What does an AI visibility audit cost in 2026?

One-time audits range from $27 (automated scans of a few keywords) to $4,500 (agency-grade, 50–100 prompts, ~6-week delivery). Credible human-analyzed audits cluster between $950 and $2,500. Monitoring subscriptions average ≈$337/month; agency GEO retainers run $2,000–8,000/month with 3-month minimums.

How much does an audit usually cost?

For comparison, traditional SEO audits typically run $2,500–5,000 as projects, with agency versions reaching $10,000. AI-visibility audits are younger and cheaper at equal depth — but the spread is wider, so compare prompt counts and run counts, not price tags.

What is a reasonable audit fee?

Price it per unit of evidence: prompts × engines × runs. At $950 for 50–150 prompts × 4 engines × 3 runs, you pay well under a dollar per scored answer. A $1,497 audit covering 15–20 single-run queries costs many times more per data point. Reasonable means evidence-dense, not cheap.

Audit or monitoring subscription — which first?

Audit first. A subscription tells you numbers move; a diagnostic tells you why and what to fix. Most monitoring tools also require you to configure prompts and interpret results yourself — pricing in your hours on top of the fee.

AI visibility audit pricing — June 2026 survey

Published 2026-06-10 · Updated 2026-06-10 · David King

TL;DR: we surveyed the public pricing of 15+ AI-visibility products and services in June 2026. One-time audits run $27–$4,500, and depth varies wildly — from 3 keywords to 100 prompts. Monitoring tools run $29–$654 per month, with a category average near $337. Enterprise platforms start at $399–499 per month behind a sales call. Agency GEO retainers run $2,000–8,000 per month. Depth-per-dollar varies by an order of magnitude. The tables below are the comparison we wish had existed.

What do one-time audits cost?

Offer type	Price (June 2026)	Scope	Turnaround
Automated scan (e.g. SeekON, TransCanada starter)	$27	~3 keywords, automated output	Instant
Thin productized audit (e.g. MassMonopoly Starter)	$497	5–8 queries, 3 engines	~5 days
Mid productized audit (e.g. MassMonopoly Standard/Complete)	$1,497–2,497	15–40 queries, 4 engines	5–7 days
CitedMetrics audit (for comparison)	$950	50–150 prompts × 4 engines × 3 runs	5 business days
Agency-grade audit (e.g. Veza Digital)	$4,500	50–100 prompts, 6 platforms, 30-page report	~6 weeks
Custom-scoped consultancy audits	Quote (typ. $1,500–7,500)	Varies; industry guides put 10-prompt audits at $1,500–3,000	10–14+ days

What do monitoring subscriptions cost?

Tool	Entry price (June 2026)	Notes
Otterly.AI	from $29/mo	Self-serve
Knowatoa	$59–199/mo	Self-serve, 7 engines
Semrush AI toolkit	$99/mo per domain	Add-on
AthenaHQ	$295/mo (self-serve)	Enterprise tier custom
Ahrefs Brand Radar	≈€358–654/mo	Within Ahrefs plans
Peec AI	€85–425/mo	+€30–140/mo per extra engine
Profound	$399–499/mo entry; $2,000–5,000+/mo enterprise	Sales-call gated
Category average	≈$337/mo	Hamster Garage tools benchmark

What do agency retainers cost?

GEO and AEO implementation retainers cluster at $2,000–8,000 per month, usually with 3-month minimums. Most include reporting. Few include a rigorous multi-run diagnostic up front. That is why audit-first, then implement — in-house or via retainer — is the cost-rational order.

How should you read this market?

Depth-per-dollar varies ~10×. $1,497 can buy 15–20 queries; $950 can buy 150 prompts × 3 runs. Always ask for prompt counts and run counts in writing.
Subscriptions price in your labor. Dashboards under ~$300/mo typically require you to design prompts and interpret output. Budget your hours alongside the fee.
Speed is rare at depth. Above ~$2,500, turnarounds stretch to weeks. Below $500, depth collapses to a handful of queries.

Methodology note: we collected prices from public pricing pages and published reviews in June 2026. Every source is listed in the citations. Where pricing sits behind a sales call, we used published third-party reporting. This market shifts fast — treat the survey as a dated snapshot, exactly as we'd tell you to treat any AI-visibility number.

Frequently asked questions

What does an AI visibility audit cost in 2026?
One-time audits range from $27 (automated scans of a few keywords) to $4,500 (agency-grade, 50–100 prompts, ~6-week delivery). Credible human-analyzed audits cluster between $950 and $2,500. Monitoring subscriptions average ≈$337/month; agency GEO retainers run $2,000–8,000/month with 3-month minimums.
How much does an audit usually cost?
For comparison, traditional SEO audits typically run $2,500–5,000 as projects, with agency versions reaching $10,000. AI-visibility audits are younger and cheaper at equal depth — but the spread is wider, so compare prompt counts and run counts, not price tags.
What is a reasonable audit fee?
Price it per unit of evidence: prompts × engines × runs. At $950 for 50–150 prompts × 4 engines × 3 runs, you pay well under a dollar per scored answer. A $1,497 audit covering 15–20 single-run queries costs many times more per data point. Reasonable means evidence-dense, not cheap.
Audit or monitoring subscription — which first?
Audit first. A subscription tells you numbers move; a diagnostic tells you why and what to fix. Most monitoring tools also require you to configure prompts and interpret results yourself — pricing in your hours on top of the fee.