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Managed AI citation services for ChatGPT (2026)

We track 8 managed AI citation services for ChatGPT. 2 were added in October. Our October AI answer check named CitedIndex as a source for 4 of them.

Updated 23 October 2026

Entry plans $1,597 to $12,000 a month · none with a free plan · prices checked 10 September–23 October 2026

Reviewed by the CitedIndex editorial team.

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Ten citation services whose own staff do the GEO work and whose programmes cover ChatGPT, from Citeme at €29.50 (about $33) a month to Crackle PR at $12,000 a month.

Citeme has the lowest published entry price on this page, €29.50 (about $33) a month, while Crackle PR starts at $12,000 a month. In between sit GetCito from $599 a month, Digital Elevator from $1,500 a month, AEO Engine from $1,597 a month and First Page Sage from $6,000 a month. Four publish no figure and start with a sales conversation or a proposal form: 5W Public Relations, Big Leads, Directive and Go Fish Digital.

At a glance

tools: 8
Free to start: 0 of 8; free plan or freemium
Public API: 0 of 6; 1 more only on a paid tier
Public pricing: 4 of 8; price on their own site

What this collection covers

Terms differ as much as price. AEO Engine asks for a 90-day initial term on Growth and Scale. Some members sell software alongside the staff. GetCito's tracking core is free to self-host, and its paid plans add a human GEO team. Citeme pairs its done-for-you work with a self-serve platform.

Engine reach is the other split. Citeme queries ten engines, including Grok and DeepSeek. Directive and Go Fish Digital cover Microsoft Copilot. Digital Elevator and Go Fish Digital cover Google AI Mode.

What it takes to be on this list

Every service on this page meets two conditions. Its own people do the work, under a retainer or a staffed plan. Its programme also names ChatGPT among the engines it optimises for or measures. The rest of the category meets one of these at most. Services are listed alphabetically by name. Before buying, ask which engines the plan you would pay for covers, since several here leave out Grok or DeepSeek. Where a member also sells software, ask whether the entry price buys staff time or only the tool. Ask for the contract length where none is published.

The 8 tools

5W Public Relations
PR agency with an AI visibility practice: citation source audits, GEO programs and monthly citation reporting.
On quote
GEO and AEO agencies
Case study: Not stated
Prices: Not stated
Free audit: Not stated
Own software: Not stated
Best for Funded brands that want earned, owned and paid PR bundled with a dedicated AI citation program under one agency.
A PR agency first, 5W Public Relations runs citation source audits and GEO programmes with its own staff, and ChatGPT heads its engine list. It sells that work alongside its media relations and influencer services. There is no published rate card or entry price, and no self-serve product. Every programme starts with a sales conversation.
AEO Engine
Managed answer-engine optimisation agency: technical SEO, schema, content, authority and AI visibility tracking.
From $1,597/month
GEO and AEO agencies
Case study: Not stated
Prices: Not stated
Free audit: Not stated
Own software: Not stated
Best for an ecommerce or B2B SaaS brand that wants content, schema, PR and authority built by a named AEO agency under a fixed monthly retainer
AEO Engine's Growth plan costs $1,597 a month and Scale $2,997 a month, each with a 90-day initial term. Human strategists own the account and direct the agents that do the work, and ChatGPT leads the engines its dashboard queries. The trade-off is entry cost well above self-serve monitors, and no Grok or DeepSeek coverage.
Big Leads
Verified owner
B2B agency running LinkedIn and email outreach, SEO and an AI visibility system for answer engines.
On quote
GEO and AEO agencies
Case study: Not stated
Prices: Not stated
Free audit: Not stated
Own software: Not stated
Best for B2B teams wanting AI Outreach, AI Visibility/LLM Ranking and AI SEO Domination under one agency
LinkedIn and email outreach come bundled with the AI visibility work at Big Leads, where writers and salespeople carry the work and ChatGPT is the first engine its system targets. Price and contract length appear only after a sales call, though a free 30-minute AI Growth Audit is the entry point.
Crackle PR
Senior-led B2B tech PR agency running earned media plus GEO/AEO to win AI citations.
From $12,000/month
GEO and AEO agencies
Case study: Not stated
Prices: Not stated
Free audit: Not stated
Own software: Not stated
Best for VC-backed B2B tech companies, Series A to pre-IPO, that need earned media and AI citations
Crackle PR starts at $12,000 a month and is aimed at VC-backed B2B tech companies from Series A to pre-IPO. Senior strategists embedded with the client do the pitching and reporting, and ChatGPT is first among the engines it measures. Microsoft Copilot and DeepSeek are not covered.
Digital Elevator
Managed AEO/SEO agency: AI-cited content, technical schema work and off-site brand mentions, with published prices.
From $3,495/month
GEO and AEO agencies
Case study: Not stated
Prices: Not stated
Free audit: Not stated
Own software: Not stated
Best for brands that want a defined, productized AI Visibility engagement with transparent pricing and named, scoped sprints
Digital Elevator publishes its prices, from $1,500 a month, and sells AI visibility as scoped sprints. Its strategists and writers do the work, and ChatGPT sits in the prompt tracking of every Managed tier. AI visibility is one service in a broader marketing firm, and one sprint does not buy the full three-sprint programme.
Directive
B2B agency running AEO, GEO and LLM SEO programmes under its DiscoverabilityOS methodology.
On quote
GEO and AEO agencies
Case study: Not stated
Prices: Not stated
Free audit: Not stated
Own software: Not stated
Best for B2B technology and industrial marketing teams who need AI answers to name their brand
B2B technology and industrial marketing teams are Directive's audience. Its strategists do the audit and the rewriting under its DiscoverabilityOS method, and ChatGPT is first among the platforms it optimises for. It also covers Microsoft Copilot. Pricing is quoted by sales, with no entry figure published.
First Page Sage
US agency selling GEO, AEO and SEO programmes built on in-house content and authority building.
From $6,000/month
GEO and AEO agencies
Case study: Not stated
Prices: Not stated
Free audit: Not stated
Own software: Not stated
Best for brands that want to be recommended by AI assistants and can invest in content
First Page Sage publishes its own retainer as $6,000 to $12,000 a month, billed as monthly deliverable credits on month-to-month terms. In-house writers and outreach staff run the work, aimed at being recommended in ChatGPT. The firm does not say what puts a client at either end of that band.
Go Fish Digital
Full-service digital agency selling generative engine optimization backed by its Barracuda platform.
On quote
GEO and AEO agencies
Case study: Not stated
Prices: Not stated
Free audit: Not stated
Own software: Not stated
Best for enterprise marketing teams with large content libraries that want GEO done for them
Go Fish Digital backs its GEO work with its Barracuda platform, and its specialists run semantic audits and digital PR. ChatGPT is a named target for optimisation and monitoring. No price is published, and a Request Proposal form is the only way in. Its case studies show broad SEO results rather than measured GEO outcomes.