What does Guided include?

A monthly check of 15 buyer questions across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google's AI, your dashboard and monthly report, an action plan, your business details ready for directories, website code drafted for you or your developer to check and add, a developer brief, competitor naming, and an email when each report is ready.

Can I check my visibility for free?

Yes. The free check asks Perplexity 15 buyer questions, needs no card and shows who gets named in each answer and what your result means.

Do I still need to be found on Google?

Yes. Google results and answers from AI assistants overlap, and both benefit from a clear, readable and well-described website.

How much does a full-service agency cost in South Africa?

Published retainers range from about R5,000 to R45,000 or more a month, often on a contract. Those services can include content production, paid media and hands-on strategy.

How long until it works?

There is no fixed timeline and no honest guarantee. Some changes can be picked up within weeks, while being named consistently can take longer. Monthly checks show what is moving.

Pricing

What it costs to get named by AI in South Africa

Name: SquidInk visibility tracking
Brand: SquidInk

SquidInk checks whether AI names your business for free. Guided keeps checking every month: free during the trial. Planned price after the trial: R299/month. You choose whether to continue before any payment begins. Full-service agencies charge roughly R5,000 to R45,000 or more a month; you rarely need that.

What SquidInk costs

Three choices. The first one is free.

Free check

one check

See whether an AI assistant names your business before you spend anything.

15 buyer questions asked in Perplexity
See who gets named in each answer, and what your result means

Guided

Trial

monthly check

Free during the trial. Planned price after the trial: R299/month. You choose whether to continue before any payment begins. Cancel anytime.

A monthly check and a clear next step, every month.

A monthly check: 15 buyer questions across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google's AI
Your dashboard and monthly report
An action plan that shows your next step and why it matters
Your business details ready to paste into directories
Website code drafted from your business details, for you or your developer to check and add
A developer brief you can copy or print
See which competitors AI names in each answer
An email when each report is ready

Done for you

Quoted

per job

SquidInk makes the changes you agree on.

Talk to us

Check my website — free

Guided starts from your free check result. Want SquidInk to make the changes? Talk to us — quoted per job.

A straight comparison

Do you need an agency retainer?

Usually not. A retainer buys content production, paid-media management and hands-on strategy. That can be worth it when the budget and volume justify it. A small business often needs a narrower job: a website an assistant can read, accurate listings, and pages that answer real customer questions.

No one can guarantee that ChatGPT or another assistant will name you. Their publishers do not reveal every rule. The work gives those systems a better source to use and improves your chances; anyone selling a guarantee is selling a story.

How the market compares

Option	Monthly cost	What you get	Best for
SquidInk — free check	R0, no card	A read of whether AI names you	Anyone starting out
SquidInk — Guided	Free during the trial; planned R299 after	Monthly check across four assistants and your action plan	Small businesses
SquidInk — Done for you	Quoted per job	SquidInk makes the changes you agree on	Businesses wanting it handled
Full-service agency	About R5,000–R45,000+	Content, paid media and strategy, usually on contract	Larger budgets

Agency figures were quoted from published South African agency pages on 24 September 2026 and will change over time. Sources: MO Agency and AI SEO Company.

Common questions