AthenaHQ vs Sig AEO Tracker (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, AthenaHQ grades higher than Sig AEO Tracker: 2.2 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
AthenaHQ grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
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
Sig AEO Tracker
Brand AI visibility scores and competitor tracking across five models
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 Sig AEO Tracker if
- Fits if you want to compare your brand against 2 to 6 competitors in AI answers
- Works for a team with the budget for $299 to $499 a month
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there is only a 14-day trial
- Pricey if you are one person or a small shop, as Starter is $299 a month
- Tight if you are on Starter: ChatGPT and Gemini only, and 2 competitors
- Watch out: the page marks prices as beta, with plans subject to change
- Watch out: the page does not say whether the monthly prices are billed monthly or annually
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAAthenaHQFair | 1.8GPASig AEO TrackerWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | D$299 a month for your brand and 2 competitors, against a category middle of $49. |
| 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. | CA 14-day free trial that needs no card, and no free plan after it. |
| 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. | CReputation score, competitor comparison, a brand database and developer access. Starter covers only ChatGPT and Gemini, and the rankings on the homepage are estimated scores. |
| 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 store rating on record, and you add your brand, competitors and queries before it works. |
| 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. | CWeb only, with API access on Professional. No integrations are listed. |
| Best for | a free start on credit-based AI answer tracking | brand AI scores and competitor tracking |
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 Sig AEO Tracker. 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. Sig AEO Tracker starts at $299 a month and scores 2.0.
AthenaHQ scores higher and starts $54 a month lower. Of the other AI search visibility tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than AthenaHQ for less, and 105 score higher than Sig AEO Tracker 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
- AthenaHQ also covers AI agents and content optimization.
- Sig AEO Tracker also covers reports.
At a glance
| AthenaHQ | Sig AEO Tracker | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $245 per month, billed annually ($295 billed monthly) | $299 per month for your brand plus 2 competitors, billing basis not stated |
| 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 | 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | AthenaHQ | sig.ai |
| Price read from | athenahq.ai | geo.sig.ai |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Nov 13, 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.
Sig AEO Tracker
- The page marks prices as beta pricing, with features and plans subject to change.
- Starter covers only ChatGPT and Gemini; all five models need Professional.
- The page does not say whether the monthly prices are billed monthly or annually.
- The homepage's rankings are estimated scores computed from market position and brand authority as well as AI platform analysis.
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.
Sig AEO Tracker
- AI reputation score
- A single visibility score per brand with a per-model breakdown, share of voice against competitors and trend tracking.
- Competitive comparison
- Side-by-side comparison by model, query and category, with alerts when competitors gain ground.
- Brand database
- Public pages for 7,170 brands across 30 industries with estimated AI visibility scores and rankings.
- Developer access
- The site links an API and SDK, an MCP server and an OpenAPI spec; the plan table lists API access on Professional.
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.
Sig AEO Tracker
Starter$299
per month for your brand plus 2 competitors
ChatGPT and Gemini tracking, 50 queries per day, weekly email reports, 10GB of site hosting and a tracking SDK.
Professional$499
per month for up to 6 competitors
All 5 AI models, 200 queries per day, real-time alerts, API access, 50GB of site hosting and a web and mobile tracking SDK.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited competitors and queries, white-label options, dedicated support and an SLA. Sold through sales.
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.
Sig AEO Tracker
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AthenaHQ or Sig AEO Tracker?
As of Nov 13, 2026, AthenaHQ is cheaper to start with: $245 a month, against $299 a month for Sig AEO Tracker. AthenaHQ starts at $245 per month, billed annually ($295 billed monthly), and Sig AEO Tracker starts at $299 per month for your brand plus 2 competitors, billing basis not stated.
Which has a free plan, AthenaHQ or Sig AEO Tracker?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only AthenaHQ has a free plan. Sig AEO Tracker 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.