What is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)?

Answer Engine Optimization is the practice of improving how often and how favorably your brand is mentioned and cited inside AI answers from tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews.

Which AI engines does Citeable track?

Citeable tracks ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, Claude, and Copilot. All six engines are included in every paid plan with no per-engine upcharge.

What is the difference between SEO, AEO, and GEO?

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) gets your pages ranked in traditional search results. AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) gets your brand named and cited inside AI answers from engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity. GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) shapes how generative engines describe and source your brand when they write an answer. Citeable covers AEO and GEO and complements your existing SEO.

Do I still need SEO if I do AEO and GEO?

Yes. SEO still drives a large share of traffic and many of the sources AI engines retrieve at answer time are pages that rank well. AEO and GEO are additive layers, not replacements. Citeable shows you where AI answers diverge from your search rankings so you can close the gap.

How does Citeable help me sell against competitors?

Citeable shows your share of voice against up to ten competitors across all six major AI engines, the exact sources each engine cites, and the sentiment AI uses to describe you. You see precisely where a competitor is being named instead of you and what content is winning that mention.

SEO. AEO. GEO.

Win every layer of AI search.

SEO ranked your pages. AEO and GEO decide whether AI names your brand at all. Citeable measures and grows all three, on all six major engines.

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Search didn't die. It split into three layers.

Your buyers now move across all three. Winning one and ignoring the others leaves demand on the table.

SEO

Search Engine Optimization

The layer you already know.

Rank your pages in the classic ten blue links.

AEO

Answer Engine Optimization

Where Citeable works.

Get your brand named when a buyer asks AI for the best option in your category.

GEO

Generative Engine Optimization

Where Citeable works.

Shape how generative engines cite, describe, and source your brand in the answer they write.

AI referral traffic grew 796% year over year, and it converts at roughly 14% versus 2.8% from classic search.

The buyers reaching you through AI are pre-qualified. The question is whether the AI is sending them to you or to a competitor.

One dashboard for the new search stack

Everything you need to prove and grow your presence across AEO and GEO, without enterprise pricing.

Share of voice across all six engines

Track the percent of buyer prompts where you appear, per engine, week over week.

Citation sources, exposed

See the exact URLs and domains AI cites, so you know which content to win.

Competitor benchmarking

Compare your visibility head to head against up to ten rivals.

Sentiment and accuracy

Know whether AI describes you positively, and catch misinformation early.

All six answer engines, tracked in one place

ChatGPTPerplexityGoogle AI OverviewsGeminiClaudeCopilot

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