AthenaHQ vs Waikay

Which one should you pick?

Based on the published data, Waikay has the lower published entry price ($24.95/mo vs $295/mo); AthenaHQ lists the broader engine coverage (8 vs 4). Positioning also differs: AthenaHQ aims at marketing teams and enterprises, while Waikay targets Brand managers and agencies monitoring AI. There is no universal winner — shortlist by the engines you need, your budget, and whether you want to try before you buy.

What is AthenaHQ?

AthenaHQ tracks brand mentions, citations, and sentiment across eight or more AI models — ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, and Grok — using a credit system where each AI response analyzed consumes one credit. Beyond monitoring, it runs PR-style alerting for brand mentions and crisis detection, generates AI-optimized content and press-kit material, and on higher tiers produces an executive dashboard with board-ready reporting and BI-tool integration for Tableau, Power BI, and Looker.

Offers a free tier with 300 credits alongside a $295/month Starter plan with 3,600 credits and nine tracked models, plus a custom Enterprise tier adding SSO, multi-region support, and a citation-discrepancy feature called ACE. Because the model is credit-metered, actual usage volume rather than the feature list determines real monthly cost, and detailed enterprise pricing is only available on request.

• Command center for GEO workflow
• Brand mention tracking across LLMs
• Content gap analysis
• Executive visibility dashboard
• Citation source analysis

Full AthenaHQ listing →

What is Waikay?

Waikay tracks brand visibility inside prompts run against ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity's Sonar model, benchmarking a brand against named competitors on each. It also runs a fact-check layer that flags hallucinations and factual gaps in how AI describes a brand, alongside a per-topic brand score and per-model breakdowns. Findings feed into what it calls AIO action plans — prioritized steps to correct misinformation and improve positioning — with coverage across 40+ countries and 13 languages.

Tiered by prompt and action-plan volume: Small Teams is $69.95/month (120 prompts, 30 action plans, 2 seats), Large Teams $199.95/month (360 prompts, 90 plans, unlimited seats), and Bigger Projects $449.95/month (880 prompts, 220 plans); an early-adopter plan is listed at $24.95/month for one user. Enterprise pricing for large agencies is custom and quote-based.

• Track brand visibility across AI engines
• Hallucination detection and fact checking
• Competitive benchmarking with action plans
• Topic-specific analysis
• Actionable AI brand scores

Full Waikay listing →

Comparison compiled by the Geodeck editorial team from both vendors' live websites. Details change fast; always confirm on the official sites.