LLM SEO Course 2026: Getting Cited by ChatGPT and Other AI
Every program in our data whose public curriculum names LLM SEO, compared side by side.
- 31 of 39 AI SEO courses with a clear answer (79%) name LLM SEO in their public curriculum.
- 15 of those are free: Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Course, Learning AI Search (The Free AI Search Optimization Roadmap), SEO Enablement: Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and GEO Academy and others.
- An LLM SEO course teaches how to get a brand mentioned, cited or recommended by large language model tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini.
Checked against official course pages. Last data check September 26, 2026.
LLM SEO Course 2026 options compared
| Course | Price | Format | Level | GEO | AEO | AI citations | AI visibility tracking | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Course Ahrefs Academy | Free | Self-paced | Beginner | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not shown |
| Learning AI Search (The Free AI Search Optimization Roadmap) Aleyda Solis (LearningAIsearch.com) | Free | Guide | All levels | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| SEO Enablement: Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Conductor (Learning Center) | Free | Self-paced | Not stated | Not shown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not shown |
| GEO Academy Georion | Free | Self-paced | Intermediate | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AEO Fundamentals HubSpot Academy | Free | Self-paced | Not stated | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SEO in the Age of AI HubSpot Academy | Free | Self-paced | Not stated | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| The AI Search Manual iPullRank | Free | Guide | Not stated | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| AI SEO Operators Jonathan Boshoff (Skool community) | Free | Membership | Not stated | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| AI SEO Course: Optimize for LLMs like ChatGPT Semrush Academy | Free | Self-paced | Not stated | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Content Marketing Essentials for SEO and AI Search with Semrush Semrush Academy | Free | Self-paced | Not stated | No | No | Yes | Not shown | Yes |
| Off-Page SEO and AI Search Essentials with Semrush Semrush Academy | Free | Self-paced | Not stated | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Free AI SEO Course & Generative Engine Optimization Class SEO Optimizers | Free | Live cohort | Beginner | Yes | No | Yes | Not shown | Yes |
| AI SEO: Mastering Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) SkillUp (on Coursera) | Free | Self-paced | Intermediate | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AI Search Optimization Masterclass Surfer Academy | Free | Self-paced | Not stated | Not shown | Not shown | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Introduction to Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) The Open University (OpenLearn Create) | Free | Self-paced | Beginner | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| AI SEO Mastery Pro Caleb Ulku | $217/mo | Membership | Advanced | No | No | Yes | Not shown | Not shown |
| 2026 AI SEO Tools And Techniques (LLM SEO, GEO, AEO) Specialization Coursera | Varies | Self-paced | Beginner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not shown | Yes |
| SEO Masterclass With AI SEO: Beginner To Advanced - 2026 Specialization Coursera | Varies | Self-paced | Beginner | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Optimize Pages for AI Search with GEO/AEO CXL | $299 | Self-paced | Not stated | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not shown |
| AI Ranking DataWise SEO (Nicolas Gorrono) | $27/mo | Membership | Not stated | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Certified Generative Engine Optimization Professional GSDC (Global Skill Development Council) | $400 | Self-paced | Not stated | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| From SEO to AEO: Optimizing for AI-led Search Jellyfish Training | $549 | Live cohort | Intermediate | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AEO Masterclass: AI Search Beyond SEO Maven (course by Mostafa ElBermawy, NoGood) | $499 | Live cohort | All levels | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AI Search and SEO Mastery Course Search Atlas | $997 | Self-paced | Not stated | Yes | No | Yes | Not shown | Not shown |
| AI SEO Rainmakers SEO.Stream (Charles Floate) | $299/mo | Membership | Advanced | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| AI SEO Expert Course (AI SEO Masterclass) SEOSLY | Varies | Self-paced | Not stated | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SEO for LLMs Course: Proven GEO Strategies to Optimize for AI Search Tech SEO Pro (MarketingSyrup SEO Academy) | $497 | Self-paced | Intermediate | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Not shown |
| AEO, GEO, AI SEO: Get Cited by ChatGPT, Google, Perplexity Udemy | $19.99 | Self-paced | Beginner to intermediate | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AI SEO 2026: LLM SEO, GEO, AEO: Get Traffic From ChatGPT Udemy | $19.99 | Self-paced | Beginner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AI SEO Course 2026: From Zero to Page-One Results (AEO, GEO) Udemy | $189.99 | Self-paced | All levels | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| SEO & AI SEO Course 2026: Rank #1 on Google & AI Results Udemy | $19.99 | Self-paced | Not stated | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes means the public course page shows it. No means the page is detailed enough to show it is missing. Not shown means the page did not let us decide, and those rows are left out of every percentage on this site. Prices were read on the verification date listed on each course page.
What is a LLM SEO course?
An LLM SEO course teaches how to get a brand mentioned, cited or recommended by large language model tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini. In our data this is the most common AI search topic of all, more common than either the GEO or AEO label.
Being cited vs using AI
Be careful with this one. Many courses sold as LLM SEO or ChatGPT SEO teach using ChatGPT to write content, which is a different skill. The programs on this page show, on their public page, that they teach earning citations or mentions inside AI answers.
What good LLM SEO training covers
- Which sources each AI tool tends to cite, and why that changes.
- Brand mentions on third-party pages, not just your own site.
- Testing with real buyer questions across several tools and repeated runs.
- Reporting AI visibility honestly, given how much answers vary.
Frequently asked questions
What is LLM SEO?
Optimizing so large language model tools such as ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini mention, cite or recommend your brand.
Can you pay ChatGPT to recommend you?
No course can buy a recommendation in organic AI answers. The work is earning mentions and building pages the tools can retrieve and quote.
Is LLM SEO the same as GEO?
They overlap almost completely. LLM SEO is framed around the tools, GEO around generated answers in general.