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Citehound compared with Lighthouse Local
DetailCitehound logo CitehoundLighthouse Local logo Lighthouse Local
What it doesFree AI-readiness scan, then fix what holds your site back from AI assistants AI visibility tracking platform showing local businesses how they appear in ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, and Google AI answers
StageMVP Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inTR US
Pricing modelFreemium Not given
PricingScan: free. Pro: $39/month or $390/year (first month free for first 10 early-access users). Fix: from $299 fixed quote (includes 3 months of Pro). Beyond: $490/month with 3-month minimum (includes Pro). Early-access pricing; payments open soon. Starter $79/month (1,400+ checks, 1 site, 50 prompts, 3 daily slots, 3 competitors); Growth $249/month (4,700+ checks, 3 sites, 150 prompts, 12 daily slots, 9 competitors); Enterprise from ~$599/month (custom); Agency Starter $349/month (5,500+ checks, 8 sites, 160 prompts, 16 daily slots); Agency G
Key features
  • Scan 16 technical and trust signals across AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot and 7 others)
  • 100-point readiness score weighted across Discoverability, Technical foundation, and Content & trust pillars
  • Evaluate canonical, language, title, description, Open Graph and structured data signals
  • Test AI crawler robots.txt and sitemap access, plus llms.txt
  • Pro citation check: test if Claude (ChatGPT coming) names your brand in response to buyer questions
  • Weekly homepage re-scans with email alerts for up to 5 domains (Pro)
  • Fix service applies technical changes by hand or delivers files with instructions
  • Beyond service writes 4 edited content pieces monthly approved before publishing
  • Free generators for schema, robots.txt and llms.txt
  • Public API and integrations: Claude connector, MCP, n8n node, command-line tool
  • Tracks all 5 AI platforms (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI)
  • Weekly sweeps and daily checks on tracked questions
  • Real AI answer text with source citations
  • Live competitor leaderboard and benchmarking
  • Ranked action plan in plain English
  • White-label for agencies with custom domain and branding
  • Beacon white-label AI audit tool for lead generation
  • AI visibility specialist support (30 minutes included)
  • Done-for-you services (SEO, backlinkgs, citations, content)
What makes it different
  • Free scan requires no email or signup and runs in browser using publicly visible site data
  • Benchmarks grounded in 219 scanned sites across 6 categories with category-specific playbooks
  • Fix price is fixed quote that does not change once agreed, with before-and-after verification
  • All four steps in one workspace so nothing gets lost between scan, report, fixes and content
  • Founded by Andaç Üzel with 10 years of content editing, content marketing and technical team collaboration
  • Only platform showing AI recommendations across all 5 major AI platforms (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI) instead of just traditional search
  • White-label and resell under your own brand and domain
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last check42 +2 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)46
Citation Flow (Majestic)2023
Referring domains (Majestic)412

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