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Rank Prompt
AI visibility platform: prompt monitoring across six answer engines, plus content, citation outreach and site audits.
From FreeWhy it's on this listGoogle AI Mode · YesCovered as a single Google slot the vendor writes as "Google AI Mode (AI Overviews)", bundled on every plan.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on First Page Sage
- +Grok · PartialSame add-on metering as Gemini: labelled "Add-on engine" and charged one extra credit per prompt.Evidence ↗
- +Coverage in the vendor’s words · YesSix engines on every plan, but metered in two classes: four bundled at one credit per prompt, Gemini and Grok charged one credit each on top.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against First Page Sage
- −Gemini · PartialReal but metered as an add-on engine: available on any plan, at one extra credit per prompt rather than inside the bundle.Evidence ↗
32/32 researched criteria - 02
Brandlight
Enterprise AI visibility platform sold as a managed program with dedicated AI strategists.
Why it's on this listGoogle AI Mode · YesGoogle AI Mode is listed separately from AI Overviews in the vendor's own statement of which engines it covers.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on First Page Sage
- +Microsoft Copilot · PartialCopilot is named as covered, but the vendor says coverage is adapted per market and cites Claude standing in where Copilot is paywalled.Evidence ↗
- +Coverage in the vendor’s words · YesSeven engines are named outright, but two other vendor pages claim 11 (soon 12) and 13 tracked engines without listing the extras, so the totals conflict.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against First Page Sage
- −Publishes to your site · PartialDrafts are pushed into the customer's CMS but stop at human and legal review; the vendor states it deliberately does not auto-publish.Evidence ↗
29/32 researched criteria · 3 not established - 03
Cognizo
AEO platform tracking brand visibility in AI answers, with agents that create and publish content.
From $499/monthWhy it's on this listGoogle AI Mode · YesGoogle AI Mode named explicitly, separately from AI OverviewsEvidence ↗
Where it improves on First Page Sage
- +Microsoft Copilot · YesVendor states it tracks the Copilot surface as part of its platform coverageEvidence ↗
- +Grok · YesNamed in the vendor's list of trackable platformsEvidence ↗
Trade-offs against First Page Sage
- −Done-for-you service · PartialDone-for-You executes autonomously via agents rather than staff; a human strategist is an Enterprise inclusionEvidence ↗
30/32 researched criteria · 2 not established - 04
RankZero
Done-for-you AI SEO services paired with a self-serve brand visibility tracking platform.
From €29/monthWhy it's on this listGoogle AI Mode · PartialAI Mode is listed as a platform you can add to a plan for an additional fee, not included in the base plansEvidence ↗
Where it improves on First Page Sage
- +Microsoft Copilot · PartialCopilot is offered as a chargeable add-on platform, not part of any listed plan's platformsEvidence ↗
- +Grok · PartialGrok appears only in the extra-fee add-on platform chipsEvidence ↗
Trade-offs against First Page Sage
- −Generates content · PartialThe agency retainer writes new pieces every month; the platform's own Content Generation is marked SoonEvidence ↗
- −Claude · PartialClaude is not in the base platform set: it is available on request and listed among the extra-fee platformsEvidence ↗
32/32 researched criteria - 05
AEO Engine
Human-managed AEO agency that ships schema, content, links and PR, with AI visibility tracking in its own platform.
From $1,597/monthWhy it's on this listThe only agency in this index with a published starting price ($1,597/month, Growth tier) plus a free email-gated AEO Checker that scores AI-crawler access -- the fix for First Page Sage naming no price at all, not even a floor. Audit requires an email address, no card or commitment beyond that.
Where it improves on First Page Sage
- +Google AI Mode · PartialAI Mode is never sold as tracked coverage; the vendor says its Google citation data may arrive through AI Mode paths depending on the provider, which is incidental rather than guaranteed.Evidence ↗
- +Coverage in the vendor’s words · YesCoverage is stated as four engines identically on every tier; what changes with price is the prompt ceiling, from 150 up to 1,000, not the engine list.Evidence ↗
- +Names the cited sources · YesThe free Google checker returns the actual cited URLs and domains for a query, while the paid dashboard reports which brands were cited per prompt and your share of them.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against First Page Sage
- −Claude · PartialClaude is queried by the free one-off audit and named in the analytics and recovery service pages, but it is absent from the four engines the paid dashboard says it tracks.Evidence ↗
- −Wrong answers about you · PartialAccuracy of what engines say is claimed as something the analytics assess, but no alerting, flagging surface or correction workflow for false statements is documented anywhere on the site.Evidence ↗
32/32 researched criteria - 06
AthenaHQ
AEO/GEO platform that tracks brand visibility across AI answer engines and prescribes fixes.
From FreeWhy it's on this listGoogle AI Mode · PartialGoogle AI Mode is added by paid plans; absent from the free Essential engine list.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on First Page Sage
- +Microsoft Copilot · YesIncluded on every plan, free tier included.Evidence ↗
- +Grok · PartialGrok is added by paid plans; absent from the free Essential engine list.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against First Page Sage
- −Done-for-you service · PartialA certified GEO/SEO specialist and white-glove enablement come only with Enterprise.Evidence ↗
- −Claude · PartialClaude is added by paid plans; absent from the free Essential engine list.Evidence ↗
31/32 researched criteria · 1 not established
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