FAQ
Straight answers
How MentionedOn works, how accurate it is, and what it can and can't do. No hedging.
The basics
What does MentionedOn actually do?+
MentionedOn checks whether AI assistants recommend your business. We ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, and Copilot, plus Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode, the buyer-intent questions your customers ask (“best plumber in [city]”, “where should we stay in [town]”) and record whether you're named, how you're described, and which competitors AI recommends instead. Paid plans check priority questions daily on ChatGPT and Gemini, sweep all six assistant families weekly, and alert after a change holds across two checks. See how it works.
Can you guarantee I'll get recommended by AI?+
No, and anyone who promises that is not being honest. We don't control what ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, or Copilot say. What we control, and what we do guarantee, is that we'll show you exactly where you stand and surface specific, prioritized actions to improve your odds. If we don't, tell us and we'll refund the month.
Which AI assistants do you monitor?+
Daily priority checks on ChatGPT and Gemini, plus a weekly sweep across all six assistant families. Google AI Overviews and AI Mode: up to 6 priority questions on paid scans. Results may be reused for up to 7 days; availability varies by question. We query model APIs, so results can differ from consumer apps. See models and freshness details.
Do I need an account or a credit card to try it?+
No. You can run a free one-off scan right now with no account and no card. Paid monitoring is billed securely through Stripe and cancels anytime.
You keep saying free. Free how?+
Three different things, and only the first two are actually free.
- The free scan. Run it from the homepage with no account and no card. You get your score, the assistant-by-assistant breakdown, the competitors AI names instead of you, and your action plan. Nothing is held back for an email.
- A free account. Cardless, no expiry. It keeps one business and that scorecard so you can come back to it. It tracks 5 questions and 3 competitors, and it does not re-scan on its own.
- Daily monitoring is not free. Re-scans, alerts, the weekly owner's report, 100+ tracked questions, the full action kit, articles, Ask and exports all start on a paid plan from $99/mo.
The short version: the scan tells you where you stand today, a free account remembers it, and a paid plan is what watches it change.
Plans and billing
What does it cost?+
Local is $99/mo for one business. Growth is $399/mo for up to 5 businesses or locations. Concierge (done-for-you, agencies, DMOs, franchises) starts at $999/mo, quoted by locations, market competitiveness and content volume. Every plan starts with the same free scan and cancels anytime, no contract. Full details on pricing.
Can I cancel anytime?+
Yes. Open Billing in your account settings, which takes you straight to the Stripe billing portal, and cancel there. No calls, no retention maze. You keep access through the end of the period you paid for.
If I cancel, do I lose my scan history?+
No. Nothing is deleted when you cancel. At the end of the period you paid for, the account drops back to the free plan: your business, your scorecards, and every past scan stay in the account and stay readable. What stops is the paid work, daily re-scans, visibility-drop alerts, the weekly owner's report, the action kit, articles, Ask, and CSV exports. If you were tracking several locations, the extra ones stay saved but stop being monitored, because the free plan covers one. Export anything you want to keep while the plan is still live.
I have multiple locations or clients. Which plan?+
Growth covers up to 5 businesses or locations with per-business reporting. Franchises, multi-location brands, agencies, DMOs, and chambers should talk to us about Concierge, where we scope the coverage with you and prepare reports you can forward.
Accuracy and how AI changes
How accurate is this? AI can be random.+
That's exactly why we don't rely on a single question. We ask each buyer question across multiple assistants and report rates, not one-off samples: your mention rate, citation rate, and how you rank against the businesses AI names instead. A single lucky (or unlucky) answer doesn't move the picture. We also show you the receipts, the exact prompt, an excerpt of what the assistant actually said, and any source it cited, so you can verify every result yourself. Read our full methodology.
How often do AI answers change?+
Often. Model updates and fresh sources can reshuffle which businesses get named from week to week, sometimes overnight when an assistant ships a new version. That's the whole reason monitoring exists: a one-time check is a snapshot, and the value is in catching a change the week it happens, not three months later.
Is this different from watching my Google and Yelp reviews?+
Yes. Reviews tell you what past customers said. MentionedOn tells you what AI assistants say to future customers, the people asking ChatGPT for the best business near them right now. You can have 4.9 stars and still be invisible in those answers. We measure that gap.
What we track
Do you use my data to train anything?+
No. We query the assistants about your business to measure their answers. We don't sell your data or use it to train models. Your scan history is yours. See our privacy policy.
What questions do you check for my business?+
The buyer-intent ones your customers actually ask: “best [trade] in [city]”, “[trade] in [city] for [need]”, “where should we stay in [town]”. We auto-discover them for your business and city, and you can add your own.
Can I see which competitors AI recommends instead of me?+
Yes, that's the heart of it. Every scan shows exactly which businesses win the answers you should be in, and on which questions. Local tracks 15 competitors, Growth tracks 25 per business. See pricing.
Still not answered? Email hello@mentioned-on.com or open support. Your message reaches the team directly.
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