Scoring Methodology

Understand how we evaluate your site's AI readiness across 7 categories and 127 checks.

7 Audit Categories, 127 Checks

Each category targets a critical dimension of AI engine visibility, from crawler access to brand authority.

AI Visibility

25 pts

38 checks covering AI crawlers, citability, lens.txt, AI Discovery files, brand-mention scans, and LLM citation simulation.

Platform Analysis

5 pts

5 checks scoring readiness for Google AIO, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Bing Copilot.

Technical

20 pts

13 checks: HTTPS, robots.txt, meta tags, security headers, CWV, SSR detection, CDN bypass, IndexNow.

Content (E-E-A-T)

25 pts

14 checks: Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness, freshness, GEO leverage, long-form boosts.

Schema

10 pts

11 checks: JSON-LD, Microdata, RDFa, rich-result eligibility, sameAs audit, GEO-critical schemas.

Citability Deep

Cat 1–6

47 detect.* methods from Audit: citability density, definition patterns, format mix, snippet readiness, KG density.

Brand Entity

15 pts

8 checks: Wikipedia/Wikidata, Knowledge Graph, entity disambiguation, sameAs validity, industry recognition.

Scoring System

On-Site Readiness /85

Free tier for unverified domains. Brand authority (15 pts) excluded.

AI Visibility (Cat 1)25 pts
Content / E-E-A-T (Cat 4)25 pts
Technical (Cat 3)20 pts
Schema (Cat 5)10 pts
Platform Analysis (Cat 2)5 pts

Full Composite /100

Pro tier for verified domains. Includes brand authority signals.

AI Visibility (Cat 1)25 pts
Content / E-E-A-T (Cat 4)25 pts
Technical (Cat 3)20 pts
Brand Entity (Cat 7)15 pts
Schema (Cat 5)10 pts
Platform Analysis (Cat 2)5 pts

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