mentionable tracks all its supported engines on every single plan, no upsell, no picking. AI Rank Checker's cheaper Cognizo tier caps you at choosing 5 platforms from its list (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Claude, Meta AI, Grok,