# AthenaHQ: how AI models rank it, October 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 1 categories by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/athenahq/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI visibility and answer engine tracking tools | 0% | 23 | 0% | 5 |

## What the models said for it

- "Need enterprise-grade insight and workflows? Look at Profound or AthenaHQ." (GPT-5.4 mini, AI visibility)
- "Well-regarded platforms with stronger methodologies include Profound, Peec AI, AIclicks, and AthenaHQ — but even these should be pilot-tested before significant investment." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, AI visibility)
- "Real-time monitoring; higher price but strong for frequent checks." (Grok 4.1 Fast, AI visibility)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- AI visibility and answer engine tracking tools: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 13 → 23 of 90.

## In its own words

What AthenaHQ's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: AthenaHQ is a leading AEO & GEO platform trusted by commercial & enterprise businesses to become the answer AI gives and the brand AI trusts. (https://athenahq.ai/)
- For: commercial & enterprise businesses (https://athenahq.ai/)
- Price stated: Essential Free; Starter $295/month; Enterprise Custom (https://athenahq.ai/)
- Starting price: Free (https://athenahq.ai/)
- Free plan or trial: Essential Free; $25 free credit; includes 300 credits (https://athenahq.ai/)
- Certifications: SOC II Type 2, GDPR, NIST Cybersecurity Framework at Tier 3 under CSF 2.0, SOC II, SOC 2 Type 1, SOC 2 Type 2
- Hosting: multi-region, 60+ countries and languages
- Customers named: verito.com, Grüns, Popl.co, Lago, L'Oréal, SoFi, ZoomInfo, OneSignal

## What it publishes

Every page athenahq.ai exposes, read 2026-09-29: 458 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 65 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-18
- case study: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 57 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-15
- comparison: 14 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-15
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-09
- news or press: 31 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-18
- Recent: 2026-09-09 podcast or video: Prompt discovery https://athenahq.ai/videos/prompt-discovery
- Recent: 2026-03-18 blog: Athenahq noble partnership https://athenahq.ai/articles/athenahq-noble-partnership
- Recent: 2026-03-18 news or press: Athenahq noble partnership https://athenahq.ai/news/athenahq-noble-partnership
- Recent: 2026-03-09 blog: Track brand in ai search https://athenahq.ai/articles/track-brand-in-ai-search
- Recent: 2026-03-09 news or press: Track brand in ai search https://athenahq.ai/news/track-brand-in-ai-search
- Recent: 2026-03-07 blog: Ai seo https://athenahq.ai/articles/ai-seo

## Record

- Method: https://gtm-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://gtm-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, gtm-ai-index.com.