Review
Gauge review: pricing, limits and alternatives
Gauge (withgauge.com) sells one plan you can buy without a call. Growth is $599 a month for 600 prompts run every day on six platforms: ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Perplexity and Microsoft Copilot, which Gauge counts as 108,000 answers a month. It also includes 18 publish-ready articles a month, 5 seats, unlimited domains and competitors, and GA4, Search Console and DataForSEO connections. Anything bigger is Enterprise, priced on a demo call. We read the pricing page on 16 October 2026.
There is no starter tier. Some older write-ups quote figures that have since changed, ours included: when we first read the page in August 2026, Growth came with 10 seats, and it now has 5. Claude and Grok are not among the six platforms, but Gauge says you can turn them on with your own Anthropic or xAI API key on any plan, and the provider bills you for those runs.
Gauge makes its own case for the price in its FAQ: 108,000 answers for $599 is about half a cent each, and it puts cheaper-looking tools at 2 to 15 times more per answer. That holds if you will read 108,000 answers a month. A team watching 50 prompts pays the same $599.
Gauge pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Growth | $599/mo | 600 prompts run daily (108,000 answers a month) on ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, Perplexity and Microsoft Copilot; 18 articles a month; 5 seats; unlimited domains and competitors; one location; GA4, Search Console and DataForSEO; publishing to Webflow, Framer, Sanity and GitHub; exports |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom prompts, articles, seats and locations; Claude and Grok included; recurring implementation and strategy sessions with the Gauge team |
Read on 16 October 2026. Vendors in this category reprice often — check Gauge’s own pricing page before you buy.
Verdict
A measurement budget, not a first tool
If a two-point move in share of voice changes what your team does next week, the sample size is the reason to pay for Gauge, and at about half a cent an answer the volume is not overpriced. Copilot and Google AI Mode are both in the six, which plenty of cheaper plans leave out or charge extra for.
The articles are the part we would use carefully. Eighteen generated pages a month is a lot of new surface on your site, and in the answers CueScout stores for buying questions, the cited pages are mostly comparisons, reviews and how-tos by someone who used the product. Take the measurement and be choosy with the drafts.
Buy Gauge if
- Sample size is what your reporting is missing
- You need Copilot and Google AI Mode tracked every day
- Five seats and one location fit your team
Look elsewhere if
- $599 a month is most of your tools budget
- You track fewer than 100 prompts, so most of the 600 would sit unused
- Nobody on the team will edit and publish 18 articles a month
CueScout vs Gauge
| CueScout | Gauge | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $49/mo Starter | $599/mo Growth; nothing lower |
| Prompts | 20 on Starter, 100 on Growth | 600 on Growth, custom on Enterprise |
| Engines included | Starter: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews. Growth adds Gemini and Google AI Mode | ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot |
| Claude and Grok | Claude add-on $19/mo on Starter, $99 on Growth; Grok pack $19/mo | Your own Anthropic or xAI API key on any plan; included on Enterprise |
| How often | Answers that move re-asked daily; steady ones at least weekly | Daily |
| Content | To-dos with the cited pages attached; no article writer | 18 articles a month, published to Webflow, Framer, Sanity or GitHub |
Competitor details read on 16 October 2026 and change often. Verify current features, pricing, and source coverage with Gauge directly.
Where CueScout is the wrong choice
- Gauge checks Microsoft Copilot every day. CueScout does not check Copilot.
- CueScout tops out at 100 prompts on Growth. If you need 600, Gauge is built for that and CueScout is not.
- Gauge drafts articles and publishes them to your CMS; with CueScout the writing stays with your team.
What $599 buys that $49 does not
CueScout Starter is $49/mo for 20 prompts and Growth is $189/mo for 100, so the real difference is volume. Under 100 prompts you would be paying Gauge for answers nobody reads; over 100, CueScout runs out. At the small end CueScout adds the reason behind a missing mention: the pages each engine cited, where those pages rank in ordinary search, and a ranked To-do for each gap.
Gauge or Profound
Both suit teams with a real measurement budget, and they differ in how you buy. Gauge publishes a price and lets you start without talking to anyone. Profound’s brand plans went from a 7-day trial straight to a custom Enterprise quote when we read them on 22 September 2026; the Profound alternatives page has the detail.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Gauge cost?
Growth is $599 a month for 600 prompts run daily on six platforms. Enterprise is custom and sold through a demo. The pricing page shows no cheaper plan and no annual price. Read on withgauge.com/pricing on 16 October 2026.
Does Gauge have a starter plan?
No. Growth at $599 a month is the only plan you can buy without a call. If a review quotes a cheaper Gauge plan, it was not on the official pricing page when we read it.
What are the limitations of Gauge?
The $599 floor is the main one. Growth includes 5 seats and one location, and more of either means Enterprise. Claude and Grok sit outside the six platforms unless you connect your own API keys and pay those providers for the runs. The 18 articles a month only help if someone edits and publishes them.
Gauge vs Profound: which costs less?
Gauge is the one with a list price: $599 a month, self-serve. When we read Profound’s brand pricing on 22 September 2026 it was a 7-day trial followed by a custom Enterprise quote, so there is no list price to set against it. Profound lists up to nine engines on Enterprise; Gauge’s six include Copilot and Google AI Mode.
Is Gauge worth $599 a month?
For a team that will act on daily movement across 600 prompts, yes, and Gauge puts the cost at about half a cent per answer. For a team watching 50 prompts, the same $599 buys mostly unused capacity, and a plan priced by prompt count costs a fraction of it.
Does Gauge track Claude and Grok?
Not among the six included platforms. Gauge’s FAQ says any plan can switch them on with your own Anthropic or xAI API key, billed by the provider, and Enterprise includes them.
Is CueScout a cheaper Gauge alternative?
Under 100 prompts, yes. CueScout Starter is $49/mo for 20 prompts and Growth is $189/mo for 100 on ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode. It does not check Copilot and does not write articles.
Keep reading
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AI citation tracking
Every page the AI answers cited for your questions, whether you are on it, and a verdict on what to do next.
58 of 96Rank overlap
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2AI Overview tracker
Daily tracking of Google AI Overviews and AI Mode for your buying questions: shown or not, named or not, and every page cited.
See it on your own product
Try the live demo with no signup, or run the free ChatGPT Visibility Checker to see whether ChatGPT already recommends you. The rest of the free tools check whether those engines can read your site in the first place.