Ahrefs AI Search Visibility Report
Ahrefs AI Search Visibility Report across 8 AI platforms and 80 AI checks: about 76% mention rate, rank #2, competitor visibility, citations, and action plan.
8 AI platforms 80 AI checks 76% mention rate Rank #2
AI mentions you in 76% of SEO & Search Analytics Platforms questions
76%
MENTION RATE
10 of 10 queries
2 / 5
YOUR RANK
in your category
2.3
AVG RANK WHEN CITED
across 8 AI platforms
Losing Ground
Semrush dominates AI recommendations while your mention rate is critically low
Blind Spot
You are completely missing from the growing AI search visibility conversation
Your Strength
Claude consistently recommends you as the top choice for SEO professionals
Brand ranking in your category
YOU RANK
#2 of 238 brands AI ever cited
GAP TO LEADER
−5pp behind Semrush
#1
Semrush81%
#2
Ahrefs (you)76%
#3
Google Search Console48%
#4
SE Ranking26%
#5
Google Trends24%
What AI actually said about your category
10 representative queries from this scan. Click any row to see each AI's actual response, the sources it cited, and how the same question is answered across platforms.
Cited on 8 of 8 platforms.Perplexity showed a brand recognition gap in this scan, making it your biggest AI search visibility gap.
QUERY
YOUR RANK
All brands cited in this query · aggregated across 8 platforms
#1AhrefsYOU
AhrefsYOU#2Semrush
Semrush#3SSE Ranking
#4NNightwatch
#5AAccuRanker
See the actual answer from each platform:
Yes—there are several solid SEO and search visibility tools, and the “best” stack usually depends on whether you want rank tracking, technical SEO, competitive research, or all-in-one analytics.
Here are the most widely used options:
Google’s free baseline (start here)
- Google Search Console This is the most important SEO visibility tool. It shows:
- Exact queries people used to find you
- Average rankings (position)
- Clicks/impressions
- Indexing issues and coverage problems
- Google Analytics Tracks what users do after they land on your site:
- Traffic sources (organic search included)
- Engagement, conversions, pages viewed
All-in-one SEO platforms (most popular paid tools)
- Ahrefs Strong for:
- Backlink analysis (one of the best in the industry)
- Keyword research
- Content gap analysis
- Rank tracking
- Semrush Very broad suite:
- Keyword tracking + SERP monitoring
- Competitor analysis
- Site audits
- PPC + SEO integration
- Moz Known for:
- Keyword difficulty metrics
- Domain authority scoring
- Rank tracking tools
Rank tracking specialists (visibility monitoring)
- AccuRanker
- Extremely fast daily rank updates
- Very accurate SERP tracking
- Great for agencies
- SE Ranking
- Affordable all-in-one tool
- Good keyword tracking + audits
- White-label reporting
- Nightwatch
- Strong visual dashboards
- Local SEO tracking
- Useful for agencies and SMBs
Technical SEO crawlers (site health)
- Screaming Frog SEO Spider
- Finds broken links, redirects, metadata issues
- Mimics how search engines crawl your site
- Desktop-based and very powerful
Competitive traffic & visibility estimation
- Similarweb
- Estimates competitor traffic
- Shows referral + search channel breakdown
- Useful for market benchmarking
Practical “best stack” setups
If you want something simple:
- Free core: Google Search Console + Google Analytics
- Add-on SEO tool: Ahrefs or Semrush
- Rank tracking: SE Ranking or AccuRanker
- Technical audits: Screaming Frog
If you tell me your situation (blog, ecommerce, local business, SaaS, etc.), I can narrow it down to a much tighter tool stack so you’re not paying for overlapping features.
Sources
- [1]Google Search Console
- [2]Google Analytics
- [3]Ahrefs
- [4]AccuRanker
- [5]Screaming Frog
- [6]SEMrush
- [7]Moz
- [8]SE Ranking
- [9]Nightwatch
- [10]Similarweb
Where AI gets its answers — and where you're not in the room
AI cites specific pages when it answers. Three places matter: community discussion, competitor-owned content, and your own site. Here's how that mix breaks down for your category.
90%
Community
AI pulled 636 citations (90%) from community sources like youtube.com and reddit.com. These are buyer conversations and third-party discussions, so the opportunity is to influence them with useful, findable answers.
7%
Competitor owned
AI pulled 53 citations (7%) from competitor-owned pages like semrush.com and moz.com. Competitors are shaping the comparison context from assets they control, which makes this a content gap to answer with stronger neutral and owned evidence.
3%
Owned
AI pulled 20 citations (3%) from your own site like ahrefs.com. Owned citations are useful proof, but they scale better when supported by neutral sources and category pages outside your domain.
#
Source domain
Cites
Type
Top pages cited from youtube.com
20 Best Keyword Research Tools for SEO and PPC in 2026YouTube·Surfside PPC3 weeks ago
Cited by:Grok
Grok4×cited by AI
AI Search Visibility Tools You Should Be Using in 2026YouTube·SMA MarketingApr 14, 2026
Cited by:Grok
Grok2×cited by AI
What to do next
6 data-driven actions ranked by AI attention density. Here are the top 5.
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Action
Type
Platforms · Cites
Reddit · Guide
0/8 platforms47 AI citations0 queries
Reddit is a high-citation media platform, generating 47 citations across 5 AI platforms for queries about finding blog topics. Currently, our brand has a complete citation gap in these community-driven discussions. Engaging here and providing valuable, structured answers will directly address this visibility gap and capture top-of-funnel marketing queries.
Reference — what AI cites today
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