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AI visibility monitoring tools — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for ai visibility monitoring tools, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

Answer archive Methodology Data studies JSON

What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INFrase entered the top 10 (#14 → #10)
▼ OUTEvertune left the top 10 (#10 → #15)
▼Evertune moved #10 → #15
▲Frase moved #14 → #10
▲Mention moved #4 → #3
▼Peec AI moved #3 → #4
▼Microsoft -7.5pp (25% → 17.5%)
▼SE Ranking -4.6pp (27.1% → 22.5%)
▼Evertune -4.6pp (14.6% → 10%)
▲Mention +4.2pp (45.8% → 50%)
▼Otterly AI -2.5pp (62.5% → 60%)
▼Profound -2.1pp (52.1% → 50%)
▼Semrush One -2.1pp (27.1% → 25%)
▲Frase +2.1pp (10.4% → 12.5%)
▲Peec AI +1.7pp (45.8% → 47.5%)

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

▲ INEvertune entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTZipTie left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲Peec AI moved #4 → #3
▼Mention moved #3 → #4
▲SE Ranking moved #9 → #8
▼Microsoft moved #8 → #9
▲Evertune moved #11 → #10
▼ZipTie moved #10 → #11
▲SE Ranking +7.7pp (19.4% → 27.1%)
▲Microsoft +5.6pp (19.4% → 25%)
▲Evertune +3.5pp (11.1% → 14.6%)
▼Ahrefs -2.8pp (40.3% → 37.5%)
▼ZipTie -2.8pp (15.3% → 12.5%)
▲Scrunch +2.7pp (30.6% → 33.3%)
▼Profound -2.1pp (54.2% → 52.1%)
▼Semrush One -2.1pp (29.2% → 27.1%)
▼Mention -1.4pp (47.2% → 45.8%)

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

▲ INSE Ranking entered the top 10 (#12 → #9)
▼ OUTRank Prompt left the top 10 (#10 → #12)
▲SE Ranking moved #12 → #9
▼ZipTie moved #8 → #10
▼Rank Prompt moved #10 → #12
▲Scrunch moved #7 → #6
▼Semrush One moved #6 → #7
▲Microsoft moved #9 → #8
▲Scrunch +5.6pp (25% → 30.6%)
▲SE Ranking +5.6pp (13.8% → 19.4%)
▼Semrush One -4.6pp (33.8% → 29.2%)
▲Ahrefs +4pp (36.3% → 40.3%)
▼ZipTie -3.5pp (18.8% → 15.3%)
▲Microsoft +3.1pp (16.3% → 19.4%)
▼Rank Prompt -2.7pp (13.8% → 11.1%)
▼Mention -1.6pp (48.8% → 47.2%)
▲Otterly AI +1.2pp (61.3% → 62.5%)

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4 → 4-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INZipTie entered the top 10 (#17 → #8)
▼ OUTZipTie.dev left the ranking (was #9)
▲ZipTie moved #17 → #8
▲Ahrefs moved #6 → #5
▼Semrush One moved #5 → #6
▼Microsoft moved #8 → #9
▲ZipTie +8.4pp (10.4% → 18.8%)
▼Semrush One -7.9pp (41.7% → 33.8%)
▲Scrunch +4.2pp (20.8% → 25%)
▼Otterly AI -3.3pp (64.6% → 61.3%)
▼Peec AI -2.9pp (47.9% → 45%)
▼Rank Prompt -2.9pp (16.7% → 13.8%)
▼Profound -2.5pp (56.3% → 53.8%)
▼Mention -1.2pp (50% → 48.8%)
▼Ahrefs -1.2pp (37.5% → 36.3%)

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▼Semrush One -4.7pp (46.4% → 41.7%)
▼Mention -1.8pp (51.8% → 50%)
▼Ahrefs -1.8pp (39.3% → 37.5%)
▼Microsoft -1.2pp (17.9% → 16.7%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

▲ INZipTie.dev entered the top 10 (#14 → #9)
▼ OUTAmplitude left the top 10 (#9 → #19)
▼Amplitude moved #9 → #19
▲ZipTie.dev moved #14 → #9
▲Microsoft moved #10 → #8
▼Rank Prompt moved #8 → #10
▲Profound moved #3 → #2
▼Mention moved #2 → #3
▲Peec AI moved #5 → #4
▼Semrush One moved #4 → #5
▼Amplitude -7.4pp (18.1% → 10.7%)
▼Semrush One -3.6pp (50% → 46.4%)
▲ZipTie.dev +3.6pp (12.5% → 16.1%)
▲Otterly AI +3.2pp (61.1% → 64.3%)
▲Profound +2.6pp (52.8% → 55.4%)
▲Microsoft +2.6pp (15.3% → 17.9%)
▼Mention -2.4pp (54.2% → 51.8%)
▲Scrunch +2pp (19.4% → 21.4%)
▼Rank Prompt -2pp (18.1% → 16.1%)

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7

#1Otterly AI60%
#2Profound50%
#3Mention50%
#4Peec AI47.5%
#5Ahrefs37.5%
#6Scrunch32.5%
#7Semrush One25%
#8SE Ranking22.5%
#9Microsoft17.5%
#10Frase12.5%

Sep 7, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v7

#1Otterly AI60%
#2Profound50%
#3Mention50%
#4Peec AI47.5%
#5Ahrefs37.5%
#6Scrunch32.5%
#7Semrush One25%
#8SE Ranking22.5%
#9Microsoft17.5%
#10Frase12.5%

Sep 6, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v7

#1Otterly AI60%
#2Profound50%
#3Mention50%
#4Peec AI47.5%
#5Ahrefs37.5%
#6Scrunch32.5%
#7Semrush One25%
#8SE Ranking22.5%
#9Microsoft17.5%
#10Frase12.5%

Sep 5, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v7

#1Otterly AI60%
#2Profound50%
#3Mention50%
#4Peec AI47.5%
#5Ahrefs37.5%
#6Scrunch32.5%
#7Semrush One25%
#8SE Ranking22.5%
#9Microsoft17.5%
#10Frase12.5%

Sep 4, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v7

#1Otterly AI60%
#2Profound50%
#3Mention50%
#4Peec AI47.5%
#5Ahrefs37.5%
#6Scrunch32.5%
#7Semrush One25%
#8SE Ranking22.5%
#9Microsoft17.5%
#10Frase12.5%

Sep 3, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v7

#1Otterly AI60%
#2Profound50%
#3Mention50%
#4Peec AI47.5%
#5Ahrefs37.5%
#6Scrunch32.5%
#7Semrush One25%
#8SE Ranking22.5%
#9Microsoft17.5%
#10Frase12.5%

Sep 2, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v7

#1Otterly AI60%
#2Profound50%
#3Mention50%
#4Peec AI47.5%
#5Ahrefs37.5%
#6Scrunch32.5%
#7Semrush One25%
#8SE Ranking22.5%
#9Microsoft17.5%
#10Frase12.5%

Sep 1, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v7

#1Otterly AI60%
#2Profound50%
#3Mention50%
#4Peec AI47.5%
#5Ahrefs37.5%
#6Scrunch32.5%
#7Semrush One25%
#8SE Ranking22.5%
#9Microsoft17.5%
#10Frase12.5%

Aug 31, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v7

#1Otterly AI60%
#2Profound50%
#3Mention50%
#4Peec AI47.5%
#5Ahrefs37.5%
#6Scrunch32.5%
#7Semrush One25%
#8SE Ranking22.5%
#9Microsoft17.5%
#10Frase12.5%

Aug 30, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v7

#1Otterly AI60%
#2Profound50%
#3Mention50%
#4Peec AI47.5%
#5Ahrefs37.5%
#6Scrunch32.5%
#7Semrush One25%
#8SE Ranking22.5%
#9Microsoft17.5%
#10Frase12.5%

Aug 29, 202648 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v4-7

#1Otterly AI62.5%
#2Profound52.1%
#3Peec AI45.8%
#4Mention45.8%
#5Ahrefs37.5%
#6Scrunch33.3%
#7Semrush One27.1%
#8SE Ranking27.1%
#9Microsoft25%
#10Evertune14.6%

Aug 28, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v4-7

#1Otterly AI62.5%
#2Profound54.2%
#3Mention47.2%
#4Peec AI45.8%
#5Ahrefs40.3%
#6Scrunch30.6%
#7Semrush One29.2%
#8Microsoft19.4%
#9SE Ranking19.4%
#10ZipTie15.3%

Aug 27, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v4-7

#1Otterly AI62.5%
#2Profound54.2%
#3Mention47.2%
#4Peec AI45.8%
#5Ahrefs40.3%
#6Scrunch30.6%
#7Semrush One29.2%
#8Microsoft19.4%
#9SE Ranking19.4%
#10ZipTie15.3%

Aug 26, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v4-7

#1Otterly AI62.5%
#2Profound54.2%
#3Mention47.2%
#4Peec AI45.8%
#5Ahrefs40.3%
#6Scrunch30.6%
#7Semrush One29.2%
#8Microsoft19.4%
#9SE Ranking19.4%
#10ZipTie15.3%

Aug 25, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v4-7

#1Otterly AI62.5%
#2Profound54.2%
#3Mention47.2%
#4Peec AI45.8%
#5Ahrefs40.3%
#6Scrunch30.6%
#7Semrush One29.2%
#8Microsoft19.4%
#9SE Ranking19.4%
#10ZipTie15.3%

Aug 24, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-7

#1Otterly AI62.5%
#2Profound54.2%
#3Mention47.2%
#4Peec AI45.8%
#5Ahrefs40.3%
#6Scrunch30.6%
#7Semrush One29.2%
#8Microsoft19.4%
#9SE Ranking19.4%
#10ZipTie15.3%

Aug 23, 202680 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-7

#1Otterly AI61.3%
#2Profound53.8%
#3Mention48.8%
#4Peec AI45%
#5Ahrefs36.3%
#6Semrush One33.8%
#7Scrunch25%
#8ZipTie18.8%
#9Microsoft16.3%
#10Rank Prompt13.8%

Aug 22, 202648 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4

#1Otterly AI64.6%
#2Profound56.3%
#3Mention50%
#4Peec AI47.9%
#5Semrush One41.7%
#6Ahrefs37.5%
#7Scrunch20.8%
#8Microsoft16.7%
#9ZipTie.dev16.7%
#10Rank Prompt16.7%

Aug 21, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4

#1Otterly AI64.3%
#2Profound55.4%
#3Mention51.8%
#4Peec AI48.2%
#5Semrush One46.4%
#6Ahrefs39.3%
#7Scrunch21.4%
#8Microsoft17.9%
#9ZipTie.dev16.1%
#10Rank Prompt16.1%

Aug 20, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4

#1Otterly AI64.3%
#2Profound55.4%
#3Mention51.8%
#4Peec AI48.2%
#5Semrush One46.4%
#6Ahrefs39.3%
#7Scrunch21.4%
#8Microsoft17.9%
#9ZipTie.dev16.1%
#10Rank Prompt16.1%

Aug 19, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4

#1Otterly AI61.1%
#2Mention54.2%
#3Profound52.8%
#4Semrush One50%
#5Peec AI48.6%
#6Ahrefs38.9%
#7Scrunch19.4%
#8Rank Prompt18.1%
#9Amplitude18.1%
#10Microsoft15.3%

Aug 18, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4

#1Otterly AI61.1%
#2Mention54.2%
#3Profound52.8%
#4Semrush One50%
#5Peec AI48.6%
#6Ahrefs38.9%
#7Scrunch19.4%
#8Rank Prompt18.1%
#9Amplitude18.1%
#10Microsoft15.3%

Aug 17, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4

#1Otterly AI61.1%
#2Mention54.2%
#3Profound52.8%
#4Semrush One50%
#5Peec AI48.6%
#6Ahrefs38.9%
#7Scrunch19.4%
#8Rank Prompt18.1%
#9Amplitude18.1%
#10Microsoft15.3%

Aug 16, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4

#1Otterly AI61.1%
#2Mention54.2%
#3Profound52.8%
#4Semrush One50%
#5Peec AI48.6%
#6Ahrefs38.9%
#7Scrunch19.4%
#8Rank Prompt18.1%
#9Amplitude18.1%
#10Microsoft15.3%

Aug 15, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4

#1Otterly AI61.1%
#2Mention54.2%
#3Profound52.8%
#4Semrush One50%
#5Peec AI48.6%
#6Ahrefs38.9%
#7Scrunch19.4%
#8Rank Prompt18.1%
#9Amplitude18.1%
#10Microsoft15.3%

Aug 14, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4

#1Otterly AI61.1%
#2Mention54.2%
#3Profound52.8%
#4Semrush One50%
#5Peec AI48.6%
#6Ahrefs38.9%
#7Scrunch19.4%
#8Rank Prompt18.1%
#9Amplitude18.1%
#10Microsoft15.3%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/ai-visibility-monitoring-tools/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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