AI search visibility

AI search visibility audit

Quick answer

An AI search visibility audit records whether an AI assistant names your business when asked a realistic customer question. We run one defined, dated query through a live Google-grounded AI model and record two things: whether your business is named in the answer, and whether your website is cited as a source. Because the query is fixed and the date is recorded, the result is repeatable and comparable over time. It is one documented observation, not a universal score across every assistant.

The honest version of AI visibility measurement. One defined query, run against a live Google-grounded model, dated and recorded, so you can see what changes over time instead of trusting a number nobody can reproduce.

How the check works

We agree a query a real customer would ask, in the form they would ask it: a service plus a location, phrased naturally. We run it through a live Google-grounded model, capture the answer, and record whether you appear and whether your site is used as a source. The query, the date and the raw result are all kept, so the next run is a genuine comparison rather than a fresh guess.

Why one documented query beats a dashboard score

Composite AI visibility scores look impressive and mean very little. Model outputs vary by user, session, region and model version, and most tools cannot see inside the assistants they claim to measure. A single fixed query, dated and stored with its raw output, is something you can check yourself. It is a smaller claim, and it is a true one.

What the result tells you

If you are not named, the usual causes are structural rather than mysterious: thin or inconsistent business facts, no clear page answering that question, or a site the retrieval layer cannot reach. The audit points at which of those apply, and the fixes are the answer engine optimisation work described on our AEO page.

Limits, stated plainly

This is one query against one model on one date. It does not measure ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot and every other assistant simultaneously, and we will not pretend it does. Training crawler permission is also not the same as search retrieval access: a permissive robots rule does not prove an assistant can actually fetch your pages.

What is in scope

Included

  • One agreed, realistic customer query
  • A live Google-grounded run with the date recorded
  • Whether your business is named in the answer
  • Whether your website is cited as a source
  • The raw result kept so future runs are comparable

Not included

  • A score across every AI assistant
  • Daily or continuous AI monitoring as part of this audit
  • Any guarantee of being named or cited
  • Proof of crawler access at your CDN, firewall or server layer
Auditing, implementation and ongoing monitoring are separate pieces of work. An audit tells you what to change; it does not include us making the changes unless you ask.

Free AI visibility audit

See exactly where your business is invisible - free.

No card. No call. We run the audit on your business and email you the results within 24 hours.

  • Your Google Business Profile score and the top 3 fixes
  • Whether ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews mention you
  • Your review reply rate vs local competitors
  • A prioritised 7-day action plan, emailed to you

Takes 20 seconds. No card. Results in 24 hours.