Looking for an AthenaHQ alternative?
AthenaHQ is a credit-based AI search platform covering 11 models, with content agents, enterprise features and a free plan to start. Boldlisted is a fixed weekly measurement on four assistants, with page drafts, for small businesses and agencies, at a price you can see. Here is a straight comparison, with AthenaHQ's figures taken from its own plans page.
At a glance
| AthenaHQ | Boldlisted | |
|---|---|---|
| Free start | Essential plan, free: $25 of credit (300 credits), 5 engines, unlimited users | Free check with no sign-up: 10 questions on ChatGPT and Gemini, about two minutes |
| First paid plan | Starter, $295 a month (17% off billed yearly) | Starter, $39 a month: 1 business |
| How usage is counted | Credits, 1 credit per AI response: 3,600 a month on Starter; extra credits are a paid add-on | No credits: 25 questions every week, 150 answers a week (about 650 a month) per business |
| Assistants | 11 on Starter: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek, Meta AI and Mistral | ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity |
| Content | A content optimisation agent, on-page and off-page actions | 5, 20 or 50 page drafts a month, written from your own site |
| Agencies | An agency programme arranged on a call: client management, pitch workspaces, discounted licences, client leads after GEO certification; white-label reporting not stated | Agency, $149 a month: up to 15 client businesses, each emailed a weekly report under your logo |
| Trial | No paid-plan trial stated; the free plan is the way in | 7-day free trial on every plan, card required |
AthenaHQ figures were read on athenahq.ai/plans and athenahq.ai/agency on 24 October 2026; its yearly price is not shown as a figure. Confirm on athenahq.ai before you decide.
Where AthenaHQ is stronger
Breadth. Its Starter plan covers 11 models, Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode, Copilot and Grok among them; Boldlisted covers four and none of Google's AI answers. 3,600 responses a month is more than five times the roughly 650 a Boldlisted business gets, with unlimited prompts, topics and competitors inside that. Its free Essential plan is an ongoing account rather than a single check, and its agency programme passes client leads to agencies it has certified.
Where Boldlisted is different
Price and predictability. Starter is $39 a month against $295, with no credits to budget: the same 25 questions go to ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity every week, so this week's count compares fairly with last week's. You see your own result before you create any account. Agencies get a published price, $149 for up to 15 client businesses, and every client receives a finished weekly report under the agency's logo.
Who each one suits
AthenaHQ suits a marketing team that wants many engines, deep content tools and a path to enterprise features. Boldlisted suits a small business that wants a plain weekly answer and the pages to fix it, and an agency that wants client reporting without building it.
Free check first
About two minutes, no account. See how often ChatGPT and Gemini name your business when buyers ask, and who they name instead.
Run the free check