Google Search Console vs Semrush

as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-10-12

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Semrush edges out Google Search Console overall, scoring 63 versus 53 and appearing in 68 of 76 answers compared to 59 of 76. Semrush's advantage is clearest with Gemini (74 vs 46), while the two are closer with Perplexity (55 vs 53). Head-to-head, Semrush is named more often on 8 questions, Google Search Console leads on 5, and they tie on 7. Both tools show up for technical SEO audits and data accuracy questions in every answer checked. Google Search Console is never mentioned for local Google Maps ranking or tracking brand visibility in AI answers.

Head to head

metric	Google Search Console	Semrush
score	55	65
questions won	19	24

By assistant

Google Search Console

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	59	75% of answers	#2.9
Claude	56	80% of answers	#4.1
Gemini	not sampled this week
Perplexity	54	65% of answers	#2.2

Semrush

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	73	100% of answers	#2.7
Claude	59	95% of answers	#5.5
Gemini	not sampled this week
Perplexity	61	85% of answers	#2.9

Where they differ

Only Google Search Console gets named for

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