SearchMention: ChatGPT SEO vs Visibly AI ‑ AI Visibility AEO
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 27, 2026.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for SearchMention and $79/month for Visibly AI.
- Visibly AI lists 9 features SearchMention’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI generation, Analytics, Competitor analysis.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · AI visits for 30 days
- · Brands AI picks instead of you
- · ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews
- · Find what blocks AI on 100 products
- · One audit of 15 shopper questions
- · What AI agents see in Shopify Catalog
Starter
- · 30 shopper questions, twice a week
- · ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews
- · Find what blocks AI on 1,000 products
- · Full history of AI visits
- · Prices AI quotes, checked vs your store
- · Shopify Catalog rank on every question
Growth
- · 4 AI assistants: adds Gemini, Perplexity
- · 50 shopper questions, twice a week
- · Find what blocks AI on 5,000 products
- · Full history of AI visits
- · Prices AI quotes, checked vs your store
- · Priority support
Free
- · 25 answers analyzed / month
- · 3 competitors tracked
- · 3 products tracked
- · 5 prompts
- · Refreshed manually
- · Tracked on ChatGPT
Starter
- · 10 products tracked
- · 5 competitors tracked
- · 50 prompts tracked
- · 500 answers analyzed / month
- · Refreshed every 2 weeks
- · Tracked on ChatGPT
Pro
- · 10 competitors tracked
- · 100 prompts tracked
- · 4,000 answers analyzed / month
- · 50 products tracked
- · Refreshed every week
- · Tracked on ChatGPT and Gemini
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureShoppers ask ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews what to buy, and the answer names only a few products. SearchMention asks the questions your shoppers ask about products like yours and shows each answer: whether it mentions you, which brands it picks instead, the pages it used, and any price it got wrong. See what AI shopping agents read about each product in Shopify Catalog, and its rank.
Your customers now ask ChatGPT and Gemini what to buy. If AI doesn't recommend your brand, those sales go to competitors. Visibly AI tracks real shopping prompts on a schedule and shows where you stand: your AI Visibility Score (0–100), how often you're mentioned, which products get recommended, and who outranks you.
- See if ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity recommend your products to shoppers
- See which brands AI recommends when shoppers search for products like yours
- Find issues blocking AI from reading your products and get prioritized fixes
- Track shoppers who click through from ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity
- AI Visibility Score (0–100) — know exactly where you stand in AI search
- Track real shopping prompts on ChatGPT & Gemini: mentions, rank, citations
- See which of your products AI recommends — and which get skipped
- Competitor benchmarking — see who wins the AI answers you're missing
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  SearchMention |  Visibly AI |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | SearchMention | Visibly AI |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 3 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | SearchMention | Visibly AI |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $29/month(ahead) | $79/month |
| Longest free trial | 30 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | SearchMention | Visibly AI |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #684 | #237(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #22 on Pricing moves in SEO |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 21, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Remmote Labs LLC | Afluo |
FAQ
SearchMention and Visibly AI: common questions
- Is SearchMention or Visibly AI cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for SearchMention and $79/month for Visibly AI. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- SearchMention lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Historical analysis, UTM tracking. Visibly AI lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as AI generation, Analytics, Competitor analysis, Content analysis. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 27, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 27, 2026. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.