Otterly.AI
The cheapest way into AI-search monitoring — $29 a month, no lock-in, unlimited seats, and a public API + MCP from the $189 tier; Claude and Gemini cost extra.
How we testOtterly.AI (Austria, bootstrapped) is the SMB and agency entry point: Lite at $29 month-to-month or $25 annual for 15 prompts across ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and Copilot, Standard at $189/$160 for 100 prompts with a public REST API and MCP (2,000 requests a month), Premium at $489/$422 for 400 prompts. Claude ($29–439 by tier), Google AI Mode and Gemini ($9–149 each) are paid add-ons, so full coverage gets expensive.
It offers citation tracking, sentiment, competitor share, GEO URL audits and agent analytics, and launched a Claude Skill and a 101-workflow marketplace in June 2026. All subscriptions are on a monthly basis, cancel anytime. It is a very small team — a continuity consideration against funded rivals. No Trustpilot reviews; G2 4.7–4.8.
Pros
- +Lowest entry price in the category
- +No lock-in; unlimited seats
- +Public API and MCP from the $189 tier
Cons
- −Prompt-based pricing climbs fast at scale
- −Claude, Gemini and AI Mode are paid add-ons
- −Very small vendor — continuity risk
Pricing
Minimum commitment: $29 — $29/mo × 1 seat × 1 month — no commitment. The least you can spend before walking away; excludes numbers, minutes and add-ons.
Lite
$29/mo · month-to-month
$25/mo on an annual commitment
Month-to-month costs 16% more
- ✓15 prompts; no API
Standard
$189/mo · month-to-month
$160/mo on an annual commitment
Month-to-month costs 18% more
- ✓100 prompts; API + MCP (2,000 requests/mo)
Premium
$489/mo · month-to-month
$422/mo on an annual commitment
Month-to-month costs 16% more
- ✓400 prompts; Claude, AI Mode and Gemini are paid add-ons
Specifications
| Rating | 3.7 |
| Month-to-month (entry plan) | $29/mo |
| Annual commit, per month | $25/mo |
| Monthly premium | 16% |
| Minimum commitment* | $29 |
| Site audit | No |
| AI engines tracked | 4 |
| Prompts included | 15 |
| API included | No |
| MCP server | ✓ |
| AI engines (list) | ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity +1 |
| Commitment for annual rate (months) | 0 |
*How we calculate minimum commitment. Headline per-user prices hide the real cost of trying a platform. Total cost of ownership is licence × seats × term, plus usage, add-ons, setup fees and any early-exit charges. Our "minimum commitment" figure is the floor of that: the entry plan's committed rate × the minimum seats the vendor will sell × the months you must commit to (one month at the month-to-month rate where there is no commitment; the licence price where it is sold per year). It deliberately excludes usage, add-ons and prerequisite licences, so your real first bill will be higher — but never lower than this.
Researched and drafted with AI assistance; reviewed and approved by Tim Meredith. How we use AI