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Upthread vs AEO Vision

AEO Vision tracks your brand in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google's AI answers, and its Reddit Insights show which Reddit threads AI cites, with weekly reports. Upthread turns those threads into ranked, drafted replies you post, and tracks each one.

Last checked Nov 8, 2026. Every fact about AEO Vision is numbered to its source at the bottom of the page.

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  1. Why look beyond AEO Vision
  2. Who should choose which
  3. AEO Vision in brief
  4. Pricing, plan by plan
  5. Point by point
  6. What it watches
  7. Replying
  8. After you post
  9. Price and plans
  10. Switching from AEO Vision
  11. Reddit access is changing
  12. Questions
  13. Sources
  14. Related comparisons

Why people look beyond AEO Vision.

AEO Vision is an AI search visibility platform. You add your brand's domain, it generates prompts and finds competitors, then it monitors how AI platforms mention, recommend and discuss your brand each day and turns the gaps into AI-powered tasks and content recommendations. 1

Brand plans start at $9 a month for 30 ChatGPT prompts checked every 3 days. Solo, at $99, tracks 70 prompts a day and adds Reddit Insights and an AI agent; Growth, at $299, covers 3 brands and 300 daily prompts per brand. Annual billing lowers these to $7, $79 and $239 a month, and Enterprise is custom. 2

Its Reddit Insights view is close to Upthread's starting point. It shows which Reddit threads AI platforms cite when answering prompts about your brand, maps the subreddits behind them, and sends weekly reports with content strategy ideas drawn from those discussions. 3

Upthread picks up inside the thread. It adds Reddit threads that rank in Google for your keywords, ranks every thread by priority, and drafts two replies that follow the subreddit's rules and disclose your connection; you post from your own account, and Upthread tracks the result.

Who should choose which.

Who should choose AEO Vision

  • You want the cheapest way in: Lite costs $9 a month, or $7 billed annually, for 30 ChatGPT prompts checked every 3 days. 2
  • You run an agency that pitches often: its agency plans include unlimited clients and 7-day pitch projects that convert into live client workspaces. 4
  • You want weekly reports on the Reddit threads AI cites, with a subreddit map and content ideas, next to sponsored-placement tracking in AI answers. 3

Who should choose Upthread

  • You want to reply in the threads themselves, starting from two drafts grounded in each thread's top comments and the subreddit's rules.
  • You want fresh threads with buying intent pushed to the top of one list, whether Google ranks them or an AI answer cites them.
  • You want to learn what works in each subreddit from your own tracked replies, once there are enough of them, and see it shape the next draft.

AEO Vision in brief

An AI search visibility platform: daily prompt tracking, Reddit thread insights, AI tasks and agency pitch plans.

  • Lite costs $9, Solo $99 and Growth $299 a month, or $7, $79 and $239 a month billed annually. Enterprise is custom. 2
  • Lite checks 30 ChatGPT prompts every 3 days; Solo tracks 70 prompts a day and Growth 300 a day per brand. 2
  • Its engines are ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews; Lite covers ChatGPT only. 2
  • Reddit Insights shows which Reddit threads AI platforms cite for your prompts, with weekly reports, subreddit breakdowns and content strategy ideas. 3
  • Reddit Insights comes with Solo, Growth and Enterprise, not Lite. No reply drafting is described. 2
  • AI-generated tasks for content, technical work, PR and link building sit on a Kanban board, beside bi-weekly action reports. 3
  • Agency plans cost $499 and $999 a month, or $399 and $799 billed annually, for 300 or 650 shared prompts, unlimited clients and 7-day pitch projects. 4
  • Enterprise adds white-label reports, SSO and a dedicated account manager. 2

Pricing, plan by plan.

AEO Vision

Lite$9 a month, or $7 a month billed annually
1 brand, 30 ChatGPT prompts checked every 3 days, citations and cited domains, 3 competitors, bi-weekly action reports, 3 content creations a month. 2
Solo$99 a month, or $79 a month billed annually
1 brand, 70 prompts tracked daily, AI visibility analytics, 10 content creations a month, Reddit Insights, an AI agent. 2
Growth$299 a month, or $239 a month billed annually
3 brands, 300 daily prompts per brand, extended dashboards, 30 content creations, Reddit Insights, agentic commerce, 5 automated workflows. 2
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited brands, custom prompt volume, white-label reports, SSO and team management, custom integrations, a dedicated account manager. 2
  • Agency plans are separate: Agency Starter costs $499 a month, or $399 billed annually, for 300 prompts shared across unlimited clients; Agency Pro costs $999, or $799 billed annually, for 650. Agency Scale is custom. 4
  • There is no free trial on paid Agency plans. 4
  • No free trial of the brand plans is described: you sign up for a plan or book a demo. 2
  • Upgrades take effect immediately, and downgrades apply at the start of the next billing cycle. 2

Upthread

Starter$49 a month
1 brand, 25 keywords, 25 buyer questions, 3 engines, 150 drafts a month, 1 seat. Discovery: Daily.
Growth$149 a month
3 brands, 100 keywords, 75 buyer questions, All engines, 600 drafts a month, 3 seats. Discovery: Every 6 hours.
Agency$499 a month
15 brands, 500 keywords, 300 buyer questions, All engines, 2,500 drafts a month, 10 seats. Discovery: Every 6 hours.

Yearly billing gives 2 months free. Every workspace starts with a 7-day trial on Starter limits, with no card. See full pricing.

AEO Vision and Upthread, point by point.

Each row sets a sourced fact about AEO Vision next to what Upthread does, grouped by what you would check first.

What it watches

What it tracksDifferent approach
AEO VisionHow AI platforms mention, recommend and discuss your brand each day, with competitor analysis and sentiment. 1
UpthreadThe Reddit threads Google results and AI answers cite for your buyer questions, plus your mention rate and share of voice per engine.
AI enginesDifferent approach
AEO VisionChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews, tracked daily on Solo and up; Lite checks ChatGPT every 3 days. 2
UpthreadGoogle AI Overviews and AI Mode twice a week, from live Google results. ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude weekly through their APIs, labelled API.
RedditUpthread does more
AEO VisionThe Reddit threads AI platforms cite for your prompts, with weekly reports, a subreddit breakdown and community mapping. 3
UpthreadCited Reddit threads plus threads ranking in Google for your keywords, ranked by priority, each with the subreddit's rules.
How it reads RedditDifferent approach
AEO VisionNo Reddit data source stated; the threads come from the citations in AI answers. 3
UpthreadBuilt on your own logged-in browser, so Reddit's move to logged-in-only viewing doesn't break it. Discovery comes from Google results and AI citations, with no Reddit API.

Replying

Acting on itUpthread does more
AEO VisionContent strategy recommendations drawn from the Reddit discussions, and AI tasks for content, PR and links. No reply drafting is described. 3
UpthreadTwo drafts per thread, grounded in the thread, its top comments, the subreddit's rules and your facts. A lint and an AI judge check each one first.

After you post

After postingDifferent approach
AEO VisionVisibility scores with trends and history, and alerts when your brand sentiment shifts significantly. No reply tracking is described. 3
UpthreadScore over time, moderator removals, and the thread's citation history before and after your reply. Links carry UTM tags for your own analytics.

Price and plans

PriceDifferent approach
AEO Vision$9 / $99 / $299 a month, or $7 / $79 / $239 a month billed annually. Enterprise is custom. 2
Upthread$49 / $149 / $499 a month, or 2 months free yearly. A 7-day trial with Starter limits. No card required.
AgenciesThey do more
AEO VisionAgency plans with unlimited clients and projects and a shared prompt pool, plus 7-day pitch projects that convert into live clients. 4
UpthreadAgency plan: 15 brands, 10 seats and shareable client reports. No white-label yet.

Switching from AEO Vision.

Begin with your website: Upthread drafts a brand profile and suggests buyer questions, competitors, keywords and focus subreddits, which you edit, and your AEO Vision prompts can come in as questions. Write your role and disclosure line, choose engines and a country, and discovery and visibility runs start, with a ranked inbox in under three minutes. The extension is optional and can come later.

What you bring across

  • Your tracked prompts. The buyer-style ones move in as Upthread buyer questions, asked in Google AI Overviews and AI Mode and in the API engines.
  • The subreddits your Reddit Insights reports keep naming. Add them as focus subreddits beside your keywords and competitors.
  • Your auto-discovered competitors, entered with aliases, so share of voice counts them and Insights shows which cited threads recommend them.

What works differently

  • AEO Vision reports which Reddit threads AI cites and suggests a content strategy. Upthread drafts a reply for each thread, two versions grounded in the thread and its top comments, checked by a lint and an AI judge. 3
  • AEO Vision finds threads through AI citations. Upthread also brings in Reddit threads ranking in Google for your keywords, then ranks every thread by Google rank, citations, intent and freshness. 3
  • AEO Vision checks prompts daily on Solo and up. Upthread checks Google AI Overviews and AI Mode twice a week from live results, and ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude weekly through their APIs, labelled API. 2

How Reddit access is changing

Reddit is closing its public API and moving toward logged-in viewing. This matters for any tool that reads Reddit, so each comparison states only what the tool itself says about its data source.

  1. On Oct 29, 2026, Reddit said it will shift to a primarily logged-in experience, starting with tests in select markets outside the US. 5
  2. 9to5Mac reported that Reddit will start requiring a logged-in account for most of its content. 6
  3. Reddit's CEO said most unauthorized access to its content happens through the logged-out experience. 7

AEO Vision and Upthread: questions.

Does AEO Vision show which Reddit threads AI cites?

Yes. Reddit Insights lists the Reddit threads AI platforms cite for prompts about your brand, with weekly reports and subreddit breakdowns. Upthread adds threads ranking in Google, ranks them all, and drafts a reply for each one. 3

Does AEO Vision draft Reddit replies?

No reply drafting is described. Reddit Insights ends in content strategy recommendations based on the discussions. Upthread writes two drafts per thread, and you post the one you pick from your own account. 3

Which AI engines does AEO Vision track?

ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews, with Lite limited to ChatGPT. Upthread tracks Google AI Overviews and AI Mode plus ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude through their APIs. 2

Which one costs less?

AEO Vision Lite, at $9 a month or $7 billed annually, though Reddit Insights starts on Solo at $99. Upthread Starter is $49 a month with 150 reply drafts and a 7-day trial that needs no card. 2

Can an agency use AEO Vision?

Yes. Agency Starter is $499 a month, or $399 billed annually, for 300 prompts across unlimited clients, with 7-day pitch projects. Upthread's Agency plan is $499 a month for 15 brands and 10 seats, with no white-label yet. 4

Can I use AEO Vision and Upthread together?

Yes. Use an AI visibility platform to report on engines, ads and cited sources, and use Upthread to answer the Reddit threads behind those answers, from the draft to the reply's record.

Sources

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  1. [1]AEO Vision homepage, checked Nov 8, 2026.
  2. [2]AEO Vision plans page, checked Nov 8, 2026.
  3. [3]AEO Vision features page, checked Nov 8, 2026.
  4. [4]AEO Vision agency pricing page, checked Nov 8, 2026.
  5. [5]Engadget, checked Oct 29, 2026.
  6. [6]9to5Mac, checked Oct 29, 2026.
  7. [7]CyberInsider, checked Oct 30, 2026.

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