AI Competitor Tracking

Track which competitors AI recommends first.

Track competing brands across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Grok and Google Search. Compare mentions, recommendations, citations, positions and AI share of voice, understand why competitors are appearing and find opportunities that can help your brand move ahead.

Track up to 5 competitors per project Updated from daily prompt runs

Illustrative competitor tracking result for the question, “What are the best websites for buying ebooks?” Another Website is recommended first. Your Brand appears second and your website is cited as a supporting source.

Competitor tracking Workspace / Ebook platforms
Example run
01 Competitive position

Know when AI prefers a competitor.

See which brands AI recommends most often, where your business currently ranks and whether your visibility is moving closer to the competitors ahead of you.

Compare share of voice See which brands dominate your tracked questions.
Measure recommendations Know when AI actively prefers another brand.
Track position changes See your brand move up as visibility improves.
Find the next opportunity Identify the competitors and prompts worth targeting first.
Competitive ranking AI recommendation share
Last 30 days
YOUR BRAND 42 ↑ 18 points
2
COMPETITOR A 48 Current leader
1
COMPETITOR B 37 ↓ 2 points
3
Gap to 1st place 6 points
Your brand has closed the gap from 24 points to 6 in the last 30 days.
Visibility signals How competitors are appearing
Last 30 days
Mentioned 68% Competitor A
Recommended 47% 14 of 30 runs
Cited 23% 7 of 30 runs
Provider rank Where your brand sits
ChatGPT #2
Gemini #3
Perplexity #1
Claude #2
Share of voice Appearances by brand
Competitor A 82
Your brand 68
Competitor B 54
02 Visibility signals

Where competitors are winning across AI.

Separate simple mentions from stronger recommendations and citations. Compare competitor visibility with your own brand and see which AI providers are driving the biggest advantage.

Mentions See when competing brands appear in AI responses.
Recommendations Know when AI actively suggests a competitor instead.
Citations Track whether competitor visibility is supported by cited sources.
Share of voice Compare how frequently each tracked brand appears.
03 Competitor content

See what content helps them win.

Find the pages, formats and third-party sources that repeatedly appear when competitors are recommended. Use those patterns to understand what AI platforms are rewarding in your market.

Top cited sources See which source types repeatedly support competitor appearances.
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Winning formats Identify comparisons, service pages, guides, videos and other patterns.
Content clues Understand what competitors have that your brand may still be missing.
Explore citation tracking
Winning competitor content What AI is using to support the answer
18 sources
Associated prompt Recommend me a plumbing company in Manchester
01
Comparison article Buyer guide · Local comparison
12 citations
02
Competitor service page Emergency service · Location page
9 citations
03
Directory profile Third-party listing · Reviews
7 citations
Formats appearing most
Comparison Local service page Reviews Video
Strongest pattern Competitors appear most often when commercial pages are reinforced by third-party sources.
Content gap Comparison content 3 competitors have dedicated comparison-style content. Your brand currently has none.
Source advantage Third-party proof Competitor A has 2.4× more supporting third-party citations across this topic.
Your brand
Competitor A
Competitive progress Watch your brand move up the rankings
90 days
90 days ago
1 Competitor A 62
2 Competitor B 51
3 Your brand 34
+28 visibility points
Today
1 Your brand 62
2 Competitor A 58
3 Competitor B 44
9 prompts overtaken Your brand now appears above Competitor A.
Recommendation share +21% More AI answers actively suggest your brand.
Citation rate +12% More answers are using your website as evidence.
04 Competitive progress

See your brand overtake competitors.

Track whether your optimisation work is actually changing the competitive picture. See visibility gaps close, recommendation share improve and your brand move above competitors on the prompts that matter.

Measure the gap See exactly how far ahead or behind each competitor is.
Track wins over time Know when your brand takes a stronger position on important prompts.
Focus on meaningful progress Measure competitive improvements across mentions, recommendations and citations.
05 Competitive actions

Turn competitor gaps into practical next steps.

Connect competitor visibility with the prompts, sources and content patterns behind it. Zire helps prioritise where improving your own visibility can make the biggest difference.

Prioritise high-value gaps Focus first on prompts where competitors consistently appear and you do not.
Learn from winning content Use competitor citation patterns as evidence for what to improve.
Move into Recommendations Turn competitive insights into prioritised visibility actions.
Explore Recommendations
Competitive opportunities Recommended next steps
3 high impact
01
Create comparison content Competitors lead across 4 comparison prompts where your brand is currently weak.
High impact
02
Build stronger third-party proof Competitor A has significantly more supporting citations across this topic.
High impact
03
Improve local service coverage Local commercial pages repeatedly appear in answers where competitors rank above you.
Medium
Potential visibility gain +14 pts
Prompts affected 9
Competitors targeted 3
Prompt opportunity “Best plumbing companies in Manchester” 3 competitors visible · Your brand currently absent
Projected result Move from not visible → top 3 Based on current competitor and citation evidence
Competitor Tracking FAQs

Questions about AI competitor tracking?

Learn how Zire compares brands across AI responses and how competitive visibility data can help improve your own presence.

What is AI competitor tracking? +

AI competitor tracking measures how frequently competing brands appear across the prompts and AI platforms you monitor. Zire compares competitor mentions, recommendations and citations with your own brand.

How many competitors can I track? +

Zire can track up to five competing brands per project, allowing you to compare the businesses most relevant to your market and monitored prompts.

Which AI platforms can I track competitors across? +

Competitor visibility can be compared across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity and Grok, with Google AI Overviews and organic search also available through Google Search tracking.

Can I see which prompts my competitors are winning? +

Yes. Competitor data connects with Prompt Tracking so you can see the exact questions where competitors appear, where your brand is missing and which prompts represent the biggest gap.

Does competitor tracking include recommendations and citations? +

Yes. Zire separates simple mentions from recommendations and citations so you can understand the strength of each competitor’s visibility instead of relying on appearance counts alone.

Can Zire show why competitors are appearing? +

Zire analyses the sources and content patterns associated with AI answers, helping identify formats and third-party evidence that may be contributing to competitor visibility.

How does competitor data help improve my AI visibility? +

Competitive data shows where other brands are stronger, which prompts they are winning and what content or source patterns are being rewarded. Zire can use this evidence to help prioritise the areas most likely to improve your own visibility.

Track the brands competing for AI visibility

See who AI recommends instead of you.

Compare competing brands across AI providers, prompts and citations, then use the evidence to improve your own visibility.

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