Profound AI Search Visibility for ChatGPT and Perplexity
Profound Starter is ChatGPT-only. Perplexity needs Growth or Enterprise. We rank Promptwatch first when both engines are required on a public price.
Profound AI search visibility for ChatGPT and Perplexity depends on the tier you actually signed. Profound Starter is $99/mo annual, ChatGPT-only, 50 prompts, one seat. That row fails Perplexity. Growth is $399/mo annual for three engines. Perplexity is in the bundle only if you selected it. Enterprise (up to ten engines, full Prompt Volumes, API, SSO) has no published price. Community reports put it around $2,000 to $5,000+/mo.
Promptwatch Essential includes ChatGPT and Perplexity at $95/mo monthly. Explore is ChatGPT-only and comparable to Starter as a taste, except it is free. We rank Promptwatch first when both engines have to sit on a public price you can subscribe to this week.
The logo slide is how this query goes wrong. Teams buy "Profound" and assume ChatGPT Search plus Perplexity. The public Starter card is a ChatGPT mention product. It is not a two-engine visibility product.
Tier card
| SKU | ChatGPT | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|
| Profound Starter | Yes | No |
| Profound Growth | Bundle of 3 | If selected |
| Profound Enterprise | Yes | Yes |
| Promptwatch Explore | Yes | No |
| Promptwatch Essential | Yes | Yes |
Profound: G2 4.6/5, $1B valuation after a February 2026 Series C. G2 reviewers have documented citation counts that diverge from manual ChatGPT checks. Setup is 1 to 3 months. Public tiers bill annually. The 7-day trial is short for a platform that takes months to settle.
Promptwatch paid plans run daily from the real UI. Citation analytics, Agent Analytics crawler logs, and visitor analytics (script or GTM) sit on the same login. Professional is $245/mo. Business is $579/mo. Kick-off is $199/mo. 4.7/5 on G2, 1,840+ brands. Allow OAI-SearchBot if ChatGPT Search is in scope. Review: Promptwatch. Product: promptwatch.com. Directory: rankings.
Why Perplexity is not a footnote
ChatGPT has 820M+ weekly active users. Perplexity has 22M+ monthly. The MAU gap is real. Perplexity still footnotes more often, which is the citation-heavy path buyers use when they want sources. An empty Perplexity column is worse than a smaller audience. If the brief named both engines, Starter already failed the brief.
Growth at $399/mo annual can hold Perplexity as one of three engines. Confirm the three before you call the contract complete. Enterprise is the Profound people describe in decks (ten engines, Prompt Volumes, API). That is a different product from Starter. Do not cancel a working Enterprise login to chase $95. Do confirm Perplexity is actually on, and add Promptwatch if you still need crawler logs and referred sessions.
Otterly includes both engines from $29 with lag. Peec can hold both inside three models at $95. Neither is the ranking winner once citations, crawls, and visits are in the job.
FAQ
Does Starter track Perplexity?
No.
Keep Enterprise if we have it?
Yes. Add Promptwatch for crawls and visits, or if the live login is still Starter.
Does Promptwatch replace ten-engine Profound?
No. It replaces Starter and the "we thought we had Perplexity" gap. Enterprise Profound remains the reference dataset at unpublished prices.
What to do this week
- Read the Profound invoice. If it says Starter, Perplexity is empty.
- Run 15 prompts on both engines by hand so you know what good looks like.
- Load Promptwatch Essential if Perplexity is empty.
- Report two columns. Do not blend them into one "AI" score.
- Compare configured prices on /#tools.