# Show HN: PilotCite – Monitor how AI platforms cite and describe your brand

> Source: <https://www.pilotcite.com>
> Published: 2026-07-19 07:17:50+00:00

# Monitor and improve your AI visibility.

Marketing and SEO teams use PilotCite to see where their brand is mentioned, linked, and beaten by competitors across the prompts their customers run.

## The operating layer for AI visibility.

Built for modern brand teams that treat AI visibility as a core growth metric. Pick your seat at the table:

### Know exactly what AI tells your buyers.

When a prospect asks ChatGPT or Perplexity who to buy from, PilotCite shows whether you are in the answer — and how you are described.

- Mention rate and sentiment per platform
- Share of voice against named competitors
- Scheduled opportunity reports for the team

## Everything in one dashboard.

Monitoring, sources, competitors, audits, content, and research — connected so you can act on what AI platforms actually return.

### Monitoring

Scheduled snapshots across AI answer surfaces. See citation rate, sources, sentiment, and drift over time.

### Sources

Ranked domains AI platforms cite when they mention you.

### Competitors

See where rivals appear alongside your brand in AI answers.

### Site Audit & Opportunities

Check whether AI assistants can read, understand, and cite your key pages.

### Content Kit

Generate GEO-friendly articles grounded in real citations.

### Research

Discover high-intent prompts your customers run against AI search.

## Improve visibility without compromising.

Close AI citation gaps with source-backed content, not generic SEO filler.

[Start free](/login?intent=signup)

## Track once. Compare everywhere.

Signature monitors ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overview, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, and Grok. The dashboard compares the same monitored prompts across platforms.

## One place to watch the answer layer.

Mention rate, true citation rate, share of voice, and sentiment — plus a topic performance table that shows where you are gaining or losing.

[View all →](/monitoring)

| Topic | Mention rate | SOV | Prompts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner trading apps | 0% | — | 1 |
| Commission-free brokers | 12% | 8% | 3 |
| Options trading platforms | 24% | 15% | 4 |

## Built for every team that cares about AI visibility.

Connect your domain, generate topic and prompt sets, benchmark competitors, and turn insight into a concrete shipping plan.

### SaaS

Track tool comparisons, category pages, and answer-engine mentions.

### Fintech

Audit trust, regulation, broker comparisons, and review sources.

### B2B

Own enterprise use cases, integration pages, and buyer guides.

### Developers

Optimize docs, API references, changelogs, and technical citations.

### PR & Comms

Measure how third-party coverage influences AI-generated answers.

### SEO Operations

Turn schema, content, and source quality into a weekly workflow.

## Built for teams that own growth and visibility.

Add the operational layer around AI visibility: monitoring, research, content, audits, reporting, and team workflows.

### Answer changes

See when AI answers shift, citations disappear, or competitors start appearing.

### Prompt library

Organize high-value prompts by topic, locale, intent, and funnel stage.

### Site Audit

Run an AI-citability audit on your own domain and get a prioritized fix list.

### Content Kit

Generate articles, rewrites, and comparison pages built for AI citations.

### Research

Discover prompt clusters from real search behavior across markets.

### Competitor tracking

See where competitors win citations and close the gap prompt by prompt.

### Reports and exports

Package mention rate, citation rate, share of voice, risks, and next actions.

### Workflow telemetry

Review monitoring run status, provider usage, and cost signals.

### Team collaboration

Invite members and share workspaces across brands and markets.

### Source analysis

Prioritize cited domains and pages that influence AI answers.

### Market tracking

Organize prompt sets by market, language, product, and competitor set.

### Change history

Keep a historical record of answer changes, citations, and shipped fixes.

## Start free. Scale across platforms.

Upgrade when you need more brands, prompts, or platforms.

Start with one brand.

[Choose Core](/login?plan=starter&intent=signup)

- 1 brand
- 1 seat
- 10 unique prompts
- Every 5 days monitoring
- 1 competitors tracked

Add competitor tracking.

[Choose Growth](/login?plan=pro&intent=signup)

- 1 brand
- 2 seats
- 20 unique prompts
- Every 3 days monitoring
- 5 competitors tracked

Scale up your monitoring.

[Choose Scale](/login?plan=max&intent=signup)

- 2 brands
- 3 seats
- 25 unique prompts
- Daily monitoring
- 10 competitors tracked

Full platform coverage.

[Choose Signature Base](/login?plan=agency&intent=signup)

- 5 brands
- 10 seats
- 50 unique prompts
- Daily monitoring
- 25 competitors tracked

## Start monitoring for free.

Track 1 brand and 5 prompts on the free plan. No credit card required.
