ChatGPT Brand Mentions Checker

What does ChatGPT Brand Mentions Checker do?

Check whether ChatGPT mentions or recommends your brand when people ask it the questions your customers actually type. Paste your brand name and a list of queries (e.g. "best CRM for small business"), and for each query this Actor returns:

• Mentioned or not — does your brand appear in ChatGPT's answer?
• Rank — where your brand sits among the recommendations
• Context — the exact sentence ChatGPT used around your brand
• Citations — the sources ChatGPT relied on (the pages you need to be on)

No ChatGPT account, no OpenAI API key, no setup. Runs on the Apify platform, so you get scheduling, an API endpoint, webhooks, and export to JSON, CSV, or Excel out of the box.

Why check your brand's visibility in ChatGPT?

More buying research now starts in AI chat instead of Google. If ChatGPT recommends your competitor and not you, you're invisible at the exact moment of decision — and traditional SEO tools can't see it. This is the core measurement of Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) / Answer Engine Optimization (AEO):

• Track whether ChatGPT recommends you for your money keywords
• See which sources ChatGPT cites, so you know where to earn coverage
• Monitor movements after content or PR pushes (schedule daily/weekly runs)
• Report AI visibility to clients if you're an SEO or PR agency

How to use it

1. Enter your brand name (e.g. Notion).
2. Add queries — the questions your buyers ask ChatGPT, one per line.
3. Optionally turn on live ChatGPT UI to check the real chat interface (ground truth, including ChatGPT's fan-out searches) instead of the API.
4. Click Start and read the results table, or export it.

Input example

{
    "brand": "Notion",
    "queries": ["best note taking app for teams", "Notion alternatives"],
    "liveUi": false
}

Output example

{
    "query": "best note taking app for teams",
    "brand": "Notion",
    "surface": "chatgpt",
    "mentioned": true,
    "rank": 2,
    "context": "Notion is a strong pick for teams that want docs, wikis and tasks in one place...",
    "citations": [{ "url": "https://example.com/best-note-apps", "title": "12 Best Note Apps" }],
    "cached": false,
    "checkedAt": "2026-07-12T10:15:00.000Z"
}

You can download the dataset in JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML, or fetch it via the Apify API.

How much does it cost?

You pay per checked query — no subscription, no monthly minimum, and failed checks are never charged:

Event	What it covers
Fresh API check	One query answered fresh by ChatGPT
Cached check	Same query checked recently — much cheaper
Live UI check	One query against the real ChatGPT interface

Repeated tracking of the same queries is cheap because of caching.

Tips

• Start with 10–20 queries that map to real buying intent, not vanity keywords.
• Schedule a weekly run and diff the mentioned/rank columns to catch drops early.
• Use live UI mode for reports where you need to show exactly what a user sees.
• Checking competitors is the same input with a different brand — run it once per competitor and compare mention rates.

FAQ

Does this use my ChatGPT account? No. Checks run through MentionsAPI's infrastructure; you don't need any account or API key.

Is this legal? The Actor queries AI assistants the same way a user would and stores only the answers about the brands you ask for.

Can I check Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, or Google AI Overviews too? Yes — use the companion Actors: AI Visibility Tracker (all four LLMs + live surfaces) and Google AI Overviews Brand Tracker.

Need this as a raw API instead? The same engine is available at mentionsapi.com for direct integration.

Found a problem or want a feature? Open an issue on the Issues tab.