We create citation-ready content - then prove it worked.
Score your site across 48 criteria, generate fix content from your proprietary data, publish directly to your CMS, and measure the visibility improvement. One platform, closed loop - no one else connects all seven steps.
Free instant audit - results in under 60 seconds
AI answers 2 billion queries a day.
Your site is either in the answer - or invisible.
AEO optimizes your content to be discovered, parsed, and cited by AI engines.
Different algorithms than SEO, different criteria, different playbook.
Three steps. One loop.
Nobody else connects them all.
Most tools stop at the audit. We diagnose gaps, create content from your proprietary
data, and track the visibility impact - in one continuous loop.
Score and find every gap holding you back
48 criteria that AI engines use to decide what to cite. See exactly where competitors outrank you.
yourwebsite.com
Create content, score, refine, publish
Build content from your proprietary data that AI engines choose as the answer.
Iterate until max score
Every cycle improves your content quality and AI visibility score. Audit, create, monitor - repeat.
Measure impact, start the next cycle
Track citation changes across every engine, watch visibility compound.
Score and find every gap holding you back
48 criteria that AI engines use to decide what to cite. See exactly where competitors outrank you.
yourwebsite.com
Create content, score, refine, publish
Build content from your proprietary data that AI engines choose as the answer.
Measure impact, start the next cycle
Track citation changes across every engine, watch visibility compound.
From new entrant to
200 clients in ~3 months.
HelpSquad entered Healthcare BPO with 1-3 leads per week. Using our BREAM framework - indexability, branding, and authority sprints - they went from invisible to AI engines to generating 3 sales conversations daily.
Your score is only as good as the model behind it.
AEORank is a governed scoring methodology - not a static checklist. 48 criteria across 5 pillars, continuously recalibrated from how AI engines actually behave.
40 years of combined SEO expertise
Two founders test real queries against all four AI engines weekly. Every discovery feeds into the formula.
Formula updated monthly
New criteria, weight shifts, false positives removed. The model tracks how AI engines evolve.
Your pages, re-scored automatically
Every update re-evaluates your site and resurfaces new priorities. No manual re-audits.
AI engines cite sources they can't find anywhere else.
Generic content gets ignored - if you remove the brand name and it could appear on a competitor's site, AI has no reason to cite you.
Your brand reputation lives outside your website.
AI engines learn about you from Reddit threads, directory listings, and competitor roundups. We monitor all of it and help you act.
Reddit Monitoring
Reddit is one of the top training sources for LLMs. We scan threads where users ask for recommendations in your category, score them by intent, and draft responses in your voice.
Mentions & Listings
We find every listicle, directory, and roundup where your brand should appear but doesn't - then help you get listed with automated outreach.
Startups & Partners
Build AI visibility from day one.
We audit hundreds of YC startups every batch. Early-stage companies that structure content for AI engines compound their advantage as AI search grows - the ones that start early consistently outperform.
For Startups
For VCs & Accelerators
Frequently asked questions
View all FAQ →I already have good SEO - why do I need AEO?
High Google rankings do not guarantee AI citations. SEO and AEO use different algorithms and different criteria.
The average AEO Site Rank across sites we audit is 47 out of 100 - even among sites with strong SEO. AI engines decide what to cite based on structured data, entity clarity, and extractable answers, not backlinks or keyword density. Many top-ranking SEO sites score below 40 on AEO.
How quickly will I see results?
Technical fixes can be picked up by AI crawlers within days. Content improvements take weeks to months to compound.
HelpSquad went from 68 to 82 in 3 months. InsaneLab went from 51 to 88. The first re-audit after technical fixes typically shows a 10-15 point jump. Content-driven improvements build over each cycle as AI engines re-crawl and re-index.
What do I get on the Free plan?
One domain, 3 site audits per month, 5 AI visibility scans, 1 AI article, page-level AEO Rank, and a fix plan with recommendations.
The Free plan gives you full access to the Studio dashboard with real scoring across all 48 criteria. You can audit your site, see exactly where you stand, get a prioritized fix list, and generate one article per month - enough to evaluate the platform before upgrading.
What are credits in the Pro plan?
Credits are a unified currency for all platform actions - audits, visibility scans, article generation, and monitoring.
The Pro plan includes 100 credits per month that roll over for 1 month. Different actions cost different amounts: a site audit uses fewer credits than generating a full article. This gives you flexibility to allocate resources where they matter most for your strategy.
We're building the industry standard for AI visibility scoring.
The scoring engine behind every AEO audit is deterministic, documented, and benchmarked at production scale. 11,068 domains scored, 4,313 Y Combinator startups benchmarked, methodology published through our docs and rankings.
11,068 Domains Scored
Benchmark coverage from the same deterministic engine that powers AEO Content AI. Browse sector rankings and startup slices without depending on repo access.
Explore benchmarksDocumented Methodology
48 criteria, weighted scoring, deterministic checks. No black boxes. Review how the engine works and how each criterion affects score.
Read the docsPrivate Engine Package
AEORank is now maintained as an internal package inside the AEO Content AI monorepo and distributed privately to approved consumers.
Scoring systemSee Where You Rank,
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Key terms
- AEO (AI Engine Optimization)
- The practice of structuring web content so AI answer engines can discover, parse, and cite it.
- AEO Audit
- A deterministic evaluation of a website across 48 criteria, scored 0-100, measuring readiness for AI-driven search.
- AI Visibility
- The degree to which AI engines like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews can find and reference your content when answering queries.
- Citation
- When an AI engine references your website as a source in its response, linking users directly to your content.
- Scorecard
- The per-criterion breakdown of an AEO audit showing individual scores for each of the 48 criteria across 5 pillars.