Screaming Frog vs Semrush

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

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Semrush clearly leads here, with an overall score of 63 versus Screaming Frog's 29, and it shows up in 68 of 76 answers compared to 39 of 76 for Screaming Frog. Semrush was never left out of an answer, while Screaming Frog was skipped entirely for questions like keyword research tools, local SEO for Google Maps, blog post optimization, daily rank tracking, and tracking brand visibility in AI answers. Head-to-head, Semrush was named more often on 12 questions, Screaming Frog on just 1, with 7 ties. Both do get named consistently for technical SEO audits and agency use cases.

Head to head

metric	Screaming Frog	Semrush
score	28	65
questions won	18	24

By assistant

Screaming Frog

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	31	45% of answers	#4.4
Claude	32	65% of answers	#7.6
Gemini	not sampled this week
Perplexity	23	30% of answers	#4.3

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 Screaming Frog gets named for

What are the best alternatives to Semrush?

Only Semrush gets named for

What's the best tool for keyword research?
Which tool is best for seeing what keywords my competitors rank for?
What's the best rank tracker for monitoring my Google positions every day?
What are the best alternatives to Screaming Frog?
What's the best SEO tool for a solo founder with no SEO experience?
What's the best tool to track whether my brand shows up in AI answers like ChatGPT?
What's the best SEO tool for a local business that wants to rank on Google Maps?

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