SEO suites · Verified October 2026
Ahrefs has the deepest index. Sight AI turns the data into traffic.
Ahrefs is the reference for backlink and keyword data, and Brand Radar now tracks AI answers across seven platforms, with a handful of custom prompts from the Lite plan and prompt indexes as a $199 to $699 add-on. Sight AI includes AI visibility across five models from $99, serves the data to your own AI assistants over MCP, and writes, publishes and indexes the content the gaps call for.
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Sight AI
AhrefsChoose Ahrefs if backlink and keyword depth is the job and you have writers and a CMS workflow already. Choose Sight AI if you want AI visibility, rankings and content production in one system from $99, with an agent that ships the work.
At a glance
Sight AI and Ahrefs, side by side
The AI search and SEO data layer for AI agents: visibility, rankings, keywords, content and indexing in one place.
- Best for
- Teams that want to get cited by AI and rank on Google from one system, starting at 1 site.
- Starting price
- From $99/mo
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial with 1,500 credits, no card
An SEO and AI-search visibility suite built on its own crawler and index: backlinks, keyword research, rank tracking, site audit and Brand Radar.
- Best for
- SEO teams that want the deepest backlink and keyword data and already have a writing and publishing workflow.
- Starting price
- Lite $129/mo (Starter $29/mo, limited)
- Free trial
- No free trial; Ahrefs Free for verified sites
Feature by feature
How Sight AI and Ahrefs compare
Checked against Ahrefs's own pricing and product pages in October 2026. A half circle means the capability exists with limits, an add-on, or a higher plan.
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Where each one is strongest
Ahrefs is strong at
- The largest proprietary backlink index, 35 trillion live links with more than ten years of history
- Keywords Explorer across 28.7 billion keywords and 217 locations
- Brand Radar’s prompt dataset of 476 million+ prompts across seven AI platforms
Sight AI is strong at
- AI visibility across five models included from $99, with no per-platform add-on
- Writes, publishes to six CMSs, interlinks and indexes; Ahrefs stops at suggestions and code patches
- MCP server and agent on every plan, with a sign-in instead of metered API units
Pricing
Pricing: Sight AI vs Ahrefs
Starter from $99/mo for 1 site with 5,000 credits, Pro from $199/mo, Business from $449/mo. 7-day free trial, no card.
Starter is $29 a month with 200 credits (monthly only). Lite is $129, Standard $249, Advanced $449 and Enterprise $1,499 a month, with annual billing roughly two months free. Brand Radar prompt indexes are an add-on at $199 a month per platform or $699 for all platforms. No free trial and no discounts; Ahrefs Free covers verified sites you own.
Which one
Choose Sight AI or Ahrefs
Choose Sight AI if…
- You want AI search visibility in the base price, not a $199-plus add-on.
- You need the content produced, published and indexed, not only researched.
- You want an agent that works from Slack, Claude or Cursor rather than a side panel.
Stick with Ahrefs if…
- Backlink and keyword depth across any domain on the web is the core job.
- You have writers and a publishing workflow and only need the data.
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