AI agents
AI search agents: agents that do the work to get your company named in ChatGPT and Gemini
We make Eli, one of the agents below, so read this with that in mind. Every other agent is described from its own website (checked 22 October 2026 and 20 October 2026), by what it does by itself and what it leaves to you.
Buyer asks ChatGPTWhich CRM fits a growing sales team?
Rival named, you missing: found
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Published by Eli. Updated . Sources checked 22 October 2026 and 20 October 2026.
Short answer
The short answer
An AI search agent is software that does answer engine optimization (AEO) work by itself: it asks the questions your buyers ask ChatGPT, Gemini and Google's AI answers, sees who is named instead of you and why, and writes or stages the pages and fixes that answer those questions. A tracker only shows the gap; an agent does the next step. Choose by how far the agent goes on its own and whether it changes your website, and check that you approve what goes live.
What to check
What a real AI search agent does by itself
Many tools call themselves agents. Use these five checks to see which ones do the work and which only report it.
- It asks buyers' real questions in AI answers on a schedule, not only once
- It finds who is named instead of you and which sources the answers cite
- It writes or stages the page or fix that answers the question, not only a recommendation
- It puts the change on your own website, or hands you the exact text to add
- You approve what goes live, and it checks the page afterwards
Side by side
AI search agents side by side
The other agents are listed alphabetically, and Eli, which makes this page, is listed last. The order is not a ranking.
| Agent | Who it fits | Does by itself | Changes your website | Approval | Entry price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AirOps | Content teams and enterprises that want a content platform plus strategy services for AI search | Platform plus expert team: insights across answer engines, content workflows that research, publish and refresh content, and strategy and channel services | Yes, via CMS integrations; 'research, publish, and refresh content' | 'Human Review & Approvals' and content quality scores are listed features | Not public: Solo and Pro show 'Start for free' and no amount; Enterprise via 'Work with us'. Solo overage $0.025 per task |
| Gauge | Challenger brands that want heavy prompt tracking plus publish-ready articles | Runs 600 prompts daily, recommends actions, writes 18 publish-ready articles a month and sends approved articles to your CMS; tracks ChatGPT ads; separate 'Coding Agents' product | Yes: publishes approved articles to Webflow, Framer, Sanity or GitHub | 'Send approved articles from Gauge to your CMS'; Action Center lets you review, assign and track | Growth $599/mo; Enterprise custom. Coding agents product: $100 to $20,000/mo credit plans |
| Goodie AI | Teams that want a full AEO loop with revenue attribution and are willing to pay $295+ a month | Monitors AI visibility, and its agents write AEO content and blogs, optimize content, do outreach and social, repair llms.txt and sitemaps, and measure revenue impact | Yes: 'can autonomously create or optimize content, fix technical signals'; WordPress, Vercel and Cloudflare integrations listed | Not public | Core $295/month, Pro $999/month (billed monthly; annual gives 2 months free); Enterprise custom |
| Okara | Startups that want an AI CMO for SEO, GEO and social content | Writes a strategy, finds keyword gaps and Reddit threads, drafts articles and posts; a coding agent opens pull requests for technical SEO | Partly (CMS publishing, GitHub pull requests) | Approve, then auto-publish | Free plan; $129/mo (Lite) |
| Profound | Enterprise marketing teams and agencies that want AI visibility data plus an 'AI Marketer' agent | Tracks brand visibility in answer engines; its AI Marketer drafts content, rewrites pages with citation decay and stages them in your CMS, drafts sponsored-answer ad creative and PR corrections | Yes, stages page rewrites and new pages in your CMS as drafts and can publish after you approve | It 'drafts it, and pings you for approval'; changes are staged as drafts until approved | Brands: Trial free (7 days), Enterprise custom. Agencies: Agency Growth $99/month + add-ons ($399/month per client workspace, $199/month per 5 trial workspaces) |
| Eli (ours) | Owner-led B2B companies that want the marketing work done every day across AI search, the website, conversions and Meta ads | Four agents (AI Search Agent, Website Agent, Conversion Agent, Paid Ads Agent) ask the questions buyers ask ChatGPT and Gemini, write the pages and fixes, track conversions and test Meta ads, every day, from one picture of the company | Yes, after your yes: WordPress with the Eli plugin or the site tag (visitors only); elsewhere you add it | First change and anything new; then what you allow | Free to start; Autopilot from $99/mo (all four agents); $1,500/mo with Eli's team (Done for You) |
Each agent
Each AI search agent, and when it fits
AirOps
Fits: Content teams and enterprises that want a content platform plus strategy services for AI search. Does by itself: Platform plus expert team: insights across answer engines, content workflows that research, publish and refresh content, and strategy and channel services.
You still: Build or run workflows, review content, and pay per task beyond the allotment. Not a fit when: You want a fixed published monthly price.
Entry price: Not public: Solo and Pro show 'Start for free' and no amount; Enterprise via 'Work with us'. Solo overage $0.025 per task. Source, checked 22 October 2026
Gauge
Fits: Challenger brands that want heavy prompt tracking plus publish-ready articles. Does by itself: Runs 600 prompts daily, recommends actions, writes 18 publish-ready articles a month and sends approved articles to your CMS; tracks ChatGPT ads; separate 'Coding Agents' product.
You still: Review and approve articles; act on Action Center recommendations. Not a fit when: Your budget is under $599 a month; there is no smaller self-serve plan.
Entry price: Growth $599/mo; Enterprise custom. Coding agents product: $100 to $20,000/mo credit plans. Source, checked 22 October 2026
Goodie AI
Fits: Teams that want a full AEO loop with revenue attribution and are willing to pay $295+ a month. Does by itself: Monitors AI visibility, and its agents write AEO content and blogs, optimize content, do outreach and social, repair llms.txt and sitemaps, and measure revenue impact.
You still: Pick and adjust prompts; work with the AEO strategist; approval steps are not described. Not a fit when: You want a sub-$100 plan; Goodie says it has none.
Entry price: Core $295/month, Pro $999/month (billed monthly; annual gives 2 months free); Enterprise custom. Source, checked 22 October 2026
Okara
Fits: Startups that want an AI CMO for SEO, GEO and social content. Does by itself: Writes a strategy, finds keyword gaps and Reddit threads, drafts articles and posts; a coding agent opens pull requests for technical SEO.
You still: Connect the CMS and channels, approve drafts (approved work then publishes). Not a fit when: You need paid ads or conversion work.
Entry price: Free plan; $129/mo (Lite). Source, checked 20 October 2026
Profound
Fits: Enterprise marketing teams and agencies that want AI visibility data plus an 'AI Marketer' agent. Does by itself: Tracks brand visibility in answer engines; its AI Marketer drafts content, rewrites pages with citation decay and stages them in your CMS, drafts sponsored-answer ad creative and PR corrections.
You still: Review and approve what the AI Marketer stages; buy an Enterprise package for ongoing tracking. Not a fit when: You are a small brand that wants a published monthly price; brand plans beyond the trial are custom Enterprise only.
Entry price: Brands: Trial free (7 days), Enterprise custom. Agencies: Agency Growth $99/month + add-ons ($399/month per client workspace, $199/month per 5 trial workspaces). Source, checked 22 October 2026
Eli (ours)
Eli's AI Search Agent works to get you named when buyers ask ChatGPT and Gemini what to buy: it asks your buyers' questions, writes the page or the fix that is missing, and puts it live on WordPress with the Eli plugin after your yes, or hands it to you to add.
Fits: Owner-led B2B companies that want the marketing work done every day across AI search, the website, conversions and Meta ads. Does by itself: Four agents (AI Search Agent, Website Agent, Conversion Agent, Paid Ads Agent) ask the questions buyers ask ChatGPT and Gemini, write the pages and fixes, track conversions and test Meta ads, every day, from one picture of the company.
You still: Connect the website once (site tag or WordPress plugin), approve the first change and the ad budget, answer questions Eli may not guess. Not a fit when: You only want a dashboard to track AI visibility, or you sell mainly through retail checkout.
Entry price: Free to start; Autopilot from $99/mo (all four agents); $1,500/mo with Eli's team (Done for You). Source, checked 20 October 2026
Where Eli is not the right choice
When to choose another agent than Eli
Skip Eli if you only want a dashboard to track AI visibility, or you sell mainly through retail checkout. Eli needs your website connected once (a site tag or the WordPress plugin), and you approve the first change and any ad budget. If you only need one channel run at large scale, a specialist agent from the table may fit better.
How this page was made
How we compared them
We read each vendor's own product and pricing pages (22 October 2026 and 20 October 2026) and wrote down what each agent does by itself, what it leaves to you, how changes are approved and the lowest published price. Where a vendor does not publish something, the page says so; nothing is estimated. No agent is scored or ranked. If a fact here is out of date, email hello@hireeli.io and we correct it.
Questions
AI search agents, answered
What is an AI search agent?
Software that does answer engine optimization work by itself: it asks the questions buyers ask AI assistants, finds who is named instead of you, and writes or stages the pages and fixes that answer them. A tracking tool shows the gap; an agent does the next step, usually with your approval.
What is the difference between an AI search agent and an AI visibility tracker?
A tracker measures how often AI answers name you and recommends what to change; your team does the work. An agent also does the work: it drafts, stages or publishes the page or fix. Several trackers now add agents, so check what each one changes by itself.
What does an AI search agent cost?
From each vendor's own pricing page: AirOps: Not public: Solo and Pro show 'Start for free' and no amount; Enterprise via 'Work with us'. Solo overage $0.025 per task. Gauge: Growth $599/mo; Enterprise custom. Coding agents product: $100 to $20,000/mo credit plans. Goodie AI: Core $295/month, Pro $999/month (billed monthly; annual gives 2 months free); Enterprise custom. Okara: Free plan; $129/mo (Lite). Profound: Brands: Trial free (7 days), Enterprise custom. Agencies: Agency Growth $99/month + add-ons ($399/month per client workspace, $199/month per 5 trial workspaces). Eli: Free to start; Autopilot from $99/mo (all four agents); $1,500/mo with Eli's team (Done for You).
Does an AI search agent publish on my website by itself?
It depends on the agent and on you. Gauge sends approved articles to your CMS, Profound stages rewrites as drafts for your approval, and Fimo-style hosts change the site in a branch you merge. Eli puts a change live on WordPress with the Eli plugin after your yes, or hands you the exact text to add.
Can an AI search agent guarantee that ChatGPT names my company?
No. AI answers change from day to day and no one controls them. An agent can measure the answers, do the work that makes a page worth citing and report what changed. Eli never promises a ranking, a revenue figure or a date.
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About Eli · facts checked 20 October 2026
What Eli is: AI agents that do your marketing work
Eli is an AI growth team for B2B companies: four autonomous AI agents for AI search, your website, conversions and Meta ads. They work every day; you approve what matters. You do not do the marketing work yourself: Eli's agents do it every day, also when you are not logged in, and ask you only when a decision is yours.
- AI Search Agent: gets you named when buyers ask ChatGPT and Gemini what to buy.
- Website Agent: fixes the pages where buyers decide; changes go live after your yes.
- Conversion Agent: tracks which visits become customers, through the Eli site tag.
- Paid Ads Agent: tests Meta ads inside your budget, after a tracking check.
Eli is for founders of B2B software and service companies, often 11 to 50 people, whose website gets visitors but not enough customers, and who have no marketing team to work on it.
You use Eli from ChatGPT or Claude, through Eli's MCP connector, or in your Eli account at hireeli.io, and Eli sends you one short report a week. There is no new dashboard to learn.
Eli Free is free forever: one website, one full check, no card. Eli Autopilot has all four agents (AI Search, Website, Conversion and Paid Ads for Meta ads) on every plan; only the capacity differs: Launch $99, Core $249 or Grow $599 a month (or €99, €249 and €599). Eli Done for You is $1,500 or €1,500 a month: Grow's capacity, set up and run with Eli's team. Every plan is monthly and can be cancelled anytime, and every account starts free. Enterprise is scoped and priced in a call. Your ad budget is separate and goes directly to Meta.
On G2, Eli is rated 4.8 out of 5 from 2 verified reviews (checked 20 October 2026). One reviewer: “I like how ELI has fully automated agents that do the work, so I don't have to do anything.” G2 reviews
You approve Eli's first change and your ad budget. After that you can let Eli improve pages and publish by itself, and you can undo anything. More money or anything new still waits for your yes. "Stop everything" works at any time. Eli never promises a ranking, a revenue figure, a multiple or a date. It tracks conversions, reports what it measured, and says so when it is too early to tell.
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