Comparison
KinetixSEO vs AthenaHQ
AthenaHQ tracks the widest set of AI engines here and adds real optimization agents on top, but at the highest self-serve price with usage-based credit spend. KinetixSEO covers the same core engines (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Bing Copilot) plus classic SEO auditing at flat monthly pricing, not a credit meter.
Pricing
AthenaHQ
Essential — Free
$25 free credit (300 credits)
Starter — $295/mo
3,600 credits/mo — prompts, reports, and Action Center all draw from the same credit pool
Enterprise — Custom
Custom credit allocation, SAML SSO, white-glove setup
KinetixSEO
Free — €0 forever
0 credits/mo · 0 sites · 0 tracked keywords
Solo — €40 per month
4 credits/mo · 1 site · 5 tracked keywords (5–15 AI prompts)
Growth — €120 per month
12 credits/mo · 3 sites · 20 tracked keywords (20–60 AI prompts)
Scale — €220 per month
22 credits/mo · 5 sites · 40 tracked keywords (40–120 AI prompts)
Pro — €400 per month
40 credits/mo · 10 sites · 75 tracked keywords (75–225 AI prompts)
AI engines tracked
AthenaHQ tracks: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek. KinetixSEO tracks citations across OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and Bing Copilot.
Where AthenaHQ is strong
- Widest published engine coverage of the five (9 named surfaces)
- Content-optimization and citation-intelligence "action" agents, not just a dashboard
- llms.txt and robots.txt management tooling built in
Where it falls short vs. KinetixSEO
- Credit-based pricing makes real monthly spend less predictable than the $295 sticker suggests
- No classic SEO (rank tracking, audits, backlinks) at any tier
- Highest self-serve entry price of the five compared here
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