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Does AI Recommend Ahrefs? A Live SEO / Marketing tools Study
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We asked ChatGPT and Gemini real questions about SEO tools to see whether Ahrefs comes up — and how often AI recommends it over the alternatives.
AI answers sampled through 2026-10-11 · refreshed on a schedule
100%visible in AI answers
AI named Ahrefs in 5 of 5 answers to unprompted questions about SEO tools.
- Gemini mentions Ahrefs in 100% of answers · avg rank #2.0
- ChatGPT mentions Ahrefs in 100% of answers · avg rank #1.0
Competitive Visibility 100% | Brand Sentiment 60% | Average Rank 1.50 | Top 3 Rate 100% |
Visibility by buyer intent
| Discovery Does AI surface you when nobody names you?
| 100% 3/3 prompts · avg rank 1.50 |
| Evaluation sentiment How does AI talk about you by name?
| 100% 1 branded · 1 positive |
| Comparison sentiment How do you fare head-to-head?
| 100% 2 branded · 2 positive |
| Alternatives sentiment Are you offered as a switch from a rival?
| 0% 2 branded · 2 neutral |
| Use Case Are you the pick for a specific need?
| 100% 2/2 prompts · avg rank 1.50 |
Per-assistant breakdown
| Assistant | Visibility | Avg rank | Top 3 |
|---|
| Claude | — | — | 0 |
| Gemini | 100% | 2.00 | 3 |
| ChatGPT | 100% | 1.00 | 2 |
| Perplexity | — | — | 0 |
Competitor mention share
| Brand / competitor | Mentions | Share |
|---|
| Ahrefs (you) | 149 | 32.7% |
| Semrush | 149 | 32.7% |
| Moz | 118 | 25.9% |
| Surfer SEO | 40 | 8.8% |
| Similarweb | 0 | 0% |
Competitors found in AI answers (named by the AI, not on your tracked list)
| Name | In answers | Prompts | Avg rank |
|---|
| Moz Pro | 174 | 6 | 3.20 |
| Google Search Console | 109 | 3 | 3.50 |
| Screaming Frog SEO Spider | 76 | 2 | 4.70 |
| Ubersuggest | 65 | 5 | 5.50 |
| SpyFu | 57 | 5 | 4.40 |
| SE Ranking | 50 | 5 | 2.90 |
| Google Keyword Planner | 50 | 1 | 3.40 |
| Majestic | 48 | 1 | 4.10 |
| Yoast SEO | 36 | 2 | 5.20 |
| Content Explorer | 33 | 1 | 4.30 |
| Serpstat | 22 | 1 | 4.80 |
| Mangools | 21 | 3 | 4.90 |
+8 more in the app.
Missed opportunities (competitors appeared, Ahrefs didn't)
| Prompt | Pool | Assistant | Competitors present |
|---|
Top cited domains
Recent AI responses
| Assistant | Prompt | Pool | Result | When |
|---|
| ChatGPT | Ahrefs vs Moz — which is better? | comparison | positive | Oct 11, 2026 8:20am |
| Gemini | Which SEO tools give the most accurate keyword data? | use_case | #2 | Oct 11, 2026 7:50am |
| ChatGPT | What are the best SEO tools? | discovery | #1 | Oct 11, 2026 7:00am |
| ChatGPT | What are the best alternatives to Ahrefs? | alternatives | neutral | Oct 11, 2026 6:40am |
| ChatGPT | Is Ahrefs a good choice? What are its pros and cons? | evaluation | positive | Oct 11, 2026 6:10am |
| Gemini | What are the best SEO tools? | discovery | #2 | Oct 11, 2026 3:50am |
| ChatGPT | Which SEO tools give the most accurate keyword data? | use_case | #1 | Oct 11, 2026 3:20am |
| Gemini | What are the best alternatives to Ahrefs? | alternatives | neutral | Oct 11, 2026 2:15am |
| Gemini | Which SEO tools would you recommend and why? | discovery | #2 | Oct 11, 2026 2:00am |
| Gemini | Ahrefs vs Moz — which is better? | comparison | positive | Oct 11, 2026 1:10am |
| ChatGPT | Which SEO tools would you recommend and why? | discovery | #1 | Oct 10, 2026 10:25am |
| Gemini | Is Ahrefs a good choice? What are its pros and cons? | evaluation | mixed | Oct 10, 2026 9:30am |
Questions we test
- What are the best alternatives to Ahrefs?
- Ahrefs vs Moz — which is better?
- What are the best SEO tools?
- Which SEO tools would you recommend and why?
- Is Ahrefs a good choice? What are its pros and cons?
- Which SEO tools give the most accurate keyword data?
Competitive questions omit the brand name, so a mention means AI surfaced Ahrefs on its own.
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