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The Best AI SEO Agencies for Google and AI Answers

The best AI SEO agencies win rankings in Google and Bing and citations from AI engines in the same plan, so we scored each one on named results across both, pipeline reporting, stage fit, hands-on work and pricing. SearchAxe is listed and judged by the same criteria as the rest. HeyOz went from no AI citations to 91 with us.

By Amit Malvi, Founder, SearchAxe Last updated

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The quick answer

SearchAxe has the highest total here and is the only agency on the list with named AI citation results for more than one client. Optimist comes a close second, with published month-to-month pricing and pipeline-tied reporting for B2B SaaS from Series A onward. Growtika suits B2B AI and security startups that want visibility before a raise, and Omnius brings named AI clients and its own tracking software. Thrive and Minuttia sit at opposite ends, Thrive with the lowest published entry price and Minuttia for established SaaS brands with a content-led brief.

Rank Agency Best for Stage fit Engines covered Pricing Review
1 SearchAxe Our agency Funded AI startups that want one partner for search rankings and AI answers, measured from a fixed baseline Seed to Series B ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode and Copilot, plus Google and Bing Quoted after a free consultation Details on SearchAxe
2 Optimist B2B SaaS from Series A that wants search and AI visibility work on month-to-month terms Series A to IPO, as stated on its site Google plus AI engines and AI search surfaces From $3,000 per month (advisory); full service from $4,000 per month Details on Optimist
3 Growtika B2B AI, security and developer tool startups that want AI search work platform by platform, plus Google Startups, with a dedicated Series A and B offer Google plus AI engines, with separate pages for individual platforms Pricing not published Details on Growtika
4 Omnius AI and fintech companies that want AI crawler, schema and content rewriting work alongside classic SEO Startups to enterprise Google plus AI answer engines Pricing not published Details on Omnius
5 Thrive Internet Marketing Agency Small teams that want AI SEO at a low published entry price All sizes, from startups to multi-location enterprises Google plus AI answer engines From $500 per month Details on Thrive Internet Marketing Agency
6 Minuttia Established B2B SaaS brands that want content-led growth in Google and AI search Established B2B SaaS with product-market fit Google plus AI answer engines Pricing not published Details on Minuttia

How we ranked these agencies

  1. 01

    Named results in search and AI answers

    Yes means two or more named SaaS or AI clients with a published AI search outcome. One such client, search-only SaaS results, or unnamed AI results score partial.

  2. 02

    One program across Google and AI engines

    Rankings in Google and Bing and citations in AI answers handled by the same team under one plan.

  3. 03

    Reports revenue signals

    Pipeline, signups, demos or revenue appear in the report. Mentions and share of voice alone score partial, and no stated reporting on either scores no.

  4. 04

    Works with seed to Series B

    Yes if it names seed or covers the seed to Series B band. Series A onward, startups with no band, or an all-sizes generalist score partial. Established brands only scores no.

  5. 05

    Hands on the site and the content

    Writes, fixes and earns mentions itself. Content-only or strategy-led delivery scores partial.

  6. 06

    Published prices

    Yes means published prices. Partial means a published pricing rule or a stated quote process. No means neither is published.

SearchAxe is one of the six agencies below, scored on the same criteria as the others. Everything comes from public pages on each agency's own site, checked on October 6, 2026. Yes is worth two points and partial one. We considered eleven agencies, SearchAxe included, and list six; the five we dropped publish no named SaaS or AI case study on their own sites. SearchAxe sits first as our agency and also has the highest total, one point ahead of Optimist. Ties are ordered by case studies, then stage fit, then pipeline reporting, then name.

The best AI SEO agencies, ranked

1

SearchAxe

Our agency searchaxe.com
Best for
Funded AI startups that want one partner for search rankings and AI answers, measured from a fixed baseline
Stage fit
Seed to Series B
Pricing
Quoted after a free consultation
Notable clients
Viggle AI, HeyOz, Wisemonk, Monk

What they do well

  • HeyOz went from no AI citations to 91 and is cited by 6 of 7 major answer engines
  • Viggle AI's pages cited in AI answers rose from 4 to 279
  • Wisemonk's citations across AI answer engines rose 414%
  • Led by a former Senior SEO Manager at Invideo AI who ran its AI answer programs

Limitations

  • Founder-led with a small roster, so it can't staff a large multi-team program

Verdict The highest total here, and the only agency on this list with named AI citation results for several clients.

2

Optimist

yesoptimist.com
Best for
B2B SaaS from Series A that wants search and AI visibility work on month-to-month terms
Stage fit
Series A to IPO, as stated on its site
Pricing
From $3,000 per month (advisory); full service from $4,000 per month
Notable clients
Glide, Stampli, Kubera, Plytix, Popmenu, Contentstack

What they do well

  • Focused on B2B SaaS and tech, with separate case study pages for search and for AI visibility
  • Published pricing, with full service billed month to month
  • Pipeline-tied KPIs across search and AI answers

Limitations

  • Positions from Series A onward; seed is not named
  • Its AI visibility case studies do not name the client

Verdict A credible month-to-month option for SaaS from Series A. Ask for one named AI search result.

3

Growtika

growtika.com
Best for
B2B AI, security and developer tool startups that want AI search work platform by platform, plus Google
Stage fit
Startups, with a dedicated Series A and B offer
Pricing
Pricing not published
Notable clients
Reco, Agora, Groundcover, Checkly, Apono, Clutch

What they do well

  • Says it plans and executes work built to rank on Google and get cited in AI queries
  • Dedicated AI sector page and a Series A and B visibility offer
  • Technical SEO, content and authority building done by its team

Limitations

  • One named detailed case study (Reco); its AI search case study does not name the client
  • Pricing not published

Verdict A good match for B2B AI startups heading into a raise; ask for more than one named result.

4

Omnius

omnius.so
Best for
AI and fintech companies that want AI crawler, schema and content rewriting work alongside classic SEO
Stage fit
Startups to enterprise
Pricing
Pricing not published
Notable clients
TextCortex, Zencoder, Crustdata, Myos, Global App Testing, Payoneer

What they do well

  • AI search service covers crawler access, content scoring and rewriting, citation monitoring and schema
  • Named AI clients on a page built for AI companies
  • Runs its own AI visibility software

Limitations

  • Its AI startup case studies identify clients by investor, not by name
  • Pipeline reporting is not described, and pricing is quoted per project

Verdict The most technical AI search menu on this list; confirm named outcomes before you commit.

5

Thrive Internet Marketing Agency

thriveagency.com
Best for
Small teams that want AI SEO at a low published entry price
Stage fit
All sizes, from startups to multi-location enterprises
Pricing
From $500 per month
Notable clients
Geoforce, Brazos Higher Education, Restoration 1, Qualis Roofing

What they do well

  • Dedicated AI SEO service alongside classic SEO
  • The lowest published entry price on this list, with no long-term contracts
  • Content, technical SEO and link building done in-house

Limitations

  • A generalist portfolio heavy on local and small businesses; its one SaaS example comes from its own ranking article
  • No pipeline, demo or signup reporting stated

Verdict A budget way in, but not a SaaS or AI specialist.

6

Minuttia

minuttia.com
Best for
Established B2B SaaS brands that want content-led growth in Google and AI search
Stage fit
Established B2B SaaS with product-market fit
Pricing
Pricing not published
Notable clients
Meilisearch, Toggl, LearnWorlds, Moosend, Respona, Docebo

What they do well

  • A named AI search case study for Meilisearch
  • A long roster of B2B SaaS clients
  • Publishes original research on AI search prompts

Limitations

  • Says it is not a fit without product-market fit
  • Content-led; technical SEO implementation is not among its listed services

Verdict A strong content partner once you're established; early AI startups sit outside its stated fit.

Side by side

SearchAxe Optimist Growtika Omnius Thrive Internet Marketing Agency Minuttia
Named results in search and AI answers Yes Partly Partly Partly No Partly
One program across Google and AI engines Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Reports revenue signals Yes Yes Partly Partly No Partly
Works with seed to Series B Yes Partly Yes Partly Partly No
Hands on the site and the content Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Partly
Published prices Partly Yes No Partly Yes No

How to choose

Questions worth asking on the first call with any agency.

  • Name a client whose AI citations you moved, and show us the before and after.
  • Can we start with a pilot or month to month, and what ships in the first month?
  • How will you check our visibility across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode and Copilot?
  • Who fixes crawler access, rendering and schema when our developers are busy?
  • Can we talk to a current client before we sign?

Red flags when hiring

AI SEO that skips Google and Bing

AI answers that search the web pick sources from what already ranks, and ChatGPT search and Copilot draw on Bing's index. A plan aimed only at AI answers ignores the ground they stand on.

One engine treated as the whole market

Your buyers ask several engines. An agency that tracks one leaves the others to your competitors.

Mention counts with no business number

More mentions only matter if signups or demos follow. Ask how they connect the two.

Thousands of AI-written pages

Volume without editing invites quality problems in search and gives answer engines nothing worth quoting.

No client who will take your call

Testimonials on a site are a start. A current client on the phone tells you far more.

An llms.txt file sold as the fix

A file on its own doesn't get you cited. Treat it as housekeeping, not strategy.

How we get started

From first call to work in progress in three steps.

  1. 01

    Book a free consultation

    A call about your product, your market and where you stand in AI answers and search today.

  2. 02

    Get a plan and a quote

    We send a plan for what we would do first, with a clear quote for the work.

  3. 03

    Work starts right away

    Once the plan and quote are approved, the work starts immediately.

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What clients say

We had thousands of pages going nowhere. Amit cleaned that up and rebuilt our landing pages. Our top three rankings are up 362% and our citations across AI engines have grown more than a hundred times.

Nan Ha Nan Ha Product Growth Lead, Viggle AI Read the Viggle AI case study

We came to Amit with a good product and almost no search presence. He gave our team a plan we could actually follow. Referring domains are up 183% and our first page rankings have more than tripled.

George Kurdin George Kurdin Co-Founder, Monk Read the Monk case study

Our content was getting published but not landing anywhere. Amit reworked how we format it for AI engines and our citations across all seven engines are up over 400%. The Reddit community he built now brings us leads weekly.

Aditya Nagpal Aditya Nagpal Founder, Wisemonk Read the Wisemonk case study

We launched with a homepage and nothing else. Amit built the search foundation, the landing pages, the blog, the schema. Our domain rating is up 70% and we went from zero AI citations to being quoted by six of the seven AI engines.

Ahad Shams Ahad Shams Founder, HeyOz Read the HeyOz case study

We had multiple pages fighting each other for the same terms. Amit mapped it all out, consolidated what needed consolidating, and rebuilt our service pages. Organic traffic is up 147% and our top three rankings have more than doubled.

Manjunath Thandu Manjunath Thandu CEO, Zivoke Read the Zivoke case study

Agency, in-house or tools

Agency

One team covering strategy, content, technical and authority work. Fastest to start, and you pay for output rather than headcount.

In-house hire

Full control and deep product context, but slow to hire, and one person rarely covers every engine and every discipline.

AI visibility tool

Useful for tracking where you appear. A tool shows the gap, but someone still has to close it.

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Frequently asked questions

What do agencies mean by AI SEO?

Usually two jobs in one. The first is classic search work so your pages rank in Google and Bing. The second is getting your product cited and recommended in AI answers, through pages that state plainly what you do, mentions on sites answer engines read, and crawler access. An AI SEO agency worth hiring runs both from one roadmap, because the second depends heavily on the first.

Which of these agencies work month to month or on a pilot?

Optimist bills full service month to month and also sells a one-off roadmap. Thrive says it has no long-term contracts. The others on this list don't state their terms publicly, so ask on the first call. SearchAxe sets scope and terms in the plan and quote we send after a free consultation, and work starts only once you approve them.

Did you use client reviews to rank these agencies?

No. Review sites are uneven and easy to game, so we used only what each agency publishes about itself, such as named case studies, client names, services and prices. That means our scores show what each agency can prove in public, not how happy its clients are. Ask any agency you shortlist, us included, for a current client you can call.

Why aren't iPullRank, Onely, Level Agency, Coalition Technologies or Passionfruit listed?

None of the five publishes a named SaaS or AI case study on its own site, which is the bar for this list. iPullRank positions for enterprise and mid-market brands. Onely publishes no case studies and says it doesn't write content. Level Agency is a performance marketing shop for high-consideration brands. Coalition Technologies centres on ecommerce and lead generation. Passionfruit's published case studies are mostly ecommerce.

Do these agencies write the content themselves?

Most do. SearchAxe, Growtika, Omnius, Thrive and Optimist's full-service plan all say their own teams write content and handle technical work. Minuttia produces content and digital PR but doesn't list technical implementation. Optimist's advisory plan is strategy only, so check which plan a quote covers. Whoever writes, ask who checks the pages for accuracy before they go live.

How quickly do AI citations move compared with rankings?

Citations can move sooner, because answer engines pick up new pages and fresh third-party mentions without waiting for a page to climb. Rankings on competitive terms take longer and keep compounding. HeyOz shows both sides, with 91 AI citations from none and page-one positions ten months after launching with a single homepage. Read both against a baseline set before the work starts.

What does SearchAxe charge for this work?

We don't publish prices. We state our quote process, and under this page's rule that scores partial, the same as Omnius. Scope differs a lot between a seed team and a Series B company. After a free consultation we send a plan and a quote, and work starts once you approve both. If you need a published number before talking to anyone, Optimist and Thrive both list one.

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