See whether AI recommends your clients, and get them ranking faster with the AI Search Specialist in SEO AI Premium

Get your clients found, and chosen, in AI search by handing their search work to the AI Search Specialist, coming Nov. 2 in the new SEO AI Premium edition.
What it is
On November 2nd, Local SEO evolves into Vendasta SEO AI, with three editions. Standard and Pro keep the features you know today under the new name. SEO AI Premium is a brand new edition that includes the AI Search Specialist, an AI employee that takes the search work off a small business's plate and helps it rank faster.
What changes on November 2nd, 2026
SEO AI Standard
 (was Local SEO Standard) | New name, same features 
SEO AI Pro
 (was Local SEO Pro) | New name. Keeps listings sync on 6 platforms, 15 tracked keywords and the local rank grid
SEO AI Premium
 (new) | Everything in Pro, plus the AI Search Specialist
Why it's important
Customers now ask ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity who to call. Most local businesses don't know whether AI recommends them, and don't have time to keep business profiles, keywords and website content current by hand. The AI Search Specialist shows where a business stands against named competitors and does the work to improve it, so your clients get found and chosen with less effort.
What's included
See whether AI is recommending you.
 Brand Visibility, SEO and AEO reports show how a business shows up in AI answers against named competitors. Reports start the day Premium is turned on and refresh automatically on the last business day of each month, in a new Performance tab.
Business profiles and keywords, handled.
 The AI Search Specialist reads the business's website, fills in services, service areas, payment options, description and attributes, and updates every connected listing. It handles Google's suggested edits and picks 10 keywords worth tracking.
Website fixes and fresh content, ready to go.
 It turns report gaps into one blog a month, FAQs, and schema and robots.txt fixes. Approve them in one click from Next Steps, or let it run on its own. If a change ever breaks a site's layout, it rolls back automatically.
Ask anything.
 Get plain-language answers about keywords, listings, citations, SEO, AEO and AI visibility.
Where it works:
 Any site gets the reports, keyword selection and business profile upkeep. Blogs, FAQs, schema and robots.txt edits run end to end on Vendasta WordPress sites hosted on WP Cloud. Other platforms are being scoped; no date is promised. Backlinks stay a human service.
How to access
From November 2, 2026:
Upgrade the account to the SEO AI Premium edition in Partner Center.
In Business App, open the AI Workforce and select the AI Search Specialist.
Check the new Performance tab. Reports start the day Premium is turned on, and the AI Search Specialist picks 10 keywords and starts profile upkeep on its own.
FAQ
Is Local SEO changing names?
Yes. On Nov 2, Local SEO becomes SEO AI, with Standard, Pro and Premium editions. Standard and Pro keep their features under the new name.
I've been using the AI Search Specialist in the open beta. What happens now?
Thank you for testing it with us. The open beta ends Oct 30, when the AI Search Specialist's reports, profile upkeep and chat leave Local SEO Pro. Your Pro features stay as they are. To keep the AI Search Specialist, upgrade to SEO AI Premium from Nov 2.
What happens to reports I ran during the beta?
Your beta reports live in chat with the AI Search Specialist, so you won't be able to see them in Local SEO Pro after Oct 30. Upgrade to SEO AI Premium and you'll get a fresh report in the new Performance tab, and you can still see the reports you ran during the beta: just ask the AI Search Specialist to pull them up.
How much does Premium cost?
Pricing will be available in Partner Center on Nov 2.
Does the AI Search Specialist build backlinks?
No. Backlink building is not currently available with the AI Search Specialist.
Where can I ask questions?
Reach out to your Vendasta account rep.