- Solo SEO/GEO consultants wanting a low-cost way to start tracking AI visibility
- Agencies needing detailed citation-source breakdowns for client reporting
- You need verified coverage across Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity today, not eventually
- You require SOC 2 or other security certifications before adopting a data tool
AI Search Console markets four AI engines on every pricing tier — TSL’s own testing could only confirm one of them working.
Our Verdict
This AI Search Console review finds a genuinely strong citation-mapping tool wrapped around a product that isn’t yet living up to its own marketing. In TSL’s hands-on test, only ChatGPT visibility data appeared despite all three pricing tiers listing four AI engines identically. At $45/mo to start, it’s worth trialing for ChatGPT-specific citation tracking — not yet for the multi-engine coverage it advertises.
What Is AI Search Console, and Who Makes It?
AI Search Console is a GEO analytics tool built by a small maker team led by founder Ilia, tracking brand mentions, citation sources, and competitor visibility across AI engines. It launched on Product Hunt July 30, 2026, finishing #3 Product of the Day, with no public company name, funding, or headquarters disclosed.
The product was built to answer one question SEO agencies kept asking: “Are we actually showing up in ChatGPT?” Its founder described the usual answer — manually running prompts, taking screenshots, and pasting results into a spreadsheet — as too unreliable to act on, since AI answers vary by prompt, model, market, and time.
The maker team on Product Hunt includes Ilia (@iluhich, founder), Aleksey Marakhin, Ilia Evseev, and Stepan Solodnev. No legal company name, headquarters, or team size has been published anywhere TSL could find.
The founder states the product measures the consumer-facing AI experience directly, rather than relying on raw API responses — a real methodological distinction, since a Product Hunt commenter raised the concern that open-API outputs can differ from what consumer products like the ChatGPT app actually return.
That claim is worth testing directly rather than taking on faith — which is exactly what TSL did in the Hands-On Testing section below.
How Much Does AI Search Console Cost?
AI Search Console costs $45 to $495 per month, based on daily credit allowance and project count — pricing that isn’t published anywhere on its public marketing site and only becomes visible once you start the free trial.
All three tiers list the same four AI model icons, meaning engine coverage isn’t gated by plan — a detail that matters directly for the engine-coverage finding in TSL’s Hands-On Testing section below.
| Plan | Price | Best For | Key Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $45/mo ($40.50/mo annual) | Solo operator checking one brand | 60 credits/day, 1 project |
| Pro | $195/mo ($175.50/mo annual) | Agency managing a couple of clients | 360 credits/day, 2 projects |
| Business | $495/mo ($445.50/mo annual) | Multi-brand agency at scale | 960 credits/day, 5 projects |
What You Actually Get for Your Money
Who it’s for: a solo consultant checking one brand’s AI visibility. Included: 60 credits/day (60 checked prompt-model combinations), 1 project, all 4 marketed engines. Excluded: multi-brand tracking. Watch for: credits reset daily, not monthly — unused credits don’t roll over.
Who it’s for: an agency managing 2 clients. Included: 360 credits/day, 2 projects. Excluded: anything beyond 2 brands without upgrading. Watch for: the jump from Starter to Pro is over 4x the price for 2x the projects.
Is AI Search Console Worth the Money?
At $45/mo, Starter undercuts Peec AI’s $95/mo entry point directly. At $495/mo, Business lands at exactly the same price as Peec’s top public tier. Whether that’s a good deal depends entirely on how many of the 4 marketed engines you actually need working — and TSL’s own test could only confirm 1 of them, which is the real value question this review can’t answer for you until AI Search Console closes that gap.
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Read the full breakdown →What Does AI Search Console Actually Do?
AI Search Console tracks prompt-level brand mentions, multi-model share of voice, competitor visibility, and the specific domains AI engines cite in their answers.
- Prompt-level tracking — shows visibility score, median position, and total mentions for a brand across tracked prompts.
- Competitor rankings — automatically identifies and ranks relevant competitors by visibility and share of voice, no manual setup required.
- Citation source mapping — breaks down which domains AI engines cite, how often, and categorizes them by type (Corporate, Competitor, Editorial, UGC).
- Recent Chats feed — shows the actual prompt and AI-generated answer behind every number, so you can verify the data yourself rather than trusting an aggregate score.
Citation source mapping is where AI Search Console genuinely differentiates itself. Whether the rest of its marketed feature set holds up the same way is what TSL tested next.
Hands-On Testing: The TSL Testing Lab
TSL ran AI Search Console against a real test brand on its free trial to verify whether its marketed 4-engine coverage and citation-mapping claims actually hold up.
What We Liked and Didn’t Like
- Citation source mapping is genuinely detailed — domain-level citation counts plus a domain-type split most competitors don’t show this clearly
- Competitor tracking worked cleanly with zero setup — five real, relevant competitors ranked automatically against Notion
- Recent Chats feed shows the actual prompt and answer behind every number — real transparency into how the score was generated, not just a black-box percentage
- Entry pricing at $45/mo undercuts the closest documented competitor, Peec AI, by $50/mo at the entry tier
- Despite marketing 4 engines identically across all three paid tiers, only ChatGPT produced visible results in testing
- Pricing is invisible on the public marketing site — only found after starting the free trial
- Daily, not monthly, credit reset is an unusual structure worth understanding before buying
- Single day of live data on a 3-day trial isn’t enough to judge day-to-day consistency
Limitations & Catches
The single most consequential limitation is the confirmed gap between marketed 4-engine coverage — identical across every pricing tier — and the 1-engine result actually observed in TSL’s testing.
No SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification, no GDPR or other privacy-compliance disclosure, and no funding has been publicly found by TSL, and the product has no coverage on major review platforms like G2, Capterra, or Trustpilot yet since it’s roughly one month old.
The daily credit ceiling could matter for high-volume agency use compared to competitors’ monthly pools, and paid-tier engine coverage beyond the free trial remains unconfirmed since testing didn’t extend to a paid account.
Security & Privacy
A tool that ingests brand and competitive strategy data is a meaningful security-relevant use case — TSL checked for standard disclosures and did not locate any as of August 31, 2026. This reflects what TSL could find publicly, not a confirmed absence of these practices at the company.
| Area | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Encryption (in transit/at rest) | Not Publicly Disclosed | No security or trust page found |
| 2FA / MFA | Not Publicly Disclosed | — |
| SSO | Not Publicly Disclosed | — |
| SOC 2 | Not Publicly Disclosed | As of Aug 31, 2026 |
| ISO 27001 | Not Publicly Disclosed | As of Aug 31, 2026 |
| GDPR | Not Publicly Disclosed | — |
| AI training on user data | Not Publicly Disclosed | — |
| Data storage location | Not Publicly Disclosed | — |
Integrations & Ecosystem
AI Search Console tracks brand data in isolation today — TSL found no evidence it connects to any other tool in a typical marketing or reporting stack. An independent directory listing corroborates this: Stork.AI lists “API Available: No” as a Quick Fact and names the lack of an API as a Con in its own review.
| Area | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Major integrations | Not Disclosed | No integrations page found |
| Native API | No | Confirmed absent per Stork.AI’s independent listing |
| Zapier / automation | Not Disclosed | — |
| Webhooks | Not Disclosed | — |
| Import / export | Not Disclosed | Not observed during trial testing |
Ease of Use & Onboarding
Signup and first results came quickly during testing, with no onboarding friction observed.
| Area | Assessment |
|---|---|
| Setup difficulty | Easy — live visibility data appeared the same day as signup |
| Time to first useful result | Same day (within hours of starting the trial) |
| Credit card required for trial? | Not confirmed either way during testing |
| Import/migration process | Not applicable — no existing data to migrate |
| Documentation quality | Not assessed |
Customer Support
| Channel | Available? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| In-app support widget | Yes | Visible throughout the dashboard |
| Email support | Not Disclosed | — |
| Live chat response time | Not Tested | — |
| Help center / docs | Not Disclosed | Not located during testing |
Support quality has not been independently tested by TSL, and no third-party support-quality data currently exists for this product either.
What Do Real Users Say?
TSL found no customer-review coverage on G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, or Reddit as of this review — there’s no customer review history to synthesize on the platforms buyers usually check. It does appear on at least one AI-tool directory, Stork.AI, whose listing independently corroborates the exact pricing TSL found in its own trial ($45/$195/$495, matching credit and project limits). Vendor-provided testimonials, where they exist on the product’s own site, are not used as evidence here: they’re marketing copy, not independent validation.
The Stork.AI directory listing attributes AI Search Console’s development to “Knowatoa” — a different, existing GEO tool that independently uses “AI Search Console” as a feature name. This conflicts with Product Hunt’s own launch page, which credits founder Ilia and a separate maker team with no Knowatoa affiliation stated. TSL could not resolve this discrepancy and is not asserting either attribution as correct — it’s flagged here as exactly the kind of vendor-identity ambiguity worth checking before you trust a tool’s numbers.
AI Search Console vs Peec AI
Peec AI is the closest documented competitor — funded, established, and with broader vendor-documented engine coverage, against AI Search Console’s lower entry price and unverified multi-engine claims.
| AI Search Console | Peec AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $45/mo | $95/mo |
| Top public tier | $495/mo | $495/mo |
| Free plan | 3-day trial | Trial varies |
| Engines marketed | 4 (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity) | 6 (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, Copilot) |
| Engines independently confirmed working | 1 of 4 (ChatGPT only) in TSL’s test | Not independently tested by TSL |
| Funding disclosed | None | $29M raised (seed + Series A) |
You want the cheapest entry point and only need ChatGPT visibility confirmed today.
Vendor-documented multi-engine coverage and a funded, more established vendor matter more than saving $50/month at the entry tier.
Best Alternatives to AI Search Console
- Peec AI ($95/mo) — broader vendor-documented engine coverage, funded and established.
- Otterly.ai ($29/mo) — the cheapest transparent entry point in the category.
- Profound ($99/mo Starter) — enterprise-grade option with documented SOC 2 Type 2 compliance for larger teams.
How Do You Know Which GEO Tool’s Numbers to Trust?
Every GEO tool on the market shows you a visibility percentage and asks you to trust it. This review’s own testing shows why that trust needs to be earned, not assumed — which is why TSL uses a three-point check on every AI-visibility tool it reviews.
AI Search Console scores well on stated methodology and data verifiability, but has little track record yet. The framework’s real value is applying point 2 yourself before trusting any GEO tool’s dashboard number — including this one’s.
Peec AI, the closest documented competitor, has raised $29M in funding and crossed $10M in annualized revenue within six months of its Series A — TechCrunch, May 2026.
Who Should Actually Use AI Search Console?
| Reader Type | Good Fit? | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Solo SEO/GEO consultant | Yes | $45/mo is a low-risk way to start tracking ChatGPT visibility for one brand |
| Agency needing citation-source reports | Yes | The domain-type breakdown is genuinely useful client-reporting material |
| Team needing verified multi-engine coverage now | No | Only 1 of 4 marketed engines was confirmed working in TSL’s test |
Who Should NOT Use AI Search Console?
| Reader Type | Poor Fit? | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprises requiring security guarantees | Yes | No public SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification, or GDPR/privacy-compliance disclosure, was located by TSL |
| Teams needing Claude/Gemini/Perplexity today | Yes | Marketed but unconfirmed in TSL’s hands-on test |
| Buyers who need an established vendor | Yes | No funding disclosed, and TSL found no customer-review coverage on major review platforms such as G2, Capterra, or Trustpilot — the product is about one month old |
- TSL Testing Lab, conducted Aug 31, 2026 — Notion brand test, competitor tracking, citation mapping (see Hands-On Testing section above)
- AI Search Console — Notion overview & rankings, captured Aug 31, 2026 (see Hands-On Testing section)
- AI Search Console — citation domain breakdown, captured Aug 31, 2026 (see Features section)
- AI Search Console — Recent Chats feed, captured Aug 31, 2026 (see Hands-On Testing section)
- AI Search Console — pricing tiers, captured Aug 31, 2026 (see Pricing section)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is AI Search Console?
AI Search Console is a GEO analytics tool that tracks brand mentions, citation sources, and competitor visibility across AI engines like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity. It launched on Product Hunt on July 30, 2026, finishing #3 Product of the Day.
How much does AI Search Console cost?
AI Search Console costs $45/mo for Starter (60 credits/day, 1 project), $195/mo for Pro (360 credits/day, 2 projects), or $495/mo for Business (960 credits/day, 5 projects), with a flat 10% discount for annual billing across all three tiers. This pricing is not published on the public marketing site and only becomes visible once you start the free trial.
What counts as one credit in AI Search Console?
One credit equals one checked prompt across one AI model, per the founder’s own definition given on Product Hunt. Checking 10 prompts across 4 models would use 40 credits, and credits reset daily rather than accumulating into a monthly pool.
Does AI Search Console reset credits monthly or daily?
AI Search Console resets credits daily, not monthly — a structural difference from competitors like Peec AI and Otterly.ai, which allocate a single monthly prompt pool instead.
Which AI engines does AI Search Console actually track?
AI Search Console markets tracking across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity, identically across all three pricing tiers. In TSL’s hands-on test on the free trial, only ChatGPT produced visible results — Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity data never appeared with “All models” selected.
Is AI Search Console free?
AI Search Console is free for a 3-day trial only, after which you must choose a paid plan starting at $45/mo to continue. Nothing is charged automatically when the trial ends.
Who makes AI Search Console?
AI Search Console is made by a small maker team led by founder Ilia, alongside Aleksey Marakhin, Ilia Evseev, and Stepan Solodnev, per their Product Hunt launch page. No company legal name, headquarters, or funding has been publicly disclosed.
Is AI Search Console safe to use with brand data?
AI Search Console has no publicly disclosed SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification, and no GDPR or other privacy-compliance disclosure, as of August 31, 2026, and no security or trust page could be found. This isn’t confirmed unsafe, but it is a genuine gap for buyers handling sensitive brand or competitive strategy data.
How does AI Search Console compare to Peec AI?
AI Search Console starts at $45/mo versus Peec AI’s $95/mo, but Peec AI has $29M in disclosed total funding, vendor-documented engine coverage across 6 platforms, and an established customer base, while AI Search Console’s multi-engine coverage remains unverified beyond ChatGPT in TSL’s own test.
Is AI Search Console worth it for small teams?
AI Search Console is worth trialing for a small team that specifically needs ChatGPT citation-mapping at a low entry price, but it isn’t yet worth it for teams that need guaranteed coverage across Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity, since only ChatGPT was confirmed working in TSL’s hands-on test.
Conclusion
The GEO Trust Triangle exists because AI Search Console’s own testing proves the point: methodology transparency and data verifiability aren’t enough on their own without a track record to back them up.
This AI Search Console review found citation mapping that’s genuinely strong, but a marketed 4-engine coverage claim that didn’t hold up in TSL’s own 1-day test — verify engine coverage yourself during the free trial before committing beyond it.
