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AI Search (AEO) Paid Readiness Checker

More buyers are asking AI instead of Google, and most brands are invisible in those answers. Score your readiness across the things that decide whether AI recommends you, and get a plan to get ahead while it is still early.

By the Digital Success paid-media team · Updated September 2026 · Free, results in seconds

The short version: answer engines like ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity increasingly sit between your customer and their decision, and being cited in those answers is becoming its own discipline (answer-engine optimization). This checker scores your readiness across discoverability, content structure, brand authority, measurement and paid presence, then hands you a prioritized plan to get visible before your competitors do.
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Score your AI search readiness

Answer honestly across five areas. Partly is worth half. Scored in your browser.

What you get

A clear read on how ready your brand is for the way buyers are starting to search, by asking an AI assistant instead of typing into Google. You will get a readiness score and grade, a breakdown across the five areas that decide whether AI recommends you, discoverability, content structure, brand authority, measurement, and paid and experience, and a prioritized plan that starts with the gaps holding you back most. Because almost every brand scores low today, this is less a report card than a head start.

How it works

  1. Answer a short set of questions across the five readiness areas.
  2. Be honest, Partly counts as half, so the score is useful.
  3. See your readiness score and weakest areas.
  4. Open your prioritized plan to start getting cited in AI answers.

Why to care now, not later

Search is splitting. Alongside the familiar list of blue links, a growing share of people now get a single synthesized answer, from Google's AI overviews or from assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity, and increasingly they act on that answer without clicking anything. If your brand is not one of the sources that answer draws on, you are invisible at the exact moment a decision is forming. Paid placements inside AI search are still small, but the organic-style game of being cited is live today, and it rewards brands that are structured, authoritative and quotable. The work overlaps with good SEO but adds new signals, and the brands that start now will be entrenched as sources by the time everyone else notices. This checker shows you where you stand and what to do first, so being early is a decision, not an accident.

Frequently asked questions

What is AEO / GEO?
Answer-engine optimization (or generative engine optimization) is getting your brand accurately represented and cited in AI answers from tools like ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity, the way SEO gets you found in Google. It overlaps with SEO but adds structure, authority and citation signals.
Does AI search matter yet?
It is early but moving fast. A large share of searches already show AI overviews and more buyers ask AI directly. Paid placements are small today, but the citation game is live now, and being early is a real advantage.
How do I get cited by AI?
Well-structured, genuinely useful content; strong authority and third-party mentions; clear quotable answers to real questions; and technical signals like schema. Models favor sources they can parse and trust.
Where does paid fit in?
Paid placements are emerging and will grow, but today the bigger opportunity is earning citations and making sure your paid experiences and brand presence reinforce what AI sees. This tool assesses both.
Is this a technical audit?
No, it is a readiness assessment for marketers and owners across the areas that drive AI visibility. It points you at priorities; a hands-on engagement goes deeper into content, schema and authority.
Is it free?
Yes, free with no login, scored in your browser. Share your details once to open your full breakdown and plan.

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Want to get found in AI answers?

AI search rewards brands that move early and deliberately. Digital Success builds AI-search visibility (AEO/GEO) alongside paid and organic for US businesses. Talk to a specialist for a readiness plan.

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