An honest comparison
Oracite, an agency, or do it yourself?
Three real ways to get your clinic named by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google's AI — what each costs, who does the work, and how you'd actually know it's working. We'll tell you when we're not the right answer.
| Oracite | Med-spa GEO agency | Do it yourself | |
|---|---|---|---|
| To start / ongoing | Free audit, then $500/mo | Paid retainer (~$1,295+/mo) | $0–$499/mo tool |
| Who does the work | We do, end to end | Agency team | You |
| Engines measured | All 5, incl. Google AI Mode | Varies; often 1–2 | Whatever the tool covers |
| Proof you can verify | Tamper-evident receipt + same audit re-run monthly | A report you can't independently check | Your own spot-checks |
| Tied to booked consults | Yes — that's the goal | Usually visibility only | Up to you |
| Medical compliance | FTC/FDA/HIPAA, every claim sourced | Varies by agency | Your responsibility |
| Best for | Owners who want it handled and proven | Clinics wanting all marketing in one place | Technical owners with spare time |
Oracite vs. a med-spa GEO agency
Agencies that do "GEO for med spas" exist, and the good ones do real work — treatment pages, schema, Google Business Profile, citations. The honest differences are three. First, proof: we fingerprint every audit with a tamper-evident receipt and re-run the identical questions every month, so you can verify the movement yourself instead of trusting a slide. Second, coverage: we measure all five major engines including Google AI Mode — the biggest local surface — where many "AEO" shops are SEO teams checking one or two. Third, outcome: we aim at booked consults, not just whether you were mentioned. And the price works in your favor: a free audit to start, then $500/mo done-for-you — well under a typical agency retainer, because the repeatable work is largely automated.
Oracite vs. doing it yourself
You can absolutely do this yourself. The catch is what the cheap option actually buys you: tools like Profound, Peec, and Otterly ($29–$499/mo) mostly measure your AI visibility — they hand you a dashboard, not results. Getting named means implementing schema, fixing your listings across the web, earning third-party citations, and keeping it consistent — week after week, on top of running a clinic. Oracite does that work and proves it moved. If you're technical and have the hours, a tracker plus elbow grease is a legitimate path; if you'd rather it be handled, that's us.
When we're honestly not the right call
If you want one team handling everything — paid ads, Instagram, your website, email, and AI visibility — a full-service med-spa agency is a better fit; we deliberately do one thing. If you're hands-on, enjoy the tooling, and have time, DIY will save you money. Oracite is for clinic owners who want AI search handled by specialists and want to see the proof it's working — and who'd rather find out where they stand for free first.
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We'll run your AI-visibility audit and show you, word for word, what AI tells your patients today. No retainer to find out.