Cost of AI Visibility
Services in 2026.

One ladder. Visibility Snapshot: 0 CAD (the diagnostic entry point, no obligation). Visibility Action Plan: 997 CAD, the full report with fix instructions across all five layers. AI Visibility Stack Build: 3,000 CAD one-time, done for you in 14 days. Visibility Retainer: 999 or 1,997 CAD per month, ongoing. Earned Media Campaign: custom-scoped. Detailed price ladder at lesli.com/pricing.

Two reasons. One: it is a useful diagnostic for the recipient regardless of whether they engage further. About 25% read it and decide AI visibility is not a current priority, which is fine. Two: the Snapshot qualifies us to each other before either side commits to a paid engagement. Better than wasting both our time on a sales call. The fixes live in the $997 Action Plan.

Most generic SEO retainers run 2,500 to 5,000 CAD per month with multi-month commitments and report only on traffic. The Action Plan at 997 CAD is a one-time spec. The Build at 3,000 CAD is a one-time done-for-you implementation. The Visibility Retainer at 999 or 1,997 CAD per month is content plus citation monitoring, month to month, no lock-in. You step on or off each rung as it makes sense.

If you have a developer who can ship JSON-LD schema, modify robots.txt, structure content, and build the on-site tools, the 997 CAD Action Plan gives you the complete spec to do it yourself. If nobody on your team can ship that, the 3,000 CAD Build does it for you in 14 days. Most buyers without a technical hire upgrade to the Build within 60 days because the implementation work is unfamiliar enough to stall.

Optional, not required. The Visibility Retainer at 999 (Light) or 1,997 (Full) CAD per month keeps citations compounding through ongoing content, monthly citation monitoring, and Layer 1 maintenance. It is month to month with no lock-in. Most clients run it for the first 6-12 months post-Build, then renew or pause based on whether their visibility is stable.

Yes. The Build is 50% on quote approval, 50% on delivery. The Action Plan is paid up front at 997 CAD before the spec is produced. The Snapshot is 0 CAD so no payment terms apply. The Retainer is billed monthly with no multi-month commitment, no clawback clauses, no contract trap.

Yes for everything I use to deliver the work. No for ongoing tools you may want to maintain post-engagement. Examples: GSC, Ahrefs (my license), Lighthouse, schema validators, the AIVS dashboard, and AI prompt-tracking are all included in delivery. If you want to subscribe to Ahrefs yourself for ongoing keyword tracking after the engagement, that is your call and not part of the engagement price.

If the score has not moved by the end of the engagement, two things happen. One: the deliverable still ships (every fix is written up and yours to keep). Two: I work with you to diagnose why, at no additional cost. Most score-stalling cases trace to Trust (Layer 2) signal acquisition lag, which compounds over 6-12 months past engagement end and is not always visible by the 90-day mark.

Solopreneur model. No agency overhead, no account managers, no offshore implementation team. The deliverable is the same depth as enterprise shops; the price reflects the absence of layered cost structures. Enterprise buyers are referred to specialized shops with larger teams. SMB buyers get the full methodology at honest pricing.

Generally no. Below the 997 CAD Action Plan the math does not work for the depth of analysis the methodology requires. The 0 CAD Visibility Snapshot is the way to start. If your actual need is small (e.g., one-time schema implementation), the Snapshot and Action Plan will identify it and you can take the recommendation to a developer for execution.