# AthenaHQ vs Peec AI

A detailed comparison to help you choose the right tool.

## Pricing and key differences

### AthenaHQ

#### Best for

[Enterprise](/content/aeo-tools/enterprise/index.html) [SMB](/content/aeo-tools/smb/index.html)

#### Pricing

- ✓Self-serve: $295/month
- ✓Enterprise: custom

#### Funding

$2.7 million

#### Free plan or trial

- ✗No free trial
- ✓offers a free audit and discounted first month ($95)

### Peec AI

#### Best for

[SMB](/content/aeo-tools/smb/index.html) [Agency](/content/aeo-tools/agency/index.html)

#### Pricing

- ✓Starter: $105.25/month
- ✓Pro: $235.34/month
- ✓Enterprise: custom

#### Funding

$29 million

#### Free plan or trial

[- ✓7-day free trial with full feature access\
- ✓Free plan available with limited prompt tracking](/content/aeo-tools/free-trial/index.html)

## AEO tool overview

### AthenaHQ

AthenaHQ was founded in 2024 and emerged from stealth in 2025. In addition to monitoring, auditing, and optimization, it also offers AI-generated content capabilities designed to help you draft content briefs, outlines, and full articles.

### Peec AI

Peec AI launched in February 2025. The Berlin, Germany-based company positions its product as an AI search analytics platform that offers fast, easy entry into AI search monitoring.

Worth noting

AthenaHQ uses a credit-based system (for example, the Self-serve plan includes 3,500 credits per month), wherein one credit is spent each time you take a certain action, like analyzing an AI prompt response for a specific AI model or drafting content.

Worth noting

Peec AI focuses on monitoring and analytics as its core strengths versus auditing and optimization.

## AEO and GEO features comparison

### AthenaHQ

[✓ **Monitoring**](/content/aeo-tools/monitoring/index.html)

Track how often your brand appears in AI-generated answers across ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Claude, and other LLMs. See share of voice, prompt coverage, and visibility trends over time.

[✓ **Monitoring**](/content/aeo-tools/monitoring/index.html)

Peec AI focuses on monitoring and analytics as its core strength—offering fast, easy entry into AI search visibility tracking without auditing or optimization features.

[✓ **Auditing**](/content/aeo-tools/auditing/index.html)

Analyze which pages and content are being cited by AI engines. Identify gaps, see competitor presence, and understand which sources AI models rely on for your industry.

✗ Auditing  
Not offered. Peec AI positions itself as a monitoring and analytics platform rather than a full auditing solution.

[✓ **Optimization**](/content/aeo-tools/optimization/index.html)

Get actionable recommendations to improve content so it ranks better in AI answers. Align your pages with the prompts that matter and refine structure for LLM-friendly consumption.

✗ Optimization  
Not offered. Peec AI focuses on monitoring and analytics.

✗ Content Delivery  
Not offered by this vendor.

✗ Enterprise Ready  
Not offered by this vendor.

## Customer reviews and success stories

### AthenaHQ

[10x citation rate growth\
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> GEO became Rootly's #1 growth pillar.\
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Adam Frank, Head of Marketing — Rootly](https://www.athenahq.ai/case-studies)

[50% increase in demos from AI search\
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> AthenaHQ helped us understand where citations lead to real business outcomes.\
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Finn Lobsien, Content Lead — Lago](https://www.athenahq.ai/case-studies)

[Share of Voice: 2.0% to 12.6% in 60 days\
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> Share of Voice grew from 2.0% to 12.6% in 60 days.\
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Connor Dault, CMO — Gruns](https://www.athenahq.ai/case-studies)

### Peec AI

[7x increase in demo requests from AI search\
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> AI search is taking off as a growth channel and Peec is the rocket fuel every company needs.\
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Jon Gitlin, Content Marketing and SEO Manager — Merge](https://peec.ai/blog/how-merge-drove-a-7x-increase-in-demo-requests-from-llms-with-peec-ai)

[2x AI search visibility in first month\
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> Peec empowers us to create targeted content based on real user queries.\
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Jonathan Kvarfordt, Head of GTM Growth — Momentum](https://peec.ai/blog/how-momentum-boosted-ai-search-visibility-by-10x-with-peec-ai)