AI Optimizer: AI Search Fix vs AEO: AI Catalog Optimizer
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026.
The short answer
- Only AEO lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for AI Optimizer and $29/month for AEO.
- AI Optimizer lists 4 features AEO’s listing doesn’t mention, including ALT text, Content optimization, Meta tags.
Head to head
Pro
- · AI fixes, you approve every change
- · Issue list sorted by AI Readiness Score
- · Up to 2,000 AI fixes per month (launch)
Free
Basic
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAI shopping assistants like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI recommend products based on how complete your product data is. Basic Shopify Catalog eligibility (title, image, price, status) is a separate, narrower check. This app scans your catalog with fixed rules, showing exactly which products are missing information AI needs, starting with your most-affected products.
Shoppers increasingly ask an AI assistant instead of searching. If your product pages are hard for those assistants to read, you may not come up — and nothing in your admin tells you that. AEO audits your whole catalog against the feed specs answer engines read, then gives you a readiness score for ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Microsoft Copilot and Perplexity, plus the exact issue holding each product back.
- AI Readiness Score (0-100) from a deterministic full-catalog scan.
- Issue-type count and your top 3 issue labels, at a glance.
- Full issue list per product, ranked by estimated revenue impact.
- AI-suggested fixes for descriptions, SEO titles/descriptions, alt text.
- Real ACP/UCP feed-spec validation — not just llms.txt generation
- Per-channel readiness scoring for ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Copilot, Perplexity
- One-click revert on every rewrite — never locked into AI copy you didn't approve
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  AI Optimizer |  AEO |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | AI Optimizer | AEO |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | AI Optimizer | AEO |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month(ahead) | $29/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | AI Optimizer | AEO |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #982 | #482(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 9, 2026 | May 25, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Go Studio | Legitimate LLC |
FAQ
AI Optimizer and AEO: common questions
- Is AI Optimizer or AEO cheaper?
- Only AEO lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for AI Optimizer and $29/month for AEO. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- AI Optimizer lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as ALT text, Content optimization, Meta tags, SEO score. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 14, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 14, 2026. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.