Leadee vs. Ahrefs Brand Radar
Leadee and Ahrefs Brand Radar both track how AI answer engines mention a brand, but Brand Radar is a feature inside a paid Ahrefs plan rather than a standalone product. Choose Brand Radar if you already pay for Ahrefs and want AI-search tracking folded into tools you use for SEO. Choose Leadee if you want a standalone plan with a published $29/mo price, confidence intervals on every metric, and a Fix Engine that ships a concrete fix.
Before you read on
Leadee is our product, built by Netbase JSC. Ahrefs Brand Radar (built by Ahrefs) is a real, capable product with real strengths — see "Who should choose which" and "Alternatives" below. This page compares publicly listed pricing and features only; we do not guess at private numbers or rate Ahrefs Brand Radar's data quality.
Who should choose which
Choose Ahrefs Brand Radar if…
You already pay for an Ahrefs plan Lite and up, want AI-search tracking folded into tools you use for SEO, and are fine with its narrower per-plan prompt limits (5-20 before add-ons).
Choose Leadee if…
You want a standalone plan with a published $29/mo price, no requirement to buy another SEO tool first, a confidence interval on every metric, and a Fix Engine that ships a concrete fix.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Leadee | Ahrefs Brand Radar |
|---|---|---|
| Standalone entry price | Yes. $NaN/mo — undefined, undefined, no other subscription required. | No. Not a single published figure — Custom Prompts come free with a paid Ahrefs Lite+ subscription plus $50-$250/mo add-ons, while the separate Brand Radar Index is EUR 179 or $199/mo (select platforms) up to $699/mo (all platforms); Ahrefs' own pages disagree on which figure is the entry price |
| Prompts on entry tier | Yes. undefined, no add-on fee to reach undefined on Growth. | Partial. 5, 10 or 20 custom prompts depending on Ahrefs plan tier; add-ons of $50, $100 or $250 raise that to roughly 83-833 prompt checks per day |
| Engines included | Partial. undefined on Starter; Growth and up add Claude for all 5 engines Leadee supports. | Yes. Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Perplexity and ChatGPT; Claude is tracked only on the Index tier (8 checks per update) |
| Separate AI-tracking add-on pricing | Yes. None — every plan includes every engine it supports at no extra cost. | No. A separate Brand Radar Index add-on is priced from EUR 179 or $199 for a "select platforms" tier, up to $699 for "all platforms" — Ahrefs' own pages disagree on the exact figures |
| Published confidence intervals | Yes. Published on every metric, with a public methodology page. | No. Not published on its feature page. |
| Fix recommendations | Yes. Fix Engine turns a finding into a ticket and re-measures after you ship it. | No. Not a published feature of Brand Radar. |
| No-signup free preview | Yes. Free tier: 5 prompts across 2 engines, one run, no credit card. | Partial. Free AI Visibility Checker: single brand field, no signup or card, results in seconds, preview capped at the top 5 per section (mentions, platform split, topics, cited domains, cited pages) |
Pricing, including add-ons
Prices as of 2026-10-25. Leadee figures come from our own pricing page; every Ahrefs Brand Radar figure links to the vendor page it was read from.
| Plan | Leadee | Ahrefs Brand Radar |
|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | $NaN/mo — Starter, undefined, undefined | Not a single published figure — Custom Prompts come free with a paid Ahrefs Lite+ subscription plus $50-$250/mo add-ons, while the separate Brand Radar Index is EUR 179 or $199/mo (select platforms) up to $699/mo (all platforms); Ahrefs' own pages disagree on which figure is the entry price (source) |
| Prompt limits | undefined on Starter, undefined on Growth, no per-prompt fee | 5, 10 or 20 custom prompts depending on Ahrefs plan tier; add-ons of $50, $100 or $250 raise that to roughly 83-833 prompt checks per day (source) |
| Add-on pricing | None — all engines included on every plan | A separate Brand Radar Index add-on is priced from EUR 179 or $199 for a "select platforms" tier, up to $699 for "all platforms" — Ahrefs' own pages disagree on the exact figures (source) |
| Engines included | All 5 engines Leadee supports, included at every paid tier | Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Perplexity and ChatGPT; Claude is tracked only on the Index tier (8 checks per update) (source) |
| Free preview | Free tier always available, no credit card, no end date | Free AI Visibility Checker: single brand field, no signup or card, results in seconds, preview capped at the top 5 per section (mentions, platform split, topics, cited domains, cited pages) (source) |
For companies without a marketing team
Ahrefs Brand Radar is built for teams already using Ahrefs for SEO, with staff who can read a cited-domains report. A traditional company without a marketing team or an existing Ahrefs subscription gains little from the bundle, and still needs someone to turn its citations into a fix.
Done-for-you GEO
Leadee Experts write the plain-language report and draft the fixes; your team or theirs ships them — quoted per client as a custom request, never shown as a public per-seat price.
Talk to an expertAlternatives to Ahrefs Brand Radar
- Leadee vs. Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit — AI tracking bundled into the Semrush suite
- Leadee vs. HubSpot AEO — AI tracking bundled into HubSpot Marketing Hub
- See every Leadee comparison page
Comparison questions
Is Ahrefs Brand Radar worth it?
For a team already paying for an Ahrefs plan Lite and up, Brand Radar's Custom Prompts come free and track a wide named engine list. It is not a standalone purchase, so a buyer without Ahrefs cannot get it on its own, and its separate Index add-on pricing is inconsistent across Ahrefs' own pages.
Does Ahrefs Brand Radar include Claude?
Only on its separate Index add-on (8 checks per update), not on the base Custom Prompts feature included with a paid Ahrefs plan.
Can I switch from Ahrefs Brand Radar to Leadee?
Yes. There is no migration lock-in on either side — you can run a free Leadee scan and start a paid plan independently of any existing Ahrefs subscription.
Does Leadee guarantee AI rankings?
No. No GEO vendor, including Leadee, can guarantee a ranking or mention in an AI answer engine. Leadee publishes a confidence interval on every metric instead of a guarantee.
Can I buy Ahrefs Brand Radar without an Ahrefs subscription?
No. Custom Prompts, the feature that tracks AI mentions, ships free only inside a paid Ahrefs plan (Lite and up); there is no standalone price to pay instead.
Can GEO guarantee results?
No. AI answer engines change their output frequently, and no vendor — including Leadee — can guarantee a ranking or a mention. Leadee publishes confidence intervals on every metric so you can see how much a result can vary run to run.
How does Leadee measure AI visibility?
Leadee runs your prompt set against each AI engine on a weekly to daily schedule, depending on plan, through official vendor APIs (OpenAI, Gemini, Perplexity, Anthropic, DataForSEO) — never by scraping consumer chat interfaces — and reports mention rate, citation rate, average position, share of voice and sentiment with a 95% confidence interval.
Who do I talk to?
Email [email protected] or use Talk to an expert at https://leadee.ai/contact-sales — the Netbase JSC team behind Leadee replies by email or WhatsApp — or WhatsApp the CEO directly at https://wa.me/84937869689.
Data freshness
Last verified 2026-10-25. Every competitor figure above carries its own source link and retrieval date; this page goes noindex automatically if that data goes stale before it is re-checked.
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