Aperture
Open-source AI visibility monitoring and analytics. Track how your brand appears across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and other LLMs. BYOK. Self-hosted. Free alternative to Profound and Peec AI.
Install / Use
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Aperture
Open-source AI visibility infrastructure.
Track how your brand appears (or doesn't) across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and other LLM-powered search engines. Self-hosted. Bring your own keys.
Free alternative to Profound and Peec AI.
Why Aperture?
AI search engines are replacing traditional search for product recommendations, brand discovery, and purchase decisions. If an LLM doesn't mention your brand, you're invisible to a growing share of your customers.
Aperture lets you:
- Monitor — Track whether AI models recommend your brand for the queries that matter
- Compare — See which competitors get cited instead of you
- Audit — Run structured visibility audits across models, languages, and markets
- Track — Measure changes over time as you optimize your content
No vendor lock-in. No per-seat pricing. Your infrastructure, your data, your keys.
Tracked AI Search Engines
| Engine | Status | |--------|--------| | ChatGPT (OpenAI) | 🟢 Supported | | Perplexity | 🟢 Supported | | Google AI Overviews | 🟡 Planned | | Claude (Anthropic) | 🟡 Planned |
Supported LLM Providers (BYOK)
Aperture doesn't ship with API keys. Bring your own:
- OpenAI
- Anthropic
- Google (Gemini)
- Perplexity
- Any OpenAI-compatible endpoint (Ollama, vLLM, etc.)
Use Cases
- Brands — Monitor whether AI recommends you or your competitors
- Agencies — Run client audits at scale without per-seat SaaS costs
- SEO/AEO teams — Track the impact of content optimization on AI visibility
- Researchers — Study LLM recommendation patterns across markets and languages
Comparison
How Aperture compares to commercial AI visibility tools:
| Feature | Aperture | Peec AI | LLMrefs | Semrush | Profound | Otterly AI | |---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|----------|------------| | Self-hosted | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | | Open source | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | | BYOK (bring your own keys) | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | | Multi-language queries | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | ChatGPT tracking | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | Perplexity tracking | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | | Google AI Overviews | 🟡 Planned | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | Competitor benchmarking | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | Citation/source tracking | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | Sentiment analysis | 🟡 Planned | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | Your data stays on your server | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | | No per-seat pricing | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | | API/export | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | Pricing | Free | €89/mo+ | Free tier / paid | $$$+ | Enterprise | Enterprise |
Why self-host? Your audit queries, brand strategy, and competitive intelligence never leave your infrastructure. No vendor lock-in, no usage caps, no surprise pricing changes.
Documentation
See DOCS.md for quick start guide, architecture, configuration, and roadmap.
Contributing
Contributions are welcome. See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.
License
Acknowledgements
Aperture is built by Anyin (安引), an AEO agency helping brands become visible in AI-powered search.
