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Gaining visibility on Google has been a priority for many brands.

However, simply getting the #1 spot on search engines is not enough anymore to build brand recognition, outperform your competitors, or increase conversions.

Today, visibility is more about getting your brand to be chosen and recommended, which is something answer engine optimization (AEO) can help with.

We’ve compared the best AEO agencies that specialize in making your brand visible across different AI platforms, such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and more.

We evaluated agencies on the following three criteria: AEO services coverage, third-party ratings and reviews, and pricing transparency.

Here’s a quick overview of them.

Agency	Best for	AEO services	Pricing starts	Rating
SayNine	Mid-size and enterprise-level SaaS companies and digital service providers	Brand mentions, listicles	From $11,100	⭐4.8 on Clutch
Outreach Monks	SaaS and mid-sized brands	Brand mentions, editorial placements	Brand mention packages start at $199 per mention	⭐4.9 on Clutch
Sequence Commerce	Ecommerce, retail, and marketplace brands	Amazon Rufus and marketplace AI visibility, product entity optimization, AI Overview capture, citation building, AI visibility tracking	Custom Quote	⭐4.9 on Clutch
fatjoe	Growing small-to-mid brands	Brand mentions, community mentions, digital PR	Brand mentions start at $386	⭐4.8 on Trustpilot
First Page Sage	Mid-market companies and enterprises	Content creation, technical optimization, brand reputation building, and strategy	Not specified	N/A
Victorious	Mid-market companies and enterprises	Audit & strategy, technical optimization, query & intent research, content optimization, structured data, and AI visibility performance tracking.	Not specified	⭐4.8 on Clutch
Siege Media	Mid-market and enterprise companies	LLM visibility audit, Content creation, Data journalism, digital PR, and technical SEO	Not specified	⭐4.9 on Clutch
Omniscient Digital	B2B SaaS companies	Content creation, brand and author entity optimization, citation engineering, technical optimization	Full-service engagements start at $10,000/month.	⭐4.8 on Clutch
minuttia	B2B SaaS companies	Google and AI search strategy, human and AI content creation, digital PR, agent analytics and reporting	From $4,000 / mo	⭐4.9 on Clutch

SayNine

SayNine is an expert link building agency that helps SaaS companies and digital service providers improve both their Google rankings and LLM visibility on platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Copilot, and Gemini. 

The agency focuses on relevant, natural backlink placements built through listicles and brand mentions, helping businesses build and strengthen their brand authority.

Key AEO Services

SayNine combines brand mentions and listicles into fixed link building packages rather than offering them as separate services.

The link building services focus on two key strategies: getting your brand mentioned in existing articles and featured in new listicles.

• Brand Mentions: Your brand is mentioned in an existing article, with a link to your homepage or product page using your brand name as the anchor text. It helps with both Google rankings and AI visibility.
• Listicles: Brand new “Best,” “Top,” or “vs” articles that feature your brand at #1 along with your main competitors, published on niche-relevant sites and built for AI visibility. You approve titles and drafts before anything goes live.

➤ Link building pricing

• Starter: $5,500/mo, 20 links/month (link insertions and listicles)
• Growth (most chosen): $11,100/mo, 29 links/month (link insertions, listicles, and brand mentions)
• Premium: $17,000/mo, 45 links/month (link insertions, listicles, and brand mentions), plus monthly SEO audits, hands-on SEO support, competitor backlink gap analysis, geo-specific reporting, AI visibility tracking, and a CEO consultation
• Custom: available on request

➤ All plans include

✓ Backlinks from DR50+ domains with 1,000+ monthly traffic
✓ One link per domain
✓ Dofollow, permanent, unique, editorial links
✓ Target page planning and anchor text strategy
✓ Access to client platform
✓ Monthly SEO report
✓ 12-month free link replacement
✓ A dedicated client success manager
✓ Simple invoicing

A SayNine AEO Campaign in Numbers

We ran a one-month listicle and guest posting campaign for GroWrk, an IT asset management platform. The goal was to boost AI visibility. Here are the results we achieved.

• AI citations increased by 60% overall in 30 days
• ChatGPT citations grew from 41 to 66
• AI Overview citations rose from 25 to 42
• Gemini citations doubled, from 10 to 20

Check the full GroWrk case study.

Outreach Monks

Outreach Monks is a link-building and AI search visibility agency that helps brands improve their presence across traditional search engines and AI platforms.

Key AEO Services

• Brand mentions for AI search
• AI visibility and link building
• Editorial placements
• Entity and brand authority building

Strengths

• Combines traditional link building with AI search visibility
• Focuses on brand mentions and editorial placements
• Supports visibility across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI search

Pricing

Brand mention packages start at $199 per mention for DR30–45 placements. The agency also offers custom and bulk pricing for larger campaigns.

Sequence Commerce

Sequence Commerce is an eCommerce and marketplace growth agency that extends AEO into Amazon and retail media. It works on how brands surface inside Amazon’s Rufus assistant, AI Overviews, and AI shopping results. That focus sits outside the general website and chatbot scope of most AEO agencies.

Key AEO Services

• Amazon Rufus and marketplace AI visibility optimization
• Product and listing-level entity optimization for AI shopping results
• AI Overview capture for commercial and product queries
• Citation and brand mention building across retail and ecommerce sources
• AI visibility tracking across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews

Strengths

• AEO applied to marketplace surfaces, not only websites and chatbots
• AI visibility work paired with paid marketplace advertising in one team
• Coverage across 16+ international marketplaces

Pricing

Custom Quote

fatjoe

fatjoe is a digital marketing agency providing AI SEO, link building, digital PR, local SEO, and content writing services to marketing agencies, freelancers, and in-house teams operating in the UK, US, Canada, and Australia.

Key AEO Services

• Digital PR campaigns
• Brand mentions
• Grow AI packages
• Community mentions

Strengths

• White-label delivery
• Traditional SEO services are combined with AEO
• 100% Money Back Guarantee

Pricing

Brand mentions start at $386, grow packages and community mentions start at $690, and digital PR campaigns start at $4,830.

First Page Sage

First Page Sage is a US-based SEO + GEO agency serving mid-sized companies in B2B, healthcare, fintech, law, manufacturing, and other industries.

Key AEO Services

The service combines content, technical optimization, reputation building, and ongoing strategy to help answer engines better understand a business and recognize it as an authoritative source in its industry.

Strengths

• Combines AEO with traditional SEO
• Covers several AI platforms
• Ongoing monitoring

Pricing

The pricing is not listed publicly. Contact their team to get more information.

Victorious

Victorious is an SEO and AEO agency based in San Francisco, California. It provides services mainly to mid-market and enterprise brands and helps them improve their online presence.

Key AEO Services

The services include audit & strategy, technical optimization, query & intent research, content optimization, structured data, and AI visibility performance tracking. 

Strengths

• Supports AI visibility on several platforms
• Tracks AI citations and mentions

Pricing

The pricing is not shown publicly. Contact their team to get a quote.

Siege Media

Siege Media is a GEO and SEO agency providing services to companies in SaaS, fintech, e-commerce, health, travel, education, and other niches.

Key AEO Services

• LLM visibility audit
• Content creation
• Data journalism and digital PR for citation building
• Technical SEO
• Proprietary tools

Strengths

• Combines GEO with conventional SEO
• Digital PR is built into the GEO strategy

Pricing

The pricing is not publicly available. Contact their team to get more details.

Omniscient Digital

Omniscient Digital is an SEO and AEO agency primarily servicing mid-market to enterprise B2B SaaS and software companies.

Key AEO Services

Omniscient Digital provides AEO for B2B SaaS companies through LLM visibility audits, competitor citation analysis, technical SEO, AI-friendly content, digital PR, and citation monitoring. 

Strengths

• Technical GEO is included
• Ongoing monitoring and optimization

Pricing

Full-service engagements start at $10,000/month.

minuttia

Minuttia is an SEO and AEO agency founded in 2020. It helps B2B SaaS companies improve their online visibility across traditional search engines like Google and AI platforms like ChatGPT.

Key AEO Services

• Google and AI search strategy
• Human content creation
• AI content creation
• Digital PR
• Reddit Marketing
• Agent analytics and reporting

Strengths

• A dedicated managing director attached to each campaign
• Has its own AI visibility tracking tool

Pricing

AEO services start at $4,000 per month.

Wrapping Up

SEO is still important, and it’s the foundation of AI search optimization.  

However, when it comes to credibility and trust, AI systems already know who to pick and recommend.

The best AEO agencies realize this and know how to make your brand appear more often in AI search, so potential customers can pick your brand over competitors. 

If you’re looking for an agency like that, SayNine is a strong fit. Contact us to make your brand more visible in AI search.

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