Head to head
Otterly vs Peekaboo, with CueScout for scale
Both start at $29 a month, and they get there in opposite ways. Otterly Lite is a fixed plan: 15 prompts, checked daily on ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and Copilot. Peekaboo is one plan with sliders: its default quote is $30/mo for 40 prompts on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews, checked every two days.
So Otterly buys frequency and Peekaboo buys volume. If you want to know every morning whether you are in four engines for a handful of questions, Otterly. If you want 40 or more questions and can live with data every other day, Peekaboo. Peekaboo moved to this pricing on 21 September 2026, so older comparisons quoting $50 are describing the five-model shape, which still costs about that.
CueScout is in the table as the third option at $49/mo: 20 prompts on three engines, tracked daily, with To-dos. An answer that moves is asked again the next day; a steady one is re-asked at least once a week. We make it, so read our column with that in mind.
We asked the engines this page’s question
We tracked CueScout, Otterly, Peekaboo and Peec AI.
“Otterly vs Peekaboo: which AI visibility tracker is better?”
| Engine | Named in the answer | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|
| Perplexity | Otterly, Peekaboo | Most of its 15 sources were otterly.ai and aipeekaboo.com themselves. |
| ChatGPT | Otterly, Peekaboo | Answered from a single source. |
| Gemini | Otterly, Peekaboo | Cited this page first, then three aipeekaboo.com pages. CueScout was not named. |
Run on 22 September 2026 with CueScout’s free visibility checkers. One run per engine; answers change from day to day.
For a head-to-head question the engines go to the two vendors’ own sites, so each vendor’s pricing page is doing most of the talking. That is one more reason the prices on this page are dated.
Otterly vs Peekaboo vs CueScout
| Otterly | Peekaboo | CueScout | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $29/mo Lite ($25 billed yearly) | From $29/mo; the default setup quotes $30 | $49/mo |
| Prompts at that price | 15 | 40 per brand (up to 500 as you slide) | 20 |
| Engines at that price | ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Copilot | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews (Gemini and AI Mode: about $50 for all five) | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews (Gemini and AI Mode on Growth) |
| How often | Daily | Every 2 days by default; weekly to daily | Answers that move daily; steady ones at least weekly |
| Claude | $29/mo add-on on Lite | Add-on through a sales call | $19/mo add-on |
| Brands | 1 workspace on Lite, unlimited from Standard | 1 to 25 on the slider, custom above | Up to 2 on Starter, up to 10 on Growth ($189/mo) |
| White-label reports | Not listed | From $100/mo | No |
| Trial | Free trial, length not stated | 14-day card-backed trial under $100/mo | Free first check with no signup; Starter free for 7 days with a card |
Competitor details read on 22 September 2026. This page is published by one of the three tools in it — verify both other columns with the vendors directly.
The case for each
Otterly
Daily data on four engines, Copilot included, for $29.
Fifteen prompts, and the next tier is $189.
Peekaboo
You set prompts, engines and frequency, and pay for exactly that.
Daily checks roughly double the price; Claude and Copilot need a sales call.
CueScout
20 prompts tracked daily, with the cited pages and a To-do queue.
Three engines on Starter, no Copilot, no white-label reports.
Where CueScout is the wrong choice
- CueScout is the most expensive of the three at entry: $49 against $29 and $30.
- Otterly re-asks every prompt daily and Peekaboo every two days by default. CueScout re-asks an answer the next day only when it moved, so a steady answer can be up to a week old.
- Agencies reporting to clients will get more from Peekaboo’s white-label option or Otterly’s unlimited workspaces.
Which one to pick
Few questions and you want them every day: Otterly. Many questions, flexible cadence, maybe several brands: Peekaboo. You want to know what to change after you see the numbers: that is the part CueScout is built for.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best alternative to Peekaboo?
Otterly if you want daily data: $29/mo for 15 prompts on four engines, Copilot included. CueScout if you want the cited pages and a To-do list on top of the tracking: $49/mo for 20 prompts on three engines, tracked daily. If you need 40 or more prompts and every other day is fine, Peekaboo itself is still the cheaper buy.
Is Otterly or Peekaboo cheaper?
At the bottom they are the same, $29 to $30. Per prompt, Peekaboo is cheaper (40 vs 15); per check, Otterly is (daily vs every two days).
Did Peekaboo change its pricing?
Yes. Its calculator reports a new price list dated 21 September 2026, with a $29 floor. The default 3-model setup is $30; all five models every two days is about $50.
Which tracks more AI engines?
Otterly includes four and sells Gemini, AI Mode and Claude as add-ons. Peekaboo lets you pick any of five, with Claude and Copilot through sales.
Where does CueScout fit?
$49/mo for 20 prompts on three engines, tracked daily, with the pages each answer cited and To-dos built from the gaps. Growth is $189/mo for 100 prompts on five.
How does Rankscale compare with Peekaboo?
Both let you pay for what you run, in different units. Peekaboo prices prompts: the default quote is $30/mo for 40 prompts on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews, checked every two days. Rankscale prices credits. Its $20 Essentials plan includes none, so the working entry is Pro at $99/mo for 1,200 credits, which Rankscale puts at about 4,800 answers. Rankscale covers more engines (Claude, DeepSeek, Mistral, Grok and Copilot among them) and has a 7-day trial of Pro. We read Rankscale’s pricing on 29 September 2026.
Keep reading
How CueScout does the parts above
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
The search position of every page AI engines cite, for the question it was cited for, and how many rank nowhere.
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.