The 12 leading AEO agencies charge clients $6,000–$20,000 per month. Most use Profound or HubSpot AEO internally and bill the tool cost back at 3–10× markup. That works. It also leaves money on the table.
$99/mo Agency tier ÷ 20 sub-clients
1/10 of First Page Sage's $5,000 published rate
$495 of every $500 is yours
$9,901 net of tooling. Pays a senior strategist.
That's not aggressive pricing. It's correct pricing for a market where the underlying APIs cost cents per call.