How is WhyIQ AI Radar different from Profound?

Profound's $99/mo floor tier covers ChatGPT only, with no CSV export and a 1-3 week onboarding period before first data lands. Profound's $399/mo mid tier expands to 3 engines with content features. WhyIQ AI Radar's $29/mo SMB tier covers 5 engines flat (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Google AI Overviews) and 30 prompts weekly, with a free one-time check in about 10 minutes (emailed to the visitor) and Stripe self-serve checkout. Profound's real moat is its enterprise Agent Analytics (server-log AI crawler analytics) which AI Radar does not provide. The two products fit different segments: AI Radar for self-serve SMB and agencies, Profound for enterprise contracts with custom integrations.

Why does the 1-3 week Profound onboarding matter?

Profound runs no free trial and requires a sales conversation before access. Buyers cited the multi-week onboarding gap as the biggest friction point in review-site comparisons. Teams that want to see whether AI engines are citing their brand THIS week cannot start measuring this week with Profound. AI Radar runs a free one-time check with no account in about 10 minutes (8 prompts across 5 engines, emailed to the visitor when complete) and a paid Stripe checkout if the team decides to track weekly. First data lands within minutes of payment.

What does Profound do that WhyIQ AI Radar does not?

Profound's Enterprise tier includes Agent Analytics, which is server-log analysis of AI crawler activity (which crawlers visited which URLs and when). This is a fundamentally different measurement type from response tracking and is Profound's real moat in the category. AI Radar measures responses (did the engine cite you when asked the prompt), not crawls. If server-log AI crawler analytics is the job to be done, Profound's enterprise tier is the right tool. AI Radar is the right tool when the job is weekly tracking of whether AI engines recommend you in their answers.

What engines does AI Radar cover at the $29 tier?

ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews. All 5 are included on the free Light tier, the $29 SMB tier, and the $149 Agency tier. No per-engine add-on charges. Profound's $99 tier covers ChatGPT only; the $399 tier adds 2 more engines. AI Radar's $29 tier alone covers more engines than Profound's $99 tier.

What is the 3-pass confidence band on AI Radar Agency?

AI engine responses are probabilistic. Run the same prompt twice and you may see different citations. Single-shot tracking, which is the industry default including Profound, reports one query result as the weekly citation reading. AI Radar's Agency tier ($149/mo) runs each prompt 3 times per engine per week and averages the result into a confidence band on the dashboard (e.g. cited in 2 of 3 passes). This treats noise as noise rather than presenting it as signal.

What does WhyIQ AI Radar cost compared to Profound?

AI Radar's SMB tier is $29/mo for 30 prompts × 5 engines × weekly checks. AI Radar's Agency tier is $149/mo for 40 prompts per client across 5 client domains with 3-pass weekly tracking. Profound's floor tier is $99/mo for 50 prompts × 1 engine (ChatGPT only), no CSV export. Profound's mid tier is $399/mo for 3 engines with content features. Profound's enterprise tier adds 10+ engines, Agent Analytics, GA integration, SSO, and SOC2, with custom pricing and contract terms.

What does WhyIQ AI Radar NOT replace from Profound?

Profound's Enterprise Agent Analytics (server-log AI crawler analytics) is a fundamentally different measurement layer and is not something a comparable response-tracking product replicates. SSO, SOC2, and custom enterprise integration work are also outside AI Radar's current scope. Customers whose procurement requires those features will continue to evaluate Profound at the enterprise tier. AI Radar's response is to ship a free check and self-serve checkout, so SMB and agency buyers do not pay the Profound enterprise tax for what is fundamentally weekly response tracking.

Instant self-serve vs 1-3 week enterprise onboarding

Profound starts at $99 with ChatGPT only. AI Radar starts at $29 with 5 engines and instant self-serve.

Profound's $99/mo floor tier covers ChatGPT only, with no CSV export and a 1-3 week onboarding period before first data lands. WhyIQ AI Radar's SMB tier covers 5 engines flat (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Google AI Overviews) at $29/mo, with a free one-time check in about 10 minutes (emailed to you) and Stripe self-serve checkout. The two products fit different segments. Profound owns enterprise with its server-log Agent Analytics moat. AI Radar owns self-serve SMB and agencies.

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	Profound	WhyIQ AI Radar
Floor price	$99 per month	$29 per month
Engines at floor	1 engine (ChatGPT only)	5 engines flat
Prompts at floor	50 prompts	30 prompts weekly
CSV export at floor	Not included	Included
Free trial	None	Free check, no account, about 10 min
Onboarding time	1-3 weeks (sales required)	Instant Stripe self-serve
Multi-pass confidence	Single-shot per prompt	3-pass band on Agency
Refresh cadence	Weekly	Weekly
Page-level attribution	Domain-level	Per-prompt target page match
Mid tier price	$399 per month (3 engines)	$149 per month (5 engines, Agency)

What WhyIQ AI Radar replaces

The parts of Profound a self-serve SMB or agency does not need

Profound is built for enterprise procurement workflows. AI Radar covers the self-serve weekly tracking job for SMB and agencies without the enterprise overhead.

The enterprise onboarding tax

Profound has no free trial and requires a sales conversation before access. First data lands 1-3 weeks after the initial contact. AI Radar's free one-time check runs in about 10 minutes with no account: 8 prompts across 5 engines, end-to-end, with the result emailed to the visitor. Quality takes time, but the comparison is days vs minutes. Paid Stripe checkout completes in minutes and tracking starts on the next weekly cycle. Self-serve all the way through.

The single-engine $99 floor

Profound's $99 tier covers ChatGPT only. To track Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, or Google AI Overviews, customers move to the $399 mid tier (3 engines) or enterprise (10+ engines with Agent Analytics). AI Radar's $29 SMB tier covers all 5 mainstream engines flat. AI Radar's $29 alone is broader engine coverage than Profound's $99.

Single-shot noise as signal

AI engine responses are probabilistic. Profound's single-shot tracking reports one query result as the weekly citation reading. AI Radar Agency runs each prompt 3 times per engine per week and averages into a confidence band, so customers see whether they were cited reliably or just once in a noisy sample.

Page-level citation attribution

When an engine cites your domain, AI Radar's query bank carries the intended target page per prompt and flags whether the engine landed on the intended page (full win) or a different page (partial win). Most weekly citation tools, Profound included at the floor and mid tiers, surface only the domain-level cite without the target-page match.

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What WhyIQ AI Radar does not replace

Profound's enterprise tier has real moats. AI Radar does not try to compete in that segment. If your procurement requires what is below, Profound is the right call.

Server-log AI crawler analytics (Profound Enterprise's Agent Analytics moat; AI Radar measures responses, not crawls)

SSO and SOC2 compliance bundled at the enterprise tier

Custom enterprise integrations and dedicated technical account management

10+ engine bundles with niche or regional AI engines specific to enterprise contract scope

When each is the right call

Use AI Radar when

You want all 5 mainstream AI engines tracked weekly from $29/mo
Waiting 1-3 weeks for onboarding before first data is unacceptable
Self-serve Stripe checkout and a free check fit your buying process better than a sales call
A 3-pass confidence band on Agency matters because single-shot citation data feels noisy
You run an agency with multiple client domains and want flat $35-each scaling
You want the WhyIQ Scanner CRO product on the same domain as your citation tracking

Use Profound when

Server-log AI crawler analytics (Agent Analytics) is the load-bearing job to be done
Enterprise procurement requires SSO, SOC2, and a contracted vendor relationship
The team has a 1-3 week onboarding budget and a dedicated AE relationship
GA4 integration and AI-referral attribution at the enterprise tier matter

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