# AI search monitoring pricing: compare coverage, evidence and completed work. - working worksheet

Reviewed alongside the Eli guide: https://hireeli.io/resources/ai-search-monitoring-pricing

## Decision to make

Understand AI search monitoring software pricing

Owner: ____________________
Review date: ____________________
Canonical page or destination: ____________________

## Buyer questions

- [ ] Why do AI search tools use credits?
- [ ] Is daily monitoring always full coverage?
- [ ] Should publishing be included in the price?

## Evidence-led work plan

### 1. Which units are being sold?

A prompt, response and model check are different units.

Evidence or artifact: ____________________
Status: [ ] not started  [ ] working  [ ] verified  [ ] blocked

### 2. Which work is included after monitoring?

Some plans stop at visibility data.

Evidence or artifact: ____________________
Status: [ ] not started  [ ] working  [ ] verified  [ ] blocked

### 3. How do you protect margin without crippling results?

A sustainable product prioritizes commercially important questions, rotates the wider portfolio and reserves premium provider calls for adjudication.

Evidence or artifact: ____________________
Status: [ ] not started  [ ] working  [ ] verified  [ ] blocked

### 4. Normalize cost against completed decisions

Translate each vendor's packaging into a common unit before comparing totals.

Evidence or artifact: ____________________
Status: [ ] not started  [ ] working  [ ] verified  [ ] blocked

## Source ledger

- [ ] Google: AI features and your website: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/ai-optimization-guide
- [ ] OpenAI: publishers and developers FAQ: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/12627856-publishers-and-developers-faq
- [ ] Eli: AI Visibility Index methodology: https://hireeli.io/ai-visibility-index/methodology

## Measurement boundary

Baseline date and exact context: ____________________
7-day observation: ____________________
14-day observation: ____________________
30-day observation: ____________________
Known limitations: ____________________

Keep technical eligibility, citations, recommendations, visits, leads and revenue as separate evidence. This worksheet does not guarantee an external ranking or commercial result.