free aeo checker
(2023-26©)
Can AI find your site?
See if ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini can read and quote your website. Free score in 30 seconds.
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We read your page the way AI crawlers do: raw HTML only, no JavaScript. Use the results as a guide, not a guarantee.
(What we check)
Twenty checks. Five groups. One score.
Crawlable
Can GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot get in? We check robots.txt, noindex, llms.txt and your sitemap.
25 pts
Readable
What a crawler sees in the raw HTML before any script runs, and whether your headings form a clean outline.
20 pts
Structured
JSON-LD schema, title, meta description and Open Graph tags that tell machines who you are.
25 pts
Trusted
HTTPS, a canonical URL, dates, page language and a clear company or person behind the site.
15 pts
Citable
FAQs, question-style headings and short answers an engine can quote as they are.
15 pts
(FAQ)
Questions about the AEO score
What is AEO?
Answer Engine Optimization means making your website easy for AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google's AI answers to find, understand and quote. It builds on SEO, but the goal is to be the source an AI cites.
How is the AEO score calculated?
We run 20 checks in five groups: crawlable, readable, structured, trusted and citable. Each check is weighted by how much it matters to answer engines, for a total of 100 points.
Why do you only read the raw HTML?
Most AI crawlers don't run JavaScript. If your content only appears after scripts load, they see an almost empty page. We read your site the same way they do.
Does a high score mean ChatGPT will cite my site?
No tool can promise that. A high score means nothing technical is stopping AI from reading and quoting you. What actually gets cited still depends on your content and reputation.
Should I block AI crawlers in robots.txt?
Only if you don't want to appear in AI answers. Blocking GPTBot or ClaudeBot keeps them out of your site, and that also keeps you out of their answers.
What do you do with my URL and email?
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