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Does AI Recommend
Your Competitor?

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Why Generic AI Testing Fails

Generic prompts give generic results. We test as your actual customers, so you hear what they hear.

7

AI Platforms

We test as your customer across all 7

50+

Questions

You get an actionable intelligence report, not a dashboard

15

Minutes

Download your report in a few clicks. No "sales demo" required.

What You Get: Your AI Visibility Report

Complete competitive intelligence in a downloadable PDF. Learn how to read your report

Executive Summary

Your competitive position in a few paragraphs. Where you rank. Who's winning. What it means.

Authority Score: ?/100

Does AI recommend you first? Or just include you in a long list?

Platform Breakdown

See which AIs know you and why.

Competitor Benchmarks

Rich, exact competitive data. Mention rates and rankings.

Ghost Influence: ?%

How often AI discusses your features but assigns them to a competitor.

Direct AI Quotes

Actual quotes from ChatGPT, Claude, etc. showing exactly what they say about you and your competitors.

Pricing

No subscriptions. No sales calls. Get answers in about 15 minutes.

SIGNAL

Essential

$25

Key insights to know where you stand

  • We test 7 AI platforms: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Meta AI, Grok, and DeepSeek. So you see the full picture.
  • Core metrics: Authority Score, Presence Rate, Category Share, Ghost Influence, Market Rank
  • Full competitive landscape: 20-40 competitors with rates
  • Essential report sections: TL;DR, Executive Summary, Your Numbers, Appendix A
  • About 25-30% of full report for quick competitive check
  • Persona-based testing, about 15 minutes
  • PDF report delivery
  • Agency mode: White label support at no extra cost
  • 7-day money-back guarantee
Get Essential - $25

One-time payment

SIGNAL PRO

Pro

$50

Complete intelligence + PowerPoint

  • Everything in Essential, plus:
  • AI Landscape Analysis: Platform variance, visibility trends
  • Competitive Analysis: 3-5 direct AI quotes showing how systems describe your competitors
  • Use Case Analysis: Does AI connect you to customer needs? Ghost Influence ROI calculation
  • Monitoring Strategy: Weekly tracking value assessment
  • Implementation Support: What to Do Next roadmap
  • Full Appendices A-I: Complete methodology, statistical significance, platform variance details
  • PowerPoint export: Auto-generated PPTX with key slides
  • Agency & API mode: White label plus API access at no extra cost
  • 100% of full report with complete strategic analysis
Get Pro - $50

One-time payment

Surmado Scout

Scout Reads Every Report.

Ask what changed. Ask what to fix. TLDR? Ask Scout.

Compare runs over time

TLDR summary on every report

PowerPoint + JSON on Pro

The anti-dashboard.

AI Visibility: Annual Costs vs. One-Time

AI visibility tool pricing comparison (November 2025)
Tool Annual Cost Notes
Profound Growth $4,788/year 3 engines; billed yearly. Starter $1,188 for ChatGPT only
Writesonic Advanced $4,788/year Billed annually
Gumshoe $0.10/conversation Can add up: ~$3,600/year standard usage
Surmado Signal $25 one-time Persona-based, 7 platforms. Re-run anytime.

Persona-based testing across 7 AI platforms. Not just ChatGPT. One-time payment.
$25 one-time vs. $1,188 to $4,788/year subscriptions.

Quick Answers

Do you submit my site to AI or sell placements?

No. Surmado does not sell AI placements and cannot submit your site to ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Meta AI, Grok, or DeepSeek. No one can. We test how these systems already talk about you and give you a plan to improve it.

Is Signal worth it?

One customer pays for this report. If 100 people ask AI for your type of business daily, and AI recommends your competitor instead of you, you're losing customers every single day. Our report shows your exact visibility score so you know where you stand. Most businesses are shocked. They're losing more than they thought.

What if I'm not tech-savvy?

Perfect. You don't need to write a single prompt or understand AI. Just tell us about your business in our 2-minute form. We do all the technical work and give you a simple report with copy-and-paste steps that actually matter.

Do you just ask ChatGPT?

No. We test 7 AI systems with 50+ questions as your actual customer would ask. Right now that means ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Meta AI, Grok, and DeepSeek. Each AI is trained on different data sources. They recommend different businesses. We capture that variance to show you the complete picture, not just one AI's opinion. We use AI for pattern recognition and strategic synthesis. Python handles structured data processing and precise calculations.

Why do I need to describe my customer?

Because AI systems are contextual recommendation engines, not answer machines. A stressed mom searching for restaurants gets completely different recommendations than a business traveler. Same city. Same AI. Different results. We become your customer persona to test what they actually see, not generic prompts that produce fantasy data.

How is this different from SEO tools?

SEO tools show you how to rank on Google. AI doesn't work like that. It gives contextually personalized recommendations based on who's asking. Our report shows you exactly what your actual customers see when they ask AI for recommendations, not generic search rankings.

What's Ghost Influence?

It's when AI describes what you do but recommends competitors. For example, AI might say "great authentic tacos" but send people to Taco Bell. We show you how to claim what's yours and turn that influence into actual recommendations.

Do you do refunds?

Yes! Cancel within a week of any charge and get your money back, no questions asked. We hate scammy subscriptions and want you to succeed, not trick you.

What's the difference between Signal and Solutions?

Signal diagnoses the problem. Solutions fixes it. Signal shows your AI visibility score, competitor mentions, and where you're losing customers. Solutions gives you a strategic roadmap with prioritized tactics. Use them together: Signal reveals the gaps, Solutions tells you exactly how to close them. They integrate automatically via your Signal report token.

How is Signal different from Otterly, Writesonic, or Profound?

Signal uses persona-based testing ($25 or $50 one-time, about 15 minutes). Tests as your actual customer to show what they actually see. Otterly: Generic prompt monitoring ($348/year). Writesonic: Generic testing ($19-199/month). Profound: Enterprise monitoring ($5,988/year). The key difference is methodology. Generic testing produces impressive-looking data that doesn't match reality. Signal is the only one that tests as your actual customer.

How do you deliver results in about 15 minutes?

Automation, not consultants. We use AI for parallel conversations and pattern recognition. Python handles statistical aggregation, structured data output, and PDF generation. Our proprietary analysis engine tests 7 AI platforms in parallel. We deploy 25+ autonomous AI agents. Each is configured to your customer persona. They conduct simultaneous conversations. We capture and structure the output from all 7 LLMs. Then we instantly generate the full PDF report without human bottlenecks. Enterprise-level intelligence in about 15 minutes, not 15 days.

Do you get better over time?

Yes. Every Signal report builds our competitive intelligence database. We research your industry, analyze competitors, and learn how AI platforms respond to different business types. Generic monitoring tools just track prompts. We build proprietary understanding of market positioning, competitive dynamics, and AI recommendation patterns. Your report benefits from the intelligence we've gathered across thousands of businesses.

Do I still need SEO if I focus on AI visibility?

Yes. SEO and AI visibility are not either/or. They are a Venn diagram. Strong SEO builds the technical foundation that AI platforms use to understand and trust your business. Answer Engine Optimization and traditional SEO reinforce each other.

Zero-click search is growing. Customers get answers from Google snippets and AI platforms without clicking through. You need to show up in both. That is why we recommend starting with our $100 bundle. Scan sets your SEO baseline. Signal measures your AI visibility. Scout reads both and tells you what to fix first.

The early movers are already winning.

Real Customer: El Tianguis

Gluten-free Mexican restaurant in San Diego. Signal report showed 0% AI visibility with their target customers (celiac families).

After Surmado Signal + Solutions: +67% visibility, #1 in their category.

Find Out Where You Stand

See your AI visibility across 7 AI platforms in about 15 minutes. Full API and webhook support. White label ready.

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