AI SEO Course
Free live cohort on generative engine optimisation, first intake October 2026
Every course in our index that teaches ai search mechanics, scored on the same rubric as the rest.
Free live cohort on generative engine optimisation, first intake October 2026
Free 12-lesson AEO course, no sign-up, taught by Ahrefs VP Sam Oh.
Free 12-lesson AEO course, no sign-up, taught by Ahrefs VP Sam Oh.
Short live AEO cohort with the most independent reviews in category
Free exam-based AI search certification from Surfer, 85 percent to pass.
Paid AI SEO course gated behind Yoast SEO Premium at $118.80 yearly.
4 parts, 20 lessons, about 90 minutes covering GEO, citations, and measurement.
8 lessons, about 80 minutes covering GEO, citations, and measurement.
Skool community with two weekly live Q and A calls, a one-on-one onboarding call, self-paced classroom modules and bundled DataWise tool access covering GEO, citations, and measurement.
1-day live online instructor-led class (next public date listed December 17, 2026); private team sessions available covering GEO, citations, and measurement.
Online tutorial with 5 lessons plus an introduction and conclusion, with start and complete buttons for course credit covering GEO, citations, and measurement.
Self-paced certification covering GEO, citations, and measurement.
Self-paced certification covering GEO, citations, and measurement.
Free Skool community (about 4,200 members) with live office hours and strategy calls plus cloneable workflows covering GEO, citations, and measurement.
26 sections, 245 lectures, about 15 hours of on-demand video, assignments, 18 downloadable resources, lifetime access covering GEO, citations, and measurement.
6 modules, about 2 hours covering GEO, citations, and measurement.
6-course specialization; about 4 weeks at 10 hours per week covering GEO, citations, and measurement.
Vendor academy course covering GEO, citations, and measurement.
| Rank | Course & Provider | Score | Price | GEO | AEO | Citations | Format | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
AI SEO Course
AISEOcourse.ai
|
9.2
|
Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Self-paced | Review |
| #2 |
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Course
Ahrefs Academy
|
8.1
|
Free | — | ✓ | ✓ | Self-paced | Review |
| #3 |
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Course
Ahrefs Academy
|
8.1
|
Free | — | — | ✓ | Self-paced | Review |
| #4 |
AEO Masterclass: AI Search Beyond SEO
Mostafa ElBermawy, hosted on Maven
|
6.5
|
$499 | — | ✓ | ✓ | Live cohort | Review |
| #5 |
AI Search Optimization MasterClass
Surfer SEO Academy
|
5.3
|
Free | — | — | ✓ | Self-paced | Review |
| #6 |
AI for SEO training: generative AI for search
Yoast SEO Academy
|
5.3
|
$119/yr | — | — | — | Self-paced | Review |
| #7 |
Free GEO & AEO Course
Rank Prompt
|
7.6
|
Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Self-paced | Review |
| #8 |
AI SEO Course for Local Businesses
LocusPilot
|
7.6
|
Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Self-paced | Review |
| #9 |
AI Ranking
DataWise SEO (Nicolas Gorrono)
|
7.3
|
$27/month | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Membership | Review |
| #10 |
From SEO to AEO: Optimizing for AI-led Search
Jellyfish Training
|
7.3
|
$549 per person, excluding tax | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Live cohort | Review |
| #11 |
SEO Enablement: Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)
Conductor (Learning Center)
|
7.1
|
Free | — | ✓ | ✓ | Self-paced | Review |
| #12 |
SeenRank Certify
SeenRank
|
7.1
|
Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Self-paced | Review |
| #13 |
AEO & Clarity ArcAI Certification
seoClarity
|
7.1
|
Free for seoClarity users | — | ✓ | — | Self-paced | Review |
| #14 |
AI SEO Operators
Jonathan Boshoff (Skool community)
|
6.9
|
Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Membership | Review |
| #15 |
6.8
|
$189.99 one-time (list price shown on the day; Udemy discounts vary); also included in the Udemy Personal Plan from $13 per month | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Self-paced | Review | |
| #16 |
2026 AI SEO WITH Traffic From LLM SEO, GEO, AEO
Alex Genadinik / Coursera
|
6.3
|
Not published; Coursera enrollment can begin free and certificate access may require purchase | ✓ | ✓ | — | Self-paced | Review |
| #17 |
2026 AI SEO Tools And Techniques (LLM SEO, GEO, AEO) Specialization
Alex Genadinik / Coursera
|
6.3
|
Not published | ✓ | ✓ | — | Self-paced | Review |
| #18 |
6.3
|
Not published | ✓ | ✓ | — | Self-paced | Review |
Empirical comparison of rubric scores, capabilities, pricing, and instructors.