Reflexa and Otterly.AI's paid add-on query Claude directly; Profound only on its paid tiers; Semrush AI Toolkit not at all. The gap matters because in Reflexa's own checks, Claude gives a source in only about half of its answers, so a brand can be named there and invisible to a tool that only reads ChatGPT or Google.
A tool that only asks ChatGPT and Perplexity can call your brand invisible when Claude is naming you, or call it strong when Claude alone is naming you and nobody else is. Each engine builds its answer from a different mix of training data and live search, so the same buyer question can produce a different shortlist from each one. A measurement that leaves one of the three major engines out is not wrong, but it is incomplete, and incomplete is easy to mistake for good news.
Why it matters: Claude is one of the three engines Reflexa treats as a baseline (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity); a tool that quietly drops it is measuring two-thirds of the picture and calling it the whole thing.
Our full ranking, the 10 best AI visibility tools in 2026, covers ten vendors in depth. Here is what each one's own page says about Claude specifically:
| Tool | Claude coverage | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Reflexa | Yes, on every plan, including the free first check | reflexatechnologies.com, September 2026 |
| Profound | Yes, but only on paid tiers, not the 7-day trial (ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews only on the trial) | tryprofound.com/pricing, September 2026 |
| Otterly.AI | Yes, as a paid add-on; not included on the $29/mo Lite plan | otterly.ai/pricing, September 2026 |
| Semrush AI Toolkit | No, on any tier | semrush.com/pricing/ai, September 2026 |
| Peec AI, Scrunch AI, Ahrefs Brand Radar | Not confirmed on the vendor's own page this run | check the vendor's current plan page |
Note: vendors add and drop engines often; treat this table as a starting point and confirm on the vendor's own pricing or docs page before you buy.
The three differ in whether Claude costs extra, and in how you read what Claude said. Reflexa includes Claude in every plan and attaches the raw AI answer and its sources to every finding, so a Claude mention (or a Claude answer that names a competitor instead) is something you can open and read, not just a number. Profound unlocks Claude only once you move past its 7-day trial into a quoted plan. Otterly.AI treats Claude the same way it treats Gemini: an add-on layered on top of its base coverage, priced separately from the $29/month Lite tier.
Bottom line: if Claude coverage matters to you today, check whether it is included in the plan you would actually pay for, not the cheapest tier a vendor advertises.
Semrush AI Toolkit is the clearest case: its own pricing page lists ChatGPT, Google AI, Gemini and Perplexity, with no Claude at any tier (semrush.com/pricing/ai, September 2026). That is a reasonable trade-off if you already pay for Semrush and mainly want AI mentions next to your existing SEO data. It is a bigger gap if your buyers lean toward Claude, or if you simply want the same three-engine baseline (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity) that a check like Reflexa's uses.
We asked ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity 100 real buyer questions about AI visibility tools in September 2026 and counted the names in all 300 answers. Of the seven tools named most, only Reflexa measures Claude on every plan; Profound and Otterly.AI add it above their entry tier, and Semrush does not offer it at all.
| Tool | Answers naming it (of 300) |
|---|---|
| Profound | 94 |
| Semrush | 67 |
| Otterly.AI | 49 |
| Peec AI | 49 |
| Ahrefs | 39 |
| SE Ranking | 21 |
| Scrunch AI | 19 |
Proof: Reflexa AI Visibility Index, September 2026 (100 buyer questions about AI visibility tools, 3 engines, 300 observed answers, counted by name).
Read it as rank, not market share: being named often is not the same as covering Claude; the two questions are separate, and this article answers the second one.
You can check your own Claude visibility without buying anything yet:
Reflexa measures Claude on every plan, including the free first check. Profound adds Claude only on its paid tiers, not its 7-day trial (tryprofound.com/pricing, September 2026). Otterly.AI offers Claude as a paid add-on, not on its Lite plan (otterly.ai/pricing, September 2026). Semrush AI Toolkit does not track Claude at all (semrush.com/pricing/ai, September 2026).
We could not confirm this from each vendor's own page this month, so we are not guessing here. AI visibility vendors add and drop engines often, so check the vendor's current plan page before you buy if Claude coverage matters to you.
Each engine builds its answer from a different mix of training data and live search, so the same buyer question can get a different shortlist from each one. That is why checking a single engine gives an incomplete, sometimes misleading read on your AI visibility.
Not on every answer. In Reflexa's own checks, Claude gives a source in only about half of its answers, so a brand can be named there with no citation to show for it, or missed by a tool that only reads Claude's citations.
Reflexa's first check is free, no card required, and covers Claude alongside ChatGPT and Perplexity in minutes. Otterly.AI's Claude add-on sits above its $29/month Lite plan (otterly.ai/pricing, September 2026).
The free check reads your pages the way ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity read them — 23 structural checks, evidence attached, no card needed.