Technology & Platforms

Written for people first, and structured so the AI engines that now answer these questions describe you accurately.

• How do I set up a topic in AIQ?

  Setting up a topic in AIQ is a five-step wizard - Subject (the brand or person), Prompts (what to ask), Models (which engines), Tags (for filtering), and Save - after which the first round of queries fires automatically and initial results appear within 15-20 minutes.

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• What does AIQ cost?

  Self-serve AIQ starts at $99 per month for an in-house team running a small number of topics. Agency plans are priced by the number of client brands, and enterprise engagements that bundle AIQ with advisory services are scoped individually.

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• What is IMPACTNews?

  IMPACTNews is a forthcoming Five Blocks tool, scheduled for public release later in 2026, that extends the IMPACT methodology to the Google News tab - tracking which outlets rank, how the news SERP is composed, and how coverage shifts over time.

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• What is GeoSearch?

  GeoSearch is our internal tool for seeing Google results the way searchers actually see them in any of 500 locations across 69 countries and 23 languages, with no VPN or proxy required.

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• How does AIQ handle billing?

  Self-serve subscriptions are billed monthly through the AIQ platform's payment processor; enterprise plans are invoiced directly by Five Blocks. Subscribers manage cards, plan changes, and team seats from the My Account area.

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