How much does AEO cost?
Answer engine optimization (AEO), the work that helps ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google’s AI answers name your business, is usually sold as a monthly fee. Our own AEO and AI visibility service starts from $900 a month, with most clients between $900 and $2,500. SEO and AEO together start from $1,800 a month. The price depends on how many services and locations you have and how much content and website work is needed.
- AEO is usually a monthly fee, because AI answers change and need checking every month.
- The price moves with the number of services, locations and pages, and with how much of your site needs rewriting.
- Ask how visibility will be measured. Nobody can promise that an AI assistant will name you.
The short answer
AEO is still a young service, so there is no reliable industry survey of what it costs yet. Most agencies sell it as a monthly retainer, either on its own or added to SEO. At Frisler Digital, AEO and AI visibility starts from $900 a month, with a typical range of $900 to $2,500. If you also need classic SEO, the two together start from $1,800 a month. All our prices are on the pricing page.
What the money pays for
- A visibility baseline: the questions your buyers ask AI assistants, and whether you are named in the answers today. Our free AI visibility checker gives a first snapshot.
- Answer-first pages: service, location and FAQ pages that open with a direct answer an assistant can quote.
- Entity signals: a consistent business name, address and description across your website, Google Business Profile, directories and social profiles.
- Structured data: Organization, LocalBusiness, Service and FAQ markup so machines can read who you are and what you do.
- Mentions and reviews: getting your business named on lists, directories and publications that AI assistants read.
- Monthly checks: re-running the same questions across assistants and reporting what changed.
What moves the price
- Number of services and locations. Each one needs its own answer-first page and its own set of questions to track.
- Where your site starts. A site with thin pages and no structured data needs more work than one that only needs tidying.
- Competition. Being named for “best dentist in Austin” takes more than being named for a niche service in a small town.
- Mentions and PR. Outreach to get listed and quoted elsewhere is the most time-consuming part.
- Whether SEO is included. AEO builds on the same foundations as SEO, so many businesses buy both together.
How agencies charge for AEO
- Monthly retainer: the most common model, because AI answers shift and need regular checks.
- One-off audit or setup: a fixed price for a baseline, structured data and a content plan, which your own team then follows.
- Added to SEO: a combined monthly fee for both, usually lower than buying them separately.
Be careful with promises
AI assistants do not publish how they choose sources, and the same question can get a different answer from one day to the next. Be wary of any quote that guarantees you will be “ranked #1 in ChatGPT”. What an agency can promise is the work: the pages, the markup, the mentions and an honest monthly measurement. Read how to get recommended by ChatGPT for what that work involves.
How to compare AEO quotes
Put the quotes side by side and ask each one: which questions and which assistants will you track; how is “named” counted; which pages will you write or change each month; how will you get us mentioned on other sites; and what do we own if we stop. Then compare the price.
What Frisler Digital charges
| Service | Starts from | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| AEO and AI visibility | $900 a month | $900 to $2,500 a month |
| SEO and AEO together | $1,800 a month | $1,800 to $4,000 a month |
The exact figure comes after a free audit, and the quote lists the work it covers. We do not guarantee rankings, citations or results.
Is it worth it?
That depends on how many of your buyers already ask AI assistants before they choose, and what a new customer is worth to you. A sensible test: run the free checker, look at how often competitors are named instead of you, and decide from there. For the difference between the two disciplines, see AEO vs SEO.
Common questions
Short, direct answers.
How much does AEO cost per month?
It depends on the number of services and locations and how much content work is needed. Frisler Digital charges from $900 a month for AEO and AI visibility, with most clients between $900 and $2,500 a month.
Is AEO more expensive than SEO?
Not necessarily. Our AEO starts from $900 a month and our SEO from $1,200 a month. Many businesses buy both, which starts from $1,800 a month.
Can an agency guarantee that ChatGPT will recommend me?
No. AI assistants do not publish how they choose sources and answers change over time. An agency can commit to the work and to measuring it honestly, not to a result.
Is there a one-time AEO option?
Yes. Some agencies sell a one-off audit and setup: a visibility baseline, structured data and a content plan your own team follows. Ask us for a quote if that suits you better.
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