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Geneo tracks how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity mention, rank and cite your brand, on credits, with white-label portals for agencies. Upthread works on the Reddit threads AI answers cite: it ranks them, drafts a reply you post, and tracks it.

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

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

Why people look beyond Geneo.

Geneo is a generative engine optimization tool for startups, agencies and freelancers. It runs prompts in ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity, then reports how often your brand is mentioned, where it sits in the answer, how the answer feels about you and which sources the engines cite. 1

It runs on credits. The Free Trial gives 50 to try it, Pro costs $39.9 a month for 1,000 credits, and pay as you go sells packs from $50 for 1k credits with no monthly fee. The pricing page doesn't say how many credits one check uses. 2

For agencies it is a white-label product: plans at $129, $249 and $499 a month put a client portal on your own domain, with your logo and colors, so clients see your brand instead of Geneo's. 3

Upthread looks at one kind of cited source, Reddit threads, and does the work inside them. It ranks the threads AI answers and Google results show your buyers, drafts two replies per thread that follow the subreddit's rules, and tracks each reply after you post it.

Who should choose which.

Who should choose Geneo

  • You want AI visibility tracking at a low monthly price, or pay as you go with credits and no monthly fee. 2
  • You run an agency and want white-label client portals on your own domain, with your logo and colors, for clients who log in. 3
  • You mostly need to know whether AI mentions you and how it describes you, with content topics to close the gaps. 1

Who should choose Upthread

  • Your AI tracker already shows Reddit among the cited sources, and you want each of those threads answered well.
  • You want threads found from Google results as well as AI answers, with buyer intent and freshness in the ranking.
  • You want a flat price with drafts included: Growth covers 3 brands and 600 drafts a month, with no credits to count.

Geneo in brief

A credit-based AI visibility tracker for brands and agencies: mentions, sentiment and citations in four AI engines.

  • Pro costs $39.9 a month for 1,000 credits, with all AI platforms, competitor analysis and historical data. The Free Trial gives 50 credits. 2
  • Pay as you go has no monthly fee: credit packs cost $50 for 1k credits, up to $900 for 30k, and stay valid for 12 months. 2
  • Tracks brand mentions and sentiment, your position in AI answers and the sources they cite, in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Gemini. 1
  • Recommends content topics from a gap analysis against your competitors. No reply drafting is described. 1
  • Agency plans cost $129, $249 and $499 a month, each with white-label branding, a custom domain and a client portal. 3
  • Runs tracking on the schedule you configure, querying the AI models live with simulated real user prompts. 3
  • No credit card is needed for the trial credits, and a subscription can be cancelled at any time without fees. 1

Pricing, plan by plan.

Geneo

Free Trial$0
50 trial credits, 1 workspace, monitoring in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews. 2
Pro$39.9 a month
1,000 credits a month, all AI platforms, competitor analysis, historical data, GEO optimization, priority support. 2
Pay as you goCustom, buy credits as needed
No monthly fee, credit packs from $50 for 1k credits, all AI platforms, competitor analysis, historical data. 2
Agency Starter$129 a month
White-label branding, a custom domain, a client portal and all AI platforms. 3
Agency Growth$249 a month
15,000 credits a month, 15 client seats, white-label branding, a custom domain, a client portal, priority support. 3
Agency Scale$499 a month
50,000 credits a month, unlimited client seats, white-label branding, a custom domain, a client portal, priority support. 3
  • Credit packs cost $50 for 1k credits, $200 for 5k, $350 for 10k and $900 for 30k; credits stay valid for 12 months. 2
  • The 50 trial credits need no credit card, and you can cancel a subscription at any time, keeping access to the end of the period. 1
  • How many credits one check uses is not stated on the pricing page. 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.

Geneo and Upthread, point by point.

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

What it watches

What it tracksDifferent approach
GeneoBrand mentions and sentiment, your position in AI answers, and which sources the engines cite, against your competitors. 1
UpthreadThe Reddit threads that Google results and AI answers cite for your buyer questions, plus mention rate and share of voice per engine.
AI enginesUpthread does more
GeneoChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Gemini. 1
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
GeneoNo Reddit view is described; its citation analysis shows which sources AI engines reference. 1
UpthreadEach Reddit thread the engines cite or Google ranks for your keywords, ranked by priority, with the subreddit's rules.

Replying

Acting on itUpthread does more
GeneoA content gap analysis against competitors and AI topic recommendations for your own content. No reply drafting is described. 1
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 postingUpthread does more
GeneoRankings tracked over time for every search term. No reply tracking is described. 1
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
GeneoFree Trial with 50 credits, then Pro at $39.9 a month. Pay as you go sells credit packs from $50 for 1k. 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
GeneoWhite-label client portals on your own domain, with your logo and colors, from $129 a month. 3
UpthreadAgency plan: 15 brands, 10 seats and shareable client reports. No white-label yet.

Switching from Geneo.

Enter your website address and Upthread builds a brand profile from it, then proposes buyer questions, competitors, keywords and focus subreddits for you to accept or edit. Bring over your Geneo prompts, write the role and disclosure line your replies will use, choose engines and a country, and the first discovery and visibility runs start, aiming at a ranked inbox inside three minutes. Installing the extension is optional.

What you bring across

  • The prompts you monitor in Geneo. Those a buyer would ask become Upthread buyer questions, run in Google's AI answers and four assistants.
  • Your competitors, entered with aliases, so share of voice counts them and Upthread shows when a cited thread recommends one.
  • Your brand positioning, which becomes the brand profile Upthread grounds every draft in, next to your role and disclosure line.

What works differently

  • Geneo's citation analysis shows which sources AI engines reference. Upthread keeps only the Reddit threads, adds those ranking in Google for your keywords, and ranks each one by priority with the subreddit's rules. 1
  • Geneo turns its gap analysis into content topics for your own site. Upthread turns each cited thread into two reply drafts, grounded in the thread and its top comments, for you to post. 1
  • Geneo meters tracking in credits, by subscription or in packs. Upthread charges a flat monthly plan that includes visibility checks and a set number of reply drafts. 2

Geneo and Upthread: questions.

Does Geneo track Reddit?

No Reddit view is described; Reddit isn't named on its homepage. Geneo shows the sources AI engines reference in general. Upthread is built around the Reddit threads among those sources, plus the ones ranking in Google, with a reply drafted for each. 1

Which AI engines does Geneo cover?

ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Gemini. Upthread covers Google AI Overviews and AI Mode twice a week from live results, and ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude weekly through their APIs. 1

Which one costs less?

Geneo, if you only need tracking: Pro is $39.9 a month for 1,000 credits. Upthread Starter is $49 a month and adds 150 reply drafts a month for the Reddit threads AI cites. 2

Can an agency use Geneo or Upthread?

Both. Geneo's agency plans, from $129 a month, add white-label client portals on your own domain. Upthread's Agency plan is $499 a month for 15 brands and 10 seats, with shareable reports and no white-label yet. 3

Can I use Geneo and Upthread together?

Yes. A low-cost tracker can watch your mentions and sentiment across AI answers, while Upthread handles the Reddit threads inside those answers, from the ranked inbox to the reply and its record.

Sources

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  1. [1]Geneo homepage, checked Nov 8, 2026.
  2. [2]Geneo pricing page, checked Nov 8, 2026.
  3. [3]Geneo agency 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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