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Free results require confirmed ongoing free access. Trials, limited credit grants, diagnostic snapshots and apps requiring paid AI subscriptions do not qualify. Budget and price sorting use listed recurring USD figures; some require annual payment or reflect older converted estimates. Custom quotes are excluded. Check currency, commitment and verification dates in each review.

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AI-search insights and marketing agents, with trial access and custom enterprise pricing.

Best for: Enterprise teams evaluating AI-search measurement alongside marketing-agent workflows.

From $95/mo

Billed monthly

AI-search analytics with daily prompt tracking and selectable models.

Best for: SEO and content teams (especially EU) wanting friction-free AI-search tracking.

From $29/mo

Billed monthly

One of the cheapest credible AI-search monitors, from $29/mo.

Best for: Solo marketers and SMEs wanting an affordable start in AI-search monitoring.

From $17/mo

Billed yearly · monthly equivalent

Credit-based AI visibility; Essentials requires yearly payment.

Best for: Teams evaluating prompt-based AI visibility, with a plan sized to monitoring frequency, engines and export needs.

From $79/mo

Billed yearly · monthly equivalent

AI content + GEO tracking + an Action Center to fix issues.

Best for: Content teams that want to both measure AND fix AI-search visibility in one place.

Free plan

Ongoing free access · Check eligibility and limits

SEO research and audits, with separate AI prompt tracking and visibility-index offers.

Best for: SEO teams that prioritize elite backlink/keyword data, with AI-search as an add-on.

From $129/mo

Billed monthly

SEO research, audits and rank tracking, with a separate AI-visibility workflow.

Best for: Small marketing teams and agencies managing several SEO workflows; check project, user and AI-monitoring limits against your workload.

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SE Ranking's standalone AI-visibility platform with daily tracking and citation analysis.

Best for: Agencies and in-house brand, SEO and PR teams wanting daily multi-engine visibility tracking with sentiment, competitor benchmarking and citation-source analysis.

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From $250/mo

Billed yearly · monthly equivalent

Enterprise AEO/GEO suite — now backed by Sitecore.

Best for: Enterprise brands and agencies wanting comprehensive AEO with crawler analytics.

From $295/mo

Billed monthly · Limited free credits available

AI visibility and content optimization with a limited free credit grant.

Best for: Teams combining AI visibility analysis with content optimization.

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No confirmed numeric offer

Rank tracker with AI-search visibility bundled into every plan.

Best for: SEO agencies and in-house teams wanting classic rank tracking plus AI/LLM visibility in one dashboard.

Free plan

Ongoing free access · Check eligibility and limits

AI writing and relationship workflows with an ongoing free character allowance.

Best for: Creators wanting AI writing alongside relationship and follow-up workflows.

From $23/mo

Billed monthly · Free trial available

Content optimization from $23 monthly, with a seven-day Gold trial.

Best for: SEO writers evaluating content optimization within project and document limits.

From $39/mo

Billed yearly · monthly equivalent

AI content optimization built for Google & AI-search rankings.

Best for: Content teams that want to write, optimize and track AI-search visibility in one platform.

From $49/mo

Billed yearly · monthly equivalent

All-in-one content optimization + AI-search tracking in one suite.

Best for: Content teams wanting SERP-driven optimization plus AI-search visibility tracking in one tool.

From $50/mo

Billed monthly · Free diagnostic snapshot available

A free AI-visibility snapshot, with paid ongoing brand monitoring.

Best for: Marketing teams evaluating AI visibility before ongoing prompt tracking.

Custom pricing

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AI-search tracking plus an execution layer that closes citation gaps.

Best for: Content teams combining AI-search research with production workflows.

Custom pricing

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Enterprise AI-visibility platform for managing brand presence across AI search.

Best for: Large enterprises wanting AI-visibility management and AI-native advertising, not just monitoring.

$0 app

Requires your own paid AI subscriptions

AI-visibility desktop app using your existing paid AI subscriptions.

Best for: Teams already paying for AI subscriptions and wanting desktop visibility tracking.

From $25.65/mo

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Real-browser AI-search monitoring from the founders of technical-SEO agency Onely.

Best for: SEOs and agencies wanting real-browser-captured AI-search tracking from a credible technical-SEO team.

Custom pricing

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Well-funded enterprise GEO platform for Fortune 500 brand visibility across AI assistants.

Best for: Enterprise brands wanting a well-funded, Fortune-500-proven GEO/agentic-marketing platform, with pricing handled entirely via sales.

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PR/comms-focused GEO module tying AI-answer monitoring to narrative intelligence.

Best for: PR and communications teams wanting to tie AI-answer monitoring back to the news and social narratives driving it.

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Frequently asked questions

What is GEO?

Generative Engine Optimization is the work of making your brand easier to discover and cite in AI answers. Visibility tools monitor those answers; content tools help with the work that follows. They solve different problems.

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