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Profound vs Yike AI

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

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Profound

Track how ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini mention your brand, then act with AI agents

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Verdict

Profound and Yike AI are both Sales & Marketing AI tools. Profound scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (7.8 vs 6.1 out of 10). Both have a free plan or trial. Only Profound offers an API. Only Yike AI is available on Windows and macOS.

Best overall

Profound

  • Marketing teams
  • SEO and content teams
  • Brand managers
  • Agencies

Choose Profound if

  • You want a tool built for measuring brand visibility and citations across AI answer engines, and turning that data into content and page updates.
  • Covers up to nine answer engines, including ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Google AI Overviews.
  • Combines monitoring with action through AI Marketer agents that draft work for approval.

Choose Yike AI if

  • You want a tool built for finding public buying signals that match a described offering and keeping the source evidence for follow-up.
  • Every opportunity keeps its original text, source and match reasons for verification.
  • Outreach is drafted for human review rather than sent automatically.
Best for beginners
Profound
Best for business
Profound

Features

16 features compared.

  • Answer Engine Insights
    Profound
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • Prompt Volumes
    Profound
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • Shopping Visibility
    Profound
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • Agent Analytics
    Profound
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • AI Marketer
    Profound
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • Context Manager
    Profound
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • FactCheck and Sentiment
    Profound
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • Command Center
    Profound
    Available
    Yike AI
    Not available
  • Business profile
    Profound
    Not available
    Yike AI
    Available
  • Sales lead library
    Profound
    Not available
    Yike AI
    Available
  • Evidence-based opportunities
    Profound
    Not available
    Yike AI
    Available
  • Multi-platform discovery
    Profound
    Not available
    Yike AI
    Available
  • Outreach drafts
    Profound
    Not available
    Yike AI
    Available
  • Customer Intelligence CRM
    Profound
    Not available
    Yike AI
    Available
  • AI research briefs
    Profound
    Not available
    Yike AI
    Available
  • Desktop clients
    Profound
    Not available
    Yike AI
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Profound
    Free trial
    Yike AI
    Free trial
  • Free plan
    Profound
    Yes
    Yike AI
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Profound
    $0
    Yike AI
    $0
  • Plans
    Profound
    2 plans
    Yike AI
    2 plans

Profound plans

  • Trial

    $0

    Limited free trial to test the platform

    • 50 unique prompts tracked daily for 7 days
    • ChatGPT
    • Gemini and Google AI Overviews
    • limited AI Marketer credits
    • 5 Prompt Volumes searches
    • unlimited seats

  • Enterprise

    Most popular

    Custom/month

    Tailored plan for brands and teams, sold through the accounts team

    • Up to 9 answer engines
    • custom prompts
    • ChatGPT Shopping
    • all-time data history
    • CSV and JSON exports
    • API access
    • SSO
    • SOC 2
    • dedicated support

Yike AI plans

  • Free Trial

    $0/72 hours

    One 72-hour trial after first SMS verification, not converted to paid automatically.

    • Demand search
    • Original text and match reasons
    • Lead saving
    • Outreach drafts

  • Paid

    Custom/custom

    Price, scope and term are confirmed with the product team before purchase.

    • Plan agreed by quote
    • Enterprise deployments scoped per project

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

Profound
7.8overall
Yike AI
6.1overall

  • Ease of Use

    Profound
    7.8
    Yike AI
    Not rated

  • Feature Depth

    Profound
    8.8
    Yike AI
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Profound
    6.5
    Yike AI
    Not rated

  • Performance & Speed

    Profound
    8.0
    Yike AI
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    Profound
    8.0
    Yike AI
    Not rated

  • Lead Relevance

    Profound
    Not rated
    Yike AI
    7.0

  • Evidence Traceability

    Profound
    Not rated
    Yike AI
    8.0

  • CRM Depth

    Profound
    Not rated
    Yike AI
    6.8

  • Language Accessibility

    Profound
    Not rated
    Yike AI
    4.5

  • Pricing Clarity

    Profound
    Not rated
    Yike AI
    4.0

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

Profound

Pros

  • Covers up to nine answer engines, including ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Google AI Overviews.
  • Combines monitoring with action through AI Marketer agents that draft work for approval.
  • Agent Analytics connects to CDN and cloud providers such as Cloudflare, Akamai and AWS.
  • Enterprise controls include SSO, SCIM, RBAC and SOC 2.
  • Documented API and MCP access for pulling data into reports and pipelines.

Cons

  • No published prices; paid plans require talking to the accounts team.
  • The free Trial is limited to 50 prompts for 7 days with no data history or exports.
  • Third-party reports of a mid-September 2026 pricing change removing self-serve plans make costs hard to compare.
  • API, exports and SSO are not included in the Trial.

Yike AI

Pros

  • Every opportunity keeps its original text, source and match reasons for verification
  • Outreach is drafted for human review rather than sent automatically
  • Combines lead discovery and a CRM for follow-up
  • Names its operating company and describes limits and roadmap candidly
  • Windows and Apple Silicon desktop clients plus a web app

Cons

  • Website and interface are Chinese only, with SMS phone-number login
  • No public pricing; only a 72-hour trial and quotes
  • Platform coverage depends on authorization and connection status
  • The site's own filing page says the ICP filing number is still pending verification
  • Some capabilities, such as monitoring and team features, are listed as enterprise or in development

Platforms

  • Web
    Profound
    Supported
    Yike AI
    Supported
  • Windows
    Profound
    Not supported
    Yike AI
    Supported
  • macOS
    Profound
    Not supported
    Yike AI
    Supported
  • iOS
    Profound
    Not supported
    Yike AI
    Not supported
  • Android
    Profound
    Not supported
    Yike AI
    Not supported
  • API
    Profound
    Supported
    Yike AI
    Not supported
  • Browser Extension
    Profound
    Not supported
    Yike AI
    Not supported

Integrations

Profound

9 integrations
  • Akamai
  • AWS
  • Cloudflare
  • Fastly
  • Google Analytics
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Netlify
  • Vercel
  • WordPress

Yike AI

4 integrations
  • Xiaohongshu
  • Douyin
  • Bilibili
  • Zhihu

Company

  • Company
    Profound
    Profound
    Yike AI
    Beijing Xinghe Zhuoyue Technology Co., Ltd. (北京星河卓越科技有限公司)
  • Founded
    Profound
    2024
    Yike AI
    Not listed
  • Headquarters
    Profound
    New York, NY
    Yike AI
    Beijing, China
  • Listing
    Profound
    Claimed
    Yike AI
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Profound better than Yike AI?

It depends on your workflow. Profound is built for measuring brand visibility and citations across AI answer engines, and turning that data into content and page updates. Yike AI is built for finding public buying signals that match a described offering and keeping the source evidence for follow-up.

What are the key feature differences between Profound and Yike AI?

Profound: Track how ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini mention your brand, then act with AI agents. Yike AI: Chinese-language AI lead discovery with source evidence and a B2B sales CRM.

Does Profound or Yike AI have a free plan?

Yes, both do. Profound is free trial and Yike AI is free trial, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, Profound or Yike AI?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.