Are you cited in AI search?
We probe Gemini and ChatGPT with 5 real queries for your business and city. See your cited-rate, who's getting cited instead, and an action plan.
How AI search visibility actually works
When a customer asks ChatGPT "best plumber in Las Vegas," the model doesn't search Google like a human does. It calls a web-search tool, retrieves the top sources, and synthesizes an answer that cites a subset of those sources. The businesses named in that answer get the customer. The ones that aren't might as well not exist for that search.
This is the new search funnel, and it works differently from classical SEO. AI engines lean on structured data (Schema.org), aggregator listings (Yelp, Angi, BBB), local-news mentions, and authoritative geographic content - in different proportions than Google's classical ranking algorithm. A business that ranks #3 on Google might not get cited at all by ChatGPT. A business that ranks #20 on Google might be the top citation. The signals don't match.
The 5 queries we run
We hit each AI engine with 5 queries calibrated to cover the most common search intents customers actually use:
- Discovery (best + top-rated) - the prospect doesn't know who you are yet
- Branded (your name + reviews, your name + city) - the prospect is checking you out
- Service-intent - the prospect is ready to buy
Across Gemini and ChatGPT that's 10 probes. It is a small sample: enough to spot a pattern, not a precise measurement, and the same question can get a different answer tomorrow.
What the report tells you
Cited rate per engine
The headline number. 0% means none of the answers named you. 100% means every answer did. Because the sample is small, treat a change of one or two queries as noise and look at the trend across runs.
Top citation sources
The third-party domains AI cites the most when answering your queries. Often directories such as Yelp, Angi and BBB, plus vertical-specific ones (Houzz for home services, Healthgrades for medical, Avvo for legal). If you're not on the sites being cited, the AI has fewer places to find your business.
Who's getting cited instead
The businesses AI keeps recommending in your slot. These are your real competitors in AI search - not necessarily the same as your competitors in Google search. Look at what they have that you don't: schema markup, service-area pages, directory listings, reviews.
What to do about it
The audit gives you a personalized action plan, but the universal moves are:
- Add LocalBusiness + Service + FAQPage JSON-LD schema to your homepage. Structured data is machine-readable, so any crawler can pick up who you are and what you do. We have a free schema generator for the markup.
- Get listed on the 3-5 aggregators the audit shows AI cites for your vertical + city. Yelp, Angi, BBB are universal; the rest are vertical-specific.
- Publish targeted city + service pages - "best [service] in [city]" comparison pieces with FAQ schema. AI engines lift these for unbranded discovery queries.
- Track it over time. AI answers shift week to week. A one-time audit shows you where you stand today; re-running it after you make changes shows whether the work is helping. Inside Elmob.ai you can track AI citations for your own queries over time.
Questions about this tool
What does this tool actually check?
We run 5 real queries through Google's Gemini and OpenAI's ChatGPT (both with live web search), see whether they cite your business by name or domain, and extract every source and competitor they mention instead. You get a cited-rate percentage per engine, the sites the answers cited for your queries, the businesses named instead of you, and an action plan. Free, no account needed. An email is required because we send you the report.
Why does AI search visibility matter?
More people now ask an AI assistant, or read Google's AI Overview, instead of scrolling a list of links. When the answer names three businesses and you are not one of them, that customer may never see you. Classic SEO helps, but it is worth checking what the AI answers actually say.
How is this different from a regular SEO audit?
Regular SEO audits check whether you're indexable, mobile-friendly, and have good titles. Useful, but tells you nothing about whether the new AI search engines actually cite you when customers ask. This tool measures the citation outcome directly by asking the real AI engines real customer queries.
What if I'm not cited at all?
It is a common result for local businesses. Start with three things: publish one targeted city + service page with FAQ schema, get listed on the directories the audit shows being cited for your queries, and add LocalBusiness JSON-LD to your homepage. Then re-run the audit in a few weeks. There is no guaranteed timeline; AI answers change on their own schedule.
Is the data accurate? Do you actually call Gemini and ChatGPT?
Yes. We call Google's Gemini API with Google Search grounding and OpenAI's Responses API with its web search tool, live, for each query. These are the companies' own models with web search, but not exactly what a person sees in the ChatGPT app or in Google's AI Overviews, and answers vary from run to run. When it is switched on, we also read Google AI Overview and Bing Copilot results through DataForSEO, a third-party search data provider; those rows appear in the per-query table.
Can I run this on multiple businesses?
The free tool allows up to 3 audits a day from one connection, and 100 audits a day across all users. Inside Elmob.ai you can track AI citations for your own queries over time.
What happens to what I enter?
We email you the report and save it under an unguessable link so you can share the scorecard; the public scorecard never shows your email. Your name, email and phone (if given) are saved as an inquiry so our team can follow up, and your email is added to our newsletter and a short series of follow-up emails. You can unsubscribe in one click.
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