Choose a page you can compare consistently
Start with one competitor's public pricing or plan-comparison page. Software pages such as GitHub's pricing page illustrate why the plan name and included features matter alongside the headline price. Pick sources relevant to your own product, including AI tools that charge by seat, credit, or usage.
Open the page in the state you expect to monitor and inspect the first saved result. If an annual/monthly switch or a region selector changes the offer, do not assume a background check will preserve that choice. Prefer a stable, directly accessible page for each comparison.
Track the offer, not just its headline
- Price and billing period: keep currency and monthly or annual commitment together.
- Seats and usage: note minimum seats, included credits, quotas, and any stated overage rate.
- Packaging: review features added to a tier or moved behind a higher-priced plan.
- Promotions: distinguish an introductory discount from a lasting price change and keep its conditions.
This is especially useful for a changing AI-tool shortlist: the same advertised price can include a different amount of usage. Keep one watch per source so its history stays attributable.
Build a small pricing watchlist
- Install PageLens and open the first public pricing page in Chrome.
- Open the extension, describe the plan details you care about, and select browser execution. Start with daily checks; adjust the interval to your review routine.
- Allow access to the site and create the watch. Review its initial result for the expected plan names, prices, and terms.
- Add the next competitor only after the first capture looks useful. When changes appear, inspect the saved evidence and the current source before updating your comparison.
Optional AI summaries require a configured model connection for browser watches. Basic checks compare visible text and can notify on unrelated page changes; an instruction does not make alerts exclusive to pricing updates.
Make the review decision yourself
A changed page gives your team something concrete to investigate. It does not explain why a competitor changed an offer or prove what a particular customer pays. PageLens does not access private quotes, calculate a market-wide price index, or change your own prices.
Browser checks need Chrome running, your computer awake, and the page reachable. Personalized offers, interactive calculators, and login challenges can limit what is captured. For checks after Chrome closes, sign in and choose cloud execution; review the first cloud result as well.