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AthenaHQ: pricing and features

AEO and GEO platform that tracks AI search visibility and recommends content actions

AI search visibilityFree plan · from $245/mo

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What is AthenaHQ?

AthenaHQ tracks how a brand appears in AI search and suggests what to change. Its paid plan covers ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and AI Mode, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek, Meta AI and Mistral, and usage is measured in credits, where one credit is one AI response. It adds source and competitor insights, content recommendations, a content optimisation agent and integrations with Google Analytics and Search Console.

Good for

  • Trying AI visibility tracking on a free plan before paying
  • Getting AI visibility tracking and content recommendations in one tool
  • Tracking a wide set of AI models, including Grok, DeepSeek and Meta AI

Key features

  • Tracks ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and AI Mode, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek, Meta AI and Mistral on the Starter plan
  • Credit-based usage: one credit is one AI response
  • Prompt and response analysis with source and competitor insights
  • Content recommendations and a content optimization agent
  • Smart robots.txt and llms.txt management for AI crawler access
  • Google Analytics (GA4), Google Search Console, Shopify and Webflow integrations
  • Enterprise: SSO, audit logs, multi-region tracking and BI dashboards (Tableau, Power BI, Looker)

Limitations to know about

  • The only paid self-serve plan costs $295 a month ($245 billed annually)
  • API access and extra credits are paid add-ons on Starter, priced on request
  • Tracking in multiple regions and languages is an Enterprise feature

AthenaHQ pricing

AthenaHQ has a free plan. Paid plans start at $245 a month billed annually (Starter).

PlanPriceWhat you get
EssentialFree$25 of free credit (300 credits), 5 AI engines, unlimited members, prompt and response analysis, content recommendations
Starter$295/month billed monthly, or $245/month billed annually3,600 credits a month, 11 AI models, CSV export, on-page and off-page actions, content optimization agent; API and extra credits are paid add-ons
EnterpriseCustomCustom credits, knowledge base and claim review, SAML and OIDC SSO, audit log, multi-region and multi-language support, BI tool dashboards

Free plan limits: $25 of free credit (300 credits; 1 credit = 1 AI response) on ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews, Gemini and Copilot; the page does not say whether the credits renew

Prices in US dollars as published on AthenaHQ's pricing page on 24 September 2026. Vendors change prices often; check theirs before you buy. Current prices

AthenaHQ alternatives

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Profound

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Peec AI

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Otterly.AI

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Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit

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Ahrefs Brand Radar

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Frequently asked questions

Is AthenaHQ free?

AthenaHQ has a free plan. $25 of free credit (300 credits; 1 credit = 1 AI response) on ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews, Gemini and Copilot; the page does not say whether the credits renew. Paid plans start at $245/mo billed annually.

How much does AthenaHQ cost?

AthenaHQ's cheapest paid plan, Starter, costs $295 a month billed monthly, or $245 billed annually. Includes 3,600 credits a month (1 credit = 1 AI response) across 11 AI models; API access and extra credits cost extra. There is also an enterprise plan priced on request. Prices as published on AthenaHQ's pricing page on 24 September 2026.

What is AthenaHQ used for?

AthenaHQ tracks how a brand appears in AI search and suggests what to change. People use it for trying AI visibility tracking on a free plan before paying, getting AI visibility tracking and content recommendations in one tool and tracking a wide set of AI models, including Grok, DeepSeek and Meta AI.

What are the alternatives to AthenaHQ?

Tools that do a similar job include Profound, Scrunch, Peec AI, Otterly.AI and Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit. Each has its own page here with its plans, limits and prices.

Who makes AthenaHQ?

AthenaHQ is made by AthenaHQ.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from AthenaHQ's own pages, read on the dates shown.

  1. athenahq.ai/plans (plan prices (monthly, and annual read in a browser through the page's toggle), credits, models per plan, add-ons, plan features) read 24 September 2026
  2. athenahq.ai/ (product description) read 24 September 2026
  3. athenahq.ai/about (company) read 24 September 2026

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