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AI Citation Tracking

You cannot improve what you do not measure. Every month we systematically query the major AI platforms with the questions your prospects are asking, record every citation, and deliver a clear report showing exactly how your AI presence is growing.

Platforms we monitor

Every major AI surface your prospects use when researching vendors, solutions, and recommendations.

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ChatGPT

Tracks brand mentions in GPT-4o and GPT-4 responses to category queries

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Perplexity

Monitors source citations in Perplexity answers , the most transparent AI citation surface

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Gemini

Tracks brand appearances in Google Gemini responses across web and mobile

C
Claude

Monitors Anthropic Claude for brand mentions in business and research contexts

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Google AI Overviews

Tracks inclusion in AI-generated summaries appearing above organic search results

Metrics we track

Citation count

How many times your brand is cited across all tracked platforms in a given month, broken down by platform and query category.

Brand mention share

Your share of total AI mentions in your category compared to your top 5 competitors , the clearest indicator of AI mind-share.

Citation sentiment

Whether AI platforms are citing you positively, neutrally, or negatively , and in what context (recommended, compared, cautioned against).

Competitor comparison

Side-by-side citation counts against your named competitors. See exactly who is overtaking you on which platform, and where you are winning.

Traffic attribution

We connect citation trends to actual referral traffic from AI platforms in your analytics, quantifying the revenue impact of growing citation presence.

What you receive

Your monthly citation report

  • Monthly citation count per platform with month-over-month delta
  • Brand mention share vs. top 5 competitors
  • Citation sentiment breakdown (positive / neutral / negative)
  • New citation opportunities identified from competitor analysis
  • Content and schema updates made during the month
  • AI Overviews inclusion rate for target queries
  • Traffic from AI referrals (if analytics access provided)
  • Recommended actions for the following month
3–6 mo

Typical timeline to first measurable citation lift

5 platforms

Monitored each month across all major AI surfaces

Monthly

Cadence of reporting , no waiting quarters to see results

Start tracking your AI citations

Book a free audit and we will show you your current citation baseline , how often you are being cited today, on which platforms, and who is ahead of you.

Book a free audit

No commitment. You will see your citation baseline before we end the call.

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