AthenaHQ vs Rankscale

as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-14

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AthenaHQ and Rankscale tie overall with a score of 11 out of 100, and both get named in 14 of 61 answers. The split by assistant looks different, though: Claude favors Rankscale (32 vs 23), while AthenaHQ edges ahead on ChatGPT (6 vs 0) and Perplexity (5 vs 3). AthenaHQ shows up most for "best AI visibility tracking tools" and share-of-voice questions, while Rankscale leads on "best free or cheap AI visibility tools." Head-to-head across shared questions, Rankscale comes out ahead slightly more often (6 vs 5), with 9 questions tied between them.

Head to head

metric	AthenaHQ	Rankscale
score	11	11
questions won	11	13

By assistant

AthenaHQ

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	6	10% of answers	#5.0
Claude	23	50% of answers	#9.1
Gemini	not sampled this week
Perplexity	5	10% of answers	#7.0

Rankscale

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	0	0% of answers
Claude	32	65% of answers	#8.1
Gemini	not sampled this week
Perplexity	3	5% of answers	#7.0

Where they differ

Only AthenaHQ gets named for

What's the best tool to see my share of voice against competitors in AI answers?
What's the best tool to track whether ChatGPT recommends my brand?
What's the best tool for an agency tracking AI visibility for many clients?

Only Rankscale gets named for

What's the best tool to find which pages AI assistants cite in my industry?
Which AI search tracking tool gives the most actionable recommendations?
What's the best AI visibility tool for a small startup budget?
What's the best tool for a SaaS founder to get recommended by AI assistants?
What's the best tool to track AI visibility for a local or regional business?

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