Key Takeaways
- Virayo suits teams that want a login to its AI tracker, and Discovered Labs suits month-to-month buyers, with prices in euros. WebFX prices by tracked prompts, Intero Digital tracks in named third-party tools and Graphite defines share of voice.
- Five of the nine competitors show all four signals. All nine name four or more AI surfaces and sell all three kinds of work, so tracking and case figures separate them.
- Start free: Google says its AI features need nothing beyond SEO best practice, and Search Console has shown their impressions for every site since August 31, 2026.
Virayo, Discovered Labs, Grow and Convert, WebFX, iPullRank, Graphite, Intero Digital, Ignite Visibility, Single Grain and our own firm make this list of the best AI SEO agencies for 2026. We judged each on four signals: the AI surfaces it names, how it tracks answers, the kinds of work it sells and what its case figure counts.
Our firm is Frontal, the go-to-market partner for B2B tech companies, working as an extension of your team. Frontal publishes this list and is in it. Each firm’s facts come from its own pages, read on November 4, 2026.
AI SEO, GEO, AEO, LLM SEO and AI Overview Optimization, Defined
In February 2024, Gartner predicted that traditional search engine volume would drop 25% by 2026, with share going to AI chatbots. A year later, Bain estimated that zero-click results cut organic web traffic by 15% to 25%. In Bain’s survey of 1,117 consumers, run with Dynata, about 80% rely on zero-click results in at least 40% of their searches.
Google’s own documentation is plain: “There are no additional requirements to appear in AI Overviews or AI Mode, nor other special optimizations necessary.”
Agencies still sell AI search work under five loose labels, so these definitions and the table’s last column are ours.
| Term | What agencies usually mean | AI surfaces in scope | Work firms selling it usually lead with |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI SEO | Search work for AI answers, or SEO done with AI tools | Google’s AI features and chat assistants | On-site, technical and off-site work |
| GEO | Being cited inside generated answers | Chat assistants and AI Overviews | Digital PR, brand mentions, share of voice |
| AEO | Being the answer an assistant gives | Assistants and AI Overviews | Answer-first, FAQ and comparison pages, schema |
| LLM SEO | Work aimed at the chat assistants | ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini | Crawler access, rendering, llms.txt, logs |
| AI Overview optimization | SEO aimed at Google’s AI features | AI Overviews and AI Mode | Classic SEO on pages that rank |
The labels overlap, so read the work on a proposal, not its name.
AI SEO
AI SEO is the umbrella label for search work aimed at AI answers. The same words also mean SEO done with AI tools. That’s a separate skill: an agency can draft every page with Claude Code and still track nothing in ChatGPT.
GEO, or Generative Engine Optimization
GEO, the label for being cited inside generated answers, comes from “GEO: Generative Engine Optimization”, a KDD 2024 paper by Pranjal Aggarwal and co-authors.
AEO, or Answer Engine Optimization
AEO aims at being the answer an assistant gives, so firms selling it start with on-site work.
LLM SEO
LLM SEO is work aimed at the chat assistants, and neither Google nor Microsoft uses the term.
AI Overview Optimization
AI Overview optimization is SEO aimed at Google’s AI Overviews and AI Mode, usually sold as classic SEO on pages that rank.
How to Tell a Real AI Search Capability From a Rebrand
Five checks show whether AI search optimization agencies changed the work or only added “AI” to a service page.
Count the AI Surfaces It Names
“AI search” alone names no surface, so look for a list, counting AI Overviews and AI Mode as two. Then compare it with what gets tracked: Virayo names six, and its weekly audit covers four.
Find the Tool or Method Behind Its Numbers
A list of metrics isn’t a method. Look for a named tracker, the firm’s own or a third party’s, or a stated method: which prompts run and how answers get recorded.
On Reddit, an r/SEO thread sets one practitioner’s bar: a tracker should store “the full answer with the date it was fetched, and the sources cited.” Its top reply adds a spot check: run five prompts five times each with search on, then compare your hit rate with the tracker’s.
Check It Sells On-Site, Technical and Off-Site Work
A full service sells quotable pages, technical access such as crawling, rendering and structured data, and mentions in the publications answers cite.
Drafting is the easiest part to imitate, since AI tools now produce a page, or ad copy variations, in minutes. So ask for a real deliverable of each kind, and ask what any llms.txt file is for: Google’s optimization guide says Google Search “itself doesn’t use them.”
Look Up What It Sold Before November 2022
ChatGPT launched in November 2022, so a firm’s 2022 homepage on the Wayback Machine shows what it sold before AI answers arrived. Eight of the nine competitors here sold search work in 2022, Intero Digital through predecessor Titan Growth; Discovered Labs dates itself to 2024. That’s history, not a verdict, since a new firm can do the work and an old one can relabel.
Read What the Case Figure Counts
Visibility figures count citations, share of voice or AI Overview appearances. Outcome figures count AI-referred visits, sign-ups, leads or revenue, and the two can drift apart.
A post on Reddit’s r/GrowthHacking from SE Ranking’s own account, a tool vendor, shows the gap. AI mentioned its test brand 85% of the time when the prompt named it and 1.8% for a generic question. By August it cited the brand’s site 42,000 times a month, yet server logs showed one AI-assistant visit in seven months. One team owned every test site, so it’s an anecdote.
The Four Signals, Agency by Agency
Each firm earns one point for each signal its own pages show:
- It names four or more AI surfaces.
- It names its tracking tool, or states which prompts it runs and how answers are recorded.
- It sells on-site, technical and off-site work as services.
- Its AI-search case counts an outcome such as sign-ups or leads, not visibility alone.
The candidates came from the firms that recur across the ten top-ranking lists for this search, plus agencies whose own sites now lead with AI search. Firms already reviewed in our other roundups were mostly left out, so some familiar names are missing.
Groups follow who each firm is built for, and firms within a group run by their count. Ties go first to a firm with a published price, then to the one whose outcome figure names its client.
Frontal sits fourth, last in its group, by our choice, because it’s ours. Here’s how the ten best AI SEO agencies compare.
| Agency | AI surfaces named | How it tracks AI answers | Work sold as a service | What its AI-search case counts | Price signal (unit, basis) | Signals (of 4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virayo | 6, not Perplexity | Own: Virayo AI, with client login | All three | LLM visits and trial signups, named | $7,500 a month minimum, 6 months | 4 |
| Discovered Labs | 6 | Own tracker, “hundreds” of prompts | All three | Self-reported AI trials, unnamed | From €6,995 a month on 6 months, in euros | 4 |
| Grow and Convert | 6 | Own: Traqer, by topic | All three | LLM prompt visibility, named | From $10,000 a month | 3 |
| Frontal | 2: Google and ChatGPT | No AI-answer tracker or prompt set named | Pages and founder posts; no technical or PR work | None published | None published; set on a call | 0 |
| WebFX | 10 | Own: OmniSEO, 50 prompts on Bronze | All three | AI-assisted leads, named | $3,000 a month for Bronze, 6 months | 4 |
| iPullRank | 5 | No answer tracker named | All three | AI Overview inclusions, unnamed | Budget bands from $30K, no unit stated | 2 |
| Graphite | 6 | Stated method, logged-in checks | All three | LLM sign-ups, named | No published rate | 4 |
| Intero Digital | 10 | Third-party: BrightEdge AI Catalyst, Profound, Semrush | All three | Revenue tied to AI referrals, unnamed consumer brand | No published rate | 4 |
| Ignite Visibility | 7 | Stated method, test and re-test | All three | AI Overview visibility, named consumer client | $2,000 to $10,000+ a month, typical range | 3 |
| Single Grain | 6 | Custom dashboards, no method named | All three | SQLs from LLMs a month, named | No published rate | 3 |
The count shows what a firm publishes, not how well it writes or knows your category, and one point treats self-reported trials, assisted leads and SQLs alike. Outbound isn’t scored at all, so a team that needs pipeline sooner may want a GTM engineering agency too.
AI SEO Agencies for B2B SaaS and Tech Companies
Virayo and Discovered Labs name SaaS companies as their market, Grow and Convert’s AI case client is a software firm, and Frontal works with B2B tech companies.
1. Virayo, Best for a Client Login to the Agency’s Own AI Tracker
Best for: SaaS and tech teams that want to see the AI numbers their agency sees.
Why it made the list: Its own platform, Virayo AI, audits AI visibility weekly, and clients log in to the same data.
Signals met: 4 of 4.
AI surfaces named: Six: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, AI Overviews and AI Mode.
How it tracks AI answers: Mention rate, citation rate, sentiment and accuracy, scored weekly.
Work it sells: LLM-ready content, schema markup, links and digital PR.
AI search case: TestRail, named: “2,000+ referral visits” and 25 to 30 qualified trial signups a month from LLMs, with no window stated.
In 2022: Its homepage read “We Help Growth-Stage SaaS Companies Scale With SEO.”
Strong points:
- Data in Claude. Clients query their numbers through MCP.
- Past visibility. Reports track visits and conversions per LLM.
Check before signing:
- Four of six audited. The weekly audit skips Copilot and AI Mode.
- No Perplexity. No Virayo page we read names it.
Location: Boise, Idaho.
Published price and term: $7,500 a month minimum for six months, then monthly with a 30-day opt-out.
2. Discovered Labs, Best for Month-to-Month AI Search With Published Tier Prices
Best for: Teams that want published tier prices and no minimum term.
Why it made the list: No other firm here prices one plan at three commitment lengths: Establish is €7,995 a month with no commitment, €7,495 on three months and €6,995 on six.
Signals met: 4 of 4.
AI surfaces named: Six: ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, AI Overviews and Copilot.
How it tracks AI answers: Its own AI Visibility Tracker samples “hundreds of real buyer prompts.”
Work it sells: CITABLE-framework pages, an OPERABLE technical audit, and digital PR.
AI search case: One unnamed B2B SaaS client’s self-reported AI trials went from 575 to 3,500+, tied to the seven weeks after launch.
In 2022: No 2021 or 2022 archive; its structured data gives a 2024 founding date.
Strong points:
- Thirty days’ notice. Retainers run month to month by default.
- A credited diagnostic. Its €4,370 fee counts toward month one if you sign within 14 days.
Check before signing:
- Euros by default. Ask for the dollar figure in writing.
- Its Reddit work, described. Its case page says, “Using aged accounts, we seeded helpful comments in relevant subreddits.” Ask how that squares with each community’s rules.
Location: No address or country published.
Published price and term: Compete, the next tier up, runs €10,995 to €12,995 a month, by commitment length.
3. Grow and Convert, Best for AI Mentions Earned Through Google Rankings First
Best for: Teams that want AI visibility built on pages that already rank on Google.
Why it made the list: Clients get Traqer, its own AI tracker, free while engaged, and its method puts Google rankings first, citation outreach second and llms.txt last.
Signals met: 3 of 4.
AI surfaces named: Six: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews and AI Mode.
How it tracks AI answers: Traqer, by topics you choose; no prompt count is stated.
Work it sells: Interview-based content, AI crawlability and citation outreach, also sold alone.
AI search case: Level AI, named: “visibility in LLMs for 100+ related high buying-intent prompts,” with no end date stated.
In 2022: A content marketing agency built around SEO content.
Strong points:
- Topics you pick. Your team chooses what Traqer tracks.
- Outreach to cited sites. It pitches the sites AI tools cite, Reddit included.
Check before signing:
- The outcome it reports. Agree whether you’ll see visits or leads.
- Access while engaged. Traqer is offered “during their engagement.”
Location: No city published; the team spans the US and Europe.
Published price and term: “Starting at $10,000 per month,” with an unpriced yearly-contract discount and no 6- or 12-month contract required.
4. Frontal, Best for Search Pages Written Alongside Founder LinkedIn Posts
Best for: B2B tech teams that want search pages and founder posts drawn from the same interviews.
Why it made the list: Frontal is our own firm. Its content engineering service turns one set of interviews into founder LinkedIn posts and search pages, and most clients start with one service. It suits, for example, a team past product-market fit with a real sales team.
Signals met: 0 of 4.
AI surfaces named: Two: Google and ChatGPT.
How it tracks AI answers: No AI-answer tracker or prompt set is named; its page lists Ahrefs among its search tools.
Work it sells: Search pages (FAQ, comparison and use-case pages, SEO and GEO articles) plus founder and team LinkedIn and X posts. No technical SEO or digital PR is listed.
AI search case: None published, so judge the process: how an interview becomes a page, and who signs off each piece.
In 2022: Not yet operating. Frontal was founded in 2023, so there is no 2022 site to check.
Strong points:
- Two channels, one service. Search pages and founder posts share the same interviews.
- Pipeline credited from the CRM. Progress is read from target-account engagement, rankings and inbound conversations, and pipeline counts only where your CRM records it.
Check before signing:
- Interviews before pages. Book time with your founders and team early.
- Sign-off on your side. Your team approves each piece before it goes live, so agree who signs off and how fast.
Location: Headquartered in Shanghai, with a remote team.
Published price and term: No published rate. Scope, channels and volume set the price, agreed on a call and written into a statement of work, which also says how either party may end the engagement.
Bring five questions your buyers ask ChatGPT about your category to an intro call.
AI SEO Agencies for Enterprise Brands and Large Sites
Both firms show enterprise work on their own pages. iPullRank pitches itself “for Fortune 500s and category leaders,” and WebFX’s AI search table climbs to tiers named Enterprise and Global Enterprise+. Committees that sign large deals are usually reached account by account, which is what account-based marketing agencies do.
5. WebFX, Best for Paying by the Number of Tracked Prompts
Best for: Teams that want a fixed number of tracked prompts in the price.
Why it made the list: It alone prices AI search by tracked prompts: Bronze’s $3,000 a month covers 50 prompts across 10 LLMs in OmniSEO.
Signals met: 4 of 4.
AI surfaces named: Ten, in its FAQ: AI Mode, AI Overviews, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Meta and xAI.
How it tracks AI answers: OmniSEO, its own platform, tracks citations, mentions, sentiment and share of AI visibility.
Work it sells: AI-tuned content, schema markup and digital PR for third-party mentions.
AI search case: IGX Solutions, named: “6 leads within 6 months where AI channels assisted organic,” plus 53% more AI brand appearances, no window given.
In 2022: Its site listed “SEO Services” and “Enterprise SEO Services.”
Strong points:
- Add-on prompts priced. Extra prompts cost $75 a month per 50.
- Rivals tracked. Five competitors are tracked alongside you.
Check before signing:
- Prices vary by page. Its tables price the same tier differently, so get the quote in writing.
- No placement promise. Its FAQ rules out guaranteed AI placements.
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Published price and term: Bronze is $3,000 a month on a 6-month commitment.
6. iPullRank, Best for Enterprise Programs With Free Tools to Try First
Best for: Large companies that want to test an agency’s thinking with free tools first.
Why it made the list: Its tools are free, with no signup: Qforia “simulates query fan-out in AI Mode and AI Overviews” from a seed query.
Signals met: 2 of 4.
AI surfaces named: Five, across program, case and tool pages: ChatGPT, AI Mode, Copilot, AI Overviews and Perplexity.
How it tracks AI answers: No answer tracker is named; it reports citation frequency and AI referral traffic.
Work it sells: Passage-level content updates, a technical audit, digital PR and community engagement.
AI search case: An unnamed telecom brand rose from 712 to 3,235 AI Overview inclusions year over year.
In 2022: Its homepage title read “Pioneering Enterprise SEO Agency.”
Strong points:
- Fan-out as a metric. It measures “Fan-Out Coverage” of a query’s related questions.
- Program lengths stated. Emerging runs three months; Growth and Elite run 12.
Check before signing:
- Bands without a unit. Ask whether a band is monthly, yearly or per program.
- No terms page. Get every contract term in writing.
Location: New York.
Published price and term: Budget bands: $30K to $150K for Emerging, $150K to $500K for Growth and $500K+ for Elite.
AI SEO Agencies for Teams Buying AI Search Inside a Wider Marketing Program
Graphite pairs AI search with SEO and performance marketing, Intero Digital is full-service, Ignite Visibility lists it among its marketing services and Single Grain runs it beside paid media. If LinkedIn ads share that budget, compare LinkedIn ads services too.
7. Graphite, Best for Share of Voice Defined Before It Is Reported
Best for: Teams that want to know exactly how a visibility number was produced.
Why it made the list: It alone writes down how its main metric is worked out: share of voice from exact matches in retrieved answers.
Signals met: 4 of 4.
AI surfaces named: Six: ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, AI Overviews and AI Mode.
How it tracks AI answers: A stated method: manual, logged-in tracking of your “money prompts.”
Work it sells: On-site and off-site content plans, structured data and crawlability, and publisher analysis.
AI search case: Webflow, named: from January to August 2025, the LLM share of sign-ups doubled from 4% to 8%, and template-page LLM sign-ups rose from 168 to 983 quarter on quarter.
In 2022: Its graphitehq.com site carried a MasterClass SEO testimonial.
Strong points:
- A named sign-up outcome. Webflow’s case counts LLM sign-ups by quarter.
- Logged-in checks. Priority prompts aren’t left to logged-out tools.
Check before signing:
- It also sells SEO software. Confirm you’re buying the agency service.
- An unnamed tool. Ask which tool sits under the manual checks.
Location: No address published.
Published price and term: No published rate or agency terms.
8. Intero Digital, Best for Tracking With Named Third-Party AI Tools
Best for: Teams that want their agency’s tracking done in tools they can name and check.
Why it made the list: It names third-party AI trackers, the one firm here to do so: “BrightEdge AI Catalyst, Profound, Semrush, and other platform-specific monitoring tools.”
Signals met: 4 of 4.
AI surfaces named: Ten, on its GEO page: ChatGPT, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot, Claude, Meta AI, Grok and Bing AI Summaries.
How it tracks AI answers: Those three tools, covering citations, brand mentions, LLM referral traffic and citation share.
Work it sells: Content structured for AI retrieval, technical SEO that admits AI crawlers, and digital PR.
AI search case: Named distributor Global Industrial logged 1,200 AI Overview appearances in 12 months. Its outcome figure comes from an unnamed consumer kitchen brand: 189% year-over-year revenue growth attributed to AI referrals, no base stated.
In 2022: The brand formed that year from a six-agency merger; predecessor Titan Growth sold SEO, PPC and social media marketing.
Strong points:
- Ten surfaces, tied for most. Only WebFX names as many.
- Month to month. Its contact page promises “No Long-Term Contracts.”
Check before signing:
- A narrower audit. Its audit line names five of the ten surfaces; ask which your report covers.
- Its stated focus. The footer reads, “Helping small and mid-market businesses grow revenue and evolve their market share.”
Location: Colorado Springs, San Diego and near Columbus, Ohio; no headquarters named.
Published price and term: No published rate.
9. Ignite Visibility, Best for Technical Access for Named AI Crawlers
Best for: Teams whose first problem is whether AI crawlers can reach and read the site.
Why it made the list: It’s the one firm here that names the AI crawlers it opens access for: OAI-SearchBot, Claude-SearchBot, PerplexityBot, Googlebot and Bingbot.
Signals met: 3 of 4.
AI surfaces named: Seven: AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Perplexity.
How it tracks AI answers: A stated method: it tests buyers’ questions in named engines, logs who gets cited and re-tests each round.
Work it sells: Answer-first pages kept fresh, llms.txt and server-side rendering, and PR, review sites and communities.
AI search case: Neighborly, a named home services franchise group: 458% more AI Overview visibility and 20% more web leads year over year, the leads not traced to AI search.
In 2022: Its homepage sold digital marketing services, SEO among them.
Strong points:
- You keep the work. Its FAQ says your content and data stay yours when an engagement ends.
- AI visits split out. AI-referred visits get their own analytics channel.
Check before signing:
- A consumer case. Ask for a B2B example.
- The llms.txt index. Google Search doesn’t use these files, so ask which assistant it serves.
Location: San Diego, plus Irvine, New York and Orlando.
Published price and term: Engagements “typically run $2,000 to $10,000+ per month, custom-scoped, with no long-term contract required.”
10. Single Grain, Best for AI Search Judged on Sales-Qualified Leads
Best for: Teams that want AI search sold beside paid media and content, judged on SQLs.
Why it made the list: It has the only AI-search case here that counts sales-qualified leads: 10 a month from LLMs at SmartRent.
Signals met: 3 of 4.
AI surfaces named: Six: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Copilot and AI Overviews.
How it tracks AI answers: “Custom dashboards,” with no tool or sampling method named.
Work it sells: Answer blocks, FAQ and HowTo schema, and digital PR with expert bylines.
AI search case: SmartRent, a named proptech SaaS company: 136 new AI citations within 30 days and “10 SQLs per month” from LLMs, one month after implementing.
In 2022: Its homepage sold SEO and SEM, and it has had its current owner since 2014.
Strong points:
- An outcome sales recognizes. SQLs from LLMs, on a named SaaS client.
- One team. AEO runs beside SEO, paid media, creative and content.
Check before signing:
- One month of SQLs. Ask how the rate held after month one.
- No named tool. Ask what sits behind the custom dashboards.
Location: Los Angeles.
Published price and term: No published rate or terms.
AI SEO Agency Prices, From Prompt Counts to Budget Bands
$3,000 a month, WebFX’s Bronze on a 6-month commitment, is the lowest fixed tier among the six competitors that publish a price signal.
| Agency | Published price | Term |
|---|---|---|
| WebFX | $3,000 a month for Bronze | 6-month commitment |
| Ignite Visibility | $2,000 to $10,000+ a month, a typical range | No long-term contract |
| Virayo | $7,500 a month minimum | Six months, then a 30-day opt-out |
| Discovered Labs | From €6,995 a month on 6 months, in euros | Month to month by default, 30 days’ notice |
| Grow and Convert | From $10,000 a month | No 6- or 12-month contract |
| iPullRank | Budget bands from $30K, no unit stated | 3 or 12 months by program |
Intero Digital, Graphite, Single Grain and Frontal publish no rate. Compare the rest by the prompts, surfaces and work each tier covers. A citation isn’t a lead, though, so a team that needs leads this quarter should price AI lead generation services beside any retainer.
Choosing an AI SEO Agency in Five Steps
Five steps take a shortlist of AI search optimization agencies to a scope you can sign.
Decide Whether the Gap Is Positioning, Rankings or AI Answers
If buyers can’t say what you do after a demo, AI answers won’t either, which calls for go-to-market consulting before search. If you don’t rank on Google, fix rankings first. If you rank but assistants leave you out, that’s the gap these firms sell against.
Write Down the Prompts Your Buyers Actually Type
Take the wording from recorded sales calls, since a workshop captures only what your team believes. Split the prompts into those naming your brand and generic category questions, because the two can score very differently.
Pull Your Free Baseline From Search Console
Since August 31, 2026, Search Console’s generative AI performance report has covered every site, with AI Overviews and AI Mode impressions by page, country, date and device. Export it before you sign as a baseline, then test the assistants with your prompts.
Get the Prompt Count, Price and Term in Writing
Ask each finalist to write the prompts tracked and their surfaces, the price and its table name, and the minimum term into the statement of work. Ask for sample stored answers too, with dates and cited sources.
Ask What You Keep When the Engagement Ends
Of the nine competitors, only Ignite Visibility states that you keep your content and data at the end, and Discovered Labs says its diagnostic plan is yours. Ask about tracker access too: Virayo and Grow and Convert describe their trackers only for the engagement. At Frontal, our terms give you what we build inside your accounts once it’s paid for, and posts and articles stay published under your team’s names.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who are the best AI SEO agencies in 2026?
Ten firms make our list of top AI SEO agencies for 2026. Virayo gives clients a tracker login, Discovered Labs sells month-to-month tiers in euros and Grow and Convert builds AI mentions on rankings. Frontal, our own firm, writes search pages alongside founder posts.
WebFX prices by prompts, iPullRank offers free tools and Graphite defines share of voice, while Intero Digital uses named trackers, Ignite Visibility names AI crawlers and Single Grain reports SQLs.
Is AI SEO different from regular SEO?
For Google Search, Google says no special optimization is needed beyond SEO best practice. Its documentation doesn’t cover ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude or Copilot, where agencies add answer tracking, crawler access and citation outreach.
How much does an AI SEO agency cost?
Among the top AI SEO agencies, WebFX’s Bronze is the lowest fixed tier, at $3,000 a month for six months. Ignite Visibility’s typical range is $2,000 to $10,000+ a month, Virayo’s minimum is $7,500 and Discovered Labs starts at €6,995 a month. Four firms, Frontal included, publish no rate.
How long does an AI SEO agency take to show results?
Stated case windows run from one month to 12 months. Single Grain’s SmartRent SQLs came a month after implementing, Discovered Labs’ self-reported trials within seven weeks of launch and Intero Digital’s Global Industrial appearances over 12 months.
Can an AI SEO agency guarantee citations?
Two firms here say they don’t. WebFX writes, “No, WebFX does not guarantee placements in AI search,” and Discovered Labs’ Terms say, “We do not guarantee specific results.” Google adds that AI Overviews “often don’t trigger.” If a firm offers a guarantee, ask what counts as a citation and who measures it.
Does Frontal work on AI search, and has it published any results?
Yes, for Google and ChatGPT, through content engineering, which writes SEO and GEO articles plus FAQ, comparison and use-case pages from founder and team interviews. Frontal has published no SEO or AI-search results, and it counts pipeline only when your CRM shows its source. Founder posts it writes run on LinkedIn, where LinkedIn’s algorithm sets their reach.
Judge the Best AI SEO Agencies on What Their Results Count
Before you call a finalist, check what its AI-search case counts. Six of the nine competitors show an outcome traced to AI search, such as sign-ups, leads or revenue, so ask the others for one.
If AI answers are missing your own expertise, our content engineering service writes search pages alongside your founders’ LinkedIn posts, and most clients start with one service. A team selling to a named list of accounts can start with account-based marketing instead.
