How much does AEO cost?
Short answer: from about $50 a month for a tracking tool, $150 to $600 a month for an automated service, and $1,500 to $10,000 a month for a done-for-you agency. Here is what you get at each level, so you can pick honestly.
Three ways to buy AEO
Tracking software
Tells you whether AI names you, and who it names instead. You do every fix and every article yourself, or hire someone to.
An automated service (what we are)
Tracking plus the work: technical fixes, researched articles, a listings checklist and weekly reports, produced by software. No account manager and no calls; you spend about 15 minutes on setup.
A done-for-you agency
A strategist, more content, outreach for links and press, and regular calls. Usually a 90-day minimum. Worth it when you need volume and want a person to manage it.
What changes the price
- How many questions are tracked, and how often. Weekly checks of 50 questions cost more than a one-off check of 5.
- Content volume. Researched articles cost more than generic ones. Be wary of very high volumes: AI favours a few pages that really answer the question.
- Outreach. Links, PR and mentions need people, which is why agencies cost more.
- Contract terms. Month to month versus a 3-month minimum.
Our prices
Starter $149 a month (1 site, 4 articles a month, 25 questions weekly); Growth $299 a month (1 site, 8 articles a month, 50 questions weekly); Pro $599 a month (3 sites, 8 articles a month per site, 50 questions weekly). Month to month, no setup fee. If AI doesn’t name you more often at day 90 than at your baseline, month 4 is free.
Questions to ask any AEO provider
- Which assistants do you actually measure, and can I read the answers?
- What exactly do you publish, and where?
- What happens if nothing changes in 90 days?
- Do you post on forums or review sites for me? (You want “no”.)
See where you stand
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