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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.

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Oliver Mackman
AI Search Analyst
Quick answer: AI SEO retainers between £5,000 and £10,000 a month buy senior-led teams, longer contracts, and integrated SEO plus PR plus content. Top picks include Found, Impression, and Rise at Seven for established UK 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.

SEOCompare is the UK's independent comparison of AI search optimisation agencies and tools, helping businesses find the right partner for ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews visibility.

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

1

Found

found.co.uk · London, UK
From £4,000/mo

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
ChatGPTGeminiPerplexityAI Overviews From £4,000/mo
2

Impression

impressiondigital.com · Nottingham, UK
From £5,000/mo

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
ChatGPTGeminiAI Overviews From £5,000/mo
3

Rise at Seven

riseatseven.com · Sheffield, UK
From £8,000/mo

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
ChatGPTGeminiAI Overviews From £8,000/mo
4

Screaming Frog

screamingfrog.co.uk · Henley-on-Thames, UK
From £5,000/mo

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
ChatGPTAI Overviews From £5,000/mo

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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Disclosure: This comparison is published by SEOCompare, an independent review site. Rank4AI is not included in this comparison because they do not specialise in this category. No agency paid for inclusion or placement. Read our full methodology.
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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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