Top AI Tools for SEO, AEO, and Web Traffic Research in 2025

Best AI for SEO/AEO/Web Traffic Research I asked every engine, which was the best to use for #SEO, #GEO, #AEO research on websites. Then dumped everything in OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Based on current 2025 data, here's the breakdown: Top Pick: Perplexity (Deep Research or Sonar Pro) Why: Built specifically for web research with real-time citations, tracks AI visibility across multiple engines, and excels at gathering SEO/AEO insights with sources. Strong Alternatives: For AEO Tracking & Brand Visibility: Specialized Tools: Profound (92/100 AEO score), Rank Prompt, Goodie AI, Search Atlas These track your presence across ChatGPT, #Gemini, Perplexity, and Grok For General Research: Grok 4 - Real-time X/web access, good for trending topics GPT-4.1 with browsing - Strong analysis capabilities Anthropic Claude 3.7 Sonnet - Excellent for synthesizing complex data Quick Recommendation: Primary research: Perplexity Deep Research - AEO monitoring: Profound or Rank Prompt (specialized platforms) Deep analysis: Claude 3.7 Sonnet or GPT-4.1