Zene vs LLM Pulse
LLM Pulse is an EU-based AI visibility tracker priced in euros. It is notably integration-heavy: an MCP server on every tier, a published OpenAPI 3.0.3 spec, agent skills, and connectors for Power BI, Zapier, Make and n8n. On September 27, 2026 it added Meta AI / Muse tracking as a self-serve add-on.
The trade-off is volume and plumbing versus engines included and fixes. LLM Pulse is built to feed your data stack; Zene is built to tell you what to fix. LLM Pulse Starter checks 50 prompts weekly on ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, AI Mode and AI Overviews, with Claude and Grok as add-ons. Zene Pro tracks 15 questions on five engines on a daily schedule, Claude and Grok included, and drafts the fixes.
Choose Zene if…
- You want a free plan with no card - LLM Pulse's 14-day trial requires one
- You want a daily schedule at $19/mo (Gemini and Grok answers daily, ChatGPT every 3 days) - LLM Pulse Starter refreshes weekly
- You want Claude and Grok included, not added on per engine
- You track more than one brand - Pro covers 2 brands and Growth 5 brands, where LLM Pulse Starter is 1 project - with fixes drafted (brief, FAQ, schema, llms.txt)
Choose LLM Pulse if…
- You want Power BI, Make and n8n connectors, an OpenAPI spec and an MCP server on every tier
- You want more prompts - Starter checks 50 and Growth 150 (€99); Zene Pro tracks 15 questions and Growth 40 questions
- Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, Copilot or Meta AI matter to you - LLM Pulse tracks them (some as add-ons); Zene doesn't
- You want YouTube and Reddit tracking, or ChatGPT Shopping and GEO testing on Scale
- You prefer an EU vendor billing in euros
The comparison, in one table.
| Zene | LLM Pulse | |
|---|---|---|
| Engines tracked | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, AI Mode, AI Overviews; Claude, Copilot and Grok add-ons from €8/mo; Meta AI / Muse add-on from €12/mo |
| Free plan / trial | Free forever: 1 brand, 10 questions, ChatGPT + Gemini, scans on demand, no card | 14-day trial, card required |
| Entry price | $0; Pro $19/mo (2 brands, 15 questions, all 5 engines) | Starter €49/mo (about $58): 50 prompts, 1 project, weekly |
| Higher tiers | Growth $49/mo: 5 brands, 40 questions, PDF reports, Slack/Teams/webhook alerts, 3 markets. Agency $99/mo: unlimited brands, 75 questions, white-label reports, REST API, Zapier, Looker Studio, 10 markets | Growth €99 (150 prompts, 2 projects), Scale €299 (450 prompts, 5 projects, API, Looker), Enterprise (white-label, per-URL agent analytics) |
| Claude / Grok | Included on Pro ($19/mo) | Add-ons from €8/mo |
| Refresh | Daily on paid plans (Gemini and Grok answers refresh daily, ChatGPT's every 3 days, Claude and Perplexity weekly); Free scans on demand | Weekly on Starter; higher tiers not stated in the sources we checked |
| Fixes / content | Pro: prioritized action plan, content drafts (brief, FAQ, schema, llms.txt), outreach list | "LLM Pulse Agent" on Growth; GEO testing on Scale |
| Integrations | Read-only MCP server from Pro; Slack, Teams and webhook alerts from Growth; the REST API, Zapier, Looker Studio and MCP write tools on Agency | MCP on all tiers, OpenAPI spec, agent skills, Power BI, Zapier, Make, n8n; Looker on Scale |
| Best for | Small teams that want daily tracking and fixes on a budget | Data-minded teams that want AI visibility inside their BI and automation stack |
Facts as of October 4, 2026, from LLM Pulse's public pages (sources below). Both products ship fast - verify current details at llmpulse.ai and on our pricing page.
Where LLM Pulse is stronger
Integrations and engine options. LLM Pulse puts an MCP server on every tier, publishes an OpenAPI spec, and connects to Power BI, Zapier, Make and n8n, with Looker on Scale - Zene's MCP is read-only below Agency, which is also where its REST API, Zapier and Looker Studio live. Its plans also hold more prompts: 50 on Starter, 150 on Growth, 450 on Scale. It tracks Google AI Overviews and AI Mode by default and sells Copilot and Meta AI / Muse as add-ons, none of which Zene tracks. Growth adds YouTube and Reddit tracking and AI traffic analytics; Scale adds ChatGPT Shopping, reputation tracking and GEO testing. It also publishes its own data studies, such as a top-cited-domains report.
Where Zene is different
Zene starts cheaper and includes more engines. Pro at $19/month covers 2 brands and 15 questions shared across them across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Grok on a daily schedule (Gemini and Grok answers daily, ChatGPT's every 3 days, Claude and Perplexity weekly), where LLM Pulse Starter covers 50 prompts in one project, weekly, with Claude and Grok extra. LLM Pulse gives you more prompts; Zene gives you more engines and a faster refresh on most of them, for less. Each Zene scan on Pro ends in a prioritized action plan with a content brief, FAQ copy, schema JSON-LD and an llms.txt, plus a list of cited sources where competitors appear. And Zene's free plan needs no card.
Pricing
Zene: Free, Pro $19/month, Growth $49/month, Agency $99/month ($190/$490/$990 yearly), in USD. LLM Pulse's pricing page lists Starter at €49, Growth at €99 and Scale at €299 a month, Enterprise on request, with engine add-ons from €8 a month and Meta AI / Muse from €12.
How to choose
If your AI visibility data needs to flow into BI dashboards or automations, or you need Google's AI surfaces, LLM Pulse fits. If you want five engines included, a free start and the fixes drafted for less, Zene fits.
Sources · facts as of October 4, 2026
Every LLM Pulse fact on this page comes from these public pages, checked on October 4, 2026. Zene's side comes from our pricing page and methodology. Spot something outdated? Tell us and we'll fix it.
Common questions.
Yes. Both track whether AI engines mention your brand. Zene has a free plan and a $19/mo Pro plan with 15 questions on 5 engines on a daily schedule; LLM Pulse starts at €49/mo for 50 prompts checked weekly, with Claude and Grok as add-ons and MCP on every tier.
LLM Pulse lists Starter at €49/mo (about $58), Growth at €99 and Scale at €299, with Enterprise on request. Claude, Copilot and Grok are add-ons from €8/mo and Meta AI / Muse from €12/mo. The 14-day trial requires a card (checked 2026-10-04).
Yes. Since September 27, 2026, LLM Pulse offers Meta AI / Muse tracking as a self-serve add-on from €12/mo, available from the Starter plan. Zene does not track Meta AI.
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