AthenaHQ vs Scrunch AI

Summary: AthenaHQ covers 11 engines from $295/mo with a free plan; Scrunch Core costs $250/mo for 4 engines but adds site audits and an Agent Experience Platform on Enterprise.

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AthenaHQScrunch AI
Starts atFree; $295/mo$250/mo
PricingEssential: free (300 credits). Starter $295/mo (3,600 credits; 1 credit = 1 AI response). Enterprise custom. API and extra credits are paid add-ons.Core $250/mo (125 prompts, 5,000 responses, 5 users). Enterprise custom.
Free trial / planYes, free Essential planunknown (free AI site audit offered)
AI enginesChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Grok, DeepSeek, Meta AI, Mistral (11)Core: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AIO, Copilot; Enterprise: 9 incl. Claude, Gemini, Meta AI, AI Mode, Grok
Best forSMBs wanting broad engine coverage plus action recommendationsMid-market and enterprise brands that want to change how AI agents read their site
VerdictWidest engine coverage at its price; credit model needs watching.Strong for technical 'make the site agent-readable' work; Core is limited to 4 engines.
Checked2026-10-212026-10-21

Key features

AthenaHQ

  • Prompt/response analysis, sources, competitors
  • Content optimization agent
  • Smart robots.txt / llms.txt
  • GA4 + GSC integration, Shopify/Webflow
  • Prompt volume estimation
  • Enterprise: Citation Engine, SSO, BI dashboards

Scrunch AI

  • Prompt tracking, citations, funnel stages
  • Site audits, AI bot traffic
  • Page optimizations, content generation
  • AXP (enterprise)
  • Looker, API, MCP (enterprise)

FAQ

Is AthenaHQ or Scrunch AI better?

AthenaHQ covers 11 engines from $295/mo with a free plan; Scrunch Core costs $250/mo for 4 engines but adds site audits and an Agent Experience Platform on Enterprise.

Which is cheaper, AthenaHQ or Scrunch AI?

AthenaHQ starts at Free; $295/mo; Scrunch AI starts at $250/mo.

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