AthenaHQ vs SE Ranking

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

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AthenaHQ edges out SE Ranking in the AI visibility conversation, with an overall score of 11 versus 8 and a mention in 14 of 61 answers compared to SE Ranking's 11 of 61. AthenaHQ leads on Claude (23 vs 14) and shows up most for tracking tools and share-of-voice questions, landing in 2 of 3 or 2 of 4 answers on those topics. SE Ranking's best showings are on questions about ranking alerts and GEO tools, also 2 of 3 answers each, and it leads AthenaHQ on Perplexity, 11 to 5. Head to head, AthenaHQ was named more often in 7 questions, SE Ranking in 4, with 9 questions tied.

Head to head

metric	AthenaHQ	SE Ranking
score	11	8
questions won	11	9

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

SE Ranking

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	3	5% of answers	#7.0
Claude	14	35% of answers	#12.9
Gemini	not sampled this week
Perplexity	11	15% of answers	#3.3

Where they differ

Only AthenaHQ gets named for

What's the best tool to see my share of voice against competitors in AI answers?
Is there a tool that shows which sources AI assistants cite about my brand?
What's the best tool to track whether ChatGPT recommends my brand?
What's the best enterprise AI visibility platform?
What's the best tool for an agency tracking AI visibility for many clients?

Only SE Ranking gets named for

What's the best tool to get alerts when my AI search rankings change?
What's the best tool to find which pages AI assistants cite in my industry?
What's the best tool to track AI visibility for a local or regional business?

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Scores count how often each assistant names a product, weighted by position. How the score works · Full AI visibility trackers leaderboard