Answer engine optimization services at fixed prices
Everything below is delivered as reports and files you keep. We agree what you need on a quick phone call, then send an invoice payable by bank wire or ACH. There’s no online checkout. Prices are in USD and do not include sales tax where applicable.
Tell us about your business, competitors and goals on the contact page.
We talk through your goals and agree exactly what you’ll get.
Billed by invoice, payable by bank wire or ACH.
Once payment and intake are complete.
AI Visibility Audit$750 one-time
- 30 customer questions, drafted by us and approved by you
- 4 core engines: ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews
- 2 captures per question per engine (about 240 answers)
- You plus up to 4 competitors
- Mention rate, position, sentiment notes and share of voice
- Which of your pages get cited, and the third-party sites engines trust
- Site readiness check: AI crawler access, schema, key facts
- Prioritized 30/60/90-day fix list
- PDF report plus a CSV of every answer and citation
Full audit details · See a sample report
Book a callImplementation Pack$1,500 one-time
- Everything in the audit when bundled
- JSON-LD schema for up to 10 key pages, validated, with install notes
- 6 answer-first page drafts (comparisons, “best for”, pricing, use cases)
- A 20-question FAQ hub, written and marked up
- Entity fact sheet: one consistent description, category and facts for every profile
- Third-party citation target list with what to fix or pitch on each
- robots.txt AI-crawler recommendations
- llms.txt file (optional, unproven)
- Install guide for WordPress, Webflow, HubSpot CMS or plain HTML
Monthly AI Visibility Monitorfrom $290 / month
A done-for-you ChatGPT and Google AI brand monitoring service: we capture the answers weekly, tell you what changed and what to do next.
- 25 tracked questions, 4 core engines
- Captured weekly
- You plus up to 3 competitors
- Monthly PDF and CSV: what changed and why it likely changed
- 5 prioritized actions each month
- Cancel anytime before the next billing date
How we track brand mentions in ChatGPT
Book a callMost businesses start with the audit. We’ll recommend a scope on the call, and you’re invoiced only for what we agree.
What we need from you
- A quick phone call to confirm goals, competitors and scope
- Your website and the products or services to focus on
- Up to 4 competitors (we can suggest them)
- A 15-minute review of our draft question list by email
- For the pack: your preferred CMS. You or your developer publish the files, or you give us editor access if you’d like us to do it
What we don’t do (and won’t promise)
- Guarantee rankings, placements, traffic or AI citations. Nobody can.
- Buy links, reviews or fake Reddit posts
- Run paid ads or PR campaigns
- On-site work. After the phone call, everything runs by email and shared files.
- Edit your site without access you grant
How much does answer engine optimization cost?
AEO and GEO agencies typically quote $1,500 to $5,000 for an audit and $1,500 to $8,500+ a month for retainers (ranges from public pricing pages, checked November 2026). Self-serve trackers run $29 to $500+ a month but leave the analysis and the fixes to you. Knownstone publishes fixed prices: $750 for the audit, $1,500 for the Implementation Pack ($1,950 together) and $290 or $590 a month for monitoring. Others’ prices change, so check their sites. More in our questions about pricing.
How we compare
| Option | Typical price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Self-serve tracking tools | $29 to $500+/month | A dashboard. You interpret the data and do the work. |
| AEO / GEO agencies | $1,500 to $5,000 audit; $1,500 to $8,500+/month retainers | Strategy and execution, usually with longer contracts. |
| Knownstone | $750 audit; $1,500 pack; from $290/month | Done-for-you measurement and ready-to-publish fixes at fixed prices. One phone call, then an invoice and delivery by email. |
Ready to scope your audit?
Book a quick phone call. You’ll get an invoice for the agreed scope, payable by bank wire or ACH.