withbenchmark.com
Comparing v6 vs v7
Mar 30, 2026 → Mar 31, 2026
41
/ 100
→
+1556
/ 100
#
Criterion
v6
Status
v7
Status
Delta
1
llms.txt File
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
2
Schema.org Structured Data
0/10
MISSING
9/10
STRONG
+9
3
Q&A Content Format
0/10
MISSING
9/10
STRONG
+9
4
Clean, Crawlable HTML
6/10
MODERATE
9/10
STRONG
+3
5
Entity Authority & NAP Consistency
3/10
WEAK
6/10
MODERATE
+3
6
robots.txt for AI Crawlers
3/10
WEAK
5/10
PARTIAL
+2
7
Comprehensive FAQ Section
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
8
Original Data & Expert Analysis
5/10
PARTIAL
7/10
GOOD
+2
9
Internal Linking Structure
2/10
POOR
5/10
PARTIAL
+3
10
Semantic HTML5 & Accessibility
4/10
PARTIAL
10/10
STRONG
+6
11
Content Freshness Signals
2/10
POOR
2/10
POOR
0
12
Sitemap Completeness
0/10
MISSING
7/10
GOOD
+7
13
RSS/Atom Feed
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
14
Table & List Extractability
0/10
MISSING
5/10
PARTIAL
+5
15
Definition Patterns
5/10
PARTIAL
3/10
WEAK
-2
16
Direct Answer Paragraphs
2/10
POOR
4/10
PARTIAL
+2
17
Content Licensing & AI Permissions
0/10
MISSING
2/10
POOR
+2
18
Author & Expert Schema
2/10
POOR
9/10
STRONG
+7
19
Fact & Data Density
4/10
PARTIAL
7/10
GOOD
+3
20
Canonical URL Strategy
0/10
MISSING
10/10
STRONG
+10
21
Content Publishing Velocity
0/10
MISSING
3/10
WEAK
+3
22
Schema Coverage & Depth
0/10
MISSING
8/10
STRONG
+8
23
Speakable Schema
0/10
MISSING
0/10
MISSING
0
24
Query-Answer Alignment
5/10
PARTIAL
7/10
GOOD
+2
25
Content Cannibalization
5/10
PARTIAL
10/10
STRONG
+5
26
Visible Date Signal
0/10
MISSING
9/10
STRONG
+9
27
Topic Coherence
5/10
PARTIAL
9/10
STRONG
+4
28
Content Depth
0/10
MISSING
2/10
POOR
+2
29
Helpful Purpose Alignment
4/10
PARTIAL
7/10
GOOD
+3
30
First-Hand Experience Signals
3/10
WEAK
3/10
WEAK
0
31
Creator Transparency
1/10
NEARLY EMPTY
1/10
NEARLY EMPTY
0
32
Methodology Transparency
1/10
NEARLY EMPTY
1/10
NEARLY EMPTY
0
33
Citation-Ready Writing Quality
4/10
PARTIAL
5/10
PARTIAL
+1
34
Answer-First Placement
8/10
STRONG
7/10
GOOD
-1
35
Evidence Packaging
1/10
NEARLY EMPTY
4/10
PARTIAL
+3
36
Entity Disambiguation
0/10
MISSING
2/10
POOR
+2
37
Extraction Friction Score
4/10
PARTIAL
4/10
PARTIAL
0
38
Image Context for AI
3/10
WEAK
2/10
POOR
-1
39
Duplicate Content Blocks
10/10
STRONG
10/10
STRONG
0
40
Cross-Page Duplicate Content
10/10
STRONG
10/10
STRONG
0
41
Internationalization Signals
3/10
WEAK
3/10
WEAK
0
42
Page Speed: Server Response
8/10
STRONG
8/10
STRONG
0
43
Page Speed: Load Blockers
6/10
MODERATE
8/10
STRONG
+2
44
Page Speed: Page Size
10/10
STRONG
9/10
STRONG
-1
45
Answer Capsule Pattern
10/10
STRONG
6/10
MODERATE
-4
46
Entity Density
10/10
STRONG
10/10
STRONG
0
47
Owned Data Density
0/10
MISSING
4/10
PARTIAL
+4
48
Sentence Atomicity
10/10
STRONG
8/10
STRONG
-2
Opportunities
10
v6
10
v7
Added in v7
+ Add Content Freshness Signals
+ Add Entity Disambiguation
+ Improve Citation-Ready Writing
Removed since v6
- Focus Content on Core Topics
- Restructure Content as Q&A
- Add Owned Data Signals
Findings Summary
Criterion
v6 Findings
v7 Findings
Delta
llms.txt File
2
2
0
Schema.org Structured Data
2
5
+3
Q&A Content Format
3
4
+1
Clean, Crawlable HTML
5
5
0
Entity Authority & NAP Consistency
3
3
0
robots.txt for AI Crawlers
2
2
0
Comprehensive FAQ Section
3
3
0
Original Data & Expert Analysis
4
4
0
Internal Linking Structure
5
5
0
Semantic HTML5 & Accessibility
8
4
-4
Content Freshness Signals
4
4
0
Sitemap Completeness
2
4
+2
RSS/Atom Feed
2
2
0
Table & List Extractability
4
5
+1
Definition Patterns
4
4
0
Direct Answer Paragraphs
3
3
0
Content Licensing & AI Permissions
4
4
0
Author & Expert Schema
5
5
0
Fact & Data Density
4
4
0
Canonical URL Strategy
2
4
+2
Content Publishing Velocity
2
2
0
Schema Coverage & Depth
2
5
+3
Speakable Schema
2
2
0
Query-Answer Alignment
2
2
0
Content Cannibalization
2
2
0
Visible Date Signal
2
3
+1
Topic Coherence
2
2
0
Content Depth
3
3
0
Helpful Purpose Alignment
2
2
0
First-Hand Experience Signals
2
2
0
Creator Transparency
2
2
0
Methodology Transparency
2
2
0
Citation-Ready Writing Quality
3
4
+1
Answer-First Placement
3
3
0
Evidence Packaging
3
3
0
Entity Disambiguation
3
3
0
Extraction Friction Score
3
3
0
Image Context for AI
3
3
0
Duplicate Content Blocks
2
2
0
Cross-Page Duplicate Content
2
2
0
Internationalization Signals
2
2
0
Page Speed: Server Response
2
1
-1
Page Speed: Load Blockers
2
2
0
Page Speed: Page Size
2
2
0
Answer Capsule Pattern
2
2
0
Entity Density
2
2
0
Owned Data Density
2
2
0
Sentence Atomicity
2
2
0