Maps · Generative engine optimization
Updated 2026-09. Brief: GEO landscape, September 2026.
Optimize so ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, Claude, and the rest mention, cite, or recommend the brand. The stack is racing from dashboards toward execution.
Full-stack
Only GEO unicorn so far. Monitoring plus agents that draft comparison and social content.
Category proof that GEO can be a nine-figure company. Shopping mode is ChatGPT-only.
Monitor
Largest European pure-play. Measure and advise; will not write or ship content.
Clear anti-position against full-stack. Shopping coverage is ChatGPT-only; Rufus still unconfirmed.
Monitor
Low-floor brand mention tracker.
The floor of the category. Monitoring is no longer a moat.
Monitor
Broad-engine mention tracking for SMBs and agencies.
Cheapest seat in the table. 17+ engines is the pitch.
Full-stack
YC W25 full-stack with a free tier.
Self-serve middle of the market — the bloodiest pricing band.
Full-stack
Agent Experience Platform: a structured site copy for AI crawlers, leaving the human site alone.
The interesting bet: don't GEO the human page; serve agents a different surface.
Full-stack
Paris full-stack. Only one of the original three GEO names with Alexa for Shopping already in the $80 tier.
If the shopping map matters, GetMint is the GEO vendor that actually shipped Rufus/Alexa coverage.
Full-stack
Competitive intelligence plus GEO, commercially launched Jan 2026.
Aimed at B2B SaaS, services, and commerce rather than consumer brands.
SEO suites
Zero-config brand queries on a 468M monthly prompt graph.
Incumbent advantage is the prompt corpus, not a prettier dashboard.
SEO suites
Prompt research as the new keyword research.
Fast follower. Engine coverage is thinner (no Claude/Copilot in the current toolkit).
SEO suites
Enterprise SEO parser for generative answers.
Enterprise SEO budget will absorb GEO as a line item before they buy a fourth dashboard.
SEO suites
Global enterprise SEO with AI-answer tracking.
Same incumbent motion as BrightEdge: keep the account, add a module.
SEO suites
SE Ranking's AI visibility add-on.
Agency-grade SEO suite filling the $99 band.
SEO suites
Feeds AI-visibility data back into on-page content recommendations.
The interesting incumbent twist: close the loop into the editor, not another report.
Vertical
Local / multi-location brand visibility in AI answers.
GEO for store networks is a different job than GEO for a SaaS homepage.
Vertical
Fortune 500 agentic marketing OS: prompt corpus → multi-model run → source diagnosis → action.
The benchmark for governed, cross-functional AI-presence work. Not an SMB tracker.
Vertical
Infrastructure so products can be mentioned inside ChatGPT and other AI apps. YC S25.
GEO as a page the agent can use, not a report the marketer reads.