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Agencies typically charge small businesses $1,500 to $5,000 a month for AI search (AEO/GEO) work, according to WebFX's 2026 pricing guide, and monitoring-only tools that just report whether you're named cost less. At Renownly, the AI visibility audit is free, a one-time Sprint for one service in one city is $497, keeping that one service recommended is $750 a month, and ongoing work across all your services is $2,200 a month (both month to month). Be wary of anyone who charges extra for a guaranteed AI placement: nobody controls what the AI says.
Price follows scope. A monitoring tool tells you whether ChatGPT or Google's AI names you; a one-time project fixes one service; a monthly retainer covers every service and keeps up as the answers shift. Ask any provider which of the three you're buying.
What you're paying for is the work that makes your business easy for AI to describe and confirm: pages on your own site built from facts you approve, consistent listings across the directories the AI engines cross-check, and repeated checks of the same questions so you can see what changed.
A one-time project makes sense when you want to test the idea on your most important service. Ongoing work makes sense once you've seen movement and want every service covered, because AI answers shift week to week and competitors change too.
Renownly's Sprint is live in 10 business days, and it's credited toward a monthly plan if you continue. Full plan details are on our pricing page.
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