# Profound

Tracks brand mentions and citations across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude. Profound is paid, with no free tier, at tryprofound.com.

## Facts

- **Pricing tier:** Paid
- **Paid terms:** Self-serve access is a 7-day trial; ongoing use is custom enterprise pricing.
- **Works on:** Web
- **Works in browser:** No
- **Sign-up:** Sales only
- **Best free alternative:** [Semrush AI Visibility Checker](https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/semrush-ai-visibility-checker)

## Capabilities

- Tracks brand mentions and citations across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude
- Agent Analytics shows how AI crawlers (GPTBot etc.) actually crawl a site
- Autonomous "Agents" auto-generate and optimize AEO content

## FAQ

### What is Profound?

Profound is listed under AI Search Visibility & GEO Tracking, in the Data Analysis & Business category on Flocci AI Tools. Tracks brand mentions and citations across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude. It is paid, with no free tier, and it lives at tryprofound.com.

### Is Profound free?

No. Self-serve access is a 7-day trial; ongoing use is custom enterprise pricing. If you need it free right now, Semrush AI Visibility Checker does the same job for free. Flocci keeps paid tools out of its free catalog: they appear only in search results when you choose to see them, labelled and paired with a free alternative.

### Can I use Profound in a browser, or is there an app?

Profound needs to be installed or self-hosted — it doesn't run in a browser tab. It is available on the web.

### What can Profound do?

Profound does 3 things the catalog singles out: Tracks brand mentions and citations across chatgpt, perplexity, gemini, claude; agent analytics shows how ai crawlers (gptbot etc.) actually crawl a site; autonomous "agents" auto-generate and optimize aeo content.

### What is the best free alternative to Profound?

Semrush AI Visibility Checker is the best free alternative: it does the same job and you can start without paying. The full list is on the alternatives page.

## Related

- [Profound alternatives](https://aitools.flocci.in/alternatives/profound)
- [AI Search Visibility & GEO Tracking](https://aitools.flocci.in/category/data-analysis-business/ai-search-visibility-geo-tracking)
- [Best free AI search visibility and GEO tracking tools](https://aitools.flocci.in/best/best-ai-search-visibility-geo-tracking)
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Source: Flocci AI Tools — https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/profound

Facts last verified: October 2026