Peec AI vs Rankscale (2026): pricing, engines, verdict
Rankscale sells the most engines per dollar; Peec AI sells a deeper analytics surface on three engines. Both are monthly, both have free trials.
Stellarcast is our product, so read this knowing our bias. Every vendor fact below was read from the vendor's own pages on 17 October 2026; anything a vendor does not state is marked "not published".
The short answer
Rankscale starts at $17 a month for Essentials (billed yearly only, limits not itemized) and $99 for Pro, which buys 1,200 credits across 21 engines in every region, with usage metered per check. Peec AI's Starter is $95 a month for 50 prompts on three engines you choose, in one country, with unlimited languages. Rankscale wins on breadth per dollar; Peec wins on analysis depth, agency packaging and predictable prompt-based pricing. Neither publishes fixes to your site.
Side by side
| Peec AI | Rankscale | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | Starter $95/mo for 50 prompts; Pro $245/mo (150); Advanced $495/mo (350) | Essentials $17/mo, billed yearly only ($20 list; limits not itemized); Pro $99/mo for 1,200 credits; Pro+ $229/mo; Growth $385/mo |
| Top published plan | Advanced $495/mo; Enterprise custom, billed annually | Enterprise $780/mo for 12,000 credits; custom above |
| Billing terms | Monthly plans, 15% off on annual billing; free trial | Monthly, or yearly at 15% off; 7-day free trial on Pro |
| Engines per plan | Choose 3 of ChatGPT, AI Mode, AI Overviews, Copilot, Gemini and Naver AI on every self-serve plan; extra models (Perplexity among them) $30 to $140/mo each; up to 13 on Enterprise | 21 engines listed in its credit calculator, on every plan, credit-weighted: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Mode at 0.25 credits a check, DeepSeek 1, Claude 2; plus AI Overviews, Copilot, Grok, Mistral and API models |
| Markets and languages | Starter 1 country, Pro and Advanced 3; unlimited languages, no extra charge per country or language | All regions on every plan |
| Publishes fixes to your site | No CMS publishing; ranked recommended actions and agent-generated actions | No CMS publishing; Scout recommendations and page audits |
| Proof of lift | Lists a visibility lift analysis and a lift predictor; no method published | Not published |
Sources: peec.ai/pricing; rankscale.ai/pricing. Checked 17 October 2026. US dollars per month.
Where each one wins
- Peec AI: predictable pricing by prompt count rather than by credits that vary per engine.
- Rankscale: 21 engines on every plan, including Claude, DeepSeek, Grok and Mistral, for $99 a month.
Where Stellarcast fits
Neither tool ships a fix. Stellarcast checks six engines daily on every paid plan from $39 a month (Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Mode and Microsoft Copilot). From $89 it sends the fixes you approve to WordPress as drafts, and from $249 every lift claim is labeled MEASURED, LIKELY or TOO-EARLY with a P25 to P75 range, across 27 markets measured with native-language prompts. See the plans.
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Is Rankscale cheaper than Peec AI?
Rankscale lists Essentials at $17 a month billed yearly only ($20 list), and Pro at $99 a month for 1,200 credits; Peec AI Starter is $95 a month for 50 prompts. Rankscale's credits are spent per engine check, so the cost of a prompt depends on which engines you run; Peec charges per prompt on three engines. Checked 17 October 2026.
Which engines do Peec AI and Rankscale track?
Rankscale lists 21 engines on every plan, with ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and AI Mode at 0.25 credits a check, DeepSeek at 1 and Claude at 2. Peec AI lets you pick three of ChatGPT, AI Mode, AI Overviews, Copilot, Gemini and Naver AI, with extra models from $30 a month.
Which covers more markets, Peec AI or Rankscale?
Rankscale covers all regions on every plan. Peec AI covers one country on Starter and three on Pro and Advanced, with unlimited languages at no extra charge. Stellarcast measures each of its 27 markets with native-language prompts on every plan.