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The AI search visibility agency RFP: 25 questions, and who answers them in public

The records below are dated individually. Earlier market-wide availability and ranking totals have been withdrawn because they could not be reverified on 29 September 2026. Check the linked source for the offer and terms you are considering.

What the count shows

Key findings

  1. Dated recordsNo current market-wide total or winner is asserted. Each row identifies the source and original read date.

How this page was scored

Ten AI search visibility agencies, each read against the same 25 questions on its own public site and checked on 17 Sep 2026. A question counts as answered only when a buyer can find the answer without a call, a sign up or an email. Broadcastwell publishes this page and is not scored.

Yes

The company's own site answers the question in full. Every Yes on this page links to the page that answers it.

Partial

Part of the answer is published, for example a cadence where the question asks for a run count. Partials are printed but never added to the count.

No

No answer was found on the pages read. That is a claim about the pages, not about how the company works.

Read date

Every cell was read on the company's own public pages on 17 September 2026. No sign up, no email, no call.

Three limits carried from the read: Minuttia's method answers come from a published data study rather than its service pages, and the same applies to parts of Omniscient Digital's and Siege Media's; iPullRank's AI Search Manual sits behind an email form, so it was judged on its ungated pages only.

One cell was re-read on 17 September 2026: First Page Sage's price question was changed from Yes to No, because the tiers on its cost page are framed as prices seen among other companies rather than its own rates.

The evidence to require from an AI search visibility agency

Ask an agency to show the method, the dated receipts and the limits of its claims before you compare its proposal. These are requirements we can evidence in public; they do not replace the dated agency records below.

A published measurement method

The questions, denominators, capture rules, review and proof rules are published, so a buyer can examine how a claim was made.

Read our method

A public index with dated releases

Inspect the categories, vendors, released data and cited deposit. A later observation must not silently rewrite a released result.

Inspect the Absence Index

Counts with uncertainty

Require the answer count and base beside the 95 percent interval. A small sample should not become an unsupported claim about every buyer.

Check the interval method

Hand-captured receipts

Require an engine label, model label, UTC capture time and visible citations. People capture our answers; Perplexity is retained only as the scored excerpt of at most 60 words and its share link.

Inspect the labelled fictional sample

Pricing and terms in full

Agree the deliverable, clock, refund terms and any entry credit before payment. Answer Repair completes one page or fix. Agency Deadline Audit supplies a client report and a paste-ready change. The current ladder and versioned terms state each scope.

Read all prices

A proof rule that matches the claim

Separate a dated before-and-after observation from evidence of causation. Criteria coverage is an observation with intervals and promises no inclusion, position, leads or revenue.

Read the Checklist rules

No automated engine capture

Our team uses signed-in seats and one exact question per fresh chat. No script, extension or automation asks an engine for an answer or copies its output.

See the Buyer's Checklist

The Buyer's Checklist: what AI tells your buyers to require

The 25 questions

Five groups of five. Each question says why it matters and what a verifiable answer looks like, with how many of the ten agencies answer it in public.

Plain text, ready to paste into an RFP.

Method, Q1 to Q5

Q1. Is the question set published?

Why it matters. The questions decide the answer. A score built on questions you cannot read cannot be checked or repeated.

A verifiable answer. The actual questions, or the rules they are written to, printed where a buyer can read them before paying.

Yes from 0 of 10 agenciesPartial from 6 of 10

Q2. Are the classification rules published?

Why it matters. Whether an answer counts as naming you depends on the rule. Loose rules inflate a score.

A verifiable answer. A written rule for what counts as named, cited or absent, for example word boundary matching on the brand.

Yes from 2 of 10 agenciesPartial from 0 of 10

Q3. How many runs per question, with repeats?

Why it matters. The same question returns different answers on different runs. One run is an anecdote.

A verifiable answer. A stated number of runs per question and engine, not only a cadence such as weekly.

Yes from 0 of 10 agenciesPartial from 5 of 10

Q4. Which engines are read, named one by one?

Why it matters. Engines disagree with each other. A result only means something for the engines it names.

A verifiable answer. Each engine named in the service description a buyer reads, not only in a blog post.

Yes from 7 of 10 agenciesPartial from 3 of 10

Q5. Is the method versioned and dated?

Why it matters. Without a version, a buyer cannot tell whether two reports were measured the same way.

A verifiable answer. A version number and a date on the method, with changes published before they are used.

Yes from 0 of 10 agenciesPartial from 3 of 10

Measurement and evidence, Q6 to Q10

Q6. Is a baseline measured before the work starts?

Why it matters. Movement can only be shown against a starting point measured the same way.

A verifiable answer. A named baseline deliverable at the start of the engagement, on a fixed question set.

Yes from 5 of 10 agenciesPartial from 1 of 10

Q7. Can the buyer see the raw answer text behind every result?

Why it matters. A rate is a summary. The answer text is the evidence.

A verifiable answer. Every observed answer handed over as the engine returned it, not only a score.

Yes from 0 of 10 agenciesPartial from 0 of 10

Q8. Are the sources each engine cited shown per answer?

Why it matters. The cited sources are where the fix usually is.

A verifiable answer. The cited URLs listed against each answer, not only an aggregate citation rate.

Yes from 0 of 10 agenciesPartial from 1 of 10

Q9. Is variance between runs reported?

Why it matters. If runs disagree, an average hides it.

A verifiable answer. The run to run spread or the disagreement between runs printed beside each rate.

Yes from 0 of 10 agenciesPartial from 1 of 10

Q10. Is the measurement repeatable by the buyer or a third party?

Why it matters. A measurement nobody else can repeat has to be taken on trust.

A verifiable answer. Enough published method that a third party could rerun it and check the arithmetic.

Yes from 0 of 10 agenciesPartial from 1 of 10

Deliverables, Q11 to Q15

Q11. What exactly arrives, named as artefacts?

Why it matters. A service category is not a deliverable.

A verifiable answer. A list of named artefacts, for example a baseline report, a fix list and a roadmap.

Yes from 8 of 10 agenciesPartial from 2 of 10

Q12. When does each artefact arrive?

Why it matters. A timeline in months is not a delivery date.

A verifiable answer. A stated turnaround for a named artefact, for example findings within a set number of hours.

Yes from 1 of 10 agenciesPartial from 4 of 10

Q13. Who does the work?

Why it matters. A buyer is paying for people as much as for a method.

A verifiable answer. A stated team, or a named lead for the engagement.

Yes from 4 of 10 agenciesPartial from 3 of 10

Q14. Does the buyer get data access, and keep it?

Why it matters. A dashboard that disappears at cancellation leaves the buyer with nothing to compare against.

A verifiable answer. Access to the data during the work, with retained access or an export stated for after it.

Yes from 1 of 10 agenciesPartial from 4 of 10

Q15. What does the buyer keep when the engagement ends?

Why it matters. Work product that stays with the vendor is not work product the buyer owns.

A verifiable answer. A written statement of what the buyer keeps on exit.

Yes from 1 of 10 agenciesPartial from 1 of 10

Commercial terms, Q16 to Q20

Q16. Is an entry price published?

Why it matters. Without a price a buyer cannot compare before a call.

A verifiable answer. The company's own price for a named offer, not an industry survey figure.

Yes from 5 of 10 agenciesPartial from 0 of 10

Q17. Can the buyer pay without a call?

Why it matters. Every call is a step between the buyer and the evidence.

A verifiable answer. A checkout for at least one offer.

Yes from 0 of 10 agenciesPartial from 0 of 10

Q18. Is the minimum term published?

Why it matters. A minimum term is the real price of a retainer.

A verifiable answer. The minimum commitment in months or weeks, in writing.

Yes from 4 of 10 agenciesPartial from 0 of 10

Q19. Is there a written guarantee or refund term?

Why it matters. Answers vary run to run, so the refund is the part of the risk a vendor can carry.

A verifiable answer. The trigger, the window and the exclusions of any refund, in writing.

Yes from 1 of 10 agenciesPartial from 0 of 10

Q20. How does the buyer cancel?

Why it matters. The notice period decides how long a buyer pays after deciding to stop.

A verifiable answer. A stated notice period or the words month to month, in writing.

Yes from 2 of 10 agenciesPartial from 0 of 10

Proof, Q21 to Q25

Q21. Are there named B2B software case studies?

Why it matters. Anonymous cases cannot be checked.

A verifiable answer. A named client in B2B software with its own case page.

Yes from 5 of 10 agenciesPartial from 3 of 10

Q22. Does a case study publish its measurement?

Why it matters. A result without its baseline and method is a claim, not a finding.

A verifiable answer. A dated baseline, the method, the window and the numbers the claim rests on.

Yes from 1 of 10 agenciesPartial from 2 of 10

Q23. Is original research published with its sample and method?

Why it matters. Research shows whether a company measures anything at all.

A verifiable answer. A study with a stated sample size, collection window and classification rules.

Yes from 5 of 10 agenciesPartial from 1 of 10

Q24. Is data published openly with a licence or DOI?

Why it matters. Open data can be checked by anyone; a download with no licence cannot be cited safely.

A verifiable answer. A dataset with a licence and a DOI.

Yes from 0 of 10 agenciesPartial from 1 of 10

Q25. Is there a published correction route for the site's own claims?

Why it matters. Pages go stale. A correction route is how errors get fixed.

A verifiable answer. A stated way to report an error and a statement that corrections are made.

Yes from 1 of 10 agenciesPartial from 0 of 10

The board

Full Yes answers out of 25, with the Yes count in each group. The default order is alphabetical; sort by any heading. Broadcastwell publishes this page and is not on the board.

Version 2026-09. 250 verdicts, one row each, with the source and read date.
Ten AI search visibility agencies, answered questions out of 25
As of
Citant1252 of 51 of 53 of 54 of 52 of 517 Sep 2026
First Page Sage050 of 50 of 50 of 50 of 50 of 517 Sep 2026
Go Fish Digital220 of 50 of 51 of 50 of 51 of 517 Sep 2026
iPullRank621 of 51 of 52 of 51 of 51 of 517 Sep 2026
Minuttia492 of 50 of 50 of 50 of 52 of 517 Sep 2026
Omniscient Digital541 of 50 of 51 of 51 of 52 of 517 Sep 2026
Optimist1021 of 51 of 54 of 53 of 51 of 517 Sep 2026
Siege Media530 of 51 of 51 of 51 of 52 of 517 Sep 2026
Single Grain251 of 50 of 51 of 50 of 50 of 517 Sep 2026
WebFX751 of 51 of 52 of 52 of 51 of 517 Sep 2026
Each agency as of 17 Sep 2026 on its own site. Every Yes links to the page that answers it.

By group, across the ten agencies: method 9 Yes of 50, measurement and evidence 5 Yes of 50, deliverables 15 Yes of 50, commercial terms 12 Yes of 50, proof 12 Yes of 50. The market answers what it delivers and what it charges; it rarely answers how a result can be checked.

Every answer, with its source

Each company's Yes and Partial answers, with the page that answers each one. Open a company to see its full list.

Go Fish Digital: 2 Yes, 2 Partial

Checked 17 Sep 2026.

iPullRank: 6 Yes, 2 Partial

Checked 17 Sep 2026.

Optimist: 10 Yes, 2 Partial

Checked 17 Sep 2026.

Siege Media: 5 Yes, 3 Partial

Checked 17 Sep 2026.

Omniscient Digital: 5 Yes, 4 Partial

Checked 17 Sep 2026.

Minuttia: 4 Yes, 9 Partial

Checked 17 Sep 2026.

First Page Sage: 0 Yes, 5 Partial

Checked 17 Sep 2026.

Single Grain: 2 Yes, 5 Partial

Checked 17 Sep 2026.

WebFX: 7 Yes, 5 Partial

Checked 17 Sep 2026.

Citant: 12 Yes, 5 Partial

Checked 17 Sep 2026.

Cite this page: The AI search visibility agency RFP: 25 questions, and who answers them in public. Broadcastwell. Originally recorded 18 September 2026. https://broadcastwell.com/geo-agency-rfp

What this page does not prove

This page records what each company publishes on its own site on the date beside it. It does not measure the quality of anyone's work, it does not rank outcomes, and a company that publishes less is not necessarily worse at the job. Pages change; a cell is only true for its read date.

An agency that answers a question on a call, in a proposal or in a contract may answer it well; this page only records what a buyer can read before any of that. The ten agencies were chosen by Broadcastwell from the companies on its comparison pages; they are not a random sample of the market.

About the publisher

Broadcastwell publishes this list and sells Answer Operations. We do not score ourselves here. Read the two $490 entry scopes and the full ladder on our pricing page. Prices and terms. Our methodology. Three named client accounts. We do not claim a third-party review score here.

Questions

What should we ask an AI search visibility agency before hiring one?

Ask the 25 questions on this page, in five groups: method, measurement and evidence, deliverables, commercial terms and proof. The evidence group matters most, because it decides whether you can check a result yourself: can you see the raw answer text behind every result, are the cited sources shown per answer, is the variance between runs reported, and could a third party repeat the measurement. Across the ten agencies read, those four questions drew not a single Yes answer.

Which AI search visibility agency answers the most of these questions in public?

The earlier aggregate conclusion was removed in the 29 September 2026 recheck. The dated source records below let you verify a specific provider; they do not establish a current market-wide result.

Can we pay an AI search visibility agency without a sales call?

The earlier aggregate conclusion was removed in the 29 September 2026 recheck. The dated source records below let you verify a specific provider; they do not establish a current market-wide result.

Is a Partial as good as a Yes?

No. A Partial means part of the answer is on the site, for example a cadence of weekly tracking where the question asks how many runs there are per question. The counts on this page use full Yes answers only and print Partials separately.

Can we use these questions in our own RFP?

Yes. Copy all 25 with the button on this page, print the page, or download the CSV, which carries every verdict with its source and read date. Please cite the page if you publish the list.

Answer Repair is $490 for one buyer question and one completed source-backed page or fix, Live or Handoff, due 48 elapsed hours after recorded Ready. Agency Deadline Audit is $490 per client report for ten agreed buyer questions, dated answer evidence, three prioritized fixes and one paste-ready change of 250 words or fewer. Findings are due within 48 hours of recorded scope confirmation. Read /pricing and the versioned /terms for each scope and refund condition.

One buyer question. One completed repair.

Answer Repair is $490 for one source-backed page or fix. Choose Live or Handoff before payment. We confirm Ready within 60 minutes during business hours. If anything is missing, a member of our team contacts you directly and finishes it with you.

Due 48 elapsed hours after recorded Ready. If we miss the deliverable or deadline, we initiate a full $490 refund within five business days. You keep the work. You may also request a full refund within 30 days of delivery.

Fix one answer, $490

Read every scope and price · Versioned terms

One buyer question. One completed repair.

We build one source-backed page or fix for $490. Choose Live or Handoff before payment. We confirm Ready within 60 minutes during business hours. If anything is missing, a member of our team contacts you directly and finishes it with you. The deadline is 48 elapsed hours after recorded Ready.

If we miss the deliverable or deadline, we initiate a full $490 refund within five business days. You keep the work. You may also request a full refund within 30 days of delivery.

Fix one answer, $490