Some businesses only need to know where they stand. Others want the work handled for them. Start with a one-time audit, choose monitoring without implementation, or engage AnswerFoundry to repair and strengthen the signals that shape AI recommendations.
Transparent pricing for the standard plans. Custom pricing only when the number of locations, services, markets, or authority-building requirements materially expands the scope.
More than monitoring. Low-cost tools can show you whether your business appears in AI answers. AnswerFoundry identifies why you are being overlooked and, on implementation plans, does the work required to improve the signals AI systems rely on—across your website, structured data, listings, content, citations, and local authority.
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Plans
Start free, get a real diagnosis, or move straight into ongoing implementation — the right starting point depends on how much you already know and how fast you want to move.
Free
Free
A quick, honest look at where you stand today
Who it's for: any business owner who's never checked what ChatGPT, Google AI, or Perplexity actually says about them, and wants a fast, no-cost answer before committing to anything.
Get Your Free Answer Snapshot →One-time
Standard price $795
$495 one time
Founding launch price
The ground truth on where you stand and what to fix first
Who it's for: businesses that want a real diagnosis before spending on ongoing work — a clear, prioritized list of what's actually wrong and what to fix first.
Claim the founding audit — $495 →See a complete sample audit first →
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Card payments are processed by Stripe. Monthly plans renew automatically. Forge & Monitor carries a 3-month minimum term, then continues month-to-month, cancellable with 30 days' notice. Visibility Monitor is month-to-month from the start, with no minimum term. Category Leader's initial term is stated in the written proposal. Audit fees are non-refundable once work has commenced. Existing client agreements and subscription prices are not changed by these published prices. All engagements are governed by our Terms of Service.
Founding launch pricing is available through September 19, 2026 or for the first 10 paid audits, whichever comes first. Begin Forge & Monitor within 14 days after your audit is delivered and the full audit fee you paid will be credited toward that engagement. The Foundry Audit is non-refundable once delivered, since it's a fixed-scope diagnostic report completed at the time of delivery.
One-time implementation
$1,500 one time
For businesses that have a diagnosis and want the highest-priority fixes implemented now
Who it's for: audit clients who want a focused implementation engagement without starting a monthly program.
Scope a Fix Sprint →Available after a Foundry Audit or equivalent documented diagnosis. The written scope defines the exact fixes and exclusions before payment.
Monitoring only
$349 /month
For businesses or agencies with an internal team that can implement recommendations
Who it's for: businesses or agencies with an internal team that can implement recommendations themselves and just need the measurement and direction.
Start Monitoring — $349/mo →Visibility Monitor measures and recommends. Website edits, structured-data implementation, content production, listing corrections, outreach, and digital PR are not included. Month-to-month, cancellable with 30 days' notice.
Monthly
$1,250 /month
For businesses ready to actually own their answer, not just measure it
Who it's for: businesses ready to move from "here's what's wrong" to "here's what we're fixing this month" — with someone doing the implementation work, not just handing you a checklist.
Apply for Forge & Monitor →Not included: paid advertising spend, new website builds from scratch, and legal/compliance review — we'll flag when those are needed and can recommend who to bring in. 3-month minimum term, then month-to-month with 30 days' notice.
Monthly
From $2,500 /month
For firms competing across multiple locations or a crowded category
Who it's for: multi-location practices, firms with several service lines, or businesses that want to be the default name in their category — not just visible, but the one AI engines reach for first.
Request a Category Leader proposal →Custom scope and initial term stated in the written proposal; the recommended initial term is six months for category-level work.
Founding Client Program
The 3-month minimum term applies to Founding clients. The introductory rate is shown in the written proposal and applies only to the first three months; it is not clawed back retroactively if the engagement ends according to the cancellation terms.
Apply for the Founding Client Program →How the founding rate works. Qualified clients receive a written 3-month initial engagement at $999/month. If the engagement continues after that period, the standard $1,250/month rate applies. We confirm qualification, scope, billing dates, and any separately billable third-party costs before enrollment.
FAQ
No. AnswerFoundry uses technology to measure AI visibility, but the core offering is a professional service. Depending on the plan, we analyze your market, diagnose visibility gaps, implement website and structured-data improvements, optimize content, correct entity and listing inconsistencies, research authority opportunities, and monitor the results.
Tracking tools primarily show what happened. Forge & Monitor includes human analysis and defined implementation work intended to improve the underlying signals — not just another dashboard for your team to interpret and act on.
No — and you should be skeptical of anyone who guarantees placement in AI systems they don't control. What we guarantee is the work: every signal within your control gets tested, fixed, and tracked.
The Snapshot is a quick, limited check — enough to know if there's a real gap. The Audit is the full diagnosis: every platform, every competitor, a prioritized 90-day plan, and a call to walk through it with you.
The Foundry Audit and Fix Sprint are one-time. Visibility Monitor is month-to-month with 30 days' notice. Forge & Monitor begins with a three-month initial implementation period and then continues month-to-month. Category Leader terms are stated in the written proposal, with a six-month initial term recommended for category-level work.
No, unless a written proposal expressly includes them. AnswerFoundry will obtain approval before incurring separately billable third-party costs.
Visibility Monitor may be cancelled from the start with 30 days' written notice. Forge & Monitor may be cancelled after its initial three-month term with 30 days' written notice. Category Leader follows the initial term in its proposal.
The Audit is non-refundable once delivered — it's a completed diagnostic report, not an ongoing service. If you cancel before any work begins, a refund may be issued at AnswerFoundry's discretion.
No setup fees beyond what's listed above. If a project needs something outside scope — a full website rebuild, for example — we'll tell you before any work starts, not after.
They overlap but aren't the same. SEO earns you a spot in a list of links. Answer engine optimization earns you a spot inside the answer itself — which depends on structured data, entity consistency, and content built to be quoted with confidence. We do both, because AI engines still lean on search signals.
Access to your website (or your web developer's contact), your Google Business Profile, and 20 minutes for a discovery call. That's it to start the audit.
Start with a free, no-obligation look at what AI is already saying about your business.
Start with a Free Answer Snapshot →