SEMPITE Pricing
Everything starts with the $199 Brand Audit. The fee credits 100% toward your first retainer month. Retainers are month-to-month with no lock-in, you own everything we build, and every engagement is executed by the founder, not handed to junior staff. Every number on this page is the number you pay.
Founder-executed. Every engagement is run by Jacob, not handed to junior staff.
Every tier, one table
You climb only the rungs your audit says you need. Prices below are the same ones in our checkout.
| Tier | Price | Best for | What's included | Commitment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand Audit | $199 one-time | Everyone. It is where every engagement starts. | 30+ page founder-reviewed report, AI visibility scored per engine (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI), backlink and citation audit, prescriptive recommendations, 30/60/90 plan, 45-minute strategy call. | One-time. Credits 100% toward your first retainer month. |
| Foundation Build | Custom most $2,500 to $5,500 | Sites and profiles with structural gaps the audit found. | Scoped line by line from your audit: site build or rebuild, schema and entity work, profile unification and name ownership, email deliverability, full analytics stack. | One-time. Payment plans split across 3 months. You own everything built. |
| Visibility Partner | $349/mo | Single locations and personal brands. | 15 tracked keywords, monthly AI Search Visibility report across four engines, Google Business Profile optimization plus 2 posts a month, 4 citations a month, 1 AEO-format blog post a month, public digital profile page with schema, live portal metrics, 45-minute call each month. | Month-to-month. Cancel anytime. |
| Custom Partner | from $899/mo | Established brands in moderate competition, and anyone who needs builds. | Everything in Visibility Partner plus 40 tracked keywords, 3 competitors tracked in AI engines, weekly GBP posts and review templates, 8 citations a month, 2 blog posts a month with a bilingual option, the SEMPITE chatbot on your site, custom builds (web edits, automation, eCommerce ops), direct line to Jacob. | Month-to-month. Scoped per client. |
| Market Leader | $1,999/mo | Competitive markets and multi-surface dominance. | Everything in Custom Partner plus 100 tracked keywords with weekly AI-engine tracking and a full competitor set, 4 blog posts a month and a quarterly pillar guide, 12 citations a month with a directory corroboration program, press-quote pitching in your name, knowledge-graph entity program, full GBP and review response management, weekly digest and monthly strategy call. | Month-to-month. |
| Site Build | from $1,500 one-time | New sites, or a serious refresh. | Entity schema and structured data, service and pricing pages, FAQ architecture, answer-first copy, bilingual-ready (EN/ES), managed hosting and SSL on our private infrastructure. | One-time. Hosting included in retainers. |
| Site Build + 90-Day AEO Launch | from $3,000 save $600 | A new site that should start showing up the day it launches. | Everything in Site Build plus the full 90-day foundation engagement from launch, per-engine AI visibility tracking in your portal, Google Business Profile and citation work. | One-time build plus 90 days. |
| AI Search Visibility API | Free / $29/mo / $99/mo | Agencies, SaaS teams, consultants. | Free: 10 checks a month, ChatGPT and Google AI, all 4 markets, full JSON. Starter: 250 checks a month, all 5 engines, custom prompts, email support. Pro: 1,000 checks a month, priority rate limits, direct line to the founder. | Monthly quota, resets each month. No card for the free key. |
Start from what you are
Local service business
Brand Audit, then Visibility Partner. If the audit finds your Google Business Profile and citations are the problem (it usually does), the monthly plan fixes them one deliverable at a time. Foundation Build only if the site itself is holding you back.
Details →Personal brand: actor, musician, author
Brand Audit, then Foundation Build to own your name (schema, profiles, Wikidata groundwork), then Visibility Partner to keep the AI answers accurate. Working actors have a dedicated studio with its own pricing at VisibleActor.
Details →eCommerce brand
Brand Audit, then Custom Partner. Catalog and marketplace operations are scoped to your catalog inside that plan, run by an operator who does this at scale by day.
Details →Agency or SaaS
The API. Ten free checks a month to test it, Starter at $29 for client monitoring, Pro at $99 for products and white-label reporting. If you would rather have it done for you, any retainer above.
Details →What is always free
Every tool below is free forever, with no signup wall on the result.
Why every number is on this page
In August 2026 we crawled the 307 US agencies that rank for "SEO agency" queries across 30 metros and checked who publishes prices. 88.6% publish no verifiable price anywhere on their site, and only 19.2% have a pricing page at all. Among the 35 agencies that do publish real plans, the median plan is $1,000 a month and the median cheapest plan is $450.
We publish everything because the dominant model in this industry is the discovery call, where the price is set after the agency has qualified you. Our entry retainer sits below that $450 median cheapest plan, the audit is a flat $199, and none of it changes after a call.
Read the study: Only 1 in 9 SEO Agencies Publishes Its Prices →
Pass-through costs
The build and monthly fees cover all of SEMPITE's work. A few outside costs are passed through at cost with no markup: your ad budget if you run ads, and third-party costs where a scope requires them. We lay these out in writing before anything is spent. Hosting is included in every retainer.
Pricing questions, straight answers
How much does a SEMPITE audit cost?
$199, one-time, down from $249. You get a 30+ page founder-reviewed report with your AI visibility scored per engine, a backlink and citation audit, prescriptive recommendations, a 30/60/90 plan, and a 45-minute strategy call.
Does the audit fee credit toward a retainer?
Yes, 100%. If you start any monthly plan after the audit, the $199 comes off your first month.
Is there a contract?
No. Retainers are month-to-month and you can cancel anytime. You own your website, domain, content, and every account we touch.
What does the Visibility Partner include each month?
15 tracked keywords with movement measured monthly, a monthly AI Search Visibility report across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Google AI, Google Business Profile optimization plus 2 posts, 4 citations or directory listings, 1 AEO-format blog post, a public digital profile page with schema maintenance, live portal metrics, and a 45-minute strategy call. $349 a month.
What is the difference between Visibility Partner and Custom Partner?
Scope and builds. Visibility Partner keeps a single location or personal brand visible with a fixed monthly deliverable set. Custom Partner, from $899 a month, adds 40 keywords, competitor tracking in AI engines, weekly GBP posts, 8 citations, 2 posts a month, the chatbot, and custom work such as web edits, automation, and eCommerce operations, with a direct line to Jacob.
How much does a website build cost?
Site Build starts at $1,500 one-time with managed hosting included. Site Build plus the 90-Day AEO Launch starts at $3,000. When the audit finds structural work on an existing site, that is the Foundation Build, scoped line by line and usually $2,500 to $5,500, with payment plans across 3 months.
How is the API billed?
By monthly quota. Free is 10 checks a month with no card. Starter is $29 a month for 250 checks across all five engines. Pro is $99 a month for 1,000 checks with priority rate limits. One check is one brand lookup regardless of how many engines you query, and quotas reset monthly.
Do prices differ for personal brands?
No. Actors, musicians, and authors pay the same ladder as businesses. Working actors also have a dedicated studio, VisibleActor, with its own lower-priced options built for that career.
Ready to see your number?
The audit is $199, credited toward your first month, delivered in 3 to 5 business days with a strategy call included.