ChatGPT

SEMRUSH.COM WINS

semrush.com8/10

ahrefs.com6/10

“"I'd say both have unique strengths, but—" 😤 semrush.com takes ChatGPT by a hair. ahrefs.com is right there.”

Gemini

AHREFS.COM WINS

semrush.com5/10

ahrefs.com7/10

“⚔️ Razor thin. ahrefs.com barely edges it on Gemini.”

Claude

AHREFS.COM WINS

semrush.com7/10

ahrefs.com8/10

“🔍 Semrush swings hard with feature bloat and a user interface that makes you feel like you're piloting a spaceship, but Ahrefs whispers sweet backlink analytics in your ear and somehow convinced everyone it's the cooler kid at the SEO lunch table.”

Perplexity

SEMRUSH.COM WINS

semrush.com7/10

ahrefs.com3/10

“🏆 semrush.com owns Perplexity. ahrefs.com doesn't exist here.”

Ghost Report Card

Why ahrefs.com is getting ghosted

semrush.com 6860 ahrefs.com

Key Findings

Missing llms.txt

semrush.com has a llms.txt file telling AI how to represent them. ahrefs.com doesn't — AI is guessing.

Low Web Presence

ahrefs.com has very low web presence (20/100). AI may not have enough data to form opinions.

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