Best Generative Engine Optimization Agency (2026 Verdict)

My verdict on the best generative engine optimization agency puts Goldie Agency first, and that's my own agency, so treat this as a disclosed, biased pick.

A generative engine optimisation agency is a team that works to get your brand cited and recommended inside AI-written answers from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google's AI Overviews.

I compared six third-party agencies across four markets, which are SALT.agency, Power Digital, StudioHawk, Delante, ClickSlice and Boostability, using each one's own AI search page as read on 18 October 2026.

This is the reference version, so you get a region matrix, an AI-tools coverage table and a scorecard you can use on any agency call.

If you'd rather have someone check your brand first, book a free SEO strategy session and get a custom AI visibility plan.

Here's my ranking of the seven GEO agencies I compared, with my own agency at number one.

Top 3 Picks At A Glance

• 🥇 Goldie Agency is my verdict for one team that does coverage, content and links, it's my own agency, and the first step is a free SEO strategy session.
• 🥈 SALT.agency is the UK enterprise pick, because its page describes its own AI monitoring agents and competitor benchmarks.
• 🥉 Power Digital is the US pick, because its GEO page names six AI platforms and leads with deep audits.

The Short Verdict

Hire a GEO agency that knows the market your buyers are in, because AI answers are local, language-specific and built from local sources.

Pay most for the coverage your baseline says you're missing, and pay nothing for a guarantee.

If you sell in several countries, run one baseline per market before you choose anyone.

What A Generative Engine Optimization Agency Is

A GEO agency improves how often generative AI tools use your content and name your brand in their answers.

The term comes from the paper GEO: Generative Engine Optimization by Pranjal Aggarwal, Vishvak Murahari, Tanmay Rajpurohit, Ashwin Kalyan, Karthik Narasimhan and Ameet Deshpande.

It was first posted on arXiv on 16 November 2023 and published at KDD 2024.

The paper reported that GEO methods can boost visibility by up to 40% in generative engine responses, and that citing sources, adding quotations and adding statistics were the top methods.

It also found that the best method varies by domain, which is the research reason a market-specific agency can outperform a generic one.

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How I Compared Each GEO Agency

I read each agency's own GEO or AI search page on 18 October 2026 and recorded its base, the AI tools it names, its first step and who it says it serves.

I haven't hired the six third-party agencies, I haven't scored their results, and I haven't listed prices, because agencies quote after a call.

The ranking is my judgement of how clearly each page describes GEO work for its market, and it isn't a quality score.

I picked agencies that aren't in my best GEO agency or AI SEO optimization agency comparisons, so you get fresh names.

The Region Matrix

The AI Tools Each Agency Names

A tick means the agency's own page names that tool, and a dash means I couldn't find it named there, which doesn't mean the agency ignores it.

Ask every agency about the tools your buyers actually use, because a page never lists everything.

Agency-By-Agency Reference

1. Goldie Agency (My Agency)

Goldie Agency is the SEO and link building agency I started on my own, and it has 70+ people in Bangkok.

• What it sells: The session page describes getting brands found, cited and recommended across Google, AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini.
• Strongest point: The core is trusted-source coverage through expert bylines, independent reviews, industry comparisons and research-led coverage, plus link building with manual outreach and no PBNs.
• First step: You start with a free AI brand visibility session that covers a custom visibility plan, an AI visibility roadmap and a competitor gap analysis.

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2. SALT.agency

• What it sells: SALT.agency sells AI search optimisation and AI SEO services to enterprise brands.
• Strongest point: Its page says it built its own AI monitoring agents that track your brand across LLM responses and benchmark you against named competitors.
• Also listed: It covers product data for AI shopping agents, entity signals and how LLMs interpret your brand and its sentiment.

3. Power Digital

• What it sells: Power Digital sells generative engine optimisation services.
• Strongest point: Its GEO page leads with deep audits, conversational strategy, schema and landscape analysis.
• Also listed: It names ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini and Copilot as target platforms.

4. StudioHawk

• What it sells: StudioHawk describes itself as a specialist AI SEO agency.
• Strongest point: Its page says AI SEO is built into everything it delivers, from technical audits to content, links, schema and authority work.
• Also listed: It monitors visibility using platform data, manual checks and entity analysis, and it publishes a white paper on ranking in AI search.

5. Delante

• What it sells: Delante sells an AI Search Optimisation audit it calls AISO.
• Strongest point: Its audit checks your exposure in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and DeepSeek.
• Also listed: It gives technical, content and off-site recommendations and says it has won clients through AI search engines for over two years.

6. ClickSlice

• What it sells: ClickSlice sells AI search optimisation alongside SEO and PPC from London.
• Strongest point: Its page says it tracks commercial prompts, category questions, comparison searches and solution-led queries.
• Also listed: It describes itself as a Profound Certified Agency Partner and runs an audit, strategy and testing process.

7. Boostability

• What it sells: Boostability sells AI SEO built on its Be-Found-Framework.
• Strongest point: Its page covers third-party validation through listings, reviews and backlinks, which is where many small businesses are weakest.
• Also listed: It covers structured data, content for AI Overviews and topical authority, and it works with agencies and resellers.

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The 100-Point Scorecard For Any GEO Agency

Score every agency you speak to, including my team, on these six lines.

Anything under 60 points is a pitch I'd send back for a rewrite.

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What The Official Docs Say

• Google's AI features guide says there are no additional requirements for AI Overviews or AI Mode, and no special schema or AI text files are needed.
• Google's guidance on generative AI content says "It is critical to manually factcheck and review all AI-generated content for accuracy and trustworthiness before publishing."
• OpenAI's crawler page recommends allowing OAI-SearchBot if you want to appear in ChatGPT search results.
• Perplexity's crawler page recommends allowing PerplexityBot if you want to appear in its search results.

Those rules are the same in every country, so an agency that contradicts them is wrong wherever it's based.

My Own Proof, And What It Does And Doesn't Show

In my GEO examples video, the AI answer for "who is the best Hermes AI SEO expert" recommends me and cites my content across several platforms.

The AI Overview for "best HARO agency" lists five suppliers and links Goldie Agency first, and the page ranks first organically too.

One of my sites went from zero to about 1,300 Google clicks a day, with one day of over 9,600 impressions inside Google's AI features.

Those are my results on my screens, and they show the method can work, not that it will work the same way for you.

I also had a site that flopped, which is why I never promise outcomes.

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Local GEO Agency Or Global One?

If you'd rather hire one expert than a team, my best AEO consultant list covers that route.

What No GEO Agency Can Promise

Nobody can guarantee what a model says, and that includes me and Goldie Agency.

No AI company publishes a formula for which brands get recommended, and answers vary from one chat and one country to the next.

Treat any guaranteed mention, guaranteed date or guaranteed revenue figure as a reason to walk away.

Related Comparisons On This Site

• My best generative engine optimization services comparison from this batch scores GEO providers package by package.
• My free GEO audit guide shows how to run your own baseline for free.

Final Verdict On The Best GEO Agency

Goldie Agency is my verdict for one team, and I've disclosed that it's mine from the first line.

SALT.agency is the UK enterprise pick, Power Digital is the US pick, StudioHawk is the Australian pick and Delante is the pick for Poland and Central Europe.

Score every agency on the 100-point card and run a baseline in every market you sell into.

If you'd like a head start, book a free SEO strategy session and get a custom visibility plan for your brand.

Also On Our Network

• 🌐 The operator's six-step regional GEO agency pitch
• 🌐 Which GEO agency fits your company size and budget tier
• 🌐 Hire a GEO agency with your Agent OS tracking every market
• 🌐 The US and Chinese models behind AI answers, benchmarked

FAQ: The Best GEO Agency Compared

What is the best generative engine optimization agency?

My verdict puts my own agency, Goldie Agency, first, and I disclose that bias.

The third-party agencies I compared are SALT.agency, Power Digital, StudioHawk, Delante, ClickSlice and Boostability.

Which GEO agency is best for the UK?

For a UK enterprise brand, I'd call SALT.agency first because its page describes its own AI monitoring agents.

For a UK business that wants SEO, PPC and AI search together, I'd call ClickSlice.

Which GEO agency is best for Australia?

I'd call StudioHawk first for Australia, because its site lists Melbourne and Sydney and says AI SEO is built into everything it delivers.

How should I score a GEO agency?

Score it on local baseline, local sources, content method, AI tool coverage, reporting and honesty, out of 100.

An agency that guarantees AI mentions should lose the honesty points straight away.

Can any GEO agency guarantee results?

No, because nobody can guarantee what a model says.

A good agency improves your footprint and reports the raw answers honestly.

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About Julian

I'm Julian Goldie, an SEO entrepreneur, author and founder of the AI Profit Boardroom, which has 3,400+ members.

I help business owners scale with AI agents, automation and SEO.

• I started Goldie Agency on my own, and it is now a 7-figure SEO and link-building agency with 70+ people.
• I've grown my YouTube channel to 400,000+ subscribers.
• I wrote "Link Building Mastery".
• My Udemy courses have taught 29,000+ students.

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Score every agency, run a baseline in every market, and that's my final verdict on the best generative engine optimization agency.