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Visibility AI tracks your brand across 7 AI engines, explains the gaps and runs agents to close them, one of them drafting replies for the Reddit threads AI cites. Upthread does that Reddit work in depth: rule-checked drafts, your disclosure, and each reply's record.

Last checked Nov 7, 2026. Every fact about Visibility AI is numbered to its source at the bottom of the page.

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  1. Why look beyond Visibility AI
  2. Who should choose which
  3. Visibility AI 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 Visibility AI
  11. Reddit access is changing
  12. Questions
  13. Sources
  14. Related comparisons

Why people look beyond Visibility AI.

Visibility AI is built for small businesses and agencies. It tracks what ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google's AI answers, Copilot and Claude say about your brand, shows why you're left out, and runs agents that write content, send backlink outreach and draft Reddit replies. 1

It is priced in credits. Starter costs $39 a month for 1,000 credits, Growth $69 for 2,500, Pro $179 for 10,000 and Agency $279 for 20,000, with one credit per AI answer checked on most engines. Annual billing gives 2 months free, and every plan starts with a 7-day trial without a card. 2

Its Reddit Agent is the part closest to Upthread. It surfaces the threads AI answers cite, plus nearby threads with buyer intent, ranks them by intent and reach, and drafts an on-brand reply that you review, edit and post yourself. It has no auto-post mode. 3

Upthread spends all of its effort on that Reddit step. It ranks threads by Google rank as well as AI citations, grounds two drafts in the thread, its top comments and the subreddit's rules, adds your disclosure when a draft names you, and keeps the record of each reply after you post it.

Who should choose which.

Who should choose Visibility AI

  • You want whole-brand AI visibility on 7 engines, Microsoft Copilot included, with Reddit drafts as one part of it. 1
  • You want AI visibility tracking on a small budget: Visibility AI starts at $39 a month, and credit packs top it up without a plan change. 2
  • You need white-label reports for clients now. Visibility AI offers them to agencies; Upthread has no white-label yet. 4

Who should choose Upthread

  • You want each draft checked against the subreddit's rules, by a lint and an AI judge, before you ever read it.
  • You want Reddit threads ranked by their Google position as well as AI citations, so threads buyers find through search rise too.
  • You report on replies once they're up: score over time, moderator removals, and whether AI answers still cite the thread.

Visibility AI in brief

AI visibility tracking across 7 engines, with agents for content, backlinks and Reddit replies you post yourself.

  • Starter costs $39, Growth $69, Pro $179 and Agency $279 a month, or $390, $690, $1,790 and $2,790 a year. 2
  • Tracks your brand in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Microsoft Copilot and Claude. 1
  • Plans run on credits: 1 credit per AI answer checked on most engines, 1,000 to 20,000 credits a month by plan, and top-up packs that never expire. 2
  • Its Reddit Agent finds the Reddit threads AI answers cite and the ones you're missing, scores them by buyer intent and reach, and drafts replies in your voice. 3
  • Says the agent never posts on its own: you review, edit and publish from your own account, and it has no auto-post mode. 3
  • Also runs a Content Agent, a Backlink Agent that sends outreach from your own inbox, and a Visibility Agent that can put fixes live. 1
  • Offers a 7-day free trial with full features and no credit card. 2
  • Agencies get per-client dashboards and white-label reports, and the Agency plan has unlimited brands, workspaces and seats. 4

Pricing, plan by plan.

Visibility AI

Starter$39 a month, or $390 a year
1,000 credits a month, 1 brand, 1 team seat, 1 workspace. 2
Growth$69 a month, or $690 a year
2,500 credits a month, 1 brand (extra brands $29 a month each), 2 team seats, 1 workspace. 2
Pro$179 a month, or $1,790 a year
10,000 credits a month, 5 brands, 10 team seats, 3 workspaces, white-label and scheduled reports. 2
Agency$279 a month, or $2,790 a year
20,000 credits a month, unlimited brands, team seats and workspaces, white-label and scheduled reports, priority support. 2
  • Annual billing gives 2 months free: $390, $690, $1,790 or $2,790 a year. 2
  • Credits pay for every AI action: 1 per AI answer checked on most engines and about 20 per Content Agent article. Packs of 2,500 to 20,000 credits cost $49 to $299 and never expire. 2
  • The 7-day free trial includes full features and needs no credit card. 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.

Visibility AI and Upthread, point by point.

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

What it watches

Finding threadsBoth do this
Visibility AIThe Reddit threads ChatGPT and Perplexity pull into answers for your category, plus nearby threads with buyer intent. 3
UpthreadThreads from Google results and AI citations, ranked by Google rank, AI citations per engine, buying intent, freshness and how the subreddit treats brands.
AI enginesThey do more
Visibility AI7 engines: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Microsoft Copilot and Claude. 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.
How it reads RedditDifferent approach
Visibility AIScans the subreddits and threads where your category comes up, and which ones AI cites. The method isn't stated. 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

DraftingUpthread does more
Visibility AIDrafts in your voice, with your facts, written to the specific thread and fully editable. 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.
PostingBoth do this
Visibility AINever posts on its own. You review, edit and post from your own account. 3
UpthreadYou post from your own account. The extension can insert the draft; you click Comment.
DisclosureUpthread does more
Visibility AINo disclosure step is described for drafts. 3
UpthreadWhen a draft mentions your brand, it says how you're connected, and the posting checklist covers Reddit's Brand Affiliate tag.

After you post

After postingUpthread does more
Visibility AINo tracking of a posted reply 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
Visibility AI$39 / $69 / $179 / $279 a month, or 2 months free billed annually. 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
Visibility AIWhite-label reports and per-client dashboards. Agency has unlimited brands, workspaces and seats. 4
UpthreadAgency plan: 15 brands, 10 seats and shareable client reports. No white-label yet.

Switching from Visibility AI.

Start with your website address. Upthread reads your site, drafts a brand profile, and suggests buyer questions, competitors, keywords and focus subreddits you can edit. Add your role and disclosure, pick engines and a country, and the first discovery and visibility runs start at once. Installing the extension is optional and can wait.

What you bring across

  • Your tracked prompts. Buying questions become Upthread buyer questions, with the Reddit threads each engine cites kept beside them.
  • Your competitors and their aliases, for share of voice per engine and for spotting rivals named in Reddit threads.
  • Your brand voice and facts. Upthread grounds its drafts in them and adds your disclosure line when a draft mentions the brand.

What works differently

  • Visibility AI ranks Reddit threads by buyer intent, reach and whether a competitor is named. Upthread ranks them by Google rank, AI citations per engine, buying intent, freshness and how the subreddit treats brands. 3
  • Visibility AI writes drafts in your voice with your facts. Upthread writes two per thread from the thread, its top comments and the subreddit's rules, then runs a lint and an AI judge before you see them. 3
  • Both leave the posting to you. Visibility AI never touches your Reddit account; Upthread's extension can insert the draft into the thread, and you click Comment yourself. 3
  • Once a reply is live, Upthread can check it daily if you opt in: its score, any moderator removal, and whether AI answers still cite the thread.

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

Visibility AI and Upthread: questions.

Does Visibility AI post replies on Reddit for me?

No. Its Reddit Agent finds threads and drafts replies, and you review, edit and publish from your own account; it has no auto-post mode. Upthread works the same way, and its extension can insert the draft for you to post. 3

Which AI engines does Visibility AI track?

Seven: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Microsoft Copilot and Claude. Upthread tracks six of those, all but Copilot: Google's two AI answers twice a week, the other four weekly through their APIs. 1

Which one costs less?

Visibility AI's plans run from $39 to $279 a month, priced in credits shared across monitoring and agents. Upthread's run from $49 to $499, priced by brands, buyer questions and drafts a month. Compare the plan each would need for your Reddit work. 2

Does Visibility AI check drafts against subreddit rules?

Its pages describe drafts in your voice with your facts, meant as useful answers a moderator would leave up; a check against each subreddit's written rules isn't described. Upthread grounds every draft in the subreddit's rules and runs a lint and an AI judge. 3

Can I use Visibility AI and Upthread together?

Yes. Keep a broad tracker for every engine and your website work, and use Upthread for the Reddit threads, where the draft, the disclosure and the reply's record matter most.

Sources

We read each page on the date shown. Visibility AI's own pages are named, not linked. Spotted something out of date? Email [email protected] and we will fix it.

  1. [1]Visibility AI homepage, checked Nov 7, 2026.
  2. [2]Visibility AI pricing page, checked Nov 7, 2026.
  3. [3]Visibility AI Reddit Agent page, checked Nov 7, 2026.
  4. [4]Visibility AI agencies page, checked Nov 7, 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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