Dataset size
The latest Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Tools run found 21 recommended brands and 22 cited sources in AI answers.
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Tools
This weekly AI Brand Index shows how AI tools answer buyer questions in the Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Tools category. SupaIntent asks each LLM the same question: which brands are the most visible, significant, and recommended in that niche. Each system returns its own top. We track which brands are recommended, which sources are cited, and how rankings change week over week. Use it to see the freshest AI visibility data for this category.
Updated 13 September 2026
Brands
Category coverage
21
ranked across AI engines
Sources
Evidence base
22
domains cited in answers
Brand sites
Official share
82%
from brand-owned domains
AI model filter
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Conductor | 1 |
| Semrush | 2 |
| Profound | 3 |
| Otterly.AI | 4 |
| Ahrefs | 5 |
What AI tools say about Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Tools
Movement
What changed this week?
Conductor overtook Profound this week to take the top position.
Sources
Which sources shape AI answers?
Answers in this category lean on vendor pages: Conductor, Llmpulse and Tryprofound are the most cited brand-owned sources, and official domains account for 82% of all citations.
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Key facts from this AI Brand Index report
Current leader
Conductor ranks #1 for Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Tools in the latest SupaIntent AI Brand Index run.
Top brands
Conductor, Semrush, and Profound lead Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Tools across AI answers from ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Perplexity.
Brand sites
Conductor, Llmpulse, and Tryprofound are the most cited brand sites in this category.
Weekly movement
Top 10 onlyEntered the index
New in the top 10
Perplexity AI#8
Google#9
Biggest gains
Moved up this week
Conductor7 to #1
Ahrefs5 to #5
Semrush4 to #2
LLM Pulse3 to #6
Biggest losses
Moved down this week
Moz12 to #20
Peec AI11 to #18
HubSpot8 to #10
Rank history
Weekly rank changes for the current top 10
| Rank | Brand | Previous | Current | Change | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #8 | #1 | 7 | #1 | |
| #2 | #6 | #2 | 4 | #1 | |
| #3 | #1 | #3 | 2 | #1 | |
| #4 | #3 | #4 | 1 | #3 | |
| #5 | #10 | #5 | 5 | #2 | |
| #6 | #9 | #6 | 3 | #6 | |
| #7 | #5 | #7 | 2 | #4 | |
| #8 | New | #8 | New | #8 | |
| #9 | New | #9 | New | #9 | |
| #10 | #2 | #10 | 8 | #1 |
Current brand snapshot
21 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand |  ChatGPT |  Google AI Mode |  Gemini |  Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +7 | #1 | #8 | #3 | - | | |
| 2 | +4 | #2 | #2 | #9 | - | | |
| 3 | -2 | #3 | #10 | #2 | - | | |
| 4 | -1 | #4 | - | #7 | - | | |
| 5 | +5 | - | #1 | - | - | | |
| 6 | +3 | - | - | #1 | - | | |
| 7 | -2 | #6 | - | #8 | - | | |
| 8 | New | - | #3 | - | - | | |
| 9 | New | - | #4 | - | - | | |
| 10 | -8 | - | - | #4 | - | | |
| 11 | +3 | - | - | #5 | - | | |
| 12 | New | - | #5 | - | - | | |
| 13 | +2 | #5 | - | - | - | | |
| 14 | -3 | - | - | #6 | - | | |
| 15 | New | - | #6 | - | - | | |
| 16 | -1 | - | #7 | - | - | | |
| 17 | -4 | #7 | - | - | - | | |
| 18 | -11 | #9 | - | #10 | - | | |
| 19 | -7 | #8 | - | - | - | | |
| 20 | -12 | - | #9 | - | - | | |
| 21 | -5 | #10 | - | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
22 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ConductorOfficial | 13 | |
| 2 | LlmpulseOfficial | 8 | |
| 3 | TryprofoundOfficial | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | | |
| 5 | 2 | | |
| 6 | XseekOfficial | 2 | |
| 7 | AiropsOfficial | 1 | |
| 8 | BrightedgeOfficial | 1 | |
| 9 | FraseOfficial | 1 | |
| 10 | 1 | | |
| 11 | GoogleOfficial | 1 | |
| 12 | HubSpotOfficial | 1 | |
| 13 | MicrosoftOfficial | 1 | |
| 14 | MozOfficial | 1 | |
| 15 | 1 | | |
| 16 | OpenaiOfficial | 1 | |
| 17 | PerplexityOfficial | 1 | |
| 18 | 1 | | |
| 19 | SemrushOfficial | 1 | |
| 20 | 1 | | |
| 21 | WritesonicOfficial | 1 | |
| 22 | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Conductor | 1 |
| Semrush | 2 |
| Profound | 3 |
| Otterly.AI | 4 |
| Writesonic | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +9 | #1 | - | - | - | | |
| 2 | +1 | #2 | - | - | - | | |
| 3 | -2 | #3 | - | - | - | | |
| 4 | +2 | #4 | - | - | - | | |
| 5 | +1 | #5 | - | - | - | | |
| 6 | +2 | #6 | - | - | - | | |
| 7 | -1 | #7 | - | - | - | | |
| 8 | +1 | #8 | - | - | - | | |
| 9 | -4 | #9 | - | - | - | | |
| 10 | 0 | #10 | - | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
9 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ConductorOfficial | 10 | |
| 2 | 5 | | |
| 3 | TryprofoundOfficial | 5 | |
| 4 | 2 | | |
| 5 | 2 | | |
| 6 | XseekOfficial | 2 | |
| 7 | 1 | | |
| 8 | 1 | | |
| 9 | WritesonicOfficial | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Ahrefs | 1 |
| Semrush | 2 |
| Perplexity AI | 3 |
| 4 | |
| OpenAI | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +9 | - | #1 | - | - | | |
| 2 | +1 | - | #2 | - | - | | |
| 3 | New | - | #3 | - | - | | |
| 4 | New | - | #4 | - | - | | |
| 5 | New | - | #5 | - | - | | |
| 6 | New | - | #6 | - | - | | |
| 7 | +3 | - | #7 | - | - | | |
| 8 | -3 | - | #8 | - | - | | |
| 9 | -6 | - | #9 | - | - | | |
| 10 | -9 | - | #10 | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
10 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BrightedgeOfficial | 1 | |
| 2 | ConductorOfficial | 1 | |
| 3 | GoogleOfficial | 1 | |
| 4 | MicrosoftOfficial | 1 | |
| 5 | MozOfficial | 1 | |
| 6 | OpenaiOfficial | 1 | |
| 7 | PerplexityOfficial | 1 | |
| 8 | ProfoundOfficial | 1 | |
| 9 | SemrushOfficial | 1 | |
| 10 | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| LLM Pulse | 1 |
| Profound | 2 |
| Conductor | 3 |
| HubSpot | 4 |
| Frase | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
Common AI search questions about Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Tools
Q1
Who leads Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Tools in AI answers?
Conductor is the most recommended answer engine optimization (AEO) tools brand in the latest AI Brand Index run. The next highest-ranked brands are Semrush and Profound. Per-engine leader data is not available for this run.
Q2
Which cited sources are used for Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Tools?
The most cited sources for answer engine optimization (AEO) tools recommendations are Conductor, Llmpulse and Tryprofound, out of 22 tracked sources. Answers in this category lean on vendor pages: Conductor, Llmpulse and Tryprofound are the most cited brand-owned sources, and official domains account for 82% of all citations. The main independent sources are Attrifast, Trustablelabs and Frictionai.
Q3
How fresh is this Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Tools ranking?
The AI Brand Index updates every Sunday. In the latest run, Perplexity AI and Google entered the top 10 and Moz, Peec AI, HubSpot, Conductor and Ahrefs and 2 other brands moved three or more positions in the answer engine optimization (AEO) tools index.
How to cite this report
Cite the canonical SupaIntent report page when referencing this AI visibility ranking.
SupaIntent AI Brand Index: Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Tools. https://supaintent.com/ai-brand-index/artificial-intelligence-answer-engine-optimization-aeo-tools
Report data
Download the same ranking data used by the chart, tables and Dataset schema.
AI Brand Index methodology
Rankings use collected AI answers, cited sources, brand-site matching, and provider-level position history.
- SupaIntent measures buying-intent AI answers across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Perplexity.
- This report uses the latest observed AI answers for Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Tools, including 21 recommended brands and 22 cited sources.
- Brand sites are identified from official domains and subdomains, then separated from review, community and publisher sources.
- Weekly movement compares the latest rank with the previous collected position for each brand.
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