Noble buys mentions for your brand in articles AI already cites, from $2,000 a month on an annual plan. With Rank Monthly you pay monthly, only while each spot is live, with publishers who connect their own data.
Noble and Rank Monthly both help B2B brands show up in the pages AI assistants cite. They work differently. Noble finds articles that AI already cites in your category and gets you a new mention, or fixes an old one, from a monthly budget. Rank Monthly books spots in list articles and LinkedIn posts from publishers who joined and connected their own data, and you pay monthly, only while each spot is live.
Pick Noble if you want reach on the exact pages AI cites today and can commit for a year. Pick Rank Monthly if you want to check every month that what you paid for is still there.
At a glance
Noble and Rank Monthly side by side
Noble
Rank Monthly
What it sells
New mentions in third-party articles AI already cites, and refreshes of existing mentions
Spots in existing list articles, new sponsored articles and LinkedIn posts. Newsletter spots follow
Who it's for
In-house SEO teams and agencies
Businesses that want to be in the lists their buyers read, and the publishers who sell those spots
Price
From $2,000 a month, billed monthly on an annual plan
On request during early access
Price per placement
About $400 per mention: placement value (most about $200) plus a publisher fee that averages about $200
A monthly price per spot, or once for a new post
When you pay
From your budget once a mention is live. Unused budget is refunded after your term
Monthly, only while the spot is live. Payment is held until it is verified live
Where placements come from
Articles AI already cites, when the publisher agrees
Publishers who joined Rank Monthly and connected Search Console, Analytics and WordPress
Who writes and updates it
Not stated on its homepage
Autopilot writes and updates the entry. Publishers can approve each deal
Sponsored label
Not stated on its homepage
Sponsored label and rel="sponsored" on by default. The publisher decides whether to keep them
Speed
First mention offers usually at the start of month 2, first mentions live usually by month 3
Content can be live within 7 days when the publisher has auto-accept on
Maturity
Live, with customer logos such as Ramp, ZoomInfo, Zendesk, Webflow and Brex
Early access. No customers yet
Ranking guarantees
Not stated
None. Google and the AI assistants decide
Noble facts from thatsnoble.com, checked October 31, 2026. Prices change.
Where Noble is stronger
It is live, with real customers and testimonials from in-house teams and agencies.
It can go after any article AI cites in your category. Rank Monthly only reaches publishers who joined.
One monthly budget covers everything, so it is simple to buy.
Unused budget is refunded after your term ends.
AI visibility tools Scrunch and Otterly say on its homepage that they partner with Noble.
Where Rank Monthly is different
You only pay while your spot is live. Each month you pay, the spot is still there. How it works for businesses
Payment is held until the placement is verified live. Terms
The numbers come from the publisher's own Search Console and Analytics, never typed in. How it works for publishers
Autopilot keeps your entry up to date with your facts, every month.
The sponsored label and rel="sponsored" are on by default. Each publisher decides whether to keep them.
Content can be live within 7 days with publishers who auto-accept.
More than articles: LinkedIn posts today, newsletters next.
Why monthly
Joran Hofman, who founded Rank Monthly, explains the choice like this. Once a brand buys a spot in a list, nobody keeps track of whether it is still live. Brands pay a lot to get into a list article, the person behind the site moves on, and the brand never finds out the link is gone. With an agreement that is paid monthly, every payment means the spot is still there, and you only pay for the time it is actually live. For publishers it works the other way around: they stay accountable for keeping the spot, and they get paid every month for doing it.
Pricing
Noble starts at $2,000 a month, billed monthly on an annual plan. You choose 1 to 50 mentions a month, and Noble says a typical mention runs about $400 all-in. You pay from the budget once a mention is live, and unused budget is refunded after your term (thatsnoble.com, checked October 31, 2026).
Rank Monthly prices are on request during early access. You pay a monthly price for each spot you hold, or once for a new post.
How each works
Noble
Set a monthly budget on an annual plan.
Noble finds articles AI already cites in your category.
It gets you a new mention, or refreshes an existing one.
Your budget pays Noble and the publisher once the mention is live.
Rank Monthly
Add your website. We read what you sell, scan your competitors and find the searches you want to show up for.
We match you with publishers whose lists, newsletters and posts already reach your buyers, based on their connected data.
Autopilot writes your entry and books the spot. Publishers can approve each deal.
Payment is held until the spot is verified live. Then you see every placement, visit, click and AI mention in one ledger, month by month.
Who should pick which
You need mentions on the exact pages AI cites today, and you can commit for a year: Noble.
You want one budget and someone else to chase publishers for you: Noble.
You want to pay only while each spot is live, and see the publisher's real numbers: Rank Monthly.
You want LinkedIn posts, and later newsletters, next to list articles: Rank Monthly.
Noble starts at $2,000 a month, billed monthly on an annual plan. It says a typical mention runs about $400 all-in: about $200 for the placement and a publisher fee that averages about $200. Checked October 31, 2026.
How fast does Noble get mentions live?
Noble says most customers see their first mention offers at the start of month 2, and the first mentions usually go live by month 3.
Are paid list placements allowed by Google?
Google asks that paid links are marked with rel="sponsored", and many countries ask for a visible label. On Rank Monthly both are on by default, and the publisher decides whether to keep them.
Does Rank Monthly guarantee rankings or AI mentions?
No. Where a page ranks in Google, and what AI assistants answer, is decided by Google and the assistants. We book and keep spots in lists, newsletters and posts that already reach your buyers, and report what each one does every month.
Can I use Noble and Rank Monthly together?
Yes. They reach different pages: Noble works on articles AI cites today, Rank Monthly on the lists and posts of publishers who joined, paid only while each spot is live.