[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":294},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article:\u002Farticles\u002Faeo-cost-malaysia":3},{"article":4,"hasOther":286},{"id":5,"title":6,"author":7,"body":8,"description":268,"extension":269,"faq":270,"labels":283,"meta":284,"metaTitle":285,"navigation":286,"ogImage":287,"path":288,"published":289,"seo":290,"stem":291,"updated":292,"__hash__":293},"articles\u002Farticles\u002Faeo-cost-malaysia.md","How much does it cost to get my business recommended by ChatGPT in Malaysia?","Jasper",{"type":9,"value":10,"toc":258},"minimark",[11,15,20,23,36,39,43,119,122,126,129,132,149,158,162,165,180,188,192,195,204,211,215],[12,13,14],"p",{},"You cannot pay ChatGPT to recommend your business. There are two things you can pay for: ads, which OpenAI sells and shows below the answer, and AEO (answer engine optimisation), the work that raises the chance the answer itself names you. Malaysian agencies that publish their AEO prices charge from about RM2,000 to RM8,000.",[16,17,19],"h2",{"id":18},"can-i-pay-chatgpt-to-recommend-my-business","Can I pay ChatGPT to recommend my business?",[12,21,22],{},"No. What OpenAI sells is advertising.",[24,25,26,30,33],"ul",{},[27,28,29],"li",{},"OpenAI announced on 23 September 2026 that ChatGPT Ads were starting to roll out in Malaysia.",[27,31,32],{},"OpenAI says the ads appear below ChatGPT's responses, and only for users on the Free and Go plans.",[27,34,35],{},"For campaigns billed by the click, OpenAI recommends starting with a maximum bid of US$3 to US$5 a click.",[12,37,38],{},"An ad puts your name under the answer. It does not put your name in the answer, and that is the part a customer reads as advice. Getting named there is what AEO works on, and no payment to OpenAI buys it.",[16,40,42],{"id":41},"what-do-malaysian-agencies-charge-for-aeo","What do Malaysian agencies charge for AEO?",[44,45,46,62],"table",{},[47,48,49],"thead",{},[50,51,52,56,59],"tr",{},[53,54,55],"th",{},"Company",[53,57,58],{},"Published price",[53,60,61],{},"What the price covers, in their words",[63,64,65,80,93,106],"tbody",{},[50,66,67,74,77],{},[68,69,70],"td",{},[71,72,73],"strong",{},"ALIQ Studio",[68,75,76],{},"RM1,999",[68,78,79],{},"The \"current basic package\". Other services are quoted separately",[50,81,82,87,90],{},[68,83,84],{},[71,85,86],{},"Alchemistic Cloud",[68,88,89],{},"From RM2,000 a month",[68,91,92],{},"Starter package: 2 articles a month and a monthly AEO report",[50,94,95,100,103],{},[68,96,97],{},[71,98,99],{},"AI Mode",[68,101,102],{},"RM2,000 to RM8,000",[68,104,105],{},"\"Most campaigns we have run in Malaysia\"",[50,107,108,113,116],{},[68,109,110],{},[71,111,112],{},"Newnormz",[68,114,115],{},"RM2,900, RM4,500 and RM6,800+ a month",[68,117,118],{},"Three SEO packages that include AEO and GEO",[12,120,121],{},"These are the prices each company showed on its own website on 12 October 2026. Newnormz and Alchemistic Cloud state a monthly price. ALIQ Studio and AI Mode do not say whether theirs is monthly, so ask. Many agencies publish no price at all, and the only way to learn theirs is to request a quote.",[16,123,125],{"id":124},"what-does-the-money-pay-for","What does the money pay for?",[12,127,128],{},"At most agencies the fee covers some mix of measuring, fixing and writing. Ask which of the three you are getting.",[12,130,131],{},"At Alchemistic Cloud the RM2,000 Starter package pays for these every month:",[24,133,134,137,140,143,146],{},[27,135,136],{},"2 articles, each written around a question your customers ask, in 2 languages",[27,138,139],{},"a report that counts how often ChatGPT, Gemini and Google's AI Overviews name you, against where you started",[27,141,142],{},"your Google and Bing rankings for the questions we track",[27,144,145],{},"Google Business Profile upkeep",[27,147,148],{},"every new page submitted to Google and Bing",[12,150,151,152,157],{},"The minimum term is 6 months. A one-off setup applies only when a website is not ready for search yet. The first report is free and checks 60 AI answers: 10 customer questions on ChatGPT and Gemini, asked 3 times each. The full list is on our ",[153,154,156],"a",{"href":155},"\u002Fai-seo","SEO and AEO service"," page.",[16,159,161],{"id":160},"what-can-i-do-myself-for-free","What can I do myself for free?",[12,163,164],{},"Quite a lot, and it is the same work an agency starts with:",[166,167,168,171,174,177],"ol",{},[27,169,170],{},"Complete your Google Business Profile with services, opening hours and service area.",[27,172,173],{},"Connect your website to Google Search Console and to Bing Webmaster Tools. Both are free.",[27,175,176],{},"Write what you sell, where, and for how much on your website, in plain text.",[27,178,179],{},"Use the same business name, address and phone number everywhere you are listed.",[12,181,182,183,187],{},"The steps are explained in ",[153,184,186],{"href":185},"\u002Farticles\u002Fget-chatgpt-to-recommend-your-business","How do I get ChatGPT to recommend my business?",".",[16,189,191],{"id":190},"how-do-i-know-the-money-is-working","How do I know the money is working?",[12,193,194],{},"Ask for a count, not a screenshot. AI gives a different answer each time, so one answer that names you proves little. A useful report asks the same customer questions every month, several times each, and shows how often you were named compared with the month you started.",[196,197,198,201],"blockquote",{},[12,199,200],{},"\"If someone guarantees that ChatGPT will recommend you, ask them how. I can't promise that, and I don't believe anyone honestly can.\"",[12,202,203],{},"Jasper, Alchemistic Cloud",[12,205,206,207,187],{},"If you are still unsure whether you need this or ordinary SEO first, read ",[153,208,210],{"href":209},"\u002Farticles\u002Faeo-vs-seo","the difference between AEO and SEO",[16,212,214],{"id":213},"sources","Sources",[24,216,217,226,234,242,250],{},[27,218,219,220],{},"OpenAI, \"ChatGPT Ads expands to Southeast Asia and Taiwan\", 23 September 2026. ",[153,221,225],{"href":222,"rel":223},"https:\u002F\u002Fopenai.com\u002Findex\u002Fchatgpt-ads-expands-southeast-asia-taiwan\u002F",[224],"nofollow","openai.com\u002Findex\u002Fchatgpt-ads-expands-southeast-asia-taiwan",[27,227,228,229],{},"OpenAI Help Center, \"Ads in ChatGPT: The Basics\". ",[153,230,233],{"href":231,"rel":232},"https:\u002F\u002Fhelp.openai.com\u002Fen\u002Farticles\u002F20001207-ads-in-chatgpt-the-basics",[224],"help.openai.com\u002Fen\u002Farticles\u002F20001207-ads-in-chatgpt-the-basics",[27,235,236,237],{},"ALIQ Studio. ",[153,238,241],{"href":239,"rel":240},"https:\u002F\u002Fstudio.aliqgroup.com\u002F",[224],"studio.aliqgroup.com",[27,243,244,245],{},"AI Mode. ",[153,246,249],{"href":247,"rel":248},"https:\u002F\u002Faimode.my\u002F",[224],"aimode.my",[27,251,252,253],{},"Newnormz, SEO packages. ",[153,254,257],{"href":255,"rel":256},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.newnormz.com.my\u002Fseo-packages-malaysia\u002F",[224],"newnormz.com.my\u002Fseo-packages-malaysia",{"title":259,"searchDepth":260,"depth":260,"links":261},"",2,[262,263,264,265,266,267],{"id":18,"depth":260,"text":19},{"id":41,"depth":260,"text":42},{"id":124,"depth":260,"text":125},{"id":160,"depth":260,"text":161},{"id":190,"depth":260,"text":191},{"id":213,"depth":260,"text":214},"You cannot pay ChatGPT to recommend you. You can pay for ads below the answer, or for AEO work. Malaysian agencies publish prices from RM2,000 to RM8,000.","md",[271,274,277,280],{"q":272,"a":273},"Can I pay OpenAI to be recommended in ChatGPT's answers?","No. OpenAI sells ads, which appear below ChatGPT's responses and are a separate thing from the answer. Nothing you pay OpenAI changes which businesses the answer itself names.",{"q":275,"a":276},"Is AEO a one-time cost?","No. It is a monthly cost, because AI answers change and so do your competitors' pages. A one-off setup fee may come first if your website is not ready for search.",{"q":278,"a":279},"Is there a minimum contract?","At Alchemistic Cloud the minimum is 6 months. New pages take a few weeks to be indexed and picked up in AI answers, so a shorter term ends before the result can be measured.",{"q":281,"a":282},"What is the cheapest way to start?","Do the free basics yourself. Complete your Google Business Profile, connect your site to Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools, and write your prices and service areas on your website. Our first AEO report is free as well.",false,{},"AEO cost in Malaysia: what agencies charge in RM",true,"\u002Fog-image-ai-seo.png","\u002Farticles\u002Faeo-cost-malaysia","2026-10-12",{"title":6,"description":268},"articles\u002Faeo-cost-malaysia",null,"3cbAUDQcSnriYWTp1kzyG0V_UKMrtVhIU101qn59HVc",1791890589590]