# AY Rank — Done-for-you GEO programme that gets brands cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and AI Overviews. > Source: CitedIndex — https://citedindex.com/ay-rank (structured, researched, re-verified) AY Rank is a generative engine optimization agency that runs a four-step programme of AI visibility auditing, entity and schema architecture, citation-ready content and authority placements. Its team also tracks monthly brand citations across five AI answer surfaces. **Best for:** B2B, SaaS and ecommerce teams wanting a GEO programme run for them, not a tool | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Website | https://ayrank.com | | Category | AI visibility audits, GEO and AEO agencies | | Open source | No | | Price | Price on request | | Price source | https://www.ayrank.com/#plans | | Price checked | 28 October 2026 | | ChatGPT | not stated | | Gemini | not stated | | Perplexity | not stated | | AI Overviews | not stated | | Claude | not stated | | AI Mode | not stated | | Copilot | not stated | | Grok | not stated | | DeepSeek | not stated | | Meta AI | not stated | | API | Not stated | | MCP server | Not stated | | Free to start | Partly | | Sign up without sales | No | | Facts | 12 facts from 8 sources | | Facts checked | 26 October 2026 | | Last change found | 28 October 2026 | Screenshot of AY Rank: https://citedindex.com/img/1920/screenshots/ay-rank.webp, captured 28 October 2026 **What we checked** - Pages last read: 28 October 2026 - Facts checked: 12 facts (From 8 sources, read 26 October 2026) ## What we checked on AY Rank ### What it does **Monitors AI answers** · Yes — Its people query the major AI platforms every month with buyer questions and record each citation in a client report. > Every month we systematically query the major AI platforms with the questions your prospects are asking, record every citation, and deliver a clear report showing exactly how your AI presence is growing. > — https://www.ayrank.com/methodology/citation-tracking · AI Citation Tracking page, intro paragraph under 'Phase 4 of 4', checked 26 October 2026 **Optimises your content** · Yes — The paid report scores existing pages for citation readiness and the Authority plan includes optimisation of pages the client already has. > Content Citability Score Which of your pages are citation-ready and which are not. We evaluate content structure, authority signals, freshness, and the specific attributes AI models look for when selecting sources. > — https://www.ayrank.com/ai-visibility-report · AI Visibility Report page, 'What's Inside the Report' section 05, checked 26 October 2026 **Generates content** · Yes — Content production is part of every plan, with ten to twenty SEO/GEO articles a month written by its content team. > We handle content creation as part of every plan. Our content team produces citation-optimized articles, FAQ sections, comparison pages, and entity-rich landing pages designed specifically for AI retrieval. > — https://www.ayrank.com/faq · FAQ item 20, 'Can you help with content creation or do we provide content?', checked 26 October 2026 **Publishes to your site** · Yes — The agency publishes the content itself, stating a monthly publishing volume per client rather than handing drafts back. > How much content do you publish per month? 12-20 pieces per client per month, depending on plan, covering FAQ-rich articles, original research, comparison content, and expert roundups. > — https://www.ayrank.com/services/content-seo · Content SEO service page, FAQ question on monthly publishing volume, checked 26 October 2026 **Technical AEO** · Yes — Schema, llms.txt and AI crawler policy are explicitly the layer its infrastructure sprint fixes, alongside sitemaps and entity markup. > AY Rank fixes the overlooked machine-readable layer behind AI visibility: crawler access, sitemap hygiene, llms.txt, structured data, internal links, metadata, and source graph signals. > — https://www.ayrank.com/ai-search-infrastructure-sprint · AI Search Infrastructure Sprint page, hero paragraph, checked 26 October 2026 **Done-for-you service** · Yes — This is a service business: its own specialists deliver the GEO work and each client gets a dedicated strategist. > AY Rank is a Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) agency. We get your business cited by AI search engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews. > — https://www.ayrank.com/faq · FAQ item 01, 'What does AY Rank do?', checked 26 October 2026 ### What it reports **Recommendations** · Yes — Reporting ends in recommended actions, and the paid report ships a prioritised 30-day plan with implementation instructions rather than findings alone. > 30-Day Action Plan A prioritized list of fixes ranked by estimated impact. Each action item includes implementation instructions, expected outcome, and effort level. > — https://www.ayrank.com/ai-visibility-report · AI Visibility Report page, 'What's Inside the Report' section 07, checked 26 October 2026 **AI crawler analytics** · Partly — Its tracking stack reads OAI-SearchBot logs for inbound AI crawler traffic, but only OpenAI's crawler is named and clients see it inside reports, not a live tool. > OP OAI-SearchBot logs Inbound AI crawler traffic > — https://www.ayrank.com/workflows/ai-citation-tracking · AI citation tracking workflow page, 'The stack.' list, checked 26 October 2026 **Visits from AI assistants** · Yes — Monthly reports connect citation trends to referral traffic from AI platforms in the client's own analytics, when analytics access is given. > Traffic attribution We connect citation trends to actual referral traffic from AI platforms in your analytics, quantifying the revenue impact of growing citation presence. > — https://www.ayrank.com/methodology/citation-tracking · AI Citation Tracking page, 'Metrics we track' list, checked 26 October 2026 **Suggests prompts to track** · Yes — It picks and maps the prompts to chase, delivering 20 winnable queries plus a 50-prompt baseline; the pages do not state how often each is asked. > Keyword Opportunity Map 20 winnable AI search queries where you can realistically earn citations within 60 days, with specific content and optimization recommendations for each. > — https://www.ayrank.com/ai-visibility-report · AI Visibility Report page, 'What's Inside the Report' section 08, checked 26 October 2026 ### Plans and signing up **Card required to start** · No — Free entry points ask for no payment detail: the 19 tools need no signup and the free audit is booked with contact details only. > 19 free tools to optimize your website for AI search and traditional SEO. No signup required. > — https://www.ayrank.com/tools · Free tools index page, hero heading and subhead, checked 26 October 2026 **Self-serve signup** · No — Every plan button is a meeting request and the vendor states each engagement is scoped on a call, so pricing and signup both go through sales. > Our Starter, Growth, and Authority plans cover everything from foundational GEO optimization to comprehensive AI search dominance, and every engagement is scoped on a call. > — https://www.ayrank.com/faq · FAQ item 06, 'How much does GEO cost?', checked 26 October 2026 ## AY Rank price and terms **Terms** - Free to start: Partly — No standing free plan and no paid tier price is published — the only free way in is a one-off AI ranking audit call booked with the team ("Book your free audit call"), not a usable product tier. No card is mentioned. - Card to start: Not required - Sign up without sales: No Read on https://www.ayrank.com/#plans, 28 October 2026. ## AY Rank alternatives - [First Page Sage](https://citedindex.com/first-page-sage) · From $6,000 a month: SEO agency that launched a commercial GEO service in 2023 and publishes its monthly retainer range. - [Omniscient Digital](https://citedindex.com/omniscient-digital) · Price on request: B2B organic growth agency running SEO, GEO and content programs as one retained engagement. - [OMNIUS](https://citedindex.com/omnius) · Price on request: B2B SEO and AI search (GEO/AEO) agency for SaaS, fintech and AI companies, with its own tracking technology. - [Siege Media](https://citedindex.com/siege-media) · From $8,000 a month: Full-service GEO agency running content, digital PR, affiliate and Reddit work to earn AI citations. - [5W Public Relations](https://citedindex.com/5w-pr) · Price on request: Independent US communications firm pairing earned media with a GEO practice for AI-answer citations. - [iPullRank](https://citedindex.com/ipullrank) · Price on request: AI Search and content marketing agency running GEO programs across strategy, content, technical work and measurement. - [Go Fish Digital](https://citedindex.com/go-fish-digital) · Price on request: Full-service digital agency selling generative engine optimization backed by its Barracuda platform. - [AEO Engine](https://citedindex.com/aeoengine) · From $1,597 a month: Managed answer-engine optimisation agency: technical SEO, schema, content, authority and AI visibility tracking. - [Digital Elevator](https://citedindex.com/digital-elevator) · Free plan, then $1,500 a month: Managed AEO/SEO agency: AI-cited content, technical schema work and off-site brand mentions, with published prices. 4 of the 9 publish a price. [All 9 alternatives](https://citedindex.com/ay-rank/alternatives/) ## Questions about AY Rank ### How much does AY Rank cost? AY Rank gives its price on request. From ayrank.com/#plans, checked 28 October 2026. ### Which AI engines does AY Rank track? Not stated: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews, Claude, AI Mode, Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek and Meta AI. ### Can you start with AY Rank without talking to sales? You can start free, with limits. Every plan goes through sales. ### What have we checked on AY Rank? 12 facts, under these headings: What it does, what it reports, plans and signing up. ### How do we check AY Rank? We hold 12 facts on AY Rank, quoted from 8 pages. Facts last checked 26 October 2026. Price last checked 28 October 2026. Last change found 28 October 2026. How we check every listing: https://citedindex.com/methodology/ ## Sources and changes Last changed 28 October 2026 **Sources on ayrank.com** (8) - https://www.ayrank.com/ai-visibility-report, read 26 October 2026 - https://www.ayrank.com/faq, read 26 October 2026 - https://www.ayrank.com/methodology/citation-tracking, read 26 October 2026 - https://www.ayrank.com/#plans, read 28 October 2026 - https://www.ayrank.com/ai-search-infrastructure-sprint, read 26 October 2026 - https://www.ayrank.com/services/content-seo, read 26 October 2026 - https://www.ayrank.com/tools, read 26 October 2026 - https://www.ayrank.com/workflows/ai-citation-tracking, read 26 October 2026 **Updates** (1) - 28 October 2026: Free tier ## Is this yours? AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude opened CitedIndex pages 2,286 times in September. Claim AY Rank: https://citedindex.com/claim/ay-rank Report an error if a fact is wrong: hello@citedindex.com, subject "Report an error: AY Rank (ay-rank)".