AEO Content vs AirOps (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AirOps grades higher than AEO Content: 2.4 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
AirOps grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
AEO Content
Researched articles, a hosted site and AI answer tracking in one plan
From $99/mo
Which one is for you
Pick AEO Content if
- Fits if you run a small or mid-market business whose buyers ask AI for recommendations
- Works for teams that want articles, hosting and AI answer tracking from one company
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to try it first, as there's no free plan or trial
- Watch out: building or moving a site onto its hosted AEO Website is quoted separately from the plan
- Pricey if you want links or social, which start at Business for $500, and DR 40+ links are from $800 a month for 5
- Watch out: the 100-day guarantee is judged by its own tracking against an agreed list of queries
- Tight if you want daily tracking, as Growth checks its 5 prompts weekly
Pick AirOps if
- Fits if your team wants to act on AI search visibility, not just report it
- Works for refreshing or producing content across hundreds of pages at once
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price up front, as none of the plans shows one
- Tight if you're on Solo, which is one user and tracks ChatGPT only
- Watch out: tasks past the monthly allowance are charged, at $0.025 each on Solo
- Watch out: the pricing FAQ still names old Scale and Agency plans next to Solo, Pro and Enterprise
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAAEO ContentWeak | 2.4GPAAirOpsFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DGrowth is $99 a month for 10 articles and 5 prompts tracked weekly, where this category's dearest tenth starts, or about $9.90 an article. Daily tracking starts at Premium, $250. | CNo price is published: Solo, Pro and Enterprise are listed without figures and pricing follows task volume, so the price is only given on a sales call. On Solo, each task past the allowance is $0.025. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing free: no free plan and no trial. The free audit on the site is a one-off report, not a way to try the service. | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial with Scale plan features and no payment details until it ends. It stops early if you use up the trial's tasks. |
| Features | BQuestion research refreshed every 6 hours, articles from about 10 sources, a 53-check score with a bar of 70, tracking in ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews and Gemini, a hosted site and Reddit monitoring. The whole job, though social and backlinks start at Business. | BAI answer tracking with competitor comparisons, opportunities, workflows and agent playbooks, a bulk grid that publishes to Webflow, Sanity or Contentful, and brand kits with review. The whole job, though Solo tracks ChatGPT only. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. A brand profile is built from docs and calls, and moving a site onto its hosted setup is a separate, quoted job. | CNo rating on record. Workflows and playbooks are things you build, and tasks are counted per step, so there's a lot to learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It publishes to WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Squarespace, Wix, HubSpot, Ghost and Framer or its hosted site, with an API from Business. | BWeb, linked to Webflow, WordPress, Contentful, Sanity, Search Console, Analytics 4 and Slack, with MCP connectors, its own MCP server and an API. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | articles and AI answer tracking from one vendor | AI search work and bulk content refreshes |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: AEO Content and AirOps. How we grade
Where they differ
- AEO Content also covers long-form writing and site audit.
- AirOps also covers workflow automation and AI agents.
In commonWebPublic APIAI featuresAI search visibilityContent optimization
At a glance
| AEO Content | AirOps | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $99 per month for 10 articles and 5 prompts tracked weekly | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial; payment details are not needed until it ends |
| Web | ||
| Made by | AEO Content, Inc. | AirOps |
| Price read from | aeocontent.ai | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AEO Content
- There is no free plan or trial; the free audit on the site is a one-off report.
- Building or moving a site onto the AEO Website is a one-time setup quoted separately from the plan.
- Social media management and backlinks are included only from Business; DR 40+ links are an add-on from $800 a month for 5.
- The 100-day guarantee to be named in AI answers is measured by the vendor's own tracking against an agreed query set.
AirOps
- Plan prices are not published; the vendor says pricing follows task volume and needs, and offers a free start and a 14-day trial.
- Solo is single-user and tracks ChatGPT only; Pro adds 7+ answer engines and unlimited seats.
- Tasks beyond the monthly allowance are charged; on Solo each extra task costs $0.025.
- The pricing FAQ still names older Scale and Agency plans beside the current Solo, Pro and Enterprise ones.
Key features
AEO Content
- Topic Engine
- Scans forums, video, podcasts and news, refreshed every 6 hours, for the questions buyers ask and the AI prompts where a competitor is named instead.
- Sourced articles
- Each article is built from a research file of about 10 sources, with stats linked, and in the client's voice from a brand profile built from docs and calls.
- AEO Rank scoring
- Articles and the whole site are scored on 53 checks in 5 weighted pillars; articles are fixed until they clear a score of 70 before publishing.
- AI visibility tracking
- Re-checks the tracked prompts in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Gemini, weekly on Growth and daily from Premium.
- Hosted AEO Website
- Every plan includes a site on Cloudflare built with Astro, managed by prompts through Claude or Codex; existing CMS sites can be published to instead.
- Reddit and mention monitoring
- Scans up to 30 subreddits daily and drafts replies for the client to post, and lists articles that name rivals but not the client, with the editor's email.
AirOps
- AI search insights
- Tracks visibility, citations, mentions and sentiment in answer engines, with competitor comparisons. Solo covers ChatGPT only; Pro covers 7+ engines.
- Opportunities
- Points to onsite and offsite openings to be cited, and on Pro and Enterprise also social and community ones.
- Workflows and Playbooks
- Build AI workflows and agent playbooks that research, write and refresh content, paid for in tasks counted per step that runs.
- Grids for bulk work
- A spreadsheet-style view that runs workflows across hundreds of pages and publishes the results to Webflow, Sanity or Contentful.
- Brand Kits and review
- Brand Kits and Knowledge Bases keep output on brand, with quality scores, human review and approvals, and version history.
- Data connections and API
- Connects Google Search Console and Google Analytics 4 to page data, and offers MCP connectors, the AirOps MCP server and an API.
Plans
AEO Content
Growth$99
per month for 10 articles and 5 prompts tracked weekly
Hosted AEO Website, 10 articles a month, prompts tracked across 4 AI engines, monthly re-audits and Reddit and mention monitoring.
Premium$250
per month for 20 articles and 20 prompts tracked daily
Everything in Growth, publishing to 2 or more site sections, threat analysis, re-audits every 14 days, a brand voice profile and monthly strategy calls.
Business$500
per month for 30 articles and 30 prompts tracked daily
Editorial review, social posts and short videos for 6 networks, 2 DR 30+ backlinks a month, up to 100 competitors, API access and a dedicated strategist.
Business Plus$1,000
per month for 44 articles
Everything in Business with 44 articles and 5 DR 30+ backlinks a month, about two articles every business day.
AirOps
Pricing could not be confirmed. See airops.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AEO Content or AirOps?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AEO Content starts at $99 per month for 10 articles and 5 prompts tracked weekly, and AirOps has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, AEO Content or AirOps?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither AEO Content nor AirOps has a free plan. AirOps has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.