Qwairy vs Temso AI (2026): Two Promptwatch Clones, Two Bad Stickers
Qwairy meters credits. Temso cuts Starter to 3 models. Promptwatch is the third column because that is the product both are copying.
Qwairy and Temso AI showed up after Promptwatch made the full-stack GEO loop obvious: track live UIs, show citations, ingest bot traffic, draft the page, expose MCP. Both clones advertise the loop. Neither sells it on the first paid plan.
Google's AI features guidance still covers Overviews. It does not store ChatGPT or Perplexity answers on a prompt you typed.
€79 vs $89 is a sticker fight. It is the wrong fight. Price Growth vs Essential, not the entry cards. Qwairy has more engine names and a worse meter. Temso has fewer engines and a bot-visit tease. Promptwatch is the third column because that is the product both are copying. See also Promptwatch vs Temso.
The reason both clones exist is that the loop Promptwatch ships is now the category default. Track the live UI, attribute the citation, read the crawler, draft the page, expose an MCP server. That is what a buyer asks for in 2026. The clones copy the language. The plans do not match the language, and the gap between the marketing and the first paid tier is where this comparison actually lives.
Snapshot comparison
| Qwairy | Temso AI | Promptwatch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free credits; €79/mo | $89/mo Starter (trial, no free-forever) | Free Explore; $95/mo Essential |
| First paid engines | Long list, mixed API/UI; Claude is API | 3 models; Claude $5/mo per prompt (packs of 25) | 10+ live UIs including Claude |
| Crawler / bot logs | Business €449 | 10K visits on Starter; 25M on Growth $199 | Agent Analytics; 25M on Professional $245 |
| Content | 50 credits / brief | 5 / 10 / 50 pieces by tier | 5 to 30 AEO articles, CMS publish |
| Seats / projects | Unlimited members; 1 workspace on Starter | Unlimited seats and projects | Tiered (1 project on Essential) |
| Failure mode | Pause at 0 credits | Thin Starter, then $199 Growth | Prompt/response caps, no credit pause |
| MCP / API | MCP Starter; API Growth | MCP Starter; API Growth | MCP + API v2 on paid |
The failure mode row is the one that bites. Qwairy pauses your program when credits hit zero. Promptwatch caps prompts and responses but does not pause the account. Temso's Starter is thin enough that most buyers end up on Growth anyway. Read the table as three different ways to gate the same loop, and the gate is what you pay for.
Qwairy's case
Broader engine names on €79 than Temso's three-model Starter. A free credit poke. MCP without waiting for Growth. Unlimited members. One workspace on Starter.
Then the meter. 1,300 credits. Content briefs at 50. Crawler analytics at €449. Homepage vs FAQ credit disagreement. Claude is API. Pause at zero. Pick Qwairy only to burn free credits. That is the recommendation, not a polite maybe.
The meter is the part that turns a cheap sticker into an expensive month. A credit system that disagrees with itself between the homepage and the FAQ is a system you cannot budget against. Content briefs at 50 credits each against a 1,300-credit allowance means 26 briefs before you reload, and that is before crawler analytics, which sit behind a €449 tier. Claude behind API rather than the live UI means you are not watching the Claude a user actually sees. Pause at zero means the program stops mid-week if you miscounted.
Temso's case
Bot-visit numbers on the page (10K / 25M / 100M). Unlimited projects at $89, which agencies notice. Growth at $199 is a cleaner "all models" unlock than Qwairy's API-vs-UI grid. 25M bot visits on Growth. MCP on Starter, API on Growth, same shape as Qwairy.
Starter is still three models. Claude is still an add-on ($5/mo per prompt, packs of 25). No free-forever plan. Trial only. Temso's blog ranking Temso #1 is marketing. Promptwatch vs Temso.
Pick Temso if you will pay Growth ($199) and unlimited seats matter more than a free tier. Do not staff a program on three models and 10K visits.
The bot-visit numbers are the part that looks like crawler logs and is not. Temso publishes visit counts on the pricing page, which is more than Qwairy puts in front of you, but a visit count is not a crawl-to-citation path. The 10K visits on Starter and 25M on Growth are allowances, not the evidence layer a GEO program defends in a meeting. The three-model Starter is the other catch: most buyers who need Claude end up paying the $5-per-prompt add-on or jumping to Growth, which makes the $89 sticker a trial price rather than a working tier.
Promptwatch's case
The original loop has published tiers. Explore is free. Essential includes Claude, 200K visitor events, five AEO articles, MCP, and API access at $95. It does not include crawler logs. Professional adds 25M crawler logs at $245, well below Qwairy's €449 crawler tier. Promptwatch is rated 4.7/5 on G2 across 1,840+ customers.
You give up Temso's unlimited projects at $89 and Qwairy's unlimited members at €79. Essential is one project. You keep a product that does not pause and does not hide Claude behind API or a $5/prompt pack.
Temso Growth ($199, all models, 25M bot visits) is the closer configuration to Promptwatch. Qwairy Business (€449) is the closer crawler-log configuration. Neither Starter is.
Who should pick which
Pick Qwairy only to burn free credits.
Pick Temso if you will pay Growth ($199) and unlimited seats matter more than a free tier.
Pick Promptwatch for any other reason you opened either clone. Explore first. Choose Essential for the full engine set, visitor analytics, and five AEO articles. Choose Professional if crawler logs are part of the brief.
Is Qwairy cheaper than Temso? €79 vs $89. Wrong comparison. Price Growth vs Essential. The clone that is closer to Promptwatch is Temso Growth, not Qwairy Starter, and even Growth is a $199 "all models" unlock next to a $95 Essential that already includes Claude.
FAQ
Which clone is closer to Promptwatch?
Temso Growth ($199, all models, 25M bot visits) is the closer configuration. Qwairy Business (€449) is the closer crawler-log configuration. Neither Starter is.
Is Qwairy cheaper than Temso?
€79 vs $89. Qwairy has more engine names and a worse meter. Temso has fewer engines and a bot-visit tease. Price Growth vs Essential, not the stickers.