The GEO agency alternative

Generative engine optimization services, minus the agency

Thinking of hiring a GEO agency to show up in ChatGPT and Google AI answers? GrandRanker does the core of that work as software: AI search tracking, a GEO site audit and the content that gets cited.

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A month of AI search optimization

Typical GEO agency retainer$1,500-$15,000
GrandRankerfrom $24/mo
  • 8 AI platforms, weekly
  • GEO site audit
  • Up to 30 articles a month
  • Content gap alerts

Agency range from published 2026 pricing guides.

What a GEO package covers

These are the items most AI search optimization agencies list on a proposal. Here is which ones GrandRanker covers.

AI visibility baseline
Included
Your first scan runs right away across 8 AI platforms, with a visibility score and share of voice.
Prompt tracking
Included
Up to 10 buyer questions per website, scanned weekly, with the raw AI answers saved.
Technical GEO audit
Included
30+ checks, including llms.txt, schema, robots.txt and AI crawler access, ranked by impact.
Technical fixes
Partly
Schema can be applied to the articles GrandRanker publishes. Fixes elsewhere on your site go to your developer.
Content built to be cited
Included
Up to 30 articles a month, plus one-click drafts for questions where competitors are named and you are not.
Competitor benchmarking
Included
Competitor leaderboard, share of voice and tracked domains to compare citation rates.
Community and Reddit work
Partly
The Reddit add-on finds threads and drafts replies. A person still posts them.
Digital PR and outreach
Not included
Pitching journalists and earning press mentions is people work. Hire for it.
Strategy calls
Not included
No account manager. You get a dashboard and alerts, not a monthly meeting.

The tracking runs in the AI visibility tracker. Want a quick read first? Try the free AI visibility checker.

Ask this before you sign

Hiring a GEO agency anyway? Five questions that separate real work from a pretty dashboard.

Which AI platforms do you track, and how often?

A weekly scan of 8 platforms is a fair benchmark. Monthly checks on two or three miss a lot.

Can I see the raw AI answers, or only a score?

A score alone hides whether you were named, linked or described correctly.

Who writes the content, and how many pieces a month?

AI answers cite pages. Few new pages usually means slow progress.

What happens to my data if I cancel?

Some agencies run tracking in their own accounts, so the history leaves with them.

Is there a minimum contract?

GEO results take a few months to show. Know how long you are locked in before you start.

Your first week, no onboarding calls

An agency spends the first month on discovery. Here is what happens instead.

1

Baseline

Add your site. The first AI scan and a quick GEO audit show where you stand today.

2

Fix list

The audit ranks what blocks AI crawlers and citations, from 5-minute fixes to developer jobs.

3

Content

Your content calendar fills up and articles start publishing, aimed at the questions you are missing.

The full walkthrough
"First results in like 3 weeks. Ditched paid ads immediately. Setup was easy and the articles are actually good. Did not expect that."
Owen Pritchard

Owen Pritchard

GrandRanker customer

GEO services FAQ

What buyers ask before they hire help with AI search.

Get cited by AI. Keep your budget.

AI search tracking, a GEO audit and daily content, from $24/mo.

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