Ramp Spend Data: Peec AI Hits 27% Enterprise Adoption as AEO Market Shifts
gaganghotra_ · x · 2026-10-18
Citing Ramp business-spend data, the author breaks down vendor dynamics in the AEO (AI search optimization) category:
- Peec AI ranks #2 in AEO adoption: 19% of businesses buying in the category use it, up 8 points year over year. It leads among enterprise companies at 27%, versus mid-market 17%, SMB 20% and micro-SMB 17% — the broadest spread across segments.
- Profound's customer base skews heavily enterprise.
- AirOps is generating strong revenue but its share of spend has declined since Q2 2025, with Peec AI and Profound gaining that pie.
- Clearscope adoption has fallen off steeply over time, which the author suspects is one reason co-founder Bernard Huang recently stepped away from his role.
Takeaway: AEO market share is shifting from early players to newer entrants.
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