When a customer asks the AI, are you the answer?
More buying decisions start with a question to an AI assistant than with a Google search. Type the question your customers ask and see what the AI tells them, who it recommends, and what would change that.
We ask an AI assistant your question exactly as a customer in that market would, let it search the web like it normally does, and check whether your business is in the answer. Takes 20 to 40 seconds.
The question your customer asks, asked for you.
Asked the way a customer asks
You type the question in a buyer's words, pick the market and, if it matters, the city. An AI assistant with live web search answers it the way it would for a person there, searching the web as it normally does.
Read for your name, not for a score
We check whether the answer names your business or an obvious variant of it, and where in the answer it appears. If it names others instead, they are listed, so you know exactly who you are up against.
The sources behind the answer
The sites the assistant leaned on are shown with the reasons it chose the businesses it did, and three changes that would most likely put you in the answer.
Not mentioned is a source problem
AI assistants repeat what trusted sources say: review platforms, directories, articles that name you, and websites that state plainly what they do and where. If none of those mention you for this question, the assistant has nothing to repeat.
Look hard at the sources list
It is your to-do list. If the answer leaned on one directory or one review site, a complete, well-reviewed profile there is often the fastest way into the next answer.
One answer is one answer
AI answers vary between runs and change as sources change. Treat a single check as a snapshot. A pattern across several questions, checked monthly, is what tells you whether the work is landing.
What does this free AI visibility checker show, and what should you fix first?
This AI visibility checker is a free tool for business owners and marketers who want to know if AI assistants recommend them. You type one customer question, pick one of eight markets and, if it matters, a city. In 20 to 40 seconds you see whether an AI assistant with live web search names your business, who it names instead and which sources it used.
The result points to the first fix. Each kind of result below matches one of the other free tools on our site, so you can check the likely cause in a few minutes.
| What the check shows | What it usually means | Free tool to check next |
|---|---|---|
| You are not named, and the sources are directories and review sites | Those listings do not describe you for this question | Google Business Profile checklist (26 checks) |
| You are not named, and your own site is never a source | AI crawlers may be blocked, or your pages never state the answer plainly | AI crawler check on your server log |
| The assistant knows your name but not what you do or where | Your facts are hard for a machine to read | llms.txt generator and schema generator |
| The same competitor is named every time | Their pages and listings answer the question and yours do not | Competitor face-off |
The llms.txt file (a plain-text brief at your site root for AI assistants) is not a ranking factor. Treat it as one cheap step beside the work that moves answers: clear pages, consistent listings and reviews.
When you want the work done for you, our answer engine optimisation covers three answer surfaces: featured snippets, People Also Ask and Google's AI Overviews. Generative engine optimisation is the work of making your business the one AI assistants cite. Packages start from fixed prices of 300 a month in your currency, with no lock-in, and every plan starts with a free audit.
AI visibility, answered.
Which AI does this test?
A leading general-purpose AI assistant with live web search, answering the way it would for a consumer in your market. Different assistants overlap heavily in what they trust: reviews, directories, clear websites and consistent business details.
Why am I not mentioned when I rank well on Google?
AI answers lean on sources they can read and trust: review sites, directories, articles that name you, and pages that state plainly what you do and where. A site that ranks on a keyword but never says these things in plain words is often skipped.
What is AEO and GEO?
Answer Engine Optimisation and Generative Engine Optimisation: making your business the one that AI assistants and answer boxes cite. It is the same discipline as SEO with more weight on entities, FAQs, reviews, structured data and an llms.txt brief.
What question should I test?
The one a customer types before buying, in their words: "best physiotherapist near Eastwood" rather than your company name. Asking about your own name only tells you whether the assistant knows you exist.
How often should I check?
Monthly is enough; AI answers change as sources change. Clients on our AEO package get this check for their top 10 customer questions every month.
Become the answer.
AEO and GEO built into your SEO plan, checked monthly against the questions your customers actually ask.