Proofsource vs Local Falcon
Local Falcon asks the AI engines from points on a map, so a business with a storefront sees how its visibility changes street by street. Proofsource asks brand-level buyer questions with no map, for companies that sell beyond one neighbourhood.
Proofsource and Local Falcon in five facts
Price
- Proofsource
- Free trial, then Custom from $64 per brand per month (final price discussed on demo call)
- Local Falcon
- Credit packages from $24.99 a month (7,500 credits; one credit per grid point); enterprise packages from $499 a month[2]
Free trial
- Proofsource
- 2 days free, 4 engines, no card
- Local Falcon
- 100 free credits on sign-up; no credit card needed[2]
AI engines covered
- Proofsource
- 4 on the trial, all 10 on Custom
- Local Falcon
- ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Grok[1]
How often answers are re-read
- Proofsource
- Daily on Custom, or hourly
Seats
- Proofsource
- Unlimited on Custom
- Local Falcon
- Not published
What Local Falcon is, and who it is for
Local rank tracking, extended to AI. Local Falcon began as a geo-grid rank tracker for map listings and now tracks AI search visibility across ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Grok, with sentiment, the sources AI uses and competitor comparisons.[1]
Many samples per prompt. Because AI engines give different answers to the same prompt, it captures multiple responses per prompt: from 9 (a 3x3 grid) up to 441 (21x21) grid points, each a separate query, summarised as Share of AI Voice and a Buyer Persuasion Score.[1]
Built for local and multi-location businesses. Agencies, multi-location brands and small local businesses are its named audiences, and everything is paid for in credits, one credit per grid point.[2]
Proofsource is an AI intelligence platform that shows which buyer questions name your brand in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews, who gets named instead, and exactly what to fix.
Proofsource and Local Falcon, fact by fact
Each Local Falcon cell links to the page it came from. Where Local Falcon does not publish a detail, the cell says so instead of guessing.
| Question | Proofsource | Local Falcon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free trial, then Custom from $64 per brand per month (final price discussed on demo call), arranged on a demo call | Credit packages from $24.99 a month (7,500 credits; one credit per grid point); enterprise packages from $499 a month[2] |
| Free trial | 200 answers. 25 Prompts/Question. Top AI engines. 2 days. Free. No card, no sales call | 100 free credits on sign-up; no credit card needed[2] |
| AI engines covered | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews on the trial. Custom covers all 10 engines, adding Google AI Mode, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek and Meta AI, switched on at onboarding |   Google AI OverviewsGoogle AI Mode  ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Grok[1] |
| How often answers are re-read | Daily on Custom by default, one answer per question per engine per UTC day, or hourly or any frequency you choose; the trial reads every engine on 2 consecutive days | Scheduled checks at a frequency you set; credits limit how often[1][2] |
| Seats | Unlimited seats on Custom, with client workspaces, scoped members, Client Viewer seats and SSO set up at onboarding | Not published |
| How a number is measured | A 95% Wilson interval on every percentage; alerts wait until a change clears it | Multiple responses per prompt, 9 to 441 grid points per scan, reported as Share of AI Voice[1] |
| What it does about a gap | Each gap names the pages the engine cited instead, with a draft fix held for your approval | Falcon AI analysis and recommendations (25 credits a report), source tracking, and alerts when mention patterns change[1][2] |
Where each shines
Both tools are built well for different teams. Each point is a strength, read from that vendor's own pages.
Where Local Falcon shines
- Visibility by location. A grid of up to 441 points shows how AI answers change across a service area, which no brand-level tracker shows.[1]
- Pay for what you scan. Credits scale from a small monthly package, with pay-as-you-go credits that never expire.[2]
- Local SEO in the same account. Map pack rank tracking, campaign and competitor reports, a Looker Studio connector and an API sit alongside the AI tracking.[2]
Where Proofsource shines
- Claude and Perplexity on the panel. Proofsource reads ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews. Local Falcon's AI tracking lists ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini and Grok, without Claude or Perplexity.
- Brand-level buyer questions. For a company whose buyers ask 'what is the best tool for X' rather than 'near me', Proofsource reads the questions that decide a category shortlist and shows who is named instead.
- A drafted fix per gap. Each gap names the pages the engines cited instead and comes with a draft held for your approval, with a 95% Wilson interval on every share.
Proofsource or Local Falcon: the fair verdict
If your customers find you on a map, Local Falcon is the more natural fit: it shows AI visibility by location and folds it into the local rank tracking you may already run.
If your buyers ask AI to compare products or vendors, with no location in the question, Proofsource measures that directly on ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews and drafts the fix for each gap.
Choose Local Falcon if you want
- Visibility by location
- Pay for what you scan
- Local SEO in the same account
Choose Proofsource if you want
- Claude and Perplexity on the panel
- Brand-level buyer questions
- A drafted fix per gap
Already using Local Falcon?
You do not have to choose on day one. Here is how teams run Proofsource beside Local Falcon and decide on their own data.
Keep Local Falcon running
Nothing about trying Proofsource needs you to stop Local Falcon. Your history and reports there stay where they are.
Bring your questions across
Export or copy the prompts you track in Local Falcon and add them as buyer questions in Proofsource, so both tools ask the same things.
Run both side by side
Read the two for the same days on your own domain. Where the numbers differ, Proofsource shows the answers and the pages each engine cited, so you can see why.
Keep what serves your team
Many teams keep one tool for reporting and another for fixes. Pick on your own evidence, not on a comparison page.
Proofsource or Local Falcon: what buyers ask
How can I check which buyer questions consistently get my company recommended by AI assistants versus competitors?
Ask each question many times and count how often each brand is named. Local Falcon does this across a map grid, so 'consistently' means across locations. Proofsource does it per buyer question on each engine and reports the share of answers naming you with a 95% Wilson interval, so 'consistently' has a number on it.
Does Local Falcon track Claude or Perplexity?
Its AI visibility page lists ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Grok, with more coming. Proofsource reads ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews on every plan.
How does Local Falcon pricing work?
Local Falcon sells credits: one credit is one grid point in a scan, with monthly packages from $24.99 and 100 free credits on sign-up. Proofsource starts free, then Custom from $64 per brand per month (final price discussed on demo call).
Is Local Falcon or Proofsource better for a local business?
Local Falcon, if the questions that matter include a place: it was built for map listings and samples answers across a service area. Proofsource suits a business whose buyers ask brand-level questions, such as which vendor or product to choose.
Where each fact about Local Falcon comes from
- Local Falcon AI search visibility, read 5 Oct 2026.
- Local Falcon pricing and FAQ, read 5 Oct 2026.
Vendors change their pages. If a Local Falcon fact here no longer matches their site, tell us through the contact page and we will correct it.
Your own trial settles this faster than any comparison page.
200 answers. 25 Prompts/Question. Top AI engines. 2 days. Free. No card, and the report is about your domain: which buyer questions name you, who gets named instead, and what to fix.
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