AnswerLine vs CogniRank

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AnswerLine compared with CogniRank
Detail	AnswerLine	CogniRank
What it does	AI visibility API that tracks what ChatGPT, Gemini and Google's AI answer about your brand	Track how AI search engines understand, mention, and recommend your brand
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	2024
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	100 free requests at signup on any engine. Prepaid USD balance, top up from $1. Per-engine pricing by tier: ChatGPT and Gemini start at $0.60 per 1,000 requests (Starter tier); Perplexity, Copilot, and Grok start at $1.95 per 1,000 requests. Google AI Mode starts at $1.56 per 1,000 requests. Google	Free Plan: $0/month with 1,000 AI credits. Starter Plan: $29/month for single brand tracking. Pro Plan: $79/month for multi-brand analytics. Agency Plan: $199/month with white-label reports and API access.
Key features	Multiple AI engines: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot, Grok, Google AI Mode, Google Search, Google News Cited sources with position and URL for each source Sentence-level citations showing which sentence cites which page Country targeting with 213 countries supported Batch processing with webhooks for async tasks Product cards and shopping information in responses n8n node and LangChain tools integration One consistent request and response format across all engines	Monitor ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity mentions GEO Score calculation (0-100 metric) AI credit-based scanning system Weekly automated scans Multi-brand GEO analytics Share of voice charts Automated competitor AI tracking White-label client reports Multi-project workspace API access
What makes it different	Single API interface for 8 different AI engines and search platforms No subscriptions or plans—prepaid balance model starting at $1 Only charged for successful results, failed requests incur no cost	Tracks AI search engines instead of traditional search rankings Generative Engine Optimization beyond traditional SEO Proprietary GEO Score metric for AI positioning Credit-based flexible pricing without long-term contracts Multi-AI platform monitoring in one dashboard
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	13 +3 (up) since last check	3 +2 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	5	2
Citation Flow (Majestic)	31	18
Referring domains (Majestic)	71	10

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