MentionWell opens public access to its AI citation platform

By AI, Created 4:41 PM UTC, May 18, 2026, /AGP/ – MentionWell has launched a closed-loop Answer Engine Optimization platform that tracks citations across 10 AI answer engines and turns those findings into articles designed to be cited in AI responses. The company says the general release is now available at mentionwell.com after months of design-partner use.

Why it matters: - Brands are facing a new kind of search competition as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Microsoft Copilot and other answer engines shape what buyers see before visiting a website. - MentionWell is built to help companies measure visibility in those systems and publish content meant to win citations, not just clicks. - The launch targets marketers trying to replace a fragmented workflow of trackers, AI writers and consultants with one system.

What happened: - MentionWell opened public access to its closed-loop Answer Engine Optimization platform on May 14, 2026. - The company says the platform is now generally available at mentionwell.com. - Months of paid design-partner use across B2B SaaS, agency and ecommerce customers preceded the public release.

The details: - The platform scans 10 AI engines: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Microsoft Copilot, Grok, Exa and DeepSeek. - The system surfaces where a brand and its competitors appear, along with positions, sentiment and the evidence each engine used. - MentionWell turns those findings into a recommendation queue that identifies lost prompts, competitor pages to out-cite and the next articles to publish. - An optional Auto Agent can draft, edit, generate 4K imagery and publish on a customer-set schedule. - Approval gates can be inserted at any stage of the workflow. - After publishing, the platform scans again to close the loop. - MentionWell is available through a headless API, an npm reader package, signed webhooks and a CLI that detects the customer’s framework and wires up revalidation. - Native push paths support WordPress, Webflow, Ghost, Shopify and Notion. - Model Context Protocol servers allow Claude, Cursor and ChatGPT to manage MentionWell accounts from inside those tools. - Pricing starts at $79 per month and scales to $999. - Every paid plan includes unlimited sites. - A free visibility report is available at signup with no credit card required. - The platform supports six languages natively, including right-to-left Hebrew rendering. - Six additional languages are planned. - An enterprise tier is available for custom SSO, region and compliance requirements.

Between the lines: - MentionWell is positioning AEO as a separate operating model from SEO, with measurement and publishing tied together in a single system. - The pricing and self-serve setup suggest the company wants to reach smaller teams as well as enterprise buyers. - The MCP integrations point to a push to embed the product directly into AI-native developer workflows. - The launch also reflects a broader shift: companies are trying to influence what AI engines cite, not just where websites rank.

What’s next: - MentionWell says the free visibility report and self-serve plans are open to all customers. - Design-partner and enterprise inquiries will continue to be handled directly by the company. - The company says additional language support and enterprise features are on the roadmap.

The bottom line: - MentionWell is betting that the next battle for discoverability will be won by brands that can measure AI citations and publish faster than competitors.**