How Much Does It Cost to Hire a GEO Agency?
GEO is new enough that pricing varies a lot more than SEO pricing does. Many agencies are folding it into existing SEO or content retainers rather than pricing it separately, and rates you will commonly see range from around 1,500 dollars a month for a small business add on to 10,000 dollars a month or more for a dedicated program at a larger company. What you get for that money matters more than the number itself.
What drives the price
- Whether it is a bolt on to existing SEO work or a standalone GEO program with its own strategy
- How many pages need rewriting versus how much is new content creation
- Whether the agency includes ongoing monitoring of AI answers, or just a one time audit
- Your industry, since regulated or technical categories usually cost more to write about credibly
What a fair engagement should include
A useful GEO engagement should include an audit of what AI models currently say about you, a content plan tied to specific questions your customers actually ask, technical fixes like crawlability and structured data, and a way to track whether mentions improve over time. If an agency cannot show you before and after evidence, be skeptical of what you are paying for.
A cheaper way to start
Before signing a retainer, run your own free check of what ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity currently say about your brand. If the gap is small, you may only need a few weeks of focused content work rather than an ongoing contract. If the gap is large, you will at least walk into the agency conversation with real data instead of a guess.
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