Genmark AI vs AthenaHQ
Facts checked October 20, 2026
AthenaHQ offers a free Essential tier with five models and a $295 Starter plan that tracks eleven: ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek, Meta AI and Mistral. Starter includes a content optimization agent and on-page and off-page actions, and the company lists SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. Its customer logos include Coinbase, Twilio and Toyota.
Genmark AI connects Bing and Clarity alongside Analytics and Search Console, puts content and site work in every plan, and offers an expert-led program where our specialists do the work.
AthenaHQ is the better fit if
You want to start free, track the widest set of models on a paid entry plan (DeepSeek, Meta AI and Mistral included), run a Shopify or Webflow site, or need SOC 2 Type 2 and NIST alignment.
Genmark AI is the better fit if
You want Bing and Clarity connected, content and site work in the plan, a stated free trial on paid plans, or a team to do the work.
The published facts, side by side
Quoted from each company's own site on the date above.
| Topic | Genmark AI | AthenaHQ |
|---|---|---|
| How you start | Enterprise: demo. Expert-led program: growth session and proposal. Starter and Growth: 14-day free trial. | Essential: "Start for Free". Starter: "Choose Starter". A trial on paid plans is not stated. |
| Published prices | Starter $129/month and Growth $299/month, each with a 14-day free trial; annual billing saves 20%. Enterprise and the expert-led program: custom. | Essential: Free (300 credits). Starter: $295/month (3,600 credits). Enterprise: Custom. Annual billing: 17% off. |
| AI engines | Starter and Growth: ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, with Perplexity, Google AI Mode, Microsoft Copilot, Grok and Claude available as add-ons. Enterprise: all 8. | Essential (5): ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews, Gemini, Copilot. Starter (11): ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek, Meta AI, Mistral. More on request. |
| Tracking volume | Visibility prompt responses per month: 3,000 (Starter), 6,000 (Growth), custom (Enterprise). One response is one prompt on one engine, one time. Daily, weekly or on-demand runs. | Credits: one credit is one AI response. Starter: 3,600 a month; extra credits are a paid add-on. Unlimited topics, prompts and seats on Starter. |
| Content and execution | Content Creation pieces per month: 10 (Starter), 25 (Growth), custom (Enterprise). Deep Content Audit pages: 100 / 250 / custom. Site readiness checks: 4 / 8 / custom. Prioritized recommendations from Growth up. | Starter: content optimization agent, on-page and off-page actions, brand voice enforcement, dynamic robots.txt and llms.txt. Enterprise adds an advanced content agent, persona targeting and the Athena Citation Engine. |
| Agencies | Agency multi-business management and white-label reports on Enterprise. | An agency link and an "Enterprises & Agencies" column. White-label terms are not stated. |
| People included | Email support (Starter), priority email (Growth), dedicated account management with SLA (Enterprise). Optional expert-led program where our specialists do the work: a 3-month initial engagement, then a minimum 6-month or annual commitment; scope and price set in a proposal. | Enterprise: Certified GEO/SEO Specialist, white-glove setup, dedicated Slack channel and a 2-hour SLA. |
| Integrations | Google Analytics, Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools and Microsoft Clarity on every plan. Enterprise: publishing to WordPress and Vercel, Agent Crawl Analytics from server and CDN logs (connectors in beta: Cloudflare Logpull on Enterprise zones, AWS CloudFront and ALB, Google Cloud Storage, Vercel and HTTP log drains, SFTP, cPanel, Kinsta), matching 100+ crawler signatures including GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot; MCP and API access. | Shopify, Webflow, Google Analytics (GA4) and Search Console on Starter and Enterprise. BI tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker) on Enterprise. API is a paid add-on on Starter. |
| Security and compliance | Single sign-on on Enterprise. We do not publish a SOC 2 report. | SAML and OIDC SSO on Enterprise. SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR and NIST CSF 2.0 Tier 3 listed on its homepage. |
AthenaHQ counts credits (one credit is one AI response); Genmark AI counts prompt responses per month. We show both as published and do not equate them.
Where AthenaHQ is stronger
- A free tier with five models. We have no free plan; our trial is 14 days.
- Eleven models on its paid entry plan, including DeepSeek, Meta AI and Mistral. Our Starter includes three, and we do not track those three at all.
- Shopify and Webflow integrations, useful for ecommerce and Webflow sites.
- Security credentials: SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR and NIST CSF. We do not publish a SOC 2 report.
- A long list of named customers, from Coinbase and Twilio to Toyota and Volkswagen.
Where Genmark AI is stronger
- A stated 14-day free trial on Starter and Growth. AthenaHQ does not state a trial for paid plans.
- Bing Webmaster Tools and Microsoft Clarity connect on every plan, alongside Analytics and Search Console, and Enterprise publishes to WordPress or Vercel.
- Deep Content Audit pages and site readiness checks in a set monthly amount on every plan.
- A done-for-you option that does not require an Enterprise plan: our expert-led program, starting with a 3-month engagement. AthenaHQ's specialist comes with Enterprise.
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Yes, Essential is free with 300 credits and five models. Genmark AI has no free plan; Starter and Growth come with a 14-day free trial.
AthenaHQ Starter tracks eleven models. Genmark AI Starter includes three, with five more as add-ons, and Enterprise covers eight.
AthenaHQ has a free Essential tier, and its Starter plan is $295 a month. Genmark AI Starter is $129 a month and Growth is $299, each with a 14-day free trial; Enterprise starts with a demo.
Sources, read October 20, 2026
Competitor facts come only from each company's own website, quoted in their units and not converted. See something out of date? Tell us and we'll correct it.
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