Open Veils · Answer
Is this eaech engine free? or does it have paid plan also?
AEO Engine is not a free search engine — it is a paid agency platform. It does offer roughly 28 free standalone tools (checkers for Claude, Copilot, Gemini, and AI Overviews) with no card required, but the core managed service starts at $1,597/month. There is no free ongoing plan for the full service.
Evidence
- Per AEO Engine's own published comparison pages, the platform operates as a done-for-you AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) agency rather than self-serve software.
- The paid agency retainers are structured in three tiers: Growth at $1,597/month, Scale at $2,997/month, and Enterprise from $10,000/month, scoped on a strategy call.
- For context, a competitor comparison published by Zene (October 2026) notes that AEO Engine's Answer Index covers roughly 300 questions across four engines and updates monthly, while the free checkers cover Claude, Copilot, Gemini, and AI Overviews on demand.
- If you want a fully free or low-cost self-serve alternative, tools like Zene (free forever for one brand and ten questions) or Gauge (free tier available) are structured differently and require no retainer commitment.
- Its free tier consists of approximately 28 individual tools — including AI visibility checkers — that require only a work email and verification code, with no credit card.