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Methodology

How the score works

Every score is computed in code, not by the AI model itself — the same run produces the same result, and every number on this page traces back to a constant in the scoring engine. Nothing here is a marketing simplification.

The overall score

Five sub-scores, each 0–100, combined by weight.

  • Presence35%

    Whether you show up at all across the buyer questions we ask.

  • Prominence20%

    When you're mentioned, how high you rank among the recommendations.

  • Share of voice20%

    Your mentions weighed against every competitor the AI also named.

  • Citations15%

    How often the AI links back to your own domain, not a third party's.

  • Sentiment10%

    How positively the AI talks about you when it does mention you.

Engine weighting

Each answer engine counts differently, renormalized over whichever engines ran for your scan tier.

  • ChatGPT40%
  • Google AI Overviews40%
  • Perplexity20%

Scan tiers

The free teaser scan runs 1 engine and 3 buyer questions. The full report runs 3 engines and 6 buyer questions.

Grade bands

  • Category Leader80+

    AI assistants name you first. Strong AI visibility.

  • Visible60+

    You show up in AI answers, but not always first.

  • Emerging40+

    AI knows you exist, but competitors are louder.

  • Barely There20+

    You rarely surface in AI answers. Big gap to close.

  • Invisible0+

    AI assistants don't mention you. You're missing the new front page.

Observational score based on AI answer samples, not a guarantee.