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AI Search Visibility Agencies Serving San Francisco (2026)

51 agencies are ranked on documented AI search visibility work: 4 based in or serving San Francisco and 47 from other cities, marked as such; 4 confirmed by an independent source; payment does not affect the order.

Data as of November 3, 2026 · Evidence-weighted ranking 2026.11.7 · How this ranking works ↓

Vendar ranks 51 SEO agencies for AI search visibility in San Francisco, 4 of them local: the ones with documented AI search visibility work on file, verified through September 2026. The top three by evidence-weighted score are EWR Digital (66/100), Avenue Z (62) and AlchemyLeads (62). 1 of them has documented AI search visibility work for clients in San Francisco itself. No paid placements; every position below cites its sources. 16 San Francisco SEO agencies have no AI search visibility claim on file and are listed unranked.

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Compare top 3
  1. 1EWR Digital 66 · Projects from $5,000 · clients 4.9/5 (148)4 AI search visibility claims on file: 1 third-party, 3 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 2 distinct sites
  2. 2Avenue Z 62 · From $7,000/month16 AI search visibility claims on file: 6 third-party, 6 first-party, 4 profile signals; outside claims from 3 distinct sites
  3. 3AlchemyLeads 62 · Projects from $5,000 · clients 4.8/5 (34)19 AI search visibility claims on file: 0 third-party, 19 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site

Budget in San Francisco: disclosed monthly floors run from $500 to $20,000, median $4,500; 28 of 51 disclose a price.

51 ranked agencies

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EWR Digital logo

EWR Digital

Houston, TX, USA · team 10-49 · since 1999

national coverage · Projects from $5,000 · clients 4.9/5 (148) Agency's own published cases

…SEO, content, and AI-visibility programs, including a free AI visibility audit. (Independent source, bestseopodcast.com)

Profile below decision-ready status: Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.

66/100
Confidence not rated yet
Not verified · Sources checked Sep 2026
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Avenue Z logo

Avenue Z

New York, NY, USA · team 10-49

national coverage · From $7,000/month 6 documented

For an emerging fintech brand, Avenue Z reports 867% AI referral traffic growth, 66.7% AI conversion rate, and a #1 rank in AI search visibility against… (Independent source, martechcube.com)

62/100
High confidence
Verified · Sources checked Sep 2026
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3
AlchemyLeads logo

AlchemyLeads

Calabasas, CA, USA · team 10-49 · since 2017

national coverage · Projects from $5,000 · clients 4.8/5 (34) Agency's own published cases

An industrial ground-monitoring equipment manufacturer: …The agency reports about 4,500 AI citations of the client's content across 18 pages over six months (Bing AI Performance: Microsoft Copilot and partner… (Agency's own words, alchemyleads.com)

No independent source names AI search visibility work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

62/100
Moderate confidence
Verified · Sources checked Sep 2026
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4
NoGood logo

NoGood

New York, NY, USA · team 10-49

national coverage · From $20,000/month · clients 4.0/5 (14) 1 documented

NoGood implemented Goodie's Optimization Hub recommendations for answer engine optimization (AEO), including semantic text optimizations and structured… (Independent source, higoodie.com)

61/100
High confidence
Verified · Sources checked Sep 2026
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5
Coalition Technologies logo

Coalition Technologies

Los Angeles, CA, USA · team 250+ · since 2009

national coverage · From $1,800/month · clients 4.7/5 (281) Agency's own published cases

Asphalt Kingdom: …It reports AI search sessions up 766.9% year over year and users arriving from AI platforms up 604%; the paid-search results in the same engagement are… (Agency's own words, coalitiontechnologies.com)

No independent source names AI search visibility work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

59/100
Moderate confidence
Verified · Sources checked Sep 2026
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6
Digital Authority Partners logo

Digital Authority Partners

Chicago, IL, USA · team 100+ strategists · since 2016

national coverage · From $6,000/month Agency's own published cases

…impressions growth, +246% page-one keyword records, 39% AI Overviews citing Tidewater, +82% organic session growth, and 10 live market pages. (Agency's own words, digitalauthority.me)

No independent source names AI search visibility work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

57/100
Moderate confidence
Verified · Sources checked Sep 2026
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7
Taktical Digital logo

Taktical Digital

New York, NY, USA · team 10-49

national coverage · From $5,000/month · clients 4.0/5 (18) Agency's own published cases

Taktical Digital documents a Chomps GEO - LLM Optimization case study with 1648% ChatGPT Sessions, 442% LLM Sessions, and #1 Citation Source in LLMs. (Agency's own words, taktical.co)

No independent source names AI search visibility work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

57/100
Moderate confidence
Verified · Sources checked Jun 2026
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GO-SEO logo

GO-SEO

Los Angeles, CA, USA · team 10-49 · since 2007

national coverage · From $750/month Agency's own published cases

…her content was also optimized for AI platforms like ChatGPT and Perplexity, so results are not attributable to one service. (Agency's own words, go-seo.com)

No independent source names AI search visibility work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

53/100
Moderate confidence
Verified · Sources checked Sep 2026
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9
Single Grain logo

Single Grain

Los Angeles, CA, USA · team 10-49 · since 2009

national coverage · From $5,000/month · clients 5.0/5 (6) 1 documented

SmartRent gained 136 new AI citations and 10 monthly SQLs from LLMs, with Google AI Overview citations rising from 64 to 96, over one month. (Independent source, geoagencyindex.com)

52/100
Moderate confidence
Verified · Sources checked Sep 2026
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10
Wpromote logo

Wpromote

El Segundo, CA, USA · team 200+

national coverage · From $7,000/month · clients 4.6/5 (78) Agency's own published cases

Travelpro: …and inclusion in rich SERP features like Google AI Overviews". Reported year over year: SERP-feature appearances +154%, organic revenue +23%, organic impressions +15%… (Agency's own words, wpromote.com)

No independent source names AI search visibility work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

51/100
Moderate confidence
Verified · Sources checked Sep 2026
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402 more agencies considered without externally confirmed AI search visibility work, 16 of them serving San Francisco

This is an absence of evidence, not a quality rating.

One sourced claim moves an agency into the ranking.

No AI search visibility claim on file yet. (390)

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Frequently asked questions (7)
How many San Francisco SEO agencies have documented AI search visibility work?
4 of the 20 SEO agencies Vendar tracks in San Francisco have at least one AI search visibility claim on file under the published rubric, and 47 more from other cities join the ranking with documented AI search visibility work; 4 of the 51 ranked have an outside source naming it, and 4 have one that describes the work rather than listing the service. The other 16 San Francisco agencies are listed unranked until evidence is added.
Which of them have worked for clients in San Francisco?
1 of the 51 ranked agencies have documented AI search visibility work for a client in San Francisco: Colibri Digital Marketing (#46, Bay Area). The others are ranked on work for clients elsewhere.
Which San Francisco AI search visibility agency fits my type of business?
By the clients named in their documented AI search visibility work: Law firms: Directive (#20), Forward Push (#43) and Social Cali (#47); Dental, medical and wellness: Unified Marketing (#28) and Organic Marketing Pros (#40); Multi-location businesses: NIXAR Solutions (#33); Home and trade services: GBC Digital Marketing (#15) and NIXAR Solutions (#33); Shops, restaurants and retail: LAv1 (#13). This comes from client reviews and case studies on file, not from the agencies' own positioning; the number after each name is its place in the ranking.
What does AI search visibility cost in San Francisco?
Among the ranked agencies that disclose a monthly floor, retainers start at $500/month and the median floor is $4,500/month. 28 of 51 ranked agencies disclose some pricing signal.
Which of them are verified?
21 of 51 ranked agencies are verified. Verified means Vendar confirmed the company, its service and its market on official sources and stamped the profile with the date. A participation status or a partner relationship does not make a profile verified. The lowest disclosed floor among verified agencies is GO-SEO at $750/month.
How is this list different from the San Francisco SEO page?
The San Francisco SEO page ranks every SEO agency serving the city. This page keeps only the agencies with AI search visibility evidence on file, scores them on the AI search visibility query with the published model, and cites the claims behind every position. The model, its weights and the rubric are on the How we rank page.
When was this list updated?
The newest profile verification among ranked agencies is September 27, 2026; the newest evidence claim was checked on November 3, 2026. Scores are recomputed from the profiles whenever a profile changes; the ranking model is version 2026.11.7.
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#AgencyScoreEvid./30Fit/25Capab./15Reliab./10Transp./10Reput./5Cred./5Pen.Conf.ClaimsVerified
1EWR Digital6620.513.39.57.27.54.95-2n/a4/1Not verified
2Avenue Z623016.22.5310000.916/6Sep 14, 2026
3AlchemyLeads621813.3156.67.53.70-20.819/0Sep 27, 2026
4NoGood6125.516.20.93102.42.50.864/1Sep 14, 2026
5Coalition Technologies591516.21.69.47.54.750.84/0Sep 13, 2026
6Digital Authority Partners5721.416.20.57.21001.30.87/0Sep 13, 2026
7Taktical Digital5721.416.21.53102.62.50.810/0Jun 2, 2026
8GO-SEO5313.816.28.57.21000-30.86/0Sep 12, 2026
9Single Grain521216.22.97.2102.11.30.81/1Sep 13, 2026
10Wpromote511316.20.93104.43.80.82/0Sep 14, 2026
11SEO Noble5013.514.82.47.2102.100.82/0Sep 12, 2026
12Marcel Digital5012.516.20.77.2103.800.83/0Jun 2, 2026
13LAv14915.714.82.37.253.500.88/0Sep 12, 2026
14Phoenix AI SEO4914.312.815351.20-20.84/0Not verified
15GBC Digital Marketing4910.512.810.67.253.51.3-20.83/0Not verified
16Veza Digital4814.913.32.15.41002.50.88/0Sep 14, 2026
17Straight North48916.20.89.1103.300.81/0Sep 13, 2026
18Chicago Tech Solutions4713.512.812.9352.10-20.82/0Not verified
19SEO Impact Pros4511.812.811.5352.40-20.86/0Not verified
20Directive45816.20.97.2100.52.50.81/0Sep 13, 2026
21GR045816.22.73103.81.30.81/0Sep 13, 2026
22Optimum743914.80.27.21001.30.82/0Sep 13, 2026
23MeanPug43614.80.34.8103.73.80.81/0Sep 13, 2026
24Sixth City Marketing421410.38.67.203.90-20.83/0Not verified
25Exalt Growth4211.61913.43000-50.85/0Not verified
26BusySeed411310.38.47.204.50-20.82/0Not verified
27Website Depot41614.80.87.27.54.300.81/0Sep 12, 2026
28Unified Marketing40146.811.37.203.10-20.88/0Not verified
29Kyle Eggleston SEO Consultant40116.813.87.202.70-20.82/0Not verified
30IMPRiNT40816.20.53102.200.81/0Not verified
31WebDesk Solution3911.210.38.77.22.51.10-20.84/0Not verified
32B2BSEO.io39913.38.24.87.51.20-50.82/0Sep 27, 2026
33NIXAR Solutions3815.310.3152.4000-50.86/0Not verified
34Mantas Auk3710.512.810.23500-50.83/0Not verified
35Canesta37614.80.26.653.900.81/0Jun 2, 2026
36Jordan Digital Marketing351215.59.23000-50.82/0Not verified
37Brafton3413.310.39.43000-20.84/0Not verified
38VAB Media Digital Agency34610.37.87.203.51.3-20.81/0Not verified
39Chicago SEO Consultant331210.312.93000-50.82/0Not verified
40Organic Marketing Pros311110.38.932.500-50.82/0Not verified
41VICE SEO31810.37.95.401.60-20.81/0Not verified
42LocalFi: SEO Digital Marketing Agency2986.88.1304.80-20.81/0Not verified
43Forward Push29615.59.83000-50.81/0Not verified
44Digital Media Ninja2811.26.811.93000-50.84/0Not verified
45StudioHawk281110.38.82.4000-50.82/0Not verified
46Colibri Digital Marketing28812.49.23000-50.81/0Not verified
47Social Cali27810.310.63000-50.81/0Not verified
48DFW Website SEO2686.89.27.2000-50.81/0Not verified
49Internet Marketing Phoenix2566.89.67.2000-50.81/0Not verified
50Fast Hippo Media2486.88.832.500-50.81/0Not verified
51Logic Inbound24610.39.43000-50.81/0Not verified

Pool 20 · ranked 51 · unranked 402 (4 with profile tags only) · verified 21 · pricing disclosed 28 · case studies on file 179 · an outside source names the work 4 · an outside document describes it 4 · lowest verified floor GO-SEO $750/month

Claims: claims for this need in the feed / of them from a third party. Confidence is the number behind the High, Moderate and Lower labels; it never changes the order.

D1Breakdown per agencyPoints, facts, claims with weights and reviews behind every position
#1 EWR Digital66/100 · Confidence not rated yet

Published by the agency on its own site · national coverage · Projects from $5,000 · hourly $150 - $199 · projects from $5,000 · 38 claims on file

Evidence for this query20.5/300.68299999999999994 AI search visibility claims on file: 1 third-party, 3 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 2 distinct sites; EWR Digital, a search and AI consultancy in Houston, Texas, produces the Best SEO Podcast and offers SEO, content, and AI-visibility… (bestseopodcast.com, verified); A Google review states EWR Digital helped a law firm get ranked and linked in Google's AI Overview, with the reviewer noting improvements… (ewrdigital.com, claimed)
Fit to this query13.3/250.53Serves San Francisco from Houston, TX, USA; no local office on file; Projects from $5,000; no monthly floor disclosed; Profile names b2b clients
Capability depth9.5/150.6321 of 1 listed services are SEO services; 4 of 38 claims on file concern AI search visibility
Reliability7.2/100.72In business since 1999; Retention not documented
Transparency7.5/100.75Pricing disclosed (Projects from $5,000); Team size 10-49; Process not documented
Reputation4.9/50.98148 third-party reviews at 4.9
Market credibility5/515 recognitions with a source on file: Google Partner, Google Ads certification, Microsoft Advertising certification, an award per resident.com, a press mention per bestseopodcast.com; Sources: agencyspotter.com, checked Nov 2026; resident.com, checked Nov 2026; bestseopodcast.com, checked Nov 2026

Penalties: Profile below decision-ready status -2 (Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.)

Limits: Profile below decision-ready status: Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.

  • EWR Digital, a search and AI consultancy in Houston, Texas, produces the Best SEO Podcast and offers SEO, content, and AI-visibility programs, including a free AI visibility audit.

    Independent source · bestseopodcast.com · verified: Checked against the source page by Vendar. · weight 1 · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • A Google review states EWR Digital helped a law firm get ranked and linked in Google's AI Overview, with the reviewer noting improvements in SEO metrics.

    Agency's own words · ewrdigital.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • A verified Google review states EWR Digital helped get the client's law firm ranked and linked in Google's AI Overview while improving SEO metrics.

    Agency's own words · ewrdigital.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • EWR Digital built search and AI visibility for ESS60, a proprietary antioxidant supplement, using its LLM Visibility framework, including filing the ESS60 trademark and seeding entity-first content, PR, and citations.

    Agency's own words · ewrdigital.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

Reviews: Google 4.9 from 148 reviews. Ratings never count as evidence for this question.

#2 Avenue Z62/100 · High confidence 0.9

Confirmed by an independent source · national coverage · From $7,000/month · projects from $7,000 · 147 claims on file

Evidence for this query30/30116 AI search visibility claims on file: 6 third-party, 6 first-party, 4 profile signals; outside claims from 3 distinct sites; For an emerging fintech brand, Avenue Z reports 867% AI referral traffic growth, 66.7% AI conversion rate, and a #1 rank in AI search… (martechcube.com, verified); For a consumer services enterprise, Avenue Z reports a 270% increase in AI visibility, jumping to under Top 10 in the competitor category… (martechcube.com, verified)
Fit to this query16.2/250.65Serves San Francisco from New York, NY, USA; no local office on file; Retainers from $7,000/month, inside the AI search visibility band; Profile names enterprise clients
Capability depth2.5/150.174 of 59 listed services are SEO services; 16 of 147 claims on file concern AI search visibility
Reliability3/100.3Founding year not disclosed; Retention not documented
Transparency10/101Pricing disclosed (From $7,000/month); Team size 10-49; Workflow or reporting cadence documented
Reputation0/50No third-party reviews on file
Market credibility0/50No awards, certifications or media mentions with a source on file
  • For an emerging fintech brand, Avenue Z reports 867% AI referral traffic growth, 66.7% AI conversion rate, and a #1 rank in AI search visibility against competitors.

    Independent source · martechcube.com · verified: Checked against the source page by Vendar. · weight 1.2 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • For a consumer services enterprise, Avenue Z reports a 270% increase in AI visibility, jumping to under Top 10 in the competitor category, in under 90 days.

    Independent source · martechcube.com · verified: Checked against the source page by Vendar. · weight 1.2 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • For a B2B professional services firm, Avenue Z reports being the #1 most trusted source by AI in AEO prompts, a 250% increase in AI visibility, and a #1 rank for top AEO prompts.

    Independent source · martechcube.com · verified: Checked against the source page by Vendar. · weight 1.2 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • For an unnamed emerging fintech client, Avenue Z reports AI search work producing 867% AI referral traffic growth, 66.7% AI CVR, and a #1 rank in AI search visibility against competitors.

    Independent source · finance.yahoo.com · verified: Checked against the source page by Vendar. · weight 1.2 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • For an unnamed consumer services enterprise client, Avenue Z reports a 270% increase in AI visibility, reaching under Top 10 in its competitor category in under 90 days.

    Independent source · finance.yahoo.com · verified: Checked against the source page by Vendar. · weight 1.2 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • For an unnamed B2B professional services client, Avenue Z reports being ranked the #1 most trusted source by AI in AEO prompts, a 250% increase in AI visibility, and a #1 rank for top AEO prompts.

    Independent source · finance.yahoo.com · verified: Checked against the source page by Vendar. · weight 1.2 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • Avenue Z built a content strategy for Prometeo and created AI-citable pages, FAQs, and long-form content aligned with buyer intent and answer engine retrieval.

    Agency's own words · avenuez.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • The case study reports 66.7% Generative AI CVR, #1 in AI Visibility against competitors, 357% AI Visibility Growth, and 867% AI Referral Traffic Growth (Monthly Avg) for Prometeo. The page does not state a broader result period.

    Agency's own words · avenuez.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • Avenue Z documents its own AEO strategy and reports increased AI visibility.

    Agency's own words · avenuez.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · checked Oct 31, 2026

  • Avenue Z AEO case study describes AI search and answer-engine optimization strategy built around owned media, listicles, thought leadership, and search discovery.

    Agency's own words · avenuez.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Avenue Z's featured work includes a case study in which a Fintech Infrastructure Platform overtook competitors in AI visibility using AEO.

    Agency's own words · avenuez.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Avenue Z developed an AI Search Optimization (AEO) strategy for Prometeo and strengthened its technical SEO and AEO foundations, including work on Core Web Vitals, crawlability, and indexation.

    Agency's own words · avenuez.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • Listed service on Vendar: AI Search Visibility.

    Vendar profile field · Vendar profile · internal_signal: status on file · weight 0.3 · checked Sep 14, 2026

  • Listed service on Vendar: Answer Engine Optimization.

    Vendar profile field · Vendar profile · internal_signal: status on file · weight 0.3 · checked Sep 14, 2026

  • Listed service on Vendar: Generative Engine Optimization (GEO).

    Vendar profile field · Vendar profile · internal_signal: status on file · weight 0.3 · checked Sep 14, 2026

  • Listed service on Vendar: LLM Visibility Audit.

    Vendar profile field · Vendar profile · internal_signal: status on file · weight 0.3 · checked Sep 14, 2026

Best for (profile): Content-led, High-Ticket, Founders, Proven Results

#3 AlchemyLeads62/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Published by the agency on its own site · national coverage · Projects from $5,000 · hourly $150-$199 · projects from $5,000 · 30 claims on file

Evidence for this query18/300.619 AI search visibility claims on file: 0 third-party, 19 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site; AlchemyLeads' case study for an industrial ground-monitoring equipment manufacturer (the client is not named) says safety engineers were… (alchemyleads.com, claimed); AlchemyLeads worked with an industrial ground monitoring manufacturer where requests for quote rose 170% to 748 in three quarters, with… (alchemyleads.com, claimed)
Fit to this query13.3/250.53Serves San Francisco from Calabasas, CA, USA; no local office on file; Projects from $5,000; no monthly floor disclosed; Profile names b2b clients
Capability depth15/1511 of 1 listed services are SEO services; 19 of 30 claims on file concern AI search visibility
Reliability6.6/100.66In business since 2017; Retention not documented
Transparency7.5/100.75Pricing disclosed (Projects from $5,000); Team size 10-49; Process not documented
Reputation3.7/50.74134 third-party reviews at 4.8
Market credibility0/50No awards, certifications or media mentions with a source on file

Penalties: Profile below decision-ready status -2 (Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.)

Limits: No independent source names AI search visibility work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.; Profile below decision-ready status: Profile status is ready_for_render_audit.

  • AlchemyLeads' case study for an industrial ground-monitoring equipment manufacturer (the client is not named) says safety engineers were asking AI engines how to ground railcar bays and vacuum trucks and the answers did not mention the client. The agency reports about 4,500 AI citations of the client's content across 18 pages over six months (Bing AI Performance: Microsoft Copilot and partner experiences), requests for quote up 170% to 748 in three quarters and direct sessions up 242.1%.

    Agency's own words · alchemyleads.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Oct 31, 2026

  • AlchemyLeads worked with an industrial ground monitoring manufacturer where requests for quote rose 170% to 748 in three quarters, with 4,500 AI citations across 18 pages in six months.

    Agency's own words · alchemyleads.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Running on its own Search Console data, the vendor's AI SEO agent pulled 10,486 queries from April to September 2026 and classified 311 of them (3%) as AI-assistant traffic, including AI Mode and AI Overviews prompts.

    Agency's own words · alchemyleads.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • AlchemyLeads published a case study describing work for an industrial ground monitoring manufacturer, in which the client grew RFQs 170% to 748 and earned 4,500 AI citations. The result spans AI SEO work and is not attributable to a single service.

    Agency's own words · alchemyleads.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • AlchemyLeads published a case study in which an industrial ground monitoring manufacturer grew RFQs 170% to 748 and earned 4,500 AI citations. The result mixes SEO and AI search visibility work, so it is not attributable to paid media alone.

    Agency's own words · alchemyleads.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • AlchemyLeads’ AI SEO work earned one industrial ground monitoring manufacturer 4,500 AI citations across 18 pages in six months and 170% more requests for quote.

    Agency's own words · alchemyleads.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • For an industrial ground monitoring manufacturer, AlchemyLeads says a combined program earned 4,500 AI citations across 18 pages in six months and increased requests for quote by 170%. The page describes this as a combined program, so the results are not attributed to digital PR alone.

    Agency's own words · alchemyleads.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • For an industrial ground monitoring manufacturer, the work produced 4,500 AI citations across 18 pages in six months, and resulted in requests for quote increasing by 170% to 748 in three quarters.

    Agency's own words · alchemyleads.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • AlchemyLeads reports a case study for a clinical lab diagnostics manufacturer with 9.6K AI citations across 159 pages in six months, 64.4K Google AI Overviews and AI Mode impressions, and +48.8% direct sessions year over year; the work combined AI SEO, technical SEO, and digital PR.

    Agency's own words · alchemyleads.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • An industrial ground-monitoring manufacturer earned 4,500 AI citations across 18 pages in six months and 170% more requests for quote. The page does not specify which services contributed to the result.

    Agency's own words · alchemyleads.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • AlchemyLeads published a case study describing how an industrial ground monitoring manufacturer grew RFQs 170% to 748 and earned 4,500 AI citations with AlchemyLeads. The page does not name the client, and the result spans AI SEO work rather than a single service.

    Agency's own words · alchemyleads.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • AlchemyLeads' AI SEO/GEO work for an industrial ground monitoring manufacturer produced 4,500 AI citations across 18 pages in six months and a 170% increase in requests for quote, to 748, in three quarters. The result mixes generative engine optimization with entity, content, and authority work, so it is not attributable to a single service.

    Agency's own words · alchemyleads.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • The manufacturer's pages appeared 64.4K times in Google AI Overviews and AI Mode over six months.

    Agency's own words · alchemyleads.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • A reviewer says AI search tools began citing their content, generating more visibility and additional leads. The reviewer also reports that site traffic was up another 67% during the month they wrote the review.

    Agency's own words · alchemyleads.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • AlchemyLeads’ AI SEO work for a 3PL fulfillment provider reached 29.5K AI citations in six months; the company books 15 to 25 qualified inbound RFQs a month.

    Agency's own words · alchemyleads.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • AlchemyLeads worked with a custom contract-furniture brand that received 794 AI citations of the brand's website, and owned pages used as sources in AI answers went from 0 to 20 in about four months from kickoff.

    Agency's own words · alchemyleads.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • A Google review from Brian G. reports that AI search tools began citing the client's content, generating more visibility and additional leads, and that site traffic was up another 67% during the month the review was written.

    Agency's own words · alchemyleads.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • A Google review from Anthony C. says AlchemyLeads works with his construction company on both SEO and AI search optimization, a relationship of several years; the result mixes services so it is not attributable to one service.

    Agency's own words · alchemyleads.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • A Google review from Anthony C. states that AlchemyLeads (Sean) has worked on both SEO and AI search optimization for his construction company for several years, with the client satisfied with expertise and responsiveness.

    Agency's own words · alchemyleads.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

Reviews: Google 5 from 20 reviews; Trustpilot 4.5 from 14 reviews. Ratings never count as evidence for this question.

#4 NoGood61/100 · High confidence 0.86

Confirmed by an independent source · national coverage · From $20,000/month · projects from $8,000 · 171 claims on file

Evidence for this query25.5/300.854 AI search visibility claims on file: 1 third-party, 3 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 2 distinct sites; NoGood implemented Goodie's Optimization Hub recommendations for answer engine optimization (AEO), including semantic text optimizations… (higoodie.com, verified); NoGood partnered with SteelSeries in late 2024 to build an AEO (answer engine optimization) strategy across AI platforms like ChatGPT… (nogood.io, claimed)
Fit to this query16.2/250.65Serves San Francisco from New York, NY, USA; no local office on file; Retainers from $20,000/month, inside the AI search visibility band; Profile names startup clients
Capability depth0.9/150.0614 of 62 listed services are SEO services; 4 of 171 claims on file concern AI search visibility
Reliability3/100.3Founding year not disclosed; Retention not documented
Transparency10/101Pricing disclosed (From $20,000/month); Team size 10-49; Workflow or reporting cadence documented
Reputation2.4/50.4714 third-party reviews at 4.0
Market credibility2.5/50.52 recognitions with a source on file: a press mention per techcrunch.com, a press mention per builtin.com; Sources: techcrunch.com, checked Nov 2026; builtin.com, checked Nov 2026
  • NoGood implemented Goodie's Optimization Hub recommendations for answer engine optimization (AEO), including semantic text optimizations and structured data additions, with daily source tracking to see how AI engines responded to newly published content.

    Independent source · higoodie.com · verified: Checked against the source page by Vendar. · weight 1.2 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • NoGood partnered with SteelSeries in late 2024 to build an AEO (answer engine optimization) strategy across AI platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity.

    Agency's own words · nogood.io · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • NoGood's work for SteelSeries improved the Perplexity Visibility Score by 75%.

    Agency's own words · nogood.io · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • A VP of Marketing at SteelSeries named Jeremiah described NoGood as a standout partner in navigating agentic commerce and AI search.

    Agency's own words · nogood.io · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

Reviews: Google 4.6 from 10 reviews; Trustpilot 2.6 from 4 reviews. Ratings never count as evidence for this question.

Best for (profile): Startups, Founders, B2B / SaaS, Revenue-focused SEO

#5 Coalition Technologies59/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Published by the agency on its own site · national coverage · From $1,800/month · hourly $110/hour · projects from $1,000 · 313 claims on file

Evidence for this query15/300.54 AI search visibility claims on file: 0 third-party, 4 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site; Coalition Technologies' case study for Asphalt Kingdom, a B2B ecommerce supplier of asphalt equipment and materials on Magento, says the… (coalitiontechnologies.com, claimed); Quarter over quarter, the website saw a 91.7% increase in AI traffic sources, and the brand's website is being recommended for queries… (coalitiontechnologies.com, claimed)
Fit to this query16.2/250.65Serves San Francisco from Los Angeles, CA, USA; no local office on file; Retainers from $1,800/month, inside the AI search visibility band; Profile names enterprise clients
Capability depth1.6/150.10715 of 82 listed services are SEO services; 4 of 313 claims on file concern AI search visibility
Reliability9.4/100.9359999999999999In business since 2009; Client retention 84% (documented)
Transparency7.5/100.75Pricing disclosed (From $1,800/month); Team size 250+; Process not documented
Reputation4.7/50.94281 third-party reviews at 4.7
Market credibility5/516 recognitions with a source on file: Ordergroove partner, Klaviyo partner, a press mention per growave.io, an award per partners.ordergroove.com, an award per partners.dotdigital.com, a press mention per partners.teamworkcommerce.com; Sources: partners.ordergroove.com, checked Oct 2026; connect.klaviyo.com, checked Oct 2026; growave.io, checked Oct 2026; partners.dotdigital.com, checked Oct 2026; 1 more

Limits: No independent source names AI search visibility work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

  • Coalition Technologies' case study for Asphalt Kingdom, a B2B ecommerce supplier of asphalt equipment and materials on Magento, says the work began "with a full technical and content audit to identify ranking losses, crawl issues, duplicate pages, and missed internal linking opportunities", alongside AI SEO work. It reports AI search sessions up 766.9% year over year and users arriving from AI platforms up 604%; the paid-search results in the same engagement are reported separately.

    Agency's own words · coalitiontechnologies.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Oct 31, 2026

  • Quarter over quarter, the website saw a 91.7% increase in AI traffic sources, and the brand's website is being recommended for queries such as “where can I buy soy based hair wax for my salon” on Perplexity.

    Agency's own words · coalitiontechnologies.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Oct 31, 2026

  • Coalition Technologies reports that Giant Sports Cards now ranks for 350+ AI-driven keywords, alongside a 1,751% increase in AI search sessions year over year.

    Agency's own words · coalitiontechnologies.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • Coalition Technologies reports an 87% increase in organic revenue for Wildly Organic and says the brand now appears directly in ChatGPT search results.

    Agency's own words · coalitiontechnologies.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

Reviews: Google 4.8 from 254 reviews; Trustpilot 4.2 from 27 reviews. Ratings never count as evidence for this question.

Best for (profile): Los Angeles SEO, Ecommerce SEO, Lead generation SEO, Los Angeles ecommerce development

#6 Digital Authority Partners57/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Published by the agency on its own site · national coverage · From $6,000/month · hourly $150 - $199 · projects from $6,000 · 362 claims on file

Evidence for this query21.4/300.7137 AI search visibility claims on file: 0 third-party, 5 first-party, 2 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site; Digital Authority Partners reports a case study for Tidewater Business Brokerage with 12x search impressions growth, +246% page-one… (digitalauthority.me, claimed); Digital Authority Partners worked with Symetria Recovery on SEO, paid media, web, and analytics. Within two quarters, 75 keywords ranked… (digitalauthority.me, claimed)
Fit to this query16.2/250.65Serves San Francisco from Chicago, IL, USA; no local office on file; Retainers from $6,000/month, inside the AI search visibility band; Profile names enterprise clients
Capability depth0.5/150.0322 of 125 listed services are SEO services; 7 of 362 claims on file concern AI search visibility
Reliability7.2/100.72In business since 2016; Retention not documented
Transparency10/101Pricing disclosed (From $6,000/month); Team size 100+ strategists; Workflow or reporting cadence documented
Reputation0/50No third-party reviews on file
Market credibility1.3/50.251 recognition with a source on file: an award per youtube.com; Sources: youtube.com, checked Nov 2026

Limits: No independent source names AI search visibility work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

  • Digital Authority Partners reports a case study for Tidewater Business Brokerage with 12x search impressions growth, +246% page-one keyword records, 39% AI Overviews citing Tidewater, +82% organic session growth, and 10 live market pages.

    Agency's own words · digitalauthority.me · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Digital Authority Partners worked with Symetria Recovery on SEO, paid media, web, and analytics. Within two quarters, 75 keywords ranked #1 across all 15 markets, organic search grew to 65% of traffic, and Google cited Symetria in AI Overviews.

    Agency's own words · digitalauthority.me · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • Digital Authority Partners reports a case study for Boxzooka with 97 keywords on page one, 41 keywords ranked number one, 1,802% organic click growth year over year, and 30 Google AI Overview results.

    Agency's own words · digitalauthority.me · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Digital Authority Partners reports a case study for Oklahoma Interventional Spine & Pain with a 293% increase in organic calls from Google Business Profiles, 139 keywords ranked #1 on Google, and 33 Google AI Overview placements.

    Agency's own words · digitalauthority.me · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Digital Authority Partners reports for Chicago Pediatric Therapy & Wellness Center a result of #1 in ChatGPT for ABA in 8 of 9 Chicago neighborhoods, delivered via an AI visibility audit, GEO content remediation, and a healthcare schema generator. The result is for AI search visibility, not for a traditional search engine.

    Agency's own words · digitalauthority.me · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Listed service on Vendar: AI Search and Knowledge Base Development.

    Vendar profile field · Vendar profile · internal_signal: status on file · weight 0.3 · checked Sep 13, 2026

  • Listed service on Vendar: Internal AI Copilot Development.

    Vendar profile field · Vendar profile · internal_signal: status on file · weight 0.3 · checked Sep 13, 2026

Best for (profile): Full-funnel Growth, Landing Page Optimization, Customer Acquisition, CAC Optimization

#7 Taktical Digital57/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Published by the agency on its own site · national coverage · From $5,000/month · projects from $5,000 · 157 claims on file

Evidence for this query21.4/300.71310 AI search visibility claims on file: 0 third-party, 6 first-party, 4 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site; Taktical Digital documents a Chomps GEO - LLM Optimization case study with 1648% ChatGPT Sessions, 442% LLM Sessions, and #1 Citation… (taktical.co, claimed); A case study with Chomps, a snack brand, reports a 1,648% increase in ChatGPT sessions (164 to 2,867), a 442% increase in LLM sessions… (taktical.co, claimed)
Fit to this query16.2/250.65Serves San Francisco from New York, NY, USA; no local office on file; Retainers from $5,000/month, inside the AI search visibility band; Profile names startup clients
Capability depth1.5/150.0982 of 54 listed services are SEO services; 10 of 157 claims on file concern AI search visibility
Reliability3/100.3Founding year not disclosed; Retention not documented
Transparency10/101Pricing disclosed (From $5,000/month); Team size 10-49; Workflow or reporting cadence documented
Reputation2.6/50.51218 third-party reviews at 4.0
Market credibility2.5/50.52 recognitions with a source on file: an award per taktical.co, an award per prweb.com; Sources: taktical.co, checked Nov 2026; prweb.com, checked Nov 2026

Limits: No independent source names AI search visibility work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.; Last verified June 2026; details may have changed since.

  • Taktical Digital documents a Chomps GEO - LLM Optimization case study with 1648% ChatGPT Sessions, 442% LLM Sessions, and #1 Citation Source in LLMs.

    Agency's own words · taktical.co · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • A case study with Chomps, a snack brand, reports a 1,648% increase in ChatGPT sessions (164 to 2,867), a 442% increase in LLM sessions (337 to 1,829), and being the #1 citation source in LLMs.

    Agency's own words · taktical.co · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • In a case study for Chomps, a snack brand, Taktical Digital reported a 1,648% increase in ChatGPT sessions (164 to 2,867), a 442% increase in LLM sessions (337 to 1,829), and being the #1 citation source in LLMs.

    Agency's own words · taktical.co · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Taktical Digital reports work for Chomps with a 1,648% increase in ChatGPT sessions (164 to 2,867), a 442% increase in LLM sessions (337 to 1,829), and Chomps as the #1 citation source in LLMs. The page does not state the time period or the specific services performed.

    Agency's own words · taktical.co · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Taktical Digital reports a case study for snack brand Chomps with a 1,648% increase in ChatGPT sessions (164 to 2,867), a 442% increase in LLM sessions (337 to 1,829), and a #1 citation source in LLMs.

    Agency's own words · taktical.co · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Taktical Digital reports a case study for Chomps with 1,648% ChatGPT sessions (164 to 2,867), 442% LLM sessions (337 to 1,829), and #1 citation source in LLMs.

    Agency's own words · taktical.co · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Listed service on Vendar: AI Search Visibility.

    Vendar profile field · Vendar profile · internal_signal: status on file · weight 0.3 · checked Jun 2, 2026

  • Listed service on Vendar: Answer Engine Optimization.

    Vendar profile field · Vendar profile · internal_signal: status on file · weight 0.3 · checked Jun 2, 2026

  • Listed service on Vendar: Generative Engine Optimization (GEO).

    Vendar profile field · Vendar profile · internal_signal: status on file · weight 0.3 · checked Jun 2, 2026

  • Listed service on Vendar: LLM Visibility Audit.

    Vendar profile field · Vendar profile · internal_signal: status on file · weight 0.3 · checked Jun 2, 2026

Reviews: Google 4 from 16 reviews; Trustpilot 3.8 from 2 reviews. Ratings never count as evidence for this question.

Best for (profile): Startups, Founders, Ecommerce, Lead Generation SEO

#8 GO-SEO53/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Published by the agency on its own site · national coverage · From $750/month · 45 claims on file

Evidence for this query13.8/300.466 AI search visibility claims on file: 0 third-party, 6 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site; GO-SEO worked with Vanie Poyey, a headshot photographer in Los Angeles, running a full technical and content audit, implementing schema… (go-seo.com, claimed); Official homepage positions GO-SEO as a Los Angeles SEO agency with technical SEO, Google Business Profile and GEO optimization, local… (go-seo.com, claimed)
Fit to this query16.2/250.65Serves San Francisco from Los Angeles, CA, USA; no local office on file; Retainers from $750/month, inside the AI search visibility band; Profile names b2b clients
Capability depth8.5/150.56700000000000018 of 10 listed services are SEO services; 6 of 45 claims on file concern AI search visibility
Reliability7.2/100.72In business since 2007; Retention not documented
Transparency10/101Pricing disclosed (From $750/month); Team size 10-49; Workflow or reporting cadence documented
Reputation0/50No third-party reviews on file
Market credibility0/50No awards, certifications or media mentions with a source on file

Penalties: No independent source on file -3 (Every claim on file is first-party or a Vendar profile field.)

Limits: No independent source names AI search visibility work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.; No independent source on file: Every claim on file is first-party or a Vendar profile field.

  • GO-SEO worked with Vanie Poyey, a headshot photographer in Los Angeles, running a full technical and content audit, implementing schema markup and providing keyword strategy guidance. 10 of 12 target phrases reached page one, seven landed in the top three, revenue jumped 27%, and she now runs a consistent 2-3 month waiting list; her content was also optimized for AI platforms like ChatGPT and Perplexity, so results are not attributable to one service.

    Agency's own words · go-seo.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • Official homepage positions GO-SEO as a Los Angeles SEO agency with technical SEO, Google Business Profile and GEO optimization, local landing pages, competitor analysis, tracking, reporting, and website care plans.

    Agency's own words · go-seo.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · checked Oct 31, 2026

  • GO-SEO ran a full technical and content audit for Vanie Poyey Photography, a Los Angeles headshot photographer, and implemented schema markup. The client has since published 200+ blog posts guided by GO-SEO's keyword strategy, optimized for both traditional search and AI platforms like ChatGPT and Perplexity.

    Agency's own words · go-seo.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • GO-SEO built an online presence for Coach Mike, Running Workx, whose website previously did not exist; the client reports appearing in Google's AI search results and receiving qualified leads.

    Agency's own words · go-seo.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Coach Mike of Running Workx says GO-SEO's SEO work led to him showing up in Google's AI search results and brought in qualified leads actively searching for his services.

    Agency's own words · go-seo.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

  • GO-SEO built an online presence for Coach Mike, Running Workx, whose website was previously non-existent; the client reports appearing in Google's AI search results and receiving qualified leads from the SEO work.

    Agency's own words · go-seo.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.6 · describes work · checked Nov 2, 2026

Best for (profile): Traffic growth SEO, Lead generation, Local market visibility

#9 Single Grain52/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Confirmed by an independent source · national coverage · From $5,000/month · 97 claims on file

Evidence for this query12/300.41 AI search visibility claim on file: 1 third-party, 0 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site; SmartRent gained 136 new AI citations and 10 monthly SQLs from LLMs, with Google AI Overview citations rising from 64 to 96, over one month. (geoagencyindex.com, verified)
Fit to this query16.2/250.65Serves San Francisco from Los Angeles, CA, USA; no local office on file; Retainers from $5,000/month, inside the AI search visibility band; Profile names b2b clients
Capability depth2.9/150.19115 of 42 listed services are SEO services; 1 of 97 claims on file concern AI search visibility
Reliability7.2/100.72In business since 2009; Retention not documented
Transparency10/101Pricing disclosed (From $5,000/month); Team size 10-49; Workflow or reporting cadence documented
Reputation2.1/50.4236 third-party reviews at 5.0
Market credibility1.3/50.251 recognition with a source on file: a press mention per intercom.com; Sources: intercom.com, checked Nov 2026
  • SmartRent gained 136 new AI citations and 10 monthly SQLs from LLMs, with Google AI Overview citations rising from 64 to 96, over one month.

    Independent source · geoagencyindex.com · verified: Checked against the source page by Vendar. · weight 1.2 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

Reviews: Google 5 from 6 reviews. Ratings never count as evidence for this question.

Best for (profile): B2B / SaaS, Content-led SEO, Growth SEO

#10 Wpromote51/100 · Moderate confidence 0.8

Published by the agency on its own site · national coverage · From $7,000/month · 173 claims on file

Evidence for this query13/300.4332 AI search visibility claims on file: 0 third-party, 2 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site; Wpromote's own case study for Travelpro, the luggage brand, says "the team invested in technical SEO enhancements to ensure Travelpro's… (wpromote.com, claimed); Wpromote partnered with Travelpro to create a content strategy that combined authoritative, traveler-focused resources with technical… (wpromote.com, claimed)
Fit to this query16.2/250.65Serves San Francisco from El Segundo, CA, USA; no local office on file; Retainers from $7,000/month, inside the AI search visibility band; Profile names enterprise clients
Capability depth0.9/150.0574 of 47 listed services are SEO services; 2 of 173 claims on file concern AI search visibility
Reliability3/100.3Founding year not disclosed; Retention not documented
Transparency10/101Pricing disclosed (From $7,000/month); Team size 200+; Workflow or reporting cadence documented
Reputation4.4/50.87378 third-party reviews at 4.6
Market credibility3.8/50.753 recognitions with a source on file: Digiday Award, Google Premier Partner, a press mention per en.wikipedia.org; Sources: martechcube.com, checked Nov 2026; wpromote.com, checked Nov 2026; en.wikipedia.org, checked Nov 2026

Limits: No independent source names AI search visibility work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.

  • Wpromote's own case study for Travelpro, the luggage brand, says "the team invested in technical SEO enhancements to ensure Travelpro's content was optimized for search engine visibility, crawlability, and inclusion in rich SERP features like Google AI Overviews". Reported year over year: SERP-feature appearances +154%, organic revenue +23%, organic impressions +15%. The page gives no campaign dates.

    Agency's own words · wpromote.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.9 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

  • Wpromote partnered with Travelpro to create a content strategy that combined authoritative, traveler-focused resources with technical optimization. The team positioned Travelpro to dominate modern SERP features and outpace competitors in AI search, resulting in a 107% increase in organic revenue YoY and a 276% increase in SERP feature appearances (Google AIOs, People Also Ask, Featured Snippets) YoY.

    Agency's own words · wpromote.com · claimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed. · weight 0.8 · describes work · checked Nov 1, 2026

Reviews: Google 4.6 from 78 reviews. Ratings never count as evidence for this question.

Best for (profile): Performance marketing, Paid media, Full-funnel growth, Los Angeles ecommerce development

Positions 11 to 51: the same breakdown is on each agency's profile, linked from the table above, and in the machine-readable version below.

D2What counts as evidence for this questionRubric 2026.09

A claim counts as AI-search evidence when a source on file names work aimed at generative answers: appearing or being cited in AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity or Claude answers, answer-engine or generative-engine optimisation, entity and knowledge-graph work, llms.txt and machine-readable feeds, or a measured change in AI citations. Reviews or case studies naming a specific assistant carry the most weight; a service page that merely offers the term does not. A Vendar service listing or profile tag never earns a rank on its own.

Terms that count:
ai search, ai overview, ai overviews, answer engine, answer-engine optimization, generative engine optimization, geo optimization, llm visibility, llms.txt, chatgpt, perplexity, claude, copilot, ai citations, ai assistant, entity optimization, knowledge graph, ai visibility
Minimum to be ranked:
1 claim on file under this rubric, of which 1 from a source outside Vendar.
Budget band:
no budget band for this question

In plain words: a case counts when it names AI search visibility work and where it was published can be checked.

D3Eligibility and orderWho is admitted, how ties break, what payment does

Ranked vendors have at least 1 claim on file that supports AI search visibility under the published rubric, of which at least 1 comes from a source outside Vendar; the rest are listed unranked.

  • The vendor lists the page's service on its profile.
  • The vendor serves the page's market: headquarters or a listed service region in the city. When a need page has fewer than ten ranked vendors from the city, agencies from other cities join it only if they are headquartered in the same state or have published work (a case study, a project, a client review) that names the city or its state. A line saying a company serves the whole country is not enough. They are ranked by the same score, geography counts 0.3 for them, and each position says where the agency works from. Mobile development is bought remotely, so its city pages take agencies from anywhere in the United States under the same condition: documented work for the need. The same holds for SEO needs bought remotely: international, enterprise, consulting, recovery, marketplaces, startups, B2B SaaS, ecommerce, AI search visibility, audits, technical and content-led SEO. Local SEO, small business, lead generation and high-ticket services stay with agencies from the city and its state.
  • A need page that still has fewer than ten ranked agencies after that is filled from the city's own agencies whose sources say they offer the need but document no project for it yet. They always stand below every agency with documented work, are labelled "Offers this service; no documented project on file yet", carry lower confidence, and do not count toward the threshold that opens a page to search engines.
  • For an intent page, at least one claim on file supports the intent under the page's rubric, and at least one of those claims comes from a source outside Vendar. Our own service listings and profile tags describe the intent but document nothing, so they add weight to a vendor that already has outside evidence and never earn a rank on their own. Vendors without outside evidence appear below the ranking, unranked, never padded into it.
  • For an intent page, at least one of those claims documents work the vendor has done: a case study, a project or portfolio entry, or a client review. Service pages, price lists, positioning statements and directory listings say what a vendor offers, not what it did; they add weight to a vendor that already has documented work and never earn a documented position. They can only fill a page that is short of ten, below every documented position and labelled as such (see below).
  • A position may rest on case studies the agency published on its own site. It is admitted and labelled "Published by the agency on its own site" until an independent source documents the same kind of work.
  • Filtered views (an entry price, a pricing model, a team size) are not rankings of their own: they show agencies ranked for at least one need in the city, each with the score of its best need, and keep only those that meet the condition. An agency that does not publish the fact is listed below with the reason.
  • Draft and needs-data profiles are never listed.
  • Rank order is the score, highest first. Ties break on evidence points, then on the number of third-party claims, then alphabetically.
  • There is no hidden ordering: no hand-curated slug lists and no paid boost in the sort on any listing.
  • If an editor overrides a position, the position is labelled as an editorial placement with a written reason and ordering_basis set to editorial. No such placements exist on evidence-ranked pages today.
  • Every ranked position explains itself from its score components and cites the claims behind them, with their sources.
  • Sort: score_out_of_100, highest first; ties break on evidence points, then third-party claim count, then name.
  • Payment: Paid visibility never changes the order of a listing.
  • Top-list threshold: An intent page is offered to search engines when its ranked list has at least five evidence-backed vendors (three when the city has fewer than twenty vendors for the service). Only agencies from the city itself (headquarters or a listed service region) with documented work count toward it: agencies filled in from other cities and agencies that only offer the need do not. A page whose list rests mostly on agencies from other cities is titled “agencies serving” the city instead of “best agencies in” it, says how many are local, stays on the city page and in its feed, and is kept out of search engines until enough local agencies document the work; otherwise the same national list would stand behind six city pages. Below the threshold even with outside agencies the page stays published with noindex, keeps its URL, links and feed, and is left out of the city page's list of rankings. A page whose top ten repeats 70% or more of another need's top ten in the same city, or has the same top three, also stays noindex while the stronger of the two is offered; it opens when the lists differ. The same holds across cities: of the pages for one need whose top tens share 70% or more, only the one with the most local agencies is offered to search engines.

Weights: Evidence for this query 30 · Fit to this query 25 · Capability depth 15 · Reliability 10 · Transparency 10 · Reputation 5 · Market credibility 5. Penalties: Profile flagged for review -5 · Evidence not re-checked in 18 months -5 · No independent source on file -3 · Profile below decision-ready status -2.

D4How claims are counted
  • Paid agency directories that sell placement are not a source. Their reviews are not cited, never support a position and do not count toward reputation; a profile may show how many reviews such directories hold as one unnamed figure, for context only. Ratings come from open review platforms: Google, Trustpilot and BBB.
  • Provenance is recorded per claim: third_party, first_party, internal (a Vendar profile field) or unknown.
  • Verification status is recorded per claim: verified, claimed, internal_signal or unverified.
  • Every record on file has a role: a claim states a fact; a source reference is a link without a statement (an official site, a directory profile); a research note is Vendar's own remark. Only claims count as evidence. A source reference never earns weight, however its title reads, and a research note never reaches a page or a feed.
  • Every claim with a source URL is checked against that page by an AI reader and the result is recorded: confirmed, partly confirmed, not supported, or page unreachable. A claim the page does not support stops counting toward any position until a later check confirms it; a claim whose page cannot be read still counts and says so.
  • Third-party claims outweigh first-party claims; profile fields are the weakest signal and are labelled as such.
  • A position may rest on case studies the agency published on its own site; such a position is admitted and labelled "Published by the agency on its own site" on the listing, the profile and the feed (evidence_basis: own_published) until an independent source documents the same kind of work. Its confidence is at most moderate.
  • In the ranking, who is speaking is decided by the source address: the vendor's own site and platforms where the vendor publishes about itself (platform partner directories and portals, case-study hosting sites, paid release wires) are the vendor's own word, not an independent source, whatever domain they sit on. Client reviews on a partner directory stay third-party.
  • On the profile and in its feed the rule is stricter: who is speaking is decided by who wrote the text. Every claim falls into one of four classes: independent (a client, the press, a rating written by a third party); linked to the agency (a person who worked at or through it, writing in the first person); a listing the agency writes (the platforms above, or another page retelling what the agency says); and the agency itself. Only the first class counts as independent there (section 18).
  • A claim counts for an intent only when the rubric's terms appear in the claim or its source. The rubric is published on the page.
  • Claims that only describe the company's location or history are not intent evidence.
  • Each claim is marked by whether it documents work (describes_work in the machine feed): case studies, projects, portfolio entries and client reviews do; service pages, pricing, positioning statements, review-platform profiles and employer reviews do not.
  • Claims from the same source count with diminishing weight: each further claim adds half as much as the one before it. Everything an agency says about itself, on any page, is one source; outside documents are told apart by the site that published them. The number of reviews on one platform, or of pages on an agency's own site, cannot carry a position.
  • Evidence documented on two or more different independent sites earns a small bonus over the same amount of evidence from one site.
  • Review platforms that compete with Vendar stay in the machine feed with their source URL, because a claim must be checkable, but pages do not name or link them; where other sources exist, they are listed first.

Verified means Vendar confirmed the company, its service and its market on official sources and stamped the profile with the date. A participation status or a partner relationship does not make a profile verified.

D5Dates and versions
Data as of
Nov 3, 2026
Newest evidence check
Nov 3, 2026
Feed generated
Nov 4, 2026
Ranking model
Evidence-weighted ranking 2026.11.7
Rubric
AI search visibility 2026.09
Update cadence
Fast signals, monthly: licence status, site alive, review rating and count, pricing pages, team page. Evidence, each base cycle: case studies, portfolio, services, client types, press and awards. Full re-verification, yearly: registry, address, ownership, every claim a rank rests on. Event-driven, within days: a vendor update, a buyer report, a dead link, a regulator record, a dispute.
Next evidence pass due by
Feb 1, 2027

Every date shown is a data date. A listing's updated date is the newest verification date among its ranked vendors and the evidence claims their ranks rest on; the same value appears in the page text, the structured data and the machine feed.

D6Known limits of the method

A position reflects documented work for the page's question, not the quality of an agency as such. Without a public case or a visible campaign the result of an agency's work cannot be known from outside. An agency with no public evidence is not worse: there is nothing to confirm it with, so it is listed below the ranking instead of being ranked low.

  • About 20 of 100 points rest on what the vendor says about itself without an outside check: years in business, team size, retention, prices.
  • The weights favour older, larger and local vendors: full marks at ten years and around 100 reviews, awards count toward market credibility, a vendor that works remotely gets 0.3 on geography, an undisclosed price gets 0.2.
  • The weights 30/25/15/10/10/5/5 are set by judgment and are not yet calibrated on client outcomes.
  • Reviews on directories are often collected by the agency itself.
  • The ranking decides who is speaking by the source address only: a person who worked at or through the agency writing on their own site, or a third-party page retelling what the agency says, still counts as third-party in a position. The profile and its feed already count them as the agency's word, so a position can show more third-party claims than the profile shows independent ones.
  • Market credibility counts recognition with a source on file, including recognition the vendor reports about itself.
  • Claims are checked by AI models, not by people. Code confirms that the quoted words are on the page; it cannot confirm that the page itself tells the truth. A case study on an agency's own site stays the agency's word even when the check confirms it.
  • Confidence is shown next to the score and does not change the order.
D7Machine-readable version

This section carries the same data that AI assistants receive.

/ai/listings/marketing/seo/san-francisco/ai-search-visibility

Schema vendar.ai.decision.v1 · Evidence-weighted ranking 2026.11.7 · generated Nov 4, 2026 · methodology /scoring

San Francisco buyer context

How to check AI-search work is measurable

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.

Fit
  • Tracks citations in named assistants, with a baseline taken before the work.
  • Works on entities, structured data and the outside sources that describe you.
  • Separates AI-answer visibility from classic rankings in reporting.
Proof
  • Show before and after for citations in a named assistant.
  • Which outside sources did you get the brand into, and how?
  • What do you do when an assistant stops citing us next month?
Budget
  • Ranked here and disclosing a monthly minimum: 24, from $500 to $20K.
  • Middle of that range: about $5K a month.
  • 27 of the 51 ranked agencies do not publish a minimum; ask on the first call.

Other San Francisco SEO scenarios

All SEOLocal SEOSmall BusinessB2B / SaaSEcommerceEnterpriseTechnicalContent-ledMultilingualAuditConsultingRetainerRecovery

AI search visibility in other cities

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