10 Best Websites to Hire AEO/GEO Freelancers [2026]

Several best-selling gigs in Fiverr's Generative Engine Optimization category on October 6, 2026 were link and directory packages: one promised "500 citations and business directories" for AI search. Anyone can add GEO to a profile. On most of these ten sites, the work of telling an AI search specialist from a relabelled SEO seller falls to you.

Best AEO/GEO freelancer websites compared

Platform	AI search page	Published GEO rate	Client fee	Vetting	Best for
Upwork	GEO and AEO hiring pages	$15 to $35 an hour	5% Basic, 10% Business Plus	ID check; Expert-Vetted tier	Hourly or project GEO work
Fiverr	GEO category	$30 to $45 an hour, experienced	5.5% plus a small-order fee	Pro tier only	A fixed-price AI visibility audit
Toptal	GEO and AEO expert pages	On request	$79 a month	Top 3% of applicants	A senior GEO consultant
MarketerHire	MH-1 AEO + SEO module	$5,000 a month, all-in	Included	Under 1% accepted	An AEO program with content output
Freelancer.com	GEO hiring page; 3 skills	Median $14.50 an hour	3%, minimum $3 fixed price	Optional paid badge	Many quick bids on a defined task
Seotal	AEO/GEO specialist page	$15 to $30 an hour	No platform fees	AI search test and live interview	One vetted AEO/GEO freelancer
Guru	GEO and AEO skill directory	Set by each freelancer	2.9% by card	Some ID badges	Long contracts paid by invoice
PeoplePerHour	GEO offers search	Offers mostly $130 to $280	10% plus £0.60	Every freelancer approved	Fixed-price GEO Offers
Contra	None	Set by each freelancer	$0 to $29 per payment	Not stated	Paying a GEO freelancer you found
LinkedIn Services Marketplace	None; SEO category	Not listed	Free to message	None stated	Checking a consultant's track record

1. Upwork

Upwork fits US businesses that want to post a GEO job, compare proposals and pay by the hour or by milestone. It runs two separate hiring pages, one for GEO specialists and one for AEO experts. Both say a specialist typically costs $15 to $35 an hour on Upwork, depending on scope and experience.

The GEO page also prices five kinds of project, which makes a useful budget check before you post:

Its hiring advice is specific to the role: review candidates "for proof that they can win AI citations, not just traditional rankings." The AEO page sets expectations at three to six months for results.

Upwork's client pricing page lists a 5% service fee on Basic and 10% on Business Plus, which adds Expert-Vetted talent, described as the top 1%. Upwork's own help article on the Client Marketplace Fee still says Basic clients pay up to 7.99%, so check the figure at checkout. A contract initiation fee of $0.99 to $14.99 applies too. Freelancers pay a separate 0% to 15% per contract. Upwork names no GEO skills test.

• Best for: Hourly GEO work or a scoped AI visibility audit with milestones.
• Client fees: 5% on Basic or 10% on Business Plus, plus a contract initiation fee.
• Where it falls short: No GEO-specific screening, so you test AI search skills yourself.

2. Fiverr

Fiverr suits businesses that want a fixed-scope AEO or GEO deliverable, such as an AI visibility audit, bought at a set price. Its GEO category sits under Digital Marketing, shows 3,500+ results and an average rating of 4.9 from about 500 reviews. A ChatGPT SEO subcategory lists 3,000+ more.

The category FAQ publishes its own price guide. Fixed-price GEO projects average around $156 and on-page GEO packages around $291. Experienced hourly specialists work at $30 to $45 an hour, entry-level ones at $15 to $20, and Fiverr Pro strategy programs run $500 to $3,000+. Set against the other platforms' published figures, Fiverr's top end is the highest:

The same FAQ suggests one screening question: ask how a seller separates GEO work from standard on-page SEO. "If they can't clearly explain the distinction, they're likely repackaging existing SEO services."

Fiverr adds a 5.5% service fee at checkout. Its paying for orders article adds $3.50 on orders under $200, while an older help page still says $3 under $100. Sellers keep 80% of each order. Fiverr handpicks Pro sellers, and Pro managed projects carry a $3,000 minimum budget.

• Best for: A fixed-price AEO or GEO audit with a clear delivery date.
• Client fees: 5.5% of each order, plus a small-order fee.
• Where it falls short: Vetting covers the Pro tier only, and the category mixes real GEO work with link packages.

3. Toptal

Toptal clients rate its GEO experts 4.8 out of 5 from 271 reviews, on Toptal's own page. It suits US companies that want a senior GEO consultant and will pay for screening done before the first call.

The GEO experts page says Toptal matches clients in about 48 hours and reports a 98% trial-to-hire rate. A separate AEO experts page covers answer engine work. If you want a team rather than one person, Toptal also sells managed GEO services through its marketing agency arm.

Screening is Toptal's general funnel, not a GEO test. Of applicants, 26.4% pass the language and personality stage, 7.4% the skill review, 3.6% the live screening and 3.2% the test project. The Toptal FAQ says it accepts fewer than 3% of more than 200,000 annual applicants.

Toptal charges a flat $79 monthly subscription once matching starts, and each engagement opens with a trial of up to two weeks. You pay only if satisfied. It publishes no GEO rates: the price arrives with the match.

• Best for: Senior GEO strategy across a large site or several markets.
• Client fees: $79 a month subscription; expert rates quoted per engagement.
• Where it falls short: No published rates, and the screen tests marketing skill in general, not AI search.

4. MarketerHire

MarketerHire is the only platform here that sells AEO as a packaged product. Its MH-1 AEO + SEO module costs $5,000 a month, all-in, month to month. It fits growth-stage companies that want an AEO lead plus content output, not one freelancer's hours.

The module pairs a top-1% SEO marketer with an AI production pipeline. The page promises unlimited pillar articles and programmatic SEO pages, weekly AI citation tracking across 5 engines and a free 47-page audit before you commit. A Growth Stack tier costs $30,000 a month. The page rates MarketerHire 4.8 out of 5 across 6,000+ marketing engagements.

The MarketerHire homepage FAQ puts its acceptance rate under 1%, with most matches made within 48 hours and a two-week risk-free trial. Engagements outside the module typically run $5,000 to $20,000+ a month. The pricing page no longer lists plans: you describe the work on a call and agree a budget.

The volume promise deserves a second look. The page also advertises a "3-pass humanization layer" built to pass AI text detectors. Google's spam policies name scaled content abuse, pages produced at volume to manipulate rankings, whether people or AI write them. Ask how many pages a month you will get, and who reviews each one.

• Best for: Companies ready to fund AEO and SEO as one monthly program.
• Client fees: $5,000 a month for the module, quoted after a call for other work.
• Where it falls short: The entry price rules out a one-off audit, and the content volume needs your own review.

5. Freelancer.com

Freelancer.com suits a business that wants many cheap bids on a defined AEO task, such as adding schema or checking AI crawler access. It lists three AI search skills: Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and ChatGPT Search Optimization. On October 6, 2026 its public directory counted 298 GEO, 265 AEO and 300 ChatGPT Search Optimization profiles, or 664 with at least one.

The GEO hiring page quotes about 20 seconds to a first bid and 230+ bids per project. We read all 660 hourly profiles with these skills on October 1 for our AI SEO cost study. The median asked $14.50 an hour, and India supplied 289 of the 660.

Most of that supply is new:

Of the 660, 247 registered in 2026, so a long review history is rare. Filter for reviewed accounts and read what the reviews were for.

The fees and charges page charges clients 3% or $3.00, whichever is greater, on fixed-price projects and 3% on hourly payments. Freelancers pay 10% or $5.00. Screening is optional: a freelancer can pay $99 for a Verified badge. Moving a project and its payment off the platform carries a penalty of 30% of the maximum budget.

• Best for: Fast, competing quotes on a small, clearly scoped AEO task.
• Client fees: 3% per project or payment, with a $3.00 minimum on fixed price.
• Where it falls short: Most AI search profiles have no reviews, and verification is an optional paid badge.

6. Seotal

Seotal is our company, so weigh this entry accordingly. It is a freelance talent network that matches US businesses with vetted AEO/GEO specialists, with country pages for India, the Philippines and Vietnam. Seotal is not an agency and not a marketplace: you do not browse profiles or post a job for bids.

Our AEO/GEO specialist page sets out the screen. Each candidate audits a real site for crawler access by OAI-SearchBot, PerplexityBot and Googlebot, schema errors and how the brand appears across a prompt set. They then present a fix plan, pass a written brief and live interview in English, and clear a reference check. Fewer than 5% of applicants pass.

A client shares its goals and gets screened profiles within 72 hours, per our how it works page. Our pricing page lists hourly work at $15 to $30 with no minimum. Part-time costs $1,000 to $2,000 a month for 60 to 80 hours, with a 3-month minimum. Seotal quotes full-time work per role, with a 6-month minimum.

There are no platform fees and no success fee. If a specialist is not a fit in the first 30 days, Seotal replaces them at no extra cost. The specialists work 2 to 4 hours of overlap with US teams.

• Best for: US small businesses that want one vetted AEO/GEO freelancer on set monthly hours.
• Client fees: No platform fees; $15 to $30 an hour, or $1,000 to $2,000 a month part-time.
• Where it falls short: No fixed-price projects, and part-time work carries a 3-month minimum.

7. Guru

Guru's GEO skill directory counts 2,090 freelancers offering 3,107 services, the largest count of freelancers, rather than gigs, that any platform here publishes for the skill. It suits businesses that expect to pay one GEO freelancer many invoices over a long contract.

That count is broad. Guru matches the tag loosely, so many listings are general SEO sellers, and the first listing on October 6 asked $6 an hour. Its AEO directory is smaller, at 226 freelancers. Fiverr counts gigs, while Guru and Freelancer.com count people:

Guru's employer pricing page charges a 2.9% handling fee per invoice, with 100% cashback when you pay by eCheck or wire transfer. Freelancers pay 9% on the free Basic plan, down to 5% on Executive at $49.95 a month. SafePay, an employer-funded escrow, is optional and free.

Some profiles carry an ID Verified badge, but Guru's pages name no skills test or interview, so screening is yours to run.

• Best for: Long GEO contracts paid by recurring invoice.
• Client fees: 2.9% per invoice by card; nothing after cashback by eCheck or wire.
• Where it falls short: The GEO tag is self-applied, with no stated skills screening.

8. PeoplePerHour

PeoplePerHour suits buyers who want a fixed-price GEO package from a smaller, reviewed pool. Its GEO offers search returned 45 results on October 6, mostly priced $130 to $280, with some generic SEO offers mixed in.

The PeoplePerHour homepage says every freelancer is hand-reviewed and approved, and that 60% of its freelancers and clients are UK-based. Buyers prepay, and PeoplePerHour holds the money in a separate client account until release, with dispute resolution if a project goes wrong. Across the ten, stated GEO focus, screening and client protection vary widely:

The terms set the buyer fee at £0.60 plus 10% on card and PayPal payments. Freelancers pay 20% of billing with a buyer below £250, 7.5% from £250 to £5,000 and 3.5% above.

A US buyer pays $200 for a PeoplePerHour GEO Offer by card. What fee does PeoplePerHour add?

10% of the payment, about $20, plus £0.60.

• Best for: Fixed-price GEO Offers, or buyers with UK operations.
• Client fees: 10% plus £0.60 by card or PayPal.
• Where it falls short: Only 45 GEO offers, and buyer fees are set in pounds.

9. Contra

Contra fits businesses that have already found an AEO/GEO freelancer and want contracts, invoices and payments in one place. It has no GEO or AEO hiring page: the closest is SEO specialists for artificial intelligence, and AEO/GEO appears only in individual profiles and posts.

Contra says it is trusted by 50K+ teams and lets you search across 1M+ independents. Its pricing page calls the platform commission-free, so the freelancer keeps the full rate.

Clients pay instead when the freelancer is on the free plan: $15, or $29 on payments over $500. If the freelancer pays for Pro, at $29 a month or $199 a year, client payment fees drop to nothing. Contra's client fees article shows a different tier table, from $2 up to a $29 cap, plus card processing at 2.9% plus 30 cents. Confirm the fee on your invoice.

Contra states no screening for this skill, so ask for a before-and-after AI citation report from a past client.

• Best for: Paying a freelance GEO consultant you already know, with contracts and invoices on one platform.
• Client fees: $15 or $29 per payment, or nothing if the freelancer is on Pro, plus processing.
• Where it falls short: No AI search category and no stated vetting, so finding the freelancer is up to you.

10. LinkedIn Services Marketplace

LinkedIn suits a business that wants to check a GEO consultant's career history and shared connections before a first call. The Services Marketplace has no GEO or AEO category: typing "generative" returns no suggestions. Its SEO consultants category showed over 450,000 results on October 6, so you filter by reading summaries for AI search work.

One short request returns up to 5 proposals, and messaging providers is free. LinkedIn's help article on shopping for services explains that you can request a proposal from one provider or let LinkedIn send the request to several. Providers on Premium Business, Sales Navigator or Recruiter Lite are eligible to receive those additional requests.

LinkedIn takes no fee and holds no money. Clients and providers finalize terms outside LinkedIn, and LinkedIn does not endorse any provider's services.

That makes LinkedIn a research tool more than a hiring platform for this skill. A consultant who writes about AI Overviews, ChatGPT search or AI crawler rules in public posts leaves a trail you can read before you pay anything.

• Best for: Checking a freelance GEO expert's track record through your own network.
• Client fees: None; messaging providers is free.
• Where it falls short: No AI search category, and the contract and payment setup are yours.

Hire a vetted AEO/GEO freelancer without platform fees

I co-founded Seotal and lead its SEO and GEO work. Most sites above leave you to work out whether a GEO profile is real; we test every specialist on a live site's AI crawler access, schema and citations before they reach you.

Send a brief and get profiles within 72 hours. Hire an AEO/GEO specialist, or compare budgets first in our AEO/GEO specialist cost guide.

AEO/GEO freelancer websites: frequently asked questions

Is GEO different from hiring an SEO freelancer?

The foundation overlaps: AI answers draw on pages search engines can crawl and index. GEO adds tracking which sources AI answers cite and earning a place in them. For classic SEO hiring, see our list of websites to hire SEO freelancers.

What should an AEO/GEO freelancer check first?

Whether AI search crawlers can reach your pages. Our study of AI crawler blocking shows how often robots.txt rules shut them out, and our guide to AEO/GEO reporting tools covers how to track citations afterwards.