Best AI SEO Agencies £5,000 to £10,000 a Month
Best UK AI SEO agencies with retainers between £5,000 and £10,000 a month. Senior-led teams for established brands.
At £5,000 to £10,000 a month you are buying a senior-led account team, deeper digital PR muscle, and integrated content plus SEO plus paid. The agencies in this band typically take six to twelve month contracts, work with established brands, and have ten to twenty published case studies. This is the comfortable mid-market band for established UK companies with serious AI search ambitions.
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UK AI SEO Agencies Compared
Agencies on this page start retainers between £5,000 (Impression, Screaming Frog) and £8,000 (Rise at Seven) a month. Found starts at £4,000 but most engagements at this scale fall in the £5,000+ band.
| # | Agency | HQ | Best For | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Found | London, UK | Mid-market and enterprise brands wanting full-service SEO + AI search under one roof | From £4,000/mo |
| 2 | Impression | Nottingham, UK | Mid-market B2B brands wanting integrated SEO + paid + content | From £5,000/mo |
| 3 | Rise at Seven | Sheffield, UK | Enterprise consumer brands wanting digital PR + SEO firepower | From £8,000/mo |
| 4 | Screaming Frog | Henley-on-Thames, UK | Enterprise sites needing deep technical SEO + AI crawler audit | From £5,000/mo |
Detailed Agency Profiles
Found
Found is a London-based agency, founded in 2005, with a team of 100+, covering AI SEO, GEO, AEO, PPC, across retail, b2b, travel. Mid-market and enterprise brands wanting full-service SEO + AI search under one roof. Proprietary tooling: Everysearch / Luminr. Watch-out: premium pricing puts smes out of range.
Strengths
- Proprietary tooling: Everysearch / Luminr
- Covers 4 AI platforms (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews)
- Sector evidence: Retail, B2B, Travel
- Team size: 100+
Watch-outs
- Premium pricing puts SMEs out of range
- Smaller team caps execution capacity at peak demand
Impression
Impression is a Nottingham-based agency, founded in 2012, with a team of 100+, covering SEO, PPC, Content, Digital PR, across b2b, finance, tech. Mid-market B2B brands wanting integrated SEO + paid + content. Watch-out: less ai-search-native than purpose-built agencies; broader scope dilutes seo depth.
Strengths
- Covers 3 AI platforms (ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Overviews)
- Sector evidence: B2B, Finance, Tech
- Team size: 100+
- Services: SEO, PPC, Content, Digital PR
Watch-outs
- Less AI-search-native than purpose-built agencies
- Broader scope dilutes SEO depth
Rise at Seven
Rise at Seven is a Sheffield-based agency, founded in 2019, with a team of 100+, covering SEO, Digital PR, Content, AI SEO, across retail, lifestyle, beauty. Enterprise consumer brands wanting digital PR + SEO firepower. Watch-out: pricing and contract length unsuitable for smes; less ai-search-native than purpose-built agencies.
Strengths
- Covers 3 AI platforms (ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Overviews)
- Sector evidence: Retail, Lifestyle, Beauty
- Team size: 100+
- Services: SEO, Digital PR, Content, AI SEO
Watch-outs
- Pricing and contract length unsuitable for SMEs
- Less AI-search-native than purpose-built agencies
Screaming Frog
Screaming Frog is a Henley-on-Thames-based agency, founded in 2010, with a team of 50+, covering Technical SEO, AI SEO, PPC, Crawling tools, across enterprise, tech, publishers. Enterprise sites needing deep technical SEO + AI crawler audit. Proprietary tooling: Screaming Frog SEO Spider, Log File Analyser. Watch-out: less brand-side / content marketing capability than full-service agencies.
Strengths
- Proprietary tooling: Screaming Frog SEO Spider, Log File Analyser
- Covers 2 AI platforms (ChatGPT, AI Overviews)
- Sector evidence: Enterprise, Tech, Publishers
- Team size: 50+
Watch-outs
- Less brand-side / content marketing capability than full-service agencies
- Smaller team caps execution capacity at peak demand
How SEOCompare Picked These Agencies
SEOCompare reviewed 40+ UK and international agencies offering AI SEO and shortlisted those with published case studies, transparent pricing, and AI platform coverage relevant to this comparison. Selection criteria included AI platform breadth (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews coverage), sector evidence, contract flexibility, and team size. We do not accept payment for inclusion or placement.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does £5,000 to £10,000 a month buy in AI SEO?
A senior-led account team, integrated digital PR plus content plus SEO, custom citation tracking, and a published case study track record. Most agencies in this band have 50+ person teams and ten or more enterprise case studies.
Which UK AI SEO agencies fit the £5k to £10k band?
Found, Impression, Rise at Seven, and Screaming Frog. All four have enterprise-grade infrastructure, six to twelve month minimum contracts, and proven results with established UK brands. Rise at Seven runs the longest minimum contracts at this tier.
Is £8,000 a month worth it for AI SEO?
Yes if you have a national or international brand, a complex content surface, and a sales cycle where citation share materially affects pipeline. £8k buys senior-level strategy, broader digital PR firepower, and the kind of cross-functional coordination single-discipline agencies cannot provide.
How does £5k AI SEO differ from £2k AI SEO?
Mostly team seniority and scope. £5k buys director-level strategic input, faster turnaround, broader platform coverage, and integrated PR plus content plus SEO. £2k buys lean specialist execution with less senior input but often equivalent strategic clarity.
Do £10k agencies guarantee AI search results?
No reputable AI SEO agency guarantees specific citation outcomes. AI engines update training and retrieval logic frequently. What credible agencies do guarantee is process: audit cadence, content production volume, citation tracking, and monthly reporting.
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Oliver Mackman
AI Search Analyst, SEOCompare
Oliver leads SEOCompare's editorial and comparison research. With over a decade in digital marketing, he oversees agency evaluation, tool testing, and AI search data analysis.
Last reviewed: 7 April 2026
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