Comparison

ChatGPT monitoring under €50 a month — the honest market overview

As of: August 10, 2026 · Prompt Monitoring is our own product — this comparison is disclosed as such and names competitor strengths honestly.

If you want to track AI visibility, you quickly land on tools starting at €85–95/mo: Peec AI starts at approx. €89 according to public sources, Promptwatch Essential at $95. Below €50 the market thins out — for an honest reason: every real measurement of the ChatGPT surface costs the vendor money per query.

Under €50/mo there are essentially two serious options: Otterly Lite at $29/mo with 15 prompts across four platforms — and Prompt Monitoring at €19/mo with 10 prompts on the two surfaces that matter commercially in the DACH region. Plus Promptwatch's free Explore plan as a taster without a continuous monitoring claim.

	Prompt Monitoring	Otterly.ai	Peec AI	Promptwatch
Price	€19/mo plus VAT	from $29/mo	from approx. €89/mo	from $95/mo (free tier available)
Prompts	10 money prompts	15 prompts on Lite, 100 on Standard	25–50 prompts on Starter (public sources cite different figures)	no public per-plan figure
Engines	ChatGPT (real consumer surface, measured live) + Google AI Overview	ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot (base); Claude/Gemini/AI Mode as add-ons	ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews (base); Claude, Gemini, Copilot and others as add-ons	ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Grok, Copilot, Google AI Overviews, DeepSeek, Mistral, Meta
Terms	€1 activation, 7-day trial, cancel monthly	Lite $29, Standard $189, Premium $489 (monthly); Claude, Gemini and Google AI Mode cost an extra $9–$439 depending on plan	Peec does not publish prices on its website; public sources (OMR Reviews, Workduo, Geoptie) cite €85–89 for the Starter plan. Additional engines cost approx. €20–30 per engine per month according to those sources	Explore $0, Essential $95, Professional $245, Business $579 (monthly)
Best for	One brand, one domain, focus on ChatGPT + Google AI Overview	teams and agencies that need multiple platforms and API access	agencies running multiple client projects with reporting needs	brands that want as many AI platforms as possible in one tool

As of: August 10, 2026. Competitor figures come from public vendor pages; for Peec AI from public third-party sources since Peec does not publish prices. Vendor websites are authoritative.

Why "cheap" can be a warning sign here

A vendor promising unlimited daily ChatGPT checks for €5 is very likely not measuring the real surface but an API — or not daily. Always ask: what exactly is measured, how often, and how is provenance labeled? We chose to write the provenance of every measurement into the product: live verified or API model. At €19/mo that works because we measure exactly two engines and ten prompts — not despite the price, but because of the scope.

Otterly.ai strengths

Four AI platforms even on the entry plan
Unlimited team members on all plans
API and MCP access from the Standard plan
GEO URL audits included

Peec AI strengths

Used by 3,000+ brands and agencies
Up to 6 AI platforms trackable
Multiple projects per account
Strong agency reporting

Promptwatch strengths

Ten AI platforms — the broadest coverage in this comparison
Free Explore plan to get started
G2 rating 4.7/5
1,780+ brands and agencies

What we honestly lack

Only 2 engines — no Perplexity, Claude or Copilot
No team seats, no API, no white label
1 domain per workspace
10 prompts maximum

If any of these matter to you, pick one of the tools above — seriously.

Test it before you believe anyone — including us

The free live check instantly tests one purchase-intent prompt against the real ChatGPT surface: are you mentioned, who else is, which sources does the AI cite. No signup.

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FAQ

Are 10 prompts even enough?

For a brand with a clear offer: usually yes. The 10 should be purchase-intent prompts ("best X for Y"), not generic info questions. Our free check suggests suitable money prompts for your domain — so you can see before buying whether 10 is enough.

Are there hidden costs?

With us: €1 activation at the start, then €19/mo plus VAT, cancellable monthly — no add-ons, no engine surcharges. With other vendors, check add-on engines (Otterly: $9–439/engine, Peec per sources €20–30/engine).