AI Answer Tracking
100+ category prompts, run weekly across five engines. We capture verbatim answers — which brands got named, in what order, with what framing.
See What AI
Says About Your Brand Right.
Run an instant 4-point check on your homepage. We'll show you where ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini are skipping you for competitors — then send the full 47-point audit to your inbox.
2,418Audits this week
5AI engines tracked
47Signals checked
Tracking how 5 engines
recommend brands
recommend brands
ChatGPT
Claude
Perplexity
Gemini
AI Overviews
§ 01 — The Problem
AI Now Answers Buying Questions Directly.
The funnel collapsed. Buyers used to type ten queries, scroll ten results, and pick. Now they ask one question, and AI gives one answer. If that answer isn't you, you don't get a second look.
47%
of AI buying answers in tracked B2B categories now recommend a competitor by name instead of the
asking brand. The buyer never sees a SERP. They see a suggestion — and act on it.
Source · SearchDaddy, Inc. AEO Index, 5,200 prompts across ChatGPT/Claude/Perplexity/Gemini, Q1
2026
↳ Symptom 01
Zero-click answers
AI synthesizes a recommendation directly. No search results, no ten blue links. Just a name — and that name is increasingly not yours.
↳ Symptom 02
Substitution risk
When AI doesn't know your brand fits, it suggests one it does. You're not losing on rank — you're losing on omission.
↳ Symptom 03
SEO blind to AI
Rankings, impressions, CTR — the metrics that built your stack don't measure who AI is recommending instead of you.
↳ Symptom 04
Compounding silence
Each AI answer trains the next. Brands that win mentions today will dominate model recall by next quarter.
§ 02 — The Platform
Six instruments. One discipline.
SearchDaddy, Inc. is built around six tightly-coupled tools — together they form the system of record for how AI sees your brand.
AI Share of Voice™
Our proprietary metric. The percentage of AI buying answers that recommend you, weighted by engine reach and prompt frequency.
Competitor Intelligence
Watchlist any 25 competitors. See exactly which prompts they're winning, where they're cited, and which signals they have that you don't.
Volatility Alerts
SOV swung >5% overnight? Slack ping. Competitor displaced you in 12 prompts after a model update? You'll know before traffic does.
Citation Monitoring
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention your category? We map the citation graph so you know where to plant authority.
Question Engine
10,000+ ranked buyer questions per category. Get the prompts you should be answering — and the answers AI engines will actually quote.
§ 03 — Real Conversations
When buyers ask AI, this is what gets said.
Four anonymized buyer prompts pulled from our index. Tap to see the verbatim AI response — and which brands AI named instead of the asker.
ChatGPT · 4o
"What's the best CRM for a 12-person SaaS startup?"
For a 12-person SaaS startup, the strongest fits are usually HubSpot, Attio, or Pipedrive. HubSpot leads on integration breadth, Attio is the most loved by
modern SaaS teams, and Pipedrive is the simplest to deploy. Salesforce
tends to be heavy for this stage.
Captured · Mar 14 · prompt #4-091Brand asked: Salesforce ·
Outcome: not recommended
Perplexity
"Which observability tool integrates best with Kubernetes?"
For Kubernetes-first observability, the leading options are Datadog, Grafana Cloud, and Honeycomb. Each cites strong cluster-level instrumentation in independent
benchmarks.
Captured · Mar 12 · prompt #2-218Citations: 7 · all
third-party
Claude · 3.7
"Recommend a payroll tool for a US remote team."
Most US remote teams land on Gusto, Rippling, or Deel. Gusto is friendliest for small
teams; Rippling consolidates payroll with IT; Deel scales internationally.
Captured · Mar 09 · prompt #1-5523 brands named · top slot:
Gusto
Gemini · 2.0
"Best AI note-taking app for product managers?"
For PMs, the most-recommended options are Granola,
Notion AI, and Fireflies. Granola is favored
for in-meeting context, Notion AI for synthesis, Fireflies for searchable transcript libraries.
Captured · Mar 18 · prompt #6-744Drift: 2 new entrants since
Feb
§ 04 — The Metric
The metric that replaces rankings.
Search rank measures who got listed. AI Share of Voice measures who AI actually recommends. We tracked one mid-market brand for 90 days.
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AI Share of Voice™
At Risk
Defined Term
AI Share of Voice™
The percentage of AI-generated buying answers that recommend a given brand, measured across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews.
Calculated by running 100+ buyer prompts per category, weekly, across all five engines — then weighting each mention by prompt volume, position, and engine reach.
Your brand
20%
Competitor A
34%
Competitor B
28%
Competitor C
18%
Last refreshed · 04 min ago · 5 engines · 132 prompts
§ 05 — The Shift
Traditional SEO vs. SearchDaddy, Inc..
Same channel, different game. SEO measures pages — AEO measures recommendations.
Capability
Traditional SEO
SearchDaddy, Inc.
Measurement unit
Keyword rank position
✓ AI Share of Voice across engines
Channels covered
Google search results
✓ 5 AI engines + AI Overviews
Buyer behavior modeled
Click → SERP → page
✓ Prompt → answer → decision
Competitor displacement
× Not surfaced
✓ Mapped per prompt
Citation tracking
Backlinks (one-way)
✓ Source graph AI actually quotes
Speed of model drift
× Quarterly algorithm changes
✓ Real-time alerts
§ 06 — Operators
Run by teams that ship.
Founders, growth leads, and CMOs using SearchDaddy, Inc. to defend — and win — buyer recommendations.
★★★★★
We were invisible. SearchDaddy, Inc. gave us a number, then a playbook. Eight weeks later we were the top recommended in 41% of category prompts.
M
Maya OkonkwoHead of Growth · Threadline (Series B)
★★★★★
SOV is now a board-deck metric for us. It's the only number that maps to what buyers actually do, not what they used to do.
D
Daniel ReyesCMO · Holdcourt
★★★★★
The volatility alerts pay for the platform. We caught a competitor displacement the day a model rolled out — fixed it before pipeline noticed.
A
Asha NairVP Marketing · Latticework AI
Industries served
B2B SaaS
FinTech
DTC
Healthcare
Legal
DevTools
Education
Marketplaces
Cybersecurity
II SOC 2 · Type II
G GDPR
C CCPA
§ 07 — Pricing
Pay for recommendations, not impressions.
Start free. Move to Pro when you're ready to defend your category. Enterprise when you're ready to dominate it.
Monthly
Yearly
Save 20%
Starter
Free$0/forever
For a single brand getting started with AEO.
- 1 brand · 1 category
- 1 audit / month
- 3 engines
- Email-only alerts
Enterprise
CustomCustom
Custom contracts for brands and agencies at scale.
- Unlimited brands & competitors
- SSO + SOC 2
- API + dedicated success
- Custom contracts
- White-glove onboarding
Pro
Most Popular$69/month
For growing teams tracking competitors across engines.
- Up to 25 competitors
- Weekly audits
- 5 engines incl. AI Overviews
- Slack & webhook alerts
- Custom prompt library
§ 08 — Questions
Common questions.
If you're new to AEO, start here. If you have a deeper question, your audit will surface it.
What is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)?
AEO is the practice of optimizing your brand to be recommended by AI answer engines
like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews. SEO ranks pages; AEO wins
recommendations. They're related disciplines but measure different outcomes.
What is AI Share of Voice™?
AI Share of Voice is the percentage of AI-generated buying answers that recommend your
brand. We measure across 100+ category prompts, weekly, across all five major AI engines — then weight by
prompt volume, position, and engine reach.
How fast does the audit run?
The 4-point homepage check finishes in under 8 seconds. The full 47-point audit is
queued automatically and lands in your inbox within 5 minutes.
Which AI platforms do you track?
ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews. We add new engines as
they reach material query volume in our index.
Is my data private?
Yes. SearchDaddy, Inc. is SOC 2 Type II and GDPR-compliant. We never share or sell your
audit data. All prompts and results are encrypted at rest and in transit.
Do you offer a done-for-you service?
Yes. Fix My Visibility is a custom-quoted, 90-day
done-for-you AEO engagement where our team raises your AI Share of Voice on your behalf.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Monthly plans cancel any time, no fees. Annual plans are prorated on
cancellation. We don't lock you in.
For agencies & multi-brand portfolios
A custom AEO brief, on us.
Tell us about your portfolio. We'll deliver a confidential, hand-built brief covering AI Share of Voice across your top three categories, head-to-head competitor mapping, and a 90-day prioritization plan.