Vendar ranks 4 of 32 SEO agencies serving New York for AI search visibility: the ones with documented AI search visibility work on file, verified through September 2026. The top three by evidence-weighted score are Avenue Z (68/100), Taktical Digital (63) and NoGood (56). No paid placements; every position below cites its sources. 28 more New York SEO agencies have no AI search visibility claim on file yet and are listed unranked.
Ranked agencies have at least one claim from an outside source that names AI-answer work: citations in AI Overviews or assistants, answer-engine optimisation, entity and llms.txt work, or generative-engine optimisation; official case studies and third-party reviews weigh most, profile tags least. Full rubric 2026.09 and the scoring model: How we rank.
“Independent” means a third-party source names AI search visibility work. Each profile holds the claims with their sources; the points per criterion behind every position are in the machine-readable feed.
New York, NY, USA · team 10-49
HQ in New York · From $7,000/month 1 documented
…AI Optimization offering aimed at brand visibility in AI search answers from ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity. The programme judges submissions entered by… (AI Breakthrough Awards)
New York, NY, USA · team 10-49
HQ in New York · From $5,000/month 1 documented
Justin, VP of Business Development at Precision Compounding Pharmacy: …content that helps us rank better on traditional and AI search engines." a review platform categorises the engagement as including generative engine… (verified client review)
New York, NY, USA · team 10-49
HQ in New York · From $8,000/month 1 documented
…for AI engines produced a 335% increase in traffic from AI search sources in five months, 48 high-value leads in Q1 2025, and consistent first placement… (Goodie)
New York, NY, USA · team 10-49
HQ in New York · From $5,000/month no outside source
Portugal Pathways: …Over a three-month window form starts rose 317%, and the page reports 122 AI citations across six AI platforms for visa and relocation queries with 76.3%… (linkgraph.com)
On the New York SEO list, but nothing on file names AI search visibility work. One sourced claim moves an agency into the ranking.
No AI search visibility claim on file yet.
Sources on file say the vendor offers AI search visibility; no case study or client review documents the work yet.
Only Vendar profile tags name AI search visibility; no outside source on file yet.
Evidence-weighted ranking 2026.09.1: each agency is scored on the AI search visibility query from claims with sources. Evidence for this query 30 · Fit to this query 25 · Capability depth 15 · Reliability 10 · Transparency 10 · Reputation 5 · Market credibility 5, minus penalties; confidence is shown separately. Paid visibility never changes the order of a listing. The points, the claims and the limits behind every position are on its card above; the criteria, penalties, eligibility and ordering rules are on How we rank.
Visibility in assistants is a different surface from the ten blue links: it rewards entities, clear sources and content that answers directly. Anyone selling it should be able to show a baseline and a change in it.