40x more visitors from AI search in two months.
In July, ChatGPT sent BetterSocials' buyers to other tools, and 6 visitors a month came from AI search. In September, 237 did.
40x
More visitors from AI search
6 in July, 237 in September 2026. Google Analytics for bettersocials.ai.
68%
Of September visitors came from AI search
237 of 351 visitors, September 1 to 30, 2026. Google Analytics.
41%
Of September signups said they heard about it from ChatGPT
30 of the 74 September 2026 signups who answered "How did you hear about us?"
- Industry
- Social media software
- Customers
- Creators and small teams
- Site
- bettersocials.ai
- Plan
- Growth
- Publishes to
- Its own site
- Tracking since
- July 2026
The result
From 6 visitors a month to 237.
Visitors from AI search, month by month, as Google Analytics counted them.
A visitor from AI search is someone whose visit started on ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini or another AI tool, counted once a day. Google Analytics for bettersocials.ai, 2026. October isn't over, so it's left off.
| July | 6 |
|---|---|
| August | 24 |
| September | 237 |
ChatGPT recommended everyone but BetterSocials.
In July, when someone asked ChatGPT for a tool that replies to comments and DMs in their own voice, it named ManyChat, Buffer and Hootsuite. Across the 38 questions BetterSocials tracked that month, it showed up in fewer than 3 answers out of 100.
Its buyers asked AI and picked from the short list it gave them. Be on it and you're in the running. Miss it and they never hear your name.
“Every buyer we wanted was asking ChatGPT first, and ChatGPT had never heard of us.”
So it answered those questions with Amaware.
Amaware asked ChatGPT, Gemini and Google the questions BetterSocials' buyers ask, every day, and showed who got named in each answer.
Each question that left BetterSocials out became one article on its own blog. Amaware drafted each one, and a person read it before it was published. Thirty went live between September 27 and October 13.
“I stopped guessing what to write. The list told me which question to answer next, and the draft was most of the way there before I touched it.”
Then ChatGPT started naming it.
On October 14, Amaware asked ChatGPT for the best AI tool to reply to comments and DMs in your own voice. ChatGPT listed BetterSocials first and linked to its article.
A single answer is a sample. The same question can get a different answer tomorrow, so Amaware asks it every day. In the two weeks before, ChatGPT named BetterSocials in 6 of 15 answers to that question. Gemini named it in 9 of 15 answers, first every time.
Visitors from AI search went from 6 in July to 237 in September. That month, 30 of the 74 new signups who said where they heard about it wrote ChatGPT. Since October 11, someone has started a trial with a card on file every day.
AI search changes fast. ChatGPT changed models twice in October, and visits dipped for a week. The answers naming BetterSocials kept climbing the whole time. Daily tracking showed the dip was ChatGPT's change.
“Someone signs up and writes 'ChatGPT' in the how-did-you-hear box most days now. In July that box said YouTube, or nothing.”
ChatGPTOctober 14, 2026What is the best AI tool to reply to comments and DMs in my own voice?
If your goal is to have AI reply to comments and DMs so naturally that people think you wrote the replies yourself, I'd look for a tool that learns from your actual messages, not one that simply uses a generic “friendly and professional” tone.
My top recommendation is to start with Vista Social if you want a social media inbox with AI replies, or compare voice-focused tools if sounding exactly like you is the priority. vistasocial.com bettersocials.ai
The best AI tools to consider
1. BetterSocials
(Best for your own voice)
Learns from your past replies and drafts new responses in a similar style. Supports Instagram and Facebook comments and DMs, plus comments on YouTube, Threads, and LinkedIn company pages. You can approve drafts or automate selected replies. bettersocials.ai
Best if you are a creator, coach, consultant, or personal brand.
2. Vista Social
Best all-in-one social inbox
Handles comments, DMs, mentions, and reviews in one place. Its AI can answer in your brand's voice using business context, with additional engagement and automation features. vistasocial.com
Best if: you manage several accounts or want scheduling, analytics, and engagement together.
3. ManyChat
Best for Instagram DM automation
Particularly useful for automatically sending a DM when someone comments a keyword such as “LINK,” requests a resource, or responds to a campaign. dmchamp.com www.reddit.com
Best if: your priority is lead generation, delivering links, or moving followers into sales conversations.
Which one should you choose?
If you want…My pick
Replies that sound like your personalityBetterSocials
Comments and DMs managed in one placeVista Social
Automatic Instagram comment-to-DM funnelsManyChat
Enterprise customer service and team workflowsHootsuite [blog.hootsuite.com](https://blog.hootsuite.com/social-inbox-tools/)
One important tip
Start with AI-drafted replies that you approve, rather than letting AI answer every message automatically. Give it examples of your real replies, your usual expressions and emojis, phrases you never use, and answers to common questions. Then automate only the straightforward messages. This helps preserve your personality and reduces the risk of sending an inaccurate or awkward reply.
Let me narrow it down for you
1. Where do you get most of your comments and DMs?
TikTok
YouTube
Multiple platforms
2. How much do you want AI to do?
Write replies for me to approve
Draft replies and automatically send simple ones
Handle almost everything automatically
3. What matters most?
Sound exactly like me
Save me the most time
Generate leads and sales
Manage all my accounts in one inbox
4. Monthly budget
Free or cheapest possible
Under $50/month
$50–$150/month
$150+/month
[Find my best-fit tool]
September 30 to October 14, 2026: ChatGPT named BetterSocials in 6 of its 15 answers to this question, Gemini in 9 of 15, first in all 9. Google AI Overviews in none.
Cited: bettersocials.ai/blog/reply-to-comments-and-dms-in-your-voice-with-ai
The plan
Do what BetterSocials did, in three steps.
The steps are the same for any business.
- 01
Get set up with Amaware
It takes about ten minutes. Amaware reads your site and finds the questions your buyers ask AI. Then it asks them on ChatGPT, Gemini and Google every day.
- 02
Publish what AI needs to name you
Each question that leaves you out becomes one article for your site. Amaware drafts it, and you approve it before it goes live.
- 03
Watch for AI to start naming you
See which answers name you and how many visitors they send, day by day.
Free for 7 days with a card on file. Cancel before day 8 and you pay nothing.
Sources
Where every number comes from.
- Visitors from AI search
- Google Analytics for bettersocials.ai, read through Amaware. A visitor from AI search is someone whose visit started on ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot or another AI tool, each visitor counted once a day. July, August and September 2026: 6, 24 and 237.
- Share of visitors
- September 1 to 30, 2026: 351 visitors, 237 of them from AI answers.
- Heard of it from ChatGPT
- The "How did you hear about us?" box on BetterSocials' signup. September 1 to 30, 2026: 74 people answered, 30 wrote ChatGPT, GPT or AI search.
- Before
- July 5 to 31, 2026: 3,168 answers to 38 of BetterSocials' buyer questions, 2.6% of them naming BetterSocials.
- Named in answers
- Amaware runs 101 of BetterSocials' buyer questions every day on ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews and keeps every answer. The answer shown was captured on October 14, 2026, and is reproduced whole.
Published October 14, 2026. Last checked October 14, 2026.
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