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How AIMention Scores Your Website

A straightforward look at what we measure and why it matters for AI search visibility.

Why scoring AI visibility is different from traditional SEO

Search engines like Google rank pages. AI models like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini recommend businesses. The signals that earn a recommendation are different — AI systems favor sources that are clear, credible, and structured in ways that make information easy to extract and cite. AIMention measures exactly that.


The six dimensions we evaluate

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Structured Content

Does your website present information in a way AI systems can easily parse? This includes how your services, pricing, hours, and key facts are organized — not just whether they exist, but whether they’re findable without effort.

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Factual Clarity

AI models cite sources they can trust to be accurate and unambiguous. We evaluate whether your content makes clear, confident claims about who you are, what you do, and who you serve — without vague language that creates uncertainty.

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Structured Data Markup

Schema.org markup is one of the clearest signals you can send to AI systems. We check whether your site uses structured data to formally define your business type, location, services, and other key attributes.

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Authority & Trust

Does your site demonstrate credibility? We look at signals like professional presentation, consistent business information, reviews, and indicators that your business is established and legitimate.

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Citations & References

AI systems favor businesses that are mentioned and referenced elsewhere on the web. We evaluate whether your business has a footprint beyond your own website — directories, press, partnerships, and other external references.

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Local Relevance

For businesses serving a specific area, proximity signals matter. We assess whether your site clearly communicates where you operate and whether your local presence is visible across the web.

How scores are calculated

Each dimension is scored independently, then weighted to produce your overall AIMention Score. Dimensions that have the greatest demonstrated impact on AI recommendation behavior carry more weight. Your report shows your score per dimension so you can see exactly where your strongest opportunities are.

What we can and can’t tell you

AI platforms like ChatGPT and Perplexity don’t publish their recommendation algorithms — no tool can guarantee how any specific AI system will behave. What we can tell you is which foundational signals are consistently associated with businesses that appear in AI-generated recommendations, and where your site stands on each of them.

Your AIMention report doesn’t just score you — it gives you a prioritized action checklist and a 60-day roadmap so you know exactly what to fix first.