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Platform or partner? How to choose help with AI visibility.

What tracking platforms do, what implementation partners do, and the questions to ask either.

9 October 2026 · 5 min read

Reviewed October 2026. Vendors change quickly; check their sites for current details.

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Two kinds of help

  • Tracking platforms

    Software that runs prompts across AI assistants and reports mentions, position, sentiment and cited sources.

  • Implementation partners

    Teams that turn those findings into fixes: pages, listings, proof and corrections, with your approvals.

Who the main platforms suit

  • Peec AI

    Built for marketing teams and agencies; tracks visibility, position and sentiment, and collects answers through the assistants’ own interfaces.

  • Otterly.AI

    A lower-cost entry point for ongoing monitoring.

  • Ahrefs Brand Radar and SEO suites

    AI visibility added to established SEO platforms; useful if you already use them.

  • Limy

    An AI visibility platform. Disclosure: Be the Answer works with Limy.

Ten questions to ask any vendor

  1. Which AI assistants do you track, and on which plan?

  2. Do you collect answers through the real user interface or an API?

  3. Can I export the raw answers behind every score?

  4. Who chooses the prompts, and how are they built from real buyer questions?

  5. How often is each prompt run, and how do you handle answers that change?

  6. Do you check whether what AI says is accurate, or only whether we’re mentioned?

  7. Do you cover our markets and languages?

  8. How do you separate correlation from cause when you claim results?

  9. Who implements the fixes, and who approves them?

  10. What does success look like at 90 days, and what happens if we don’t see it?

Where Be the Answer fits

We’re an implementation partner. We use licensed platforms for measurement, add accuracy checks against your approved facts, work across markets and languages worldwide, including Asia-Pacific, and help fix what we find, with your teams approving every change.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a platform before hiring a partner?

No. A good partner measures as part of the work. If you already have a platform, they should use your data.

Which platform is best?

It depends on your markets, budget and team. Ask the questions above and compare raw answers, not dashboards.

Choose help that changes the answer.

Start with a clear measure of where you appear, what AI says and what needs fixing.