Free AEO readiness checker

AEO Readiness Checker — Free On-Page Score

Find technical issues that stop ChatGPT, Google AI, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, and Bing from understanding your pages — schema, answer-first structure, crawlability, and trust signals.

What does this tool do? Paste a public URL (or draft text) and get a weighted 0–100 AEO readiness score—schema, headings, crawlability, and trust signals that help answer engines extract and cite your page. It is a diagnostic heuristic, not a ranking or citation guarantee.

AEO connects your site to Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Bing AI search AEO visibility

Enter any public page URL — we'll fetch and analyse it.

Plain copy from the page for readability scoring, or paste “View source” HTML to include JSON-LD / schema checks (same as URL mode).

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Free · No account needed · Most public pages finish in under a minute

AI search audit · AEO & GEO on-page signals · Schema checker · Answer-engine content structure · Classic SEO foundations included · Free core check

What this AEO Readiness Checker analyzes

  • Weighted AI Visibility Score

    See how well answer engines can extract and cite your page—schema, structure, and clarity in one score.

  • Technical SEO Audit

    On-page technical SEO audit for Google, Bing, and Yandex—canonicals, robots, HTTPS, and crawl basics.

  • AI Search Optimization

    AI SEO signals: schema checker results, entity clarity, AI crawlability, and citation-friendly structure.

  • Content Insights

    Get actionable tips to improve headings, FAQs, and clarity.

  • Export Report Pro

    Download a detailed PDF report with Pro access.

Simple process

How to use this checker

  1. Enter URL

    Paste your page URL to start the analysis.

  2. We Analyze

    Our AEO checker runs a website AI audit—technical SEO, schema checker signals, and AI crawlability.

Understanding your AEO readiness score

A weighted 0–100 AI readiness score — how confidently answer engines can fetch, parse, and reuse your page.

When you run this free AEO checker, you receive a weighted 0–100 score. Think of it as an AI readiness score: how confidently AI search engines can fetch, parse, and reuse your page—not a guaranteed ranking or citation promise.

The AI visibility score blends technical crawl signals, content structure, schema validity, and trust cues into one number so you can prioritize fixes. Category breakdowns in the full report show whether schema, content, technical crawl, or authorship needs work first. Pro unlocks deeper citation and entity analysis.

90–100

Excellent AEO readiness

Strong machine-readable structure, trustworthy authorship, and citation-friendly content. Maintain as AI templates and retrieval rules evolve.

70–89

Good foundation, optimization opportunities

Solid answer-engine hygiene. Refine entity clarity, FAQ coverage, internal links, and freshness to compete in competitive AI search queries.

50–69

Limited AI understanding

Readable for humans but weak or inconsistent signals for AI systems. Prioritize schema, heading hierarchy, and clear answer-first paragraphs.

Below 50

Major improvements needed

Structural, crawl, or trust gaps create high risk of being skipped or misinterpreted by AI summaries and answer engines.

Treat the bands as a triage map: excellent pages need maintenance as AI templates change; mid-range pages usually win the most from FAQ schema and answer-first intros; fragile pages need crawl and structure fixes before content polish.

Sample: what a stronger AEO page looks like

Illustrative scores from a live URL check pattern — not a promise for your site. Real totals depend on schema, answer structure, entities, and crawlability.

Before 48
After focused fixes 81 +33 pts (sample)
  • Before: thin lead paragraph, no FAQPage, weak entity links.
  • After: answer-first lead, FAQ schema with real Q&A, clearer Organization/Person markup.
  • Next: publish, re-check the live URL, then monitor weekly if the page matters commercially.

Sample only. Scores are diagnostic heuristics, not rankings or AI citation guarantees.

Verified live scan vs paste mode

Two input modes, two trust levels. Paste is useful for drafts; only a public URL fetch is a verified live-page score.

Preferred

Verified live scan

  • We fetch the public URL with SSRF-safe networking.
  • Schema, robots headers, and on-page signals come from the live response.
  • Full score range applies (subject to free daily limits).
Draft mode

Paste / self-reported

  • You supply HTML or text — we do not claim it matches a live URL.
  • Schema and FAQ points are capped; origin probes (llms.txt, robots, CWV) are skipped.
  • Use for drafts and View Source experiments, then re-check the published URL.

How this stack compares (methodology)

Public positioning — not a paid bake-off. We measure on-page AI-search readiness; classic SEO suites measure different jobs.

Job Maksut tools Typical SEO suite AlsoAsked-style
On-page AEO / AI visibility score Primary — schema, FAQ, answer-first, GEO probes Secondary / partial Not the focus
Keyword research & SERP clusters Content Gap outlines (AI-assisted) Primary strength Question graphs
Live URL fetch + paste draft modes Both — paste capped & labelled self-reported Usually crawl / project URLs N/A
Ranking / citation guarantees None — diagnostic heuristics only None (honest vendors) None

Re-run the same public URL here after changes. Third-party tools remain useful for keyword and SERP research; this stack is built for AI-search page readiness.

How does the AEO checker work?

Rule-based analysis plus optional AI commentary — the same signal groups that produce your score.

This AI search audit tool combines rule-based analysis with optional AI commentary. Below is our analysis framework—the same signal groups that produce your score.

Our analysis framework

Search foundation

  • Crawlability — robots meta, canonical, HTTPS, fetch eligibility
  • Indexability — no accidental noindex, consistent URL signals
  • Page speed & mobile readiness proxies
  • Technical SEO audit basics that affect classic and AI retrieval

Content understanding

  • Answer-first structure — lead paragraphs that answer the query directly
  • Heading hierarchy — one H1, logical H2/H3 outline
  • Semantic coverage — depth, readability, and topic completeness
  • Entity clarity — who, what, where without ambiguous pronouns

Schema signals

  • FAQ, Article, Organization, and HowTo JSON-LD where appropriate
  • Industry graphs — Medical, Product, LocalBusiness when relevant
  • Speakable markup for voice search and assistant-oriented surfaces
  • Built-in schema checker — valid graphs, not entity-only stubs

AI readiness

  • AI crawler accessibility — llms.txt, robots hints, origin probes (Pro)
  • Structured, extractable information blocks AI can quote
  • Citation potential — trust, E-E-A-T-style authorship, freshness
  • GEO-style signals — hreflang, alt text, brand-entity consistency

What is AEO (Answer Engine Optimization)?

Optimizing content so AI answer engines can understand, extract, and present your information accurately.

Definition

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) is the practice of structuring and improving digital content so search and AI answer systems can retrieve, understand, attribute, and present it accurately. It combines direct answers, clear entities, trustworthy evidence, crawlable pages, and machine-readable schema; it does not guarantee rankings, citations, or inclusion in generated answers.

Classic SEO optimizes for ranked links in Google and Bing. AEO optimizes for answers—featured snippets, Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT Search, Perplexity, Gemini, voice assistants, and any interface that synthesizes sources instead of showing ten blue links.

That means structuring content for machines as well as humans: semantic content with clear entities, logical headings, FAQ blocks, comparison tables, and structured data (JSON-LD) that disambiguates facts. Voice search and speakable markup extend the same idea—concise, extractable summaries assistants can read aloud.

AEO overlaps with winning featured snippets: direct answers up front, question-based headings, lists and tables, and schema that labels entities. Google AI Overviews often reuse those same extractable blocks. ChatGPT Search and Perplexity pull from pages they can parse quickly—walls of unstructured marketing copy score poorly on AI SEO checkers.

This free tool gives you an instant AI search visibility score for any public URL—no account required. Classic SEO still matters for crawl and index; the audit adds the AI layer on top.

For the full methodology, read the Complete AEO Guide. For brand-level citation strategy, see Generative Engine Optimization (GEO).

Why AI search optimization matters in 2026

Rankings alone are not enough when answers are synthesized above the classic SERP.

Search behaviour is splitting. Users still type keywords into Google—but they also ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Bing Copilot for direct answers. Google AI Overviews appear above traditional results for a growing share of queries. If your pages are not structured for extraction, you may rank while remaining invisible to AI summaries.

Each surface has nuances: Google AI Overview optimization leans on helpful content and schema; ChatGPT search optimization favours clear, citable passages; Perplexity optimization rewards authoritative, well-linked sources. This AI search audit tool measures on-page readiness across those patterns—before you invest in paid AI search tracking.

AEO does not replace SEO—it extends it. You still need crawlable, fast, trustworthy pages. AI search optimization adds answer-first writing, FAQ schema, entity clarity, and citation-friendly formatting. Run this checker monthly on money pages; pair it with content gap analysis and, when ready, live AI citation monitoring.

Gemini, Copilot, and emerging regional engines follow similar patterns: retrieve eligible URLs, rank passages by relevance and trust, synthesize an answer. The brands that invest early in structured, citable content build compounding visibility—as AI search share grows, page-level AEO becomes as routine as technical SEO audits.

AEO vs GEO: What's the Difference?

Improving brand visibility in AI search engines starts with knowing AEO from GEO. Both fall under AI search optimization, but they solve different problems. This page-level checker focuses on AEO (Answer Readiness). Brand-level GEO (Citation Readiness) needs mentions, entity graphs, and ongoing monitoring—a separate tracker product, not a one-off URL scan.

Comparison of Answer Engine Optimization and Generative Engine Optimization
AEO GEO
Goal Become the answer Become the cited source
Focus Your page Your brand ecosystem
Signals Schema, FAQ, structure, speakable, headings Authority, mentions, entities, knowledge graph
Example query “What is LASIK?” “Best LASIK clinics in Turkey”

Learn more in our GEO optimization guide. Use this tool for page-level AEO; use AEO Tracker (Pro) for weekly score monitoring on URLs you care about.

What strategies improve brand visibility in AI search engines?

After your AI search audit, work through these fixes in order of impact. Each item maps to categories in the full report.

Four foundational moves

Ship extractable schema

FAQPage, Article, and Organization in one connected @graph — build it free.

Lead with the answer

Put a direct definition or answer in the first 40–60 words of money pages.

Name entities clearly

Repeat brand, product, and author names consistently in H1, intro, and schema.

Publish llms.txt

Curate the pages AI crawlers should prioritize — generate llms.txt free.

Prioritized action checklist

  1. Add FAQ schema to high-intent pages Pair visible FAQs with valid FAQPage JSON-LD so AI systems can extract Q&A pairs reliably. Build a connected graph with the free JSON-LD @graph Generator.
  2. Write answer-first introductions Open with a direct answer in the first 40–60 words — the pattern featured snippets and AI Overviews prefer.
  3. Fix heading hierarchy One H1, logical H2/H3 outline, no skipped levels — easier for models to chunk your page.
  4. Publish Organization + author schema Reduce ambiguity about who stands behind the content — critical for YMYL and AI attribution. Use Person + Organization mode in the JSON-LD @graph Generator.
  5. Replace scattered schema with one @graph Isolated JSON-LD scripts rarely link WebPage → author → Organization. Rebuild one connected @graph with stable @id nodes in the free generator, then re-check this page.
  6. Audit robots and canonical tags Ensure AI crawlers and search bots can fetch the URL you want cited.
  7. Add speakable markup where eligible Mark concise summary blocks for voice search and assistant-oriented surfaces.
  8. Ship llms.txt for AI crawler guidance Document which paths AI systems may use — an early adopter signal this checker detects. Generate a file with the free llms.txt Generator.
  9. Build entity-rich “about” and author pages GEO-style brand signals: link authors, organizations, and topical hubs consistently.
  10. Target ChatGPT & Perplexity citation patterns Use comparison tables, definitions, and cited statistics — formats AI search engines reuse.
  11. Run monthly AI search audits Re-check money URLs after template or content changes — scores drift as pages evolve.

Frequently asked questions

What is an AEO score?
An AEO score is a heuristic 0–100 summary from this AEO Readiness Checker for how well a public page signals structure, trust, and machine-readable facts. Those signals matter for Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and when AI-assisted search summarizes or cites sources. It is not an official ranking, visibility, or citation score from any platform.
Is AEO the same as traditional SEO?
No. Classic SEO optimizes for ranking and clicks in search results (Google, Bing, Yandex). AEO and AI SEO overlap on technical quality and clarity, but emphasize schema, headings, FAQs, entity clarity, AI crawlability, and citation-friendly writing so AI systems can quote you accurately.
Is AEO replacing SEO?
No. AEO and AI search optimization extend SEO—they do not replace it. You still need crawlable, fast, trustworthy pages. See our AEO vs SEO guide or SEO & AEO services for how both work together.
Does this AI visibility checker work with ChatGPT?
Yes, for on-page readiness. The checker evaluates structure, schema, and content signals that ChatGPT Search and similar systems use when selecting sources—it does not query ChatGPT live on the free tier. Pro adds optional citability probes that ask real AI search-style questions.
How can I improve my AI search visibility?
Start with the optimization checklist on this page: FAQ schema, answer-first intros, heading hierarchy, author/organization markup, crawl fixes, and llms.txt. Re-run this AI search audit tool after changes. For brand-level citation tracking across engines, pair on-page work with ongoing AI search monitoring.
What is GEO optimization?
Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) focuses on making your brand the cited source across AI answers—through entity authority, mentions, and knowledge-graph signals. Read our GEO optimization guide. This checker includes on-page GEO signals; full GEO needs brand monitoring beyond one URL.
Does Google AI Overview use the same ranking factors as classic search?
Partly. AI Overviews draw from indexed content that already meets baseline quality and relevance, but they favour extractable, well-structured, trustworthy passages—not just traditional link ranking alone. Strong SEO foundations plus AEO-style schema and answer formatting improve eligibility for both snippets and AI summaries.
Will a high score guarantee top 3 rankings or AI recommendations?
No tool can guarantee positions in Google, Bing, or Yandex, or that ChatGPT or Perplexity will recommend a specific site. Rankings depend on competition, backlinks, history, and query intent. This checker tool helps you improve discoverable, trustworthy signals—one input to a broader strategy.
Is this AEO readiness checker free?
Yes. Paste any public URL into the form at the top of this page — no account required — and get an instant AEO score plus category breakdowns for schema, headings, technical crawl, and trust signals. I sometimes offer an optional email for a fuller report; that step is never required to see your score. Pro unlocks deeper citation analysis.
How does the tool analyse my page?
For URLs, the AEO Readiness Checker requests your HTML over HTTPS like a lightweight crawler, parses the document, and runs a combined technical SEO and schema pass: JSON-LD, headings, robots/canonical hints, crawlability proxies, readability, and trust cues—then optional AI commentary. Pages that block bots or require JavaScript-only rendering may score lower or fail to fetch.
Does the checker tool evaluate voice search readiness?
It checks JSON-LD for SpeakableSpecification or a non-empty `speakable` property, which Google documents for eligible news-style and other content. It does not invoke voice assistants or measure audio quality—only structured-data and content-structure signals that support voice-oriented results where Google supports them.
Can I check pages behind a login or paywall?
Generally no. The URL mode needs a publicly reachable HTML response. Use “Paste text” for private drafts if you do not want to publish them yet.
How is this different from Lighthouse or PageSpeed Insights?
Lighthouse focuses on performance, accessibility, and Core Web Vitals. This AI visibility checker adds AEO-specific checks: structured data and schema checker signals, heading outline, FAQ/HowTo patterns, E-E-A-T-style trust, and content structure for answer engines—not just speed. For hands-on help, see SEO & AEO services.
What data is stored when I run a check?
The site may cache anonymised fetch results briefly to protect server resources and may store optional lead emails if that feature is on. Do not submit secrets or personal data in URLs or pasted content.
Does this AEO checker cover Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Bing, and Perplexity?
The on-page audit measures signals that matter across AI search optimization: schema and entity clarity for Google AI Overview optimization, extractable answers for ChatGPT search optimization, technical and crawl basics for Bing AI optimization, and citation-friendly structure for Perplexity optimization. It does not query those engines live on the free tier—Pro adds deeper analysis and optional citability probes.
Who maintains this AEO checker tool?
The AEO Readiness Checker is built and maintained by Maksut as part of hands-on AI SEO, Answer Engine Optimization, and WordPress engineering. For strategy beyond an automated website audit, see the SEO & AEO services page or get in touch via contact.
How do AI search engines decide what to cite?
Most AI answer engines retrieve eligible pages, rank passages by relevance and trust, then synthesize an answer with citations. Clear entities, extractable definitions, FAQ/HowTo structure, and valid schema make your passages easier to select — which is what this checker measures on-page.

Why trust this AI search audit tool?

The AEO Readiness Checker is built and maintained by Maksut—WordPress engineering, technical SEO, and AEO implementation in production sites, not slide decks. Read about Maksut or explore SEO & AEO services for hands-on help beyond an automated score.

Scores are transparent heuristics—not official Google, Microsoft, or AI vendor ratings. Methodology is documented on this page; limitations are stated openly. For regulated or YMYL industries, validate recommendations with a human expert.

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This AI search audit tool sits in a content cluster—free checkers, in-depth guides, and implementation services—so you can move from score to strategy without dead ends.

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