GEO/AEO Market Research
Independent notes on the size, demand, and trajectory of generative engine optimization and answer engine optimization.
October 10, 2026
Profound vs Semrush: 2026 Comparison
Profound and Semrush compared on plan prices and prompt limits, the AI engines each plan covers, seats and agency options, and what tracking one brand or five client brands costs per month, from each vendor's own pages as of October 2026.
October 9, 2026
AI Visibility Tool Pricing Comparison: 2026 Report
Published plan prices for 29 AI visibility tools, from Profound, Semrush and Promptwatch to Peec AI, OtterlyAI and Ahrefs Brand Radar, with entry plan prices, price per tracked prompt and per AI answer, AI engines tracked by price tier, annual billing discounts, and enterprise plans without a published price.
Updated October 8, 2026
ChatGPT Recommendation Algorithm Changes: September 2026
We fielded 47,300 commercial prompts across 62 purchase categories in clean ChatGPT sessions and share our breakdown of which signals win recommendations, which prompt types surface brands, and how those patterns shift wave to wave.
Updated October 6, 2026
Schema Markup Impact on GEO Success: A 2026 Study
We assembled a 2,387-domain panel on schema adoption and commercial recommendation share across four AI surfaces and share our breakdown of treated versus matched domains, schema families, and structure controls.
September 28, 2026
Who Owns the GEO/AEO Agencies? The 2026 Ownership Map
We mapped 61 agencies with a live GEO/AEO offering by owner type and headcount and share our breakdown of corporate parents, private equity sponsors, deal timeline, and what ownership means for buyers.
September 28, 2026
The GEO Industry’s Rising Stars
We followed 50 operators, strategists, and researchers building generative and answer engine practices and share our breakdown of rising roles across agencies, labs, and in-house teams.
September 28, 2026
Top GEO Researchers
We reviewed peer-reviewed papers and lab work from 20 GEO researchers and share our breakdown of citation methods, evaluation systems, and applied measurement research.
September 28, 2026
Top GEO Academics
We surveyed university and executive programs taught by 20 faculty builders and share our breakdown of curriculum design, course modules, and classroom research on generative engine optimization.
September 23, 2026
The TGA 20: The People Who Decide What AI Recommends
We drew on public writing, frameworks, and critique from 20 researchers and practitioners and share our breakdown of who shaped measurement, practice, and pushback in generative engine optimization.
September 21, 2026
Listicle Citation Rate in AI Search: 2026 Report
We ran 2,400 prompts across six AI engines every two weeks from February to September 2026 and share our breakdown of listicle citation rates by engine, by month, and by intent, format, and industry.
September 18, 2026
AI Brand Misinformation Statistics: 2026 Report
We tested 480 companies across seven AI engines over six monthly waves and share our breakdown of incorrect facts by fact type, engine, and company size.
September 17, 2026
AI Answer Volatility Statistics: 2026 Report
We measured answer change across 1,800 prompts on six AI engines and six industries and share our breakdown of brand, domain, and URL retention from back-to-back runs through week-over-week churn.
September 16, 2026
AI Citation Freshness Statistics: 2026 Report
We tracked citation ages from 2,400 weekly prompts across twelve industries on six AI engines and share our breakdown of median page age, under-12-month share, and freshness by query type.
September 14, 2026
GEO & AEO Industry Statistics: 2026 Report
We collected survey answers from 486 marketing leaders and anonymized analytics from 1,140 brand websites and share our breakdown of market size, budget share by company size, and platform-level referral traffic.
September 2, 2026
How Open Is the Open Web? AI Crawler Blocking Statistics
We read robots.txt files for the top 5,000 content-publishing domains every month since January 2022 and share our breakdown of open versus blocked share by crawler, publisher type, and traffic weight.
September 1, 2026
GEO ROI Benchmarks: 2026 Report
We followed 143 GEO engagements across ten quarters in the United States and Canada and share our breakdown of payback timing, cost per MQL, and results by industry and company size.
| Rank | Agency | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalicube | 92.9 |
| 1 | First Page Sage | 92.9 |
| 3 | TripleDart | 86.4 |
| 4 | Focus Digital | 86.3 |
| 5 | Genevate | 85.8 |
| 6 | Intero Digital | 85.6 |
September 1, 2026
The Highest-Reviewed GEO & AEO Agencies: An Exhaustive Review
We ranked every GEO and AEO agency in this directory on authentic independent client reviews and share our breakdown of authenticity filters, review volume and ratings, and what clients praised most often.
August 28, 2026
GEO Predictions for 2027: 3 Experts Share Their Takes
We interviewed three search experts on GEO through 2027 and share our breakdown of their takes on budgets, brand truth in models, and measurement ownership.
August 27, 2026
The GEO/AEO Market in 2027: A Forecast
We compared published GEO and AEO market forecasts through 2031 with survey and usage data and share our breakdown of adoption demand, dual forecast ranges, and what buyers should expect next.