Surfer in AI answers
Named 40% of the time buyers ask for the best seo tools, placing it #5 of 8.
Ahrefs was named more often than Surfer — 100% of answers against 40%.
What was measured
10 answers from one AI engine — DeepSeek (deepseek-chat) — recorded 2026-09-13.
- Answers naming it
- 4/10
- Share of mentions
- 9%
- Best list position
- #1
- Total occurrences
- 15
Named more often than Surfer
- 1Ahrefs100%
- 2Semrush100%
- 3Screaming Frog60%
- 4Moz50%
- 5Surfer40%
The questions asked
- What is the best SEO tool for an agency?
- Best keyword research software
- Ahrefs vs Semrush — which should I buy?
- Best SEO tools for tracking rankings in 2026
- What do professional SEO consultants use?
- How do I choose an SEO tool?
- Semrush alternatives that cost less
- Best SEO software for a small business
- Best technical SEO crawler
- What is the best SEO tool for content writers?
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