AthenaHQ is a GEO/AEO platform that tracks and optimizes brand visibility inside AI-generated search answers across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and five other LLMs.
$295/mo is the way in.
Self-Serve covers coverage across 8 llms (chatgpt, perplexity, google ai overviews, google ai mode, gemini, claude, copilot, grok), on/off-page geo analysis, competitor monitoring, citation intelligence.
The top tier is quoted by sales, so there is no published ceiling.
Credit-based pricing is opaque and causes surprise overages for active users
7 recurring complaints show up in public reviews, and 3 of them come up often.
Praise is just as consistent: actionable, prioritized recommendations via the action center -- not just dashboards.
A serious tool that still expects someone in-house to act on it.
The most frequently raised complaint: credit-based pricing is opaque and causes surprise overages for active users.
It reports where you stand. Turning that into published pages and earned citations is still work somebody has to do.
| Included | Self-Serve$295/moFirst month promo at $95. Annual billing available. Credits are consumed per AI response (1 credit = 1 AI response); 3,600 credits/month included. Add-on credits purchasable. | EnterpriseCustomCustom credits. Demo/trial available on request. Estimated starting at $2,000+/mo based on third-party reviews. |
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| 1 | Coverage across 8 LLMs (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Grok) | All Self-Serve features |
| 2 | On/off-page GEO analysis | LLM traffic analysis |
| 3 | Competitor monitoring | Self-improving content workflows |
| 4 | Citation intelligence | Content Optimization AI Agent with Deep Research |
| 5 | Basic content optimization recommendations | Athena Citation Engine (ACE) |
| 6 | Unlimited seats with RBAC | White-glove setup |
| 7 | · | SAML/OIDC SSO + audit logs |
| 8 | · | Dedicated GEO specialist |
| 9 | · | API access |
| 10 | · | 2-hour SLA |
Actionable, prioritized recommendations via the Action Center -- not just dashboards
“What I appreciate most is the bias toward action. Other tools we tried gave us beautiful charts and left us wondering what to do. AthenaHQ's Action Center tells us specifically which content to create or update, with context on why it matters.”
Anonymous Verified User · G2
Granular, multi-engine visibility tracking that surfaces insights no prior tool could provide
“I've tried a number of AEO, GEO, and AI search tools on the market, and AthenaHQ stood out for providing the most granular and actionable insights. The platform makes it easy to track prompts, uncover topic opportunities, analyze competitors, and optimize content to improve AI visibility based on real data.”
Anonymous Verified User · G2
Measurable, documented lift in AI visibility and pipeline attribution
“Our AI visibility went from 12% to 41% in four months. More importantly, we can trace 8% of our Q4 demo requests back to AI search referrals.”
Anonymous Verified User · G2
Intuitive interface with a fast setup that non-technical users can adopt quickly
“really intuitive and uses AI itself to get your prompts and tracking set up quickly”
Anonymous Verified User (COO, 26-99 employees) · SourceForge / G2
Credit-based pricing is opaque and causes surprise overages for active users
“The credit system took some getting used to. We burned through credits faster than expected the first month because we enabled too many prompts across all engines at once. In the end support was very helpful and helped us right-size our setup.”
Anonymous Verified User · G2
Premium pricing ($295/mo+) excludes smaller businesses and agencies with budget-constrained clients
“It's not cheap, but none of these types of tools are right now and this one had the best price we could find for the value.”
Anonymous Verified User (VP, 26-99 employees) · SourceForge / G2
Key features (ACE Citation Engine, Prompt Volume data, API) are locked behind Enterprise tier
“Prompt volume data isn't as visible”
Anonymous Verified User · G2
Sentiment and competitive benchmarking analytics are too shallow to be fully actionable
“Sentiment and competitive analytics are too basic to be actionable.”
Anonymous Verified User · G2 (via tryprofound.com review)
Ratings: 4.9/5 on g2 (32 reviews). As recorded 6 June 2026; counts move, so check the source before quoting.
AI Visibility Tracking (GEO Score)
Monitors brand mention frequency, share of voice, and sentiment across 8 LLMs in real time, surfacing where a brand appears (or doesn't) in AI-generated answers.
Athena Citation Engine (ACE)
Machine-learning model trained on millions of AI search results that predicts the probability a given piece of content will be cited by an AI engine, enabling proactive content optimization.
Ask Athena Agentic Copilot
Natural-language AI assistant inside the platform for querying visibility data, generating content gap recommendations, and surfacing competitive intelligence without manual report building.
AI platforms tracked
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Right when in-house team to run it. You get the measurement, and the work of turning it into published pages and earned citations stays with your team.
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AthenaHQ is a GEO/AEO platform that tracks and optimizes brand visibility inside AI-generated search answers across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and five other LLMs.
AthenaHQ starts at $295/mo per month, across 2 published tiers. Pricing checked 6 June 2026.
No free tier or trial is published for AthenaHQ.
The most frequently raised issue is: Credit-based pricing is opaque and causes surprise overages for active users
A serious tool that still expects someone in-house to act on it. Buy the tool if in-house team to run it. A managed service is the better fit when nobody in-house has hours each week to act on what it reports.
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