AI Brand Visibility Monitor

Track how any brand, company, or product appears across AI search platforms — ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini. Bring your own API keys for maximum flexibility and cost control.

What it does

Queries multiple AI platforms with the same brand question, then returns structured results showing how each AI platform perceives and describes your brand. Essential for:

• AI SEO — understand your brand's visibility in the AI search era
• Competitive intelligence — see how competitors appear across AI platforms
• Reputation monitoring — track sentiment and accuracy of AI-generated brand information
• Agency reporting — deliver "AI share of voice" reports to clients

Features

• 4 AI platforms: OpenAI (ChatGPT), Perplexity, Anthropic (Claude), Google (Gemini)
• BYO API keys: Use your own keys — no markup, no middleman
• Pick any subset: Query 1, 2, 3, or all 4 platforms per run
• Custom queries: Ask any question about any brand
• Structured output: JSON with platform-by-platform results, token usage, and metadata
• MCP-ready: Expose as MCP server for AI agents to query AI about brands

Input

Field	Required	Description
brandName	Yes	Brand/company/product name to research
query	No	Custom query (default: asks for overview, facts, reputation, news)
platforms	Yes	Array of platforms: openai, perplexity, anthropic, google
openaiApiKey	If openai selected	Your OpenAI API key
perplexityApiKey	If perplexity selected	Your Perplexity API key
anthropicApiKey	If anthropic selected	Your Anthropic API key
googleApiKey	If google selected	Your Google AI API key
maxTokens	No	Max tokens per response (default: 1024)

Output

{
  "brand": "Apify",
  "query": "What can you tell me about Apify?...",
  "timestamp": "2026-07-04T12:00:00Z",
  "results": {
    "openai": {
      "model": "gpt-4o",
      "response": "Apify is a web scraping and automation platform...",
      "tokenUsage": { "input": 45, "output": 312 },
      "cost": 0.0012,
      "error": null
    },
    "perplexity": {
      "model": "sonar-pro",
      "response": "Apify is the largest marketplace of web scraping tools...",
      "tokenUsage": { "input": 52, "output": 289 },
      "cost": 0.0008,
      "error": null,
      "citations": ["https://apify.com", "https://docs.apify.com"]
    },
    "anthropic": { ... },
    "google": { ... }
  },
  "summary": {
    "platformsQueried": 4,
    "platformsSucceeded": 4,
    "totalCost": 0.0042
  }
}

API Keys (free tiers available)

Platform	Get Key Here	Free Tier
OpenAI	https://platform.openai.com/api-keys	$5 credit for new users
Perplexity	https://www.perplexity.ai/settings/api	$5 credit for new users
Anthropic	https://console.anthropic.com/	$5 credit for new users
Google	https://aistudio.google.com/apikey	Free tier with rate limits

Pricing

This Actor is free to use — you only pay your chosen AI platform's API costs directly. No markup, no hidden fees.

Usage ideas

• Daily brand monitoring: Schedule this Actor to run daily and track how AI platforms describe your brand over time
• Competitor benchmarking: Compare your brand's AI visibility against 5 competitors
• Launch monitoring: Track AI awareness of a new product launch across platforms
• Agency reports: Generate monthly "AI brand visibility" reports for clients