AI search is changing how brands get discovered. Conductor has pivoted to become an "Answer Engine Optimization" platform, helping brands appear in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google's AI features. Airtop takes a different approach—deploying agents to monitor how AI search actually affects your market and surface actionable signals. Your choice depends on whether you need structured AEO tools or real-time intelligence on AI search behavior.

Conductor has positioned itself as "The #1 Enterprise AEO Platform" focused on helping brands get found in AI-generated search results. The platform tracks visibility across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and other AI search experiences.

Core capabilities include:

Conductor serves enterprise brands focused on maintaining visibility as search shifts toward AI-generated answers.

Conductor works best for:

Airtop approaches AI search from the behavioral intelligence angle. Rather than tracking visibility metrics, agents monitor how AI search actually affects user behavior, discussions, and decisions.

For teams navigating AI search, Airtop agents can:

Conductor tracks what AI platforms say about your brand. The platform monitors AI-generated responses to measure visibility, track mentions, and identify optimization opportunities.

Airtop tracks how people respond to AI search. Agents monitor discussions where users share, evaluate, and act on AI recommendations—showing the real-world impact beyond visibility metrics.

Choose Conductor if: You need structured metrics for AI search visibility and performance. Choose Airtop if: You need to understand how AI search actually affects your audience.

Conductor emphasizes optimization—helping you improve how your brand appears in AI-generated answers. The platform provides actionable recommendations for AEO.

Airtop emphasizes intelligence—helping you understand the AI search landscape and how it's evolving. Agents surface insights; strategy decisions remain with your team.

Choose Conductor if: You want a platform that guides AEO optimization. Choose Airtop if: You want intelligence to inform your own AI search strategy.

Conductor provides platform-level metrics: How often does your brand appear? In what contexts? How does visibility trend over time?

Airtop provides market-level signals: How do users react to AI recommendations? What do they do next? Where does AI search fall short?

Choose Conductor if: Platform visibility metrics drive your KPIs. Choose Airtop if: User behavior and market response matter more than visibility counts.

Conductor provides the visibility metrics and optimization tools while Airtop adds behavioral intelligence. Use Conductor to track and optimize AI search performance, and Airtop to understand how those results actually affect your market.

Is AI search visibility worth tracking? Yes—but visibility metrics tell only part of the story. Conductor tracks whether you appear; Airtop helps understand whether appearances drive results.

Can Airtop replace Conductor? Not for teams needing structured AEO metrics and optimization. Airtop provides intelligence, not tracking dashboards. They serve complementary purposes.

Which better predicts AI search success? Conductor shows current visibility; Airtop shows audience response. Both provide valuable but different predictive signals.