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Cognizo tracks how AI platforms mention and cite your brand, then has its agents write and publish AI-optimized pages to your site. Upthread works on a source those answers cite, Reddit threads: it ranks them, drafts a reply you post, and tracks it.

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

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  1. Why look beyond Cognizo
  2. Who should choose which
  3. Cognizo 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 Cognizo
  11. Questions
  12. Sources
  13. Related comparisons

Why people look beyond Cognizo.

Cognizo is an AEO platform that helps brands get found and recommended by AI. It researches the questions buyers ask AI, monitors mentions, citations and sentiment, and turns the gaps into briefs, drafts and ready to publish content that it keeps updated as AI answers change. 1

Growth costs $499 a month for 150 prompts on 5 platforms and 8 AI-optimized articles; Pro costs $999 for 350 prompts and 20 articles. Both track daily, with unlimited seats, competitors and regions. Enterprise adds more platforms, managed services and a dedicated strategist, and every plan starts with a demo. 2

Its plan table includes a YouTube and Reddit breakdown of the sources AI cites, next to source and page type classification. The action layer is content for your own site, outreach targets and social media or PR tasks; no way to answer a Reddit thread is described. 2

Upthread starts where that breakdown ends. It takes the Reddit threads AI answers and Google results put in front of buyers, ranks them, drafts replies grounded in each thread and its rules, and follows every reply after you post it from your own account.

Who should choose which.

Who should choose Cognizo

  • You want content made and published for you: 8 or 20 AI-optimized articles a month, from an agent that can auto-publish to your site. 2
  • You need daily tracking across unlimited regions, languages and competitors, with unlimited seats. 2
  • You want a customer success partner on every plan, or on Enterprise a team that runs your AI search program end to end. 2

Who should choose Upthread

  • Reddit keeps showing up in your citation reports, and you want to act on each thread rather than count it.
  • You want to start today on your own, with a 7-day trial that needs only your website address and no card.
  • You need a smaller monthly budget: Upthread Starter is $49 and Growth $149, reply drafts included.

Cognizo in brief

An AEO platform that tracks AI mentions and citations and has agents write and publish content to your site.

  • Growth costs $499 a month and Pro $999 a month; Enterprise is custom. Every plan starts by booking a demo. 2
  • Growth tracks 150 prompts and Pro 350, daily, on 5 platforms: ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode and Perplexity. 2
  • Growth includes 8 AI-optimized articles a month and Pro 20, written by a content agent that can auto-publish. 2
  • Breaks citations down into owned, earned and competitor sources, and shows the top domains and pages AI references in your category. 3
  • Its plan table lists a YouTube and Reddit breakdown of cited sources on Growth and Pro. No reply drafting is described. 2
  • You set the agents' autonomy: approve every piece before it goes live, or let them run fully on their own. 4
  • Seats, competitors, regions and languages are unlimited on Growth and Pro, with MCP and API access. 2

Pricing, plan by plan.

Cognizo

Growth$499 a month
150 prompts tracked daily on 5 platforms, 22,500 responses analyzed a month, 8 AI-optimized articles a month, content agent with auto-publishing, MCP and API access. 2
Pro$999 a month
350 prompts tracked daily on 5 platforms, 52,500 responses analyzed a month, 20 AI-optimized articles a month, a monthly strategy review. 2
EnterpriseCustom
All platforms, including Claude, Meta AI, Grok and DeepSeek, custom agents and managed services, multiple brands, a dedicated strategist, SSO. 2
  • Every plan starts by booking a demo; the pricing page describes no free trial. 2
  • Prices are shown per month; no annual billing terms are listed. 2
  • ChatGPT Shopping, the AI Ads tools and managed services are add-ons on Growth and Pro. 2
  • Agency partners get bulk pricing and consolidated billing; agency prices are not shown. 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.

Cognizo and Upthread, point by point.

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

What it watches

What it tracksDifferent approach
CognizoMentions, citations, sentiment and position in AI answers, by model, topic, prompt or region, against competitors. 3
UpthreadThe Reddit threads that AI answers and Google results put in front of buyers, plus your mention rate and share of voice.
AI enginesThey do more
CognizoChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode and Perplexity, daily, on Growth and Pro. Enterprise adds Claude, Meta Muse, Meta AI, Grok and DeepSeek. 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
CognizoA YouTube and Reddit breakdown of the sources AI cites, beside source and page type classification. 2
UpthreadEach cited Reddit thread on its own, ranked, with the subreddit's rules, its citations per engine and a drafted reply.

Replying

Acting on itDifferent approach
CognizoAgents draft pages for your site and publish them to your CMS, with your approval or on their own, plus earned media outreach. 4
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
CognizoReports bot crawls, impressions, clicks and conversions for every page it ships. No reply tracking is described. 4
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
Cognizo$499 / $999 a month, each starting with a demo. 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
CognizoOne hub for all clients and prospects, role-based access, reports in your agency's branding, and bulk pricing for partners. 5
UpthreadAgency plan: 15 brands, 10 seats and shareable client reports. No white-label yet.

Switching from Cognizo.

There's no call to book. Enter your website address and Upthread drafts a brand profile, then suggests buyer questions, competitors, keywords and focus subreddits for you to accept or change. Set your role and disclosure, choose engines and a country, and watch the first discovery and visibility runs fill a ranked inbox. Add the browser extension now or later.

What you bring across

  • Your prompt set. The buying questions in it become Upthread buyer questions, checked in Google AI Overviews and AI Mode and in the API engines.
  • Your competitors and their aliases, for share of voice per engine and to catch rivals recommended inside cited threads.
  • The subreddits that keep coming up in your Reddit breakdown. Make them focus subreddits so their threads move up your inbox.

What works differently

  • Cognizo's plan table lists a YouTube and Reddit breakdown of cited sources. Upthread opens each cited Reddit thread as its own item, ranked by Google rank, AI citations per engine, buying intent and freshness. 2
  • Cognizo's agents write pages and can publish them to your CMS on their own. Upthread never posts: it drafts the reply, and you post it from your own Reddit account. 4
  • Cognizo starts at $499 a month, after a demo. Upthread starts at $49 a month, with a 7-day trial on Starter limits and no card. 2

Cognizo and Upthread: questions.

Does Cognizo track Reddit?

Its plan table lists a YouTube and Reddit breakdown of the sources AI cites, on Growth and Pro. No reply drafting is described. Upthread ranks each cited Reddit thread on its own and drafts a reply for it. 2

Does Cognizo publish content for me?

Yes, on your own site. Its agents draft pages and publish them to your CMS, after your approval or fully on their own. Upthread drafts Reddit replies and never posts them; you post from your own account. 4

Which AI platforms does Cognizo track?

Growth and Pro track 5: ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode and Perplexity. Enterprise adds Claude, Meta Muse, Meta AI, Grok and DeepSeek. Upthread tracks Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude. 2

Which one costs less?

Upthread. Cognizo Growth is $499 a month, booked through a demo, and includes 8 articles a month. Upthread Starter is $49 a month, and Agency, at $499, covers 15 brands and 2,500 reply drafts a month. 2

Can I use Cognizo and Upthread together?

Yes. Let a content platform write and publish the pages AI should cite on your own site, and use Upthread for the Reddit threads AI already cites, where the right move is a reply posted by a person.

Sources

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  1. [1]Cognizo homepage, checked Nov 8, 2026.
  2. [2]Cognizo pricing page, checked Nov 8, 2026.
  3. [3]Cognizo Answer Engine Insights page, checked Nov 8, 2026.
  4. [4]Cognizo agents page, checked Nov 8, 2026.
  5. [5]Cognizo agencies page, checked Nov 8, 2026.

Run your first discovery, then judge for yourself.

Enter your website. Upthread drafts your brand profile, suggests buyer questions and subreddits, and runs your first discovery.

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