AI search · Beginner

AI visibility

AI visibility is how often, and how accurately, a brand appears in answers from AI assistants and AI search features such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews.

Category
AI search
Level
Beginner
Measured by
Mentions, citations and accuracy across assistants
Main metric
Share of Model

What is AI visibility?

AI visibility describes a brand's presence inside AI-generated answers. It has three parts: whether the brand is mentioned when buyers ask about its category, whether its pages are cited as sources, and whether what the assistant says about it is accurate.

It's the AI-search counterpart of organic rankings. Where SEO asks "where do we rank?", AI visibility asks "do the assistants name us, and what do they say?"

How to measure it

  1. Write a fixed set of questions buyers ask about your category, plus direct questions about your brand.
  2. Ask them across the assistants your buyers use, on a regular schedule.
  3. Record whether you're named, where in the answer, who else is named, and which sources are cited.
  4. Track the trend, because single answers vary from run to run.

How to improve it

  • Make sure AI crawlers can reach and read your site.
  • State your brand facts clearly and consistently.
  • Publish pages that answer buyer questions directly.
  • Earn mentions on the third-party sources the answers cite.

Frequently asked questions

Can I check my AI visibility for free?

Yes. Our free AI Visibility Check asks leading assistants buyer questions about your category and shows whether they name you.

Why do results change from day to day?

Assistants generate each answer fresh and search results change, so answers vary. Measuring the same questions repeatedly smooths that out.

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