How the AI Visibility Score
is calculated.
GeoXylia scores your site across real AI citation checks and ~13 diagnostic dimensions across 2 tiers (Foundation + Visibility). Here's the full breakdown of what we measure, why it matters, and what a good score looks like.
//// HOW IT WORKS
How scores are calculated
- 1
Real AI citation check
Primary score: we query Perplexity, Gemini, and ChatGPT with queries relevant to your domain and check whether your site is cited. This is a real check, not a heuristic prediction.
- 2
~13 diagnostic dimensions across 2 tiers
Each dimension is independently scored. Foundation tier (technical, accessibility, readability) measures AI crawler access. Visibility tier (citability, entity, brand, content, platform) measures AI citation readiness.
- 3
The primary score maps to a letter grade + action plan
Citation score → A ≥ 60, B ≥ 50, C ≥ 35, D ≥ 20, F < 20. Below the grade, you get ranked recommendations ordered by impact.
Why these weights? AI Citation Score (25%) and Answer Readiness (20%) together account for nearly half the score because passage-level retrieval and direct-answer structure are the most consistent differentiators between cited and non-cited content. We continuously update dimension weights as AI platforms evolve.
//// THE 9 DIMENSIONS
The audit: citation check + 13 dimensions across 2 tiers
Ranked by weight — the dimensions at the top have the biggest impact on your overall score.
AI Citation Score
Real cross-engine citation check. We query Perplexity, Gemini, and ChatGPT with queries relevant to your domain and check whether your site is cited. This is the headline score — not a heuristic prediction.
✓ Good:
Your site appears in search-grounded answers on 2+ engines. AI platforms recognize you as a cited source.
Technical SEO
Core Web Vitals, HTTPS, mobile readiness, robots.txt, sitemap, TTFB, and server response headers. Foundation layer for AI crawler access.
✓ Good:
All Core Web Vitals in "good" range, HTTPS enforced, robots.txt allows AI crawlers.
Accessibility
Heading hierarchy, ARIA labels, alt text coverage, keyboard navigation, skip links, list/table structure. AI systems extract from accessible content.
✓ Good:
Every image has descriptive alt text, all interactive elements have ARIA labels, heading hierarchy is logical and complete.
Readability
Flesch Reading Ease, Fog Index, passive voice ratio, paragraph/sentence length, transition density. Multi-language support (EN, DE, FR, ES, IT).
✓ Good:
Content scores at appropriate reading level for audience, paragraphs stay under 4 sentences, passive voice below 15%.
AI Citability
Outbound citations, statistics density, named entity density, expert quotes, passage extractability. Determines how likely AI systems are to extract and cite your content.
✓ Good:
Content contains original data, cited sources, and named entities at density levels matching top-cited pages in your vertical.
LLM Optimization
Answer frontloading, passage extraction quality, semantic richness, FAQ structure, question-based headings. Optimized for AI synthesis and retrieval.
✓ Good:
Pages answer target questions in the first 2-4 sentences, use question-based H2s, and include FAQPage schema.
Entity Signals
Schema.org markup depth, Wikidata/Wikipedia presence, organization/person markup, speakable specification, Knowledge Graph alignment.
✓ Good:
Organization represented in Wikidata, Schema.org markup is comprehensive and error-free, speakable spec present.
Brand Authority
Unlinked brand mentions across the web, social profile consistency, backlink quality, brand name accuracy in citations, third-party trust signals.
✓ Good:
Brand mentioned authoritatively by third-party sources in contexts directly related to core topics.
Platform Access
llms.txt presence and quality, robots.txt AI-crawler directives, sitemap.xml accessibility, headless render fidelity, agentic discovery.
✓ Good:
llms.txt exists and points crawlers to key pages; robots.txt allows all AI crawlers; content renders identically with/without JS.
Schema Coverage
Site-wide schema completeness across page types. Validates schema per page type (Product, Article, LocalBusiness, FAQPage, etc.) for structural consistency.
✓ Good:
Every major page type has matching structured data; no Schema.org validation errors site-wide.
Local SEO
NAP consistency, LocalBusiness schema, Google Business Profile linkage, map embed, local citations, geo coordinates.
✓ Good:
LocalBusiness schema present with correct NAP, GBP verified, local citations consistent across directories.
//// GRADES
What each grade means
Your overall AI Visibility Score and what to prioritize at each level.
Strong
Score 60+
Strong AI visibility — your content is being cited. Keep monitoring and fix remaining diagnostic issues.
Good
Score 50–59
Good fundamentals with clear room to grow. Focus on the top impact recommendations to move into A territory.
Average
Score 35–49
Identifiable gaps costing you AI citations. Targeted fixes in the highest-impact areas will move the needle.
Weak
Score 20–34
Significant foundational work needed. Start with platform accessibility and content depth.
Poor
Score Below 20
Structural barriers preventing AI systems from accessing or citing your content. Begin with technical foundation.
An honest note on methodology
GeoXylia's scores are derived from structural analysis and content pattern recognition. We do not have access to proprietary AI model ranking data. What we do have is a set of signals that correlate across thousands of audited sites with whether a site appears in AI-generated responses. We continuously update our weights as AI platforms evolve. GeoXylia is not affiliated with or endorsed by any AI platform.