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The selection guideSource-backed research ↗
AI Search Monitoring / Pay-per-use AI visibility and AI-readiness audit service
AIScan
Pay-per-use AI visibility audits with AEO, GEO, agent, MCP, and brand-visibility scores
AI visibility auditingGEO and AEO diagnosticsAgent and MCP readinessBrand visibility snapshots
Why it stands out
Separates technical readiness diagnostics from an observed brand-mention test.
Source review: · Public-source research, not a hands-on test
↗ Best for
Technical SEO and GEO teams fixing AI-readiness gaps with concrete remediation material.
! Know before you buy
No checked source proves score calibration, Brand Visibility representativeness, repeatability, customer satisfaction, citation lift, traffic, or revenue outcomes.
01 / Editorial assessment
Is AIScan for you?
The AICiteKit take
AIScan is a focused entrant for teams that want an actionable one-off audit and an agent-native purchase path instead of another monthly visibility dashboard. Official pages document 80+ checks across AEO, GEO, Agent, and MCP readiness, a separate 30-prompt Brand Visibility measurement, fix materials, and an x402/Base API with per-capability prices. The API Evangelist profile independently catalogs the public contract and assigns a bounded artifact-quality Kin Score, but no checked source validates score calibration, answer accuracy, repeatability, customer satisfaction, citations, traffic, or revenue outcomes. It merits a controlled pilot with saved reports, prompt/model metadata, and human review.
A good fit if you are…
- Technical SEO and GEO teams fixing AI-readiness gaps with concrete remediation material.
- Developers and agencies that need a machine-readable audit endpoint or x402 pay-per-use workflow.
- Teams wanting an occasional brand-mention snapshot without a recurring dashboard subscription.
Consider another option if…
- Enterprises requiring SSO, recurring SLAs, retention guarantees, or procurement-friendly billing.
- Teams seeking continuous monitoring, alerts, white-label dashboards, or content operations.
- Buyers requiring an independent score standard or proof of business outcomes.
- Organizations that cannot manage Base/USDC settlement or downstream implementation work.
02 / Scope, not promises
Features & coverage
- Audit scope
80+ checks across AEO, GEO, Agent Readiness, and MCP Readiness, with four 0–100 score categories.
Archived research · Official homepage and llms.txt checked 2026-10-30Research excerpt · Quick facts- Brand Visibility
30 realistic niche prompts with brand mention rate, share of voice, competitor names, and recommendations.
Archived research · Official homepage and llms.txt checked 2026-10-30Research excerpt · Brand Visibility measurement- Agent pricing
19 listed pay-per-use capabilities priced from 0.06 to 3.50 USDC via x402 V2 on Base; catalog access is free.
Archived research · Official agent catalog and OpenAPI checked 2026-10-30Research excerpt · Pricing, payment, and limits- API surface
OpenAPI 3.1 contract with 20 paths, including 19 capabilities and a free index; MCP and A2A discovery are documented.
Archived research · Official OpenAPI and llms.txt checked 2026-10-30Research excerpt · Fix packs and agent-native access
Readiness scoring
Run technical checks for AI search, citation, agent, and MCP readiness, with category scores and failed-check details.
Brand Visibility snapshots
Measure brand mentions and competitor share of voice across 30 generated niche prompts, while preserving model, niche, and date caveats.
Fix packs and agent access
Use the public API catalog, x402 payment, generated files, fix packs, and MCP/A2A discovery surfaces for developer-led workflows.
Evidence boundary
The independent API profile assesses published artifacts, while audit quality, customer satisfaction, calibration, and business outcomes remain unverified.
A focused evaluation workflow
- Select a browser report or a capability from the free agent catalog.
- Pay the listed USDC amount and run readiness, comparison, fix, or visibility capabilities.
- Review raw findings, generated remediation, prompt/model metadata, and payment records.
- Apply fixes under human review and repeat identical tests before interpreting change.
03 / Commercial boundaries
Pricing & limits
Terms below reflect the 2026-10-30 source review, not a new live quote. Confirm currency, billing term, tax and required scope with the provider.
- Human-facing price
Full report listed at 60 USDC; on-site Brand Visibility listed at 15 USDC.
Archived research · Official homepage checked 2026-10-30Research excerpt · Pricing, payment, and limits- Agent pricing
19 listed pay-per-use capabilities priced from 0.06 to 3.50 USDC via x402 V2 on Base; catalog access is free.
Archived research · Official agent catalog and OpenAPI checked 2026-10-30Research excerpt · Pricing, payment, and limits
- API surface
OpenAPI 3.1 contract with 20 paths, including 19 capabilities and a free index; MCP and A2A discovery are documented.
Archived research · Official OpenAPI and llms.txt checked 2026-10-30Research excerpt · Fix packs and agent-native access
Additional costs & usage boundaries
Include the usage components listed above in the total cost; they are not separate flat software subscriptions.
Your buying checklist
Get these answers first.
- Which model/provider, region, language, aliases, and prompt-generation rules are used for Brand Visibility?
- What retention, report delivery, rate-limit, refund, and payment-settlement terms apply?
- Can a sample of readiness findings and AI mentions be manually adjudicated and exported?
- What agent/MCP write scope, secrets handling, and production-change approval controls are available?
Pricing context & qualifications
The checked official site lists a 60 USDC full report and 15 USDC on-site Brand Visibility test. The agent catalog lists 19 pay-per-use capabilities from 0.06 to 3.50 USDC via x402 V2 on Base, with a free catalog and no advertised subscription.
04 / The tradeoffs
Strengths & weaknesses
Reasons to shortlist
- Separates technical readiness diagnostics from an observed brand-mention test.
- Public capability catalog and OpenAPI contract expose per-use prices and integration boundaries.
- Returns copy-paste fixes and generated llms.txt, MCP, agent, and schema materials.
- Independent API-artifact profiling adds scrutiny beyond vendor-controlled pages.
Reasons to pause
- No product-specific rating sample, controlled benchmark, or external hands-on efficacy test was found.
- Score calibration, precision, recall, model identity, regional coverage, and repeatability remain unverified.
- Brand Visibility uses 30 generated prompts and is sensitive to model, niche, date, and aliases.
- Public pages do not fully specify retention, rate limits, refunds, language scope, or enterprise controls.
- Crypto payment adds wallet, settlement, accounting, and procurement complexity.
No checked source proves score calibration, Brand Visibility representativeness, repeatability, customer satisfaction, citation lift, traffic, or revenue outcomes.
05 / Choose by the job
Alternatives to consider
Editorial fit comparisons—not performance rankings or claims that one option always wins.
Ansvisor ↗
A broader monitoring, content, action, cloud-pricing, and open-source workflow is required.
Cheap Seats ↗
Free self-hosting and operator-controlled experimentation are the priority.
06 / What we can substantiate
Reviews & evidence
Public evidence is stronger for product scope, API surface, and pay-per-use boundaries than for customer satisfaction or audit efficacy.
AICiteKit assessment: public-source research, not a hands-on product test. Official materials establish stated scope; reviews are dated and may concern the broader platform. Neither establishes guaranteed citations, traffic or revenue.
Sources & original verification dates
| Source | Evidence type | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| AIScan official homepage ↗ | official product page | |
| AIScan llms.txt ↗ | official machine-readable documentation | |
| AIScan agent capability catalog ↗ | official API catalog and pricing | |
| AIScan OpenAPI contract ↗ | official API specification | |
| AIScan MCP discovery descriptor ↗ | official integration descriptor | |
| API Evangelist AIScan profile ↗ | Independent public-API artifact profile and Kin Score | |
| APIs.io AIScan provider profile ↗ | Independent API catalog context derived from public artifacts |
Original review evidence & date context
Preserved from the published research. Dates, review counts and product-scope qualifications below have not been refreshed by this layout migration.
Medium confidence for product identity, current scope, API surface, and pay-per-use boundaries; low confidence for score calibration, Brand Visibility representativeness, repeatability, customer satisfaction, citation lift, traffic, and revenue outcomes.
Research notes & unresolved discrepancies
- API Evangelist's Kin Score is an independent artifact-level assessment, not a rating of AIScan's audit accuracy or customer outcomes.
- The official site, llms.txt, catalog, OpenAPI, and MCP descriptor are vendor-controlled evidence.
- No product-specific rating sample, hands-on external test, or controlled outcome study was found.
Layout migration: October 4, 2026. The original MDX research is retained in the repository; this reorganization does not refresh its factual verification dates.