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Ahrefs Brand Radar is AI visibility inside an SEO suite, bundled on top of an Ahrefs plan from $129 a month with add-on packs from $50; helloAISearch is AI visibility on its own, from $29 a month, priced for solo operators and small agencies. Keep Ahrefs for backlinks and Google rankings. Add helloAISearch for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity.
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TL;DR
Ahrefs Brand Radar prices below were read from their public site on 2026-09-30. Every other Ahrefs Brand Radar cell is either how the AI engines described them in our own tracked answers or marked as not verified, with a link to their site. Nothing is quoted from memory.
Google rankings and backlinks
AI engines tracked
Tracks Claude
Shows the actual answer text
Share of voice vs named competitors
One recommended action per day
Entry price
Free trial
Built for
Data export
Price source: ahrefs.com/pricing and ahrefs.com/brand-radar, read 2026-09-30. Prices change; check theirs and ours before deciding. Ahrefs Brand Radar is a trademark of its owner. This page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Ahrefs Brand Radar.
Run the same ten prompts through helloAISearch and Ahrefs Brand Radar.
A free 3-day trial is the fairest comparison there is: same questions, same week, see which tool shows you the sentence where a competitor was named instead of you.
Choose Ahrefs Brand Radar if…
Choose Ahrefs Brand Radar if you already pay for Ahrefs, want AI visibility inside the same suite as your backlinks and rankings, and the add-on pricing on top of your plan fits.
As the engines described them: Ahrefs is the SEO suite best known for its backlink index and rank tracking. Brand Radar is the Ahrefs feature for brand and AI visibility, sold on top of an Ahrefs plan: Lite starts at $129 a month and includes a small AI-prompt quota, with Brand Radar custom-prompt packs from $50 a month and AI index access priced separately (about $199 per platform or $699 for all models at the time of checking). We have not verified its engine coverage or feature set.
Choose helloAISearch if…
Choose helloAISearch if you want a dedicated tool for the AI engines that runs beside Ahrefs rather than inside it: Claude included, a feed of the actual answers, and one move per day, from $29 a month with every price published.
What you get with helloAISearch
“For boutique agencies, Your Brand is well-suited…”
ChatGPT · 04:02 UTC · best agency software
“Popular options include Competitor A and Your Brand.”
Gemini · 04:02 UTC · best agency software
“Competitor B is the usual pick; Competitor A for teams…”
Claude · 04:03 UTC · best tool for boutique agencies
Write a comparison page for “alternatives to Competitor A”
This prompt came up 4× this week and Competitor A took every mention. A direct comparison page closes a 9-point Share of Voice gap. About an hour.
4.1% → 7.2% in 28 days
FAQ
For AI-answer visibility, yes. Brand Radar is a feature inside the Ahrefs suite; helloAISearch is a dedicated tool that tracks ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity, shows the full answer text, computes share of voice, and recommends one move per day, from $29 a month. It complements Ahrefs rather than replacing it.
No. Ahrefs is built for backlinks and Google rankings, and helloAISearch does not do either. Most operators keep their SEO suite for Google and add a $29 to $59 a month AI visibility tool for the AI engines.
It is sold on top of an Ahrefs plan rather than on its own. Ahrefs Lite starts at $129 a month and includes a small AI-prompt quota; Brand Radar custom-prompt packs start at $50 a month, and access to the AI index was priced at roughly $199 per platform or $699 for all models when we checked (ahrefs.com, September 2026). helloAISearch is $29 to $449 a month with nothing added on.
We have not verified Brand Radar's engine list from the Ahrefs site. helloAISearch tracks Claude on every plan.
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Ten of your prompts on ChatGPT and Gemini, twice, with the actual answers and your brand highlighted. Plans from $29 a month after.
hello, AI search.