AthenaHQ vs Goodie (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AthenaHQ and Goodie share a 2.2 GPA, and only AthenaHQ has a free plan.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
AthenaHQ
Credit-based AI search tracking with content optimization agents
Goodie
AEO platform for AI search tracking, content agents and attribution
Which one is for you
Pick AthenaHQ if
- Fits if you want to look at real AI answers about your brand before paying anything
- Works for shops checking their products in ChatGPT, AI Mode and Gemini shopping results
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you outgrow the free credits, as the next step is $245 a month on yearly billing
- Tight if you track lots of prompts every day, because every answer spends a credit
- Skip it if you need Claude, AI Mode or Grok on the free plan, as they start on Starter
- Watch out: the API and extra credits on Starter are add-ons priced only on request
- Not for you if you need SSO, audit logs or multi-region tracking without an Enterprise contract
Pick Goodie if
- Fits if you want the tracking and the content work that follows it in one tool, at $295 a month or more
- Works for teams selling products who need SKU-level AI shopping data, which starts on Pro at $999
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you just want to know whether ChatGPT mentions you, at $295 a month even on yearly billing
- Tight if you run several brands, as Core covers one brand, two countries and 5 of its 13 engines
- Skip it if you need the API or multi-brand reporting, which only come with Enterprise
- Watch out: Pro jumps to $999 a month, is started through a demo, and is where Slack support begins
- Watch out: agents run on 50 optimization actions a month on Core, and monthly billing adds $59 to Core's price
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAAthenaHQFair | 2.2GPAGoodieFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DStarter is $245 a month billed annually, $295 monthly, for 3,600 credits. That sits in this category's dearest tenth, which starts at $129, and the API and extra credits are add-ons priced only on request. | DCore is $295 a month billed annually, or $354 monthly, for 110 prompts and one brand. That's in this category's dearest tenth, which starts at $129, and Pro jumps to $999. Seats are unlimited on every plan. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan, Essential, with 300 credits on ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews, Gemini and Copilot and unlimited users. But one credit is one AI answer, so 10 prompts on 5 models spend 50 credits a run. You'll hit the wall fast. | CNo free plan, but there's a 7-day free trial of Core. A week shows you the first answers coming in, not much of a trend. |
| Features | BUp to 11 models on Starter, Claude, AI Mode and Grok among them, with competitor benchmarks, sentiment and source insights. It adds an optimization agent, AI shopping results and robots.txt and llms.txt controls. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job. | BDaily mentions, citations, sentiment and competitor share, Brand Command checking AI claims against your facts, content and outreach agents, crawler analytics with attribution, and AI shopping at SKU level from Pro. Core covers 5 core models of the 13 engines it lists. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Credits take some working out: there's a whole calculator just for estimating how prompts, locations, models and cadence add up. | CNo rating on record. You set prompts, competitors and brand facts before it tells you much, and the agents run on a monthly allowance of action credits you'll need to learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It links to Google Analytics, Search Console, WordPress, Shopify and Webflow, and works inside ChatGPT or Claude over MCP. The API is a paid add-on. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It connects to Google Analytics, Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, Vercel, Cloudflare, CloudFront and WordPress, with MCP from Core. The API waits for Enterprise. |
| Best for | a free start on credit-based AI answer tracking | tracking and acting on AI answers in one tool |
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: AthenaHQ and Goodie. How we grade
Price against what you get
AthenaHQ starts at $245 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Goodie starts at $295 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and AthenaHQ starts $50 a month lower. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than AthenaHQ for less, and 1 scores higher than Goodie for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Goodie also covers web analytics.
At a glance
| AthenaHQ | Goodie | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $245 per month, billed annually ($295 billed monthly) | $295 per month, billed annually ($354 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Essential plan: $25 of credit (300 credits, 1 credit = 1 AI response) across ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews, Gemini and Copilot, with unlimited users. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial of the Core plan |
| Web | ||
| Made by | AthenaHQ | Goodie |
| Price read from | athenahq.ai | higoodie.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AthenaHQ
- Everything runs on credits: 3,600 a month on Starter. A free credit calculator helps estimate use by prompts, locations, models and cadence.
- API access and extra credits on Starter are paid add-ons whose prices are given only on request.
- The free Essential plan covers 5 models; Claude, AI Mode, Grok, DeepSeek, Meta AI and Mistral need Starter.
- SSO, audit logs, multi-region tracking and BI dashboards come only with Enterprise.
Goodie
- The entry price is higher than many trackers: Core is $295 a month on annual billing for 110 prompts and one brand.
- Core tracks 5 core models; the vendor lists 13 engines in all, and up to 14 models only on Enterprise.
- Core and Pro list MCP access; API access and centralized multi-brand reporting appear only in the Enterprise plan.
- Core support is by email only; Slack support starts on Pro.
Key features
AthenaHQ
- AI answer monitoring
- Analyzes prompts and responses for brand mentions, competitor benchmarking and real-time sentiment across up to 11 models on Starter.
- Sources and citation intelligence
- Shows which sources AI answers draw on and where competitors are cited instead of you.
- Content optimization agent
- Recommends on-page and off-page actions and rewrites content against brand guidelines; drafts can be published to WordPress, Shopify and other CMSs.
- Shopping insights
- Shows how a site's products appear in AI shopping results in ChatGPT, AI Mode and Gemini carousels, with position and competitor pricing.
- AI crawler controls
- Manages AI crawler access through a generated robots.txt and llms.txt.
- MCP and analytics connections
- Connects Google Analytics and Search Console to tie AI visibility to traffic, and works inside ChatGPT or Claude through MCP.
Goodie
- Visibility monitoring
- Daily tracking of mentions, citations, sentiment and competitor share across AI engines, with country and historical trend views.
- Brand Command
- Checks what AI answers claim about a brand against the facts and messaging pillars you set, and reports inaccuracy and adverse citation rates.
- Agents and optimization actions
- Content writer, blog, outreach, social and technical agents (llms.txt and sitemap repair) work through a monthly allowance of action credits.
- Agentic commerce tracking
- Pro and above track how products appear in AI shopping answers, at SKU level, including AI Mode and Walmart's Sparky.
- Agent analytics and attribution
- Logs AI crawler visits and AI-referred traffic through Google Analytics, Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, Vercel, Cloudflare and CloudFront.
- Prompt research
- Finds prompts customers ask AI in a category, with volume patterns and trending topics; 30 a month on Core and 80 on Pro.
Plans
AthenaHQ
Essential$0
300 credits on 5 models, unlimited users, prompt and source analysis, content recommendations and the Athena AI agent.
Starter$245
per month for 3,600 credits, billed annually ($295 monthly)
11 models including Claude, AI Mode, Grok, DeepSeek, Meta AI and Mistral; unlimited topics, prompts and competitors, CSV export and the optimization agent.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom credits and websites, API access, knowledge base and claim review, multi-region tracking, BI dashboards, SAML SSO, audit logs and a 2-hour SLA.
Goodie
Core$295
per month for 110 prompts, billed annually ($354 monthly)
5 core AI models, 1 brand, 2 countries, daily data, MCP access, 50 optimization actions a month, unlimited seats and email support.
Pro$999
per month for 250 prompts, billed annually ($1,198.80 monthly)
8 models, 5 countries, 100 actions a month, product-level AI shopping visibility, email and Slack support. Started through a demo.
EnterpriseCustom
Up to 14 models, 500+ prompts, 8+ countries, multi-brand reporting, full revenue attribution, API access and a dedicated AEO strategist.
Ways to pay less
AthenaHQ
- Annual discount
17% off with annual billing
AthenaHQ's plans page takes 17% off for annual billing, described as two months free: Starter is $245 a month instead of $295.
Goodie
- Annual discount
Two months free with annual billing
Goodie's pricing page offers 2 months free on annual billing: Core is $295 a month billed annually against $354 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AthenaHQ or Goodie?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AthenaHQ is cheaper to start with: $245 a month, against $295 a month for Goodie. AthenaHQ starts at $245 per month, billed annually ($295 billed monthly), and Goodie starts at $295 per month, billed annually ($354 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, AthenaHQ or Goodie?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only AthenaHQ has a free plan. Goodie does not, though it 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.