AI referral traffic
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Semrush One vs. Ahrefs
Feature
Semrush One
Ahrefs
AI search engines
ChatGPT
SearchGPT
AI Overviews
AI Mode
Gemini
Perplexity
on each plan, starting from from $199/mo
ChatGPT
AI Overviews
AI Mode
Copilot
Gemini
Perplexity
$699/mo for all or $199/mo just for one
AI visibility dashboard
Yes
Yes
Prompt tracking
50 prompts across 3 AI models — $199/mo
100 prompts across 3 AI models — $299/mo
More prompts available in
Advanced and Enterprise plans.
Sold separately. Around 80 custom prompts tracked daily is $50/mo on top of your LLM subscription — $199/mo for one model
Prompt research
Yes
No
Languages & regions
140+ countries, 17 languages
Over 170 countries and 12 languages
AI-readiness website checks
Via Site Audit
No
Sentiment & brand insights
Yes
No
Competitor research
Combined across SEO + AI visibility; for any domain
Depends on your plan; 1 LLM for $199; SEO requires a separate $129/mo subscription
Content optimization
Included in Pro+ — for $299/mo
Paid extra — from $99/mo
Content creation
Paid extra — from $60/mo
Paid extra — from $90/mo
Data exports
Available on all plans
Available on all plans
Exec-ready reports
Yes
Paid extra — $99/mo; exports not available
API access
SEO and Advertising data API available on the Advanced plan
From $1,499/mo
MCP access
Yes
Yes
Feature
Semrush One Starter
Ahrefs Lite
Price
$199/mo or $165/mo billed yearly
$129/mo or $108/mo billed yearly
Projects
5 projects
5 projects
Free trial
Yes
No
AI models covered
ChatGPT
AI Overviews
AI Mode
Gemini
Perplexity
No
Prompt Tracking
50 prompts
No
Prompt Research
Yes
No
Keyword research
Yes
Yes
Results per report
10,000 results per report
2,500 results per report
Languages/regions
Yes
Yes
LLM site optimization
Yes
No
Position tracking
Yes
Yes
Content optimization
Sold separately for $60/mo
Sold separately for $99/mo
Data exports
Yes
Yes
Exec-ready reports
Yes
Sold separately for $99/mo
Top pages report
Yes
Yes
Organic traffic report
Yes
Yes
Google visibility
Yes
Yes
Feature
Semrush One
Ahrefs
Indexed domains
808M websites indexed
300M websites indexed
Keyword research
Yes
Yes
Backlink analytics
43T backlinks database
35T backlinks database
Position tracking
Yes
Yes
Competitive SEO analysis
Yes
Yes
On-page and technical SEO
Yes
Yes
Site audit
With built-in LLM visibility checks
Without AI checks
Last updated April 27, 2026
Data depth Ahrefs can’t match
ChatGPT prompts
58.4M US
14.2M Global
Indexed domains
808M
300M
Backlinks
43T
35T
Price
All major LLMs and SEO data —
from $199/mo.
One LLM — $199/mo.
Need all? $699/mo.
ChatGPT prompts
58.4M US
Indexed domains
808M
Backlinks
43T
Price
All major LLMs and SEO data — from $199/mo.
ChatGPT prompts
14.2M Global
Indexed domains
300M
Backlinks
35T
Price
One LLM — $199/mo.
Need all? $699/mo.
Last updated April 27, 2026
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Real AI search data points
AI-first metrics for LLM discovery, not recycled Google signals
More value at a lower cost
$199 Semrush One vs. $726 Ahrefs
$129/mo Lite plan + 3 LLMs, $199/mo each
Turn AI visibility into clear actions
Claim ready-to-use opportunities
Surface topic, prompt, and citation opportunities based on how AI answers already work
Crack the why behind brand mentions
Understand intent, sentiment, and sources behind AI mentions so you know what to change
Act on guided recommendations
Follow clear next steps from AI audits and content guidance to improve visibility fast
Benchmark and outperform competitors
Find exactly what drives competitor visibility in AI answers and prioritize what to do next
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We've been turning AI mentions into real traffic and conversions for our clients.”
Jordan Brannon
President, Coalition Technologies
+429%
+547%
conversions from LLMs
We’re consistently getting featured in Google AI Overviews as well as listed as sources on LLMs.”
Andrea Schultz
SEO Director, Sure Oak
41%
ChatGPT referrals
+286%
AI Overviews mentions
+40%
of new leads come through LLMs
Using our own tools we nearly tripled our AI share of voice — the percentage of times we're mentioned compared to competitors.”
Sergei Rogulin
Head of Organic & AI Visibility at Semrush
+146%
AI share of voice for target prompts
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