Cited (citedintel.com) vs Profound
Cited puts the working AI search workflow in your team's hands from day one: monitoring, diagnosis, execution and verification, self-serve, starting free. Profound sells AI visibility analytics through an enterprise motion: sales-assisted rollout, persona depth on higher tiers, reporting as the core deliverable.
| Cited | Profound | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Brands and agencies that want AI search owned end to end: tracked, diagnosed, fixed and re-measured in one workflow | Enterprises that prefer a sales-assisted rollout with a CSM and analyst-grade reporting |
| Value for the price | Free forever: two full audits, no card. Plans from $95/mo include the full workflow: diagnosis, execution, reporting | $99/mo and $399/mo entry tiers; persona tracking and full reporting sit behind enterprise contracts |
| Value to the business | Owners learn whether AI sends them buyers; teams ship the fix and prove the score moved | Board-grade reporting once the rollout lands; acting on it is your org's job |
| Depth by business model | Buyer-journey depth per business model (B2B SaaS, services, D2C), by persona and funnel stage | Enterprise brand analytics; persona depth reserved for higher tiers |
| Can you see the actual AI answers? | Yes. Open any prompt: the full answer, who got recommended, the exact citations behind it | Indexes and analytics; the evidence trail deepens with tier |
| Live web search vs model memory | Yes, split per prompt, so you know if the fix is content, off-site or technical | Not a reported dimension |
| Who does the work? | Six agents: Prompt Intelligence, Diagnosis, GEO Content, Competitive Intelligence, GEO Readiness, Reporting | No agents; content workflows appear on higher tiers |
| Outcomes you can report | AI share of voice, sentiment, endorsement strength in category, and the trend after each fix | Visibility index and brand-framing analytics |
| Technical AI readiness | Built in: 30+ SEO, GEO and AEO checks, each with the exact fix | Not the focus |
| Competitor and category depth | Category-wide benchmark plus on-demand snapshots on any company, any time | The competitors you name |
| AI engines covered | ChatGPT + Perplexity from Free, Claude on Pro, 10+ engines on Enterprise including Google AI Overviews and AI Mode | Multiple engines, enterprise-led coverage |
The Cited agent roster
Six agents running your GEO and AEO optimization end to end, on every audit.
Prompt Intelligence Agent
Builds your buyer-intent prompt set from your ICP, per persona and funnel stage, and evolves it as your market moves.
Diagnosis Agent
Reads every AI answer and explains why you were skipped: content gap, off-site venue, or technical.
GEO Content Agent
Turns each gap into a brief and an editable draft, grounded in the citations competitors win, tracked to done.
Competitive Intelligence Agent
Benchmarks your whole category, flags threats the week they happen, and briefs you on any company mid-deal.
GEO Readiness Agent
Runs 30+ SEO, GEO and AEO checks (crawler access, structured data, llms.txt) with the exact fixes.
Reporting Agent
One click to an executive report: AI share of voice, sentiment, endorsement strength, and the trend since the last fix.
Where Cited is different
Depth without the sales cycle
Cited's buyer-journey prompts, whitebox evidence and generated fixes arrive when you sign up: free tier, two full audits, no call. Profound's depth arrives through a sales process.
The score comes with its evidence
Cited shows the exact AI answers and citations behind every number, including the live-web-search vs model-memory split, then ranks gaps by the buying conversations they cost.
The loop closes on outcomes
The GEO Content and Competitive Intelligence agents ship on Pro, and every audit re-measures share of voice, sentiment and endorsement, so leadership sees movement, not just a report.
When Profound is the right pick
Pick Profound if you're an enterprise that wants a sales-assisted rollout, procurement in the loop and reporting delivered through a CSM relationship.
“Profound measures your AI presence and reports it; Cited moves it: diagnose, fix, re-measure, self-serve from day one.”
Cited (citedintel.com) is used by B2B SaaS, services and D2C brands, and the agencies that serve them, across the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Canada, India, the UAE and Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Wherever buyers ask AI what to buy. See AI search visibility by market
Frequently asked
Is Profound only for enterprises?
It has $99/mo and $399/mo entry tiers, but its depth, persona-based tracking and full reporting are designed for a sales-assisted enterprise motion. Cited puts comparable depth on self-serve plans, starting free, with the fix generation included rather than workflow-gated.
Does either tool fix what it finds?
Profound reports and analyzes; content workflows appear on higher tiers. Cited's workflow acts: each gap gets a brief and an editable draft from the GEO Content Agent, and every newer audit re-checks whether the endorsement moved.
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