“We use AirOps and it's great. It's content workflow saves time but I don't see it being a long term solution.”u/onqmarketing on r/SEO_LLM · Sep 18, 2026 · Read the post
Versus · checked November 8, 2026
Profound vs AirOps in 2026
Profound starts from AI visibility data and adds agents that write content. AirOps starts from content production and adds AI search insights. Profound sells brands a free trial, then Enterprise through sales; AirOps lets you start free on its Solo and Pro plans but doesn't publish their prices.
Pick AirOps if your bottleneck is producing and refreshing content at volume, with workflows, brand kits and human review.
Pick Profound if your bottleneck is knowing where you stand across many engines, with prompt-volume data and enterprise support.
If you'd otherwise buy both, supereo ours covers the loop in one tool for a published price: it tracks six engines, tells you what to change, ships fixes and new pages on Autopilot, and proves each change against control questions.
Side by side
| AirOps | Profound | |
|---|---|---|
| Starts from | Content production | AI visibility data |
| How you buy | Solo and Pro: start free online; Enterprise: sales | Brands: free 7-day trial, then sales |
| Published price | Not shown for Solo or Pro on November 8, 2026 | Not shown; Enterprise is custom |
| Billing unit | Tasks: 35,000 a month on Solo, 100,000 on Pro | Prompts and engines, plus AI Marketer credits |
| AI engines | Solo: ChatGPT insights only; Pro: 10+ answer engines | Trial: 3; Enterprise: up to 9 |
| Seats | Solo: one user; Pro: unlimited | Unlimited |
| Content work | Workflows, brand kits, knowledge bases, CMS integrations, human review | Agents research, write and publish, with approval |
| MCP server | Yes | Enterprise |
Sources: airops.com/pricing, AirOps MCP docs, tryprofound.com/pricing, read November 8, 2026.
Can AirOps replace Profound's tracking?
Partly. AirOps Pro includes insights across ten or more answer engines, agent analytics, prompt volume and competitor insights, but its pricing page doesn't say how many prompts it tracks or how often. Solo covers ChatGPT only. If tracking depth is the main job, a dedicated tracker or Profound will go further. If content is the main job, AirOps is built for it.
What users say
“AirOps is strong for content workflows, but if the real goal is AI search visibility it is not built for that.”u/Embarrassed-You2814 on r/SEO_LLM · Oct 22, 2026 · Read the post · The poster recommends a different tool in the same comment
What helpssupereo is built around AI search visibility: it tracks six engines and tests each change it makes against control questions.
“The thing with AirOps is that it's too expensive, and they're moving upmarket”u/UgljesaDjuric on r/SEO_LLM · Oct 15, 2026 · Read the post
What helpssupereo publishes its prices: $149 and $499 a month per brand.
“All diagnostics, no creation. It tells you what to fix, but doesn't help you create the actual Citation-Ready content AI needs.”u/FeelingRequirement19 on r/DigitalMarketing · Nov 30, 2025 · Read the post
What helpsBoth AirOps and supereo create content; supereo also measures whether each change moved AI answers.
Do you need both?
Teams often pair a tracker with a content tool: one says where you're missing, the other produces the pages. That's two contracts and a handoff in between. Profound now sells both halves on Enterprise. For a published price, supereo runs the whole loop in one place: the questions, the gaps, the fix, and a verdict on whether the fix worked. How it works.
Questions
Is AirOps cheaper than Profound?
Neither publishes the prices you'd compare: AirOps hides Solo and Pro prices behind its sign-up, and Profound prices Enterprise on a call.
Does AirOps track AI visibility?
Yes: ChatGPT on Solo and 10+ answer engines on Pro, with competitor insights and prompt volume. It doesn't publish a prompt count per plan.
Which is better for an agency?
Profound sells agencies client workspaces at $399 a month each. AirOps's Pro plan has unlimited seats but covers one brand kit; its Enterprise plan is for multi-brand work.