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
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AI mentions you in 76% of SEO & Search Analytics Platforms questions

76%
MENTION RATE
2 / 238
YOUR RANK
2.3
AVG POSITION
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
5 points from #1 — we'll help you close the gap. You're at 76%, Semrush at 81%.
Brand ranking in your category
YOU RANK
#2 of 238 brands AI ever cited
GAP TO LEADER
−5 pts behind Semrush
#1
SemrushSemrush
81%
#2
AhrefsAhrefs (you)
76%
#3
Google Search ConsoleGoogle Search Console
48%
#4
SE RankingSE Ranking
26%
#5
Google TrendsGoogle Trends
24%
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
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%
Your site
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:
4×cited by AI
https://youtube.com/shorts/dtfGMhRjt1I
Cited by:
2×cited by AI
AI Search Visibility Tools You Should Be Using in 2026YouTube·SMA MarketingApr 14, 2026
Cited by:
2×cited by AI
13 Best SEO Tools (My 2026 Stack)
Cited by:
2×cited by AI
If I Had to Do Keyword Research in 2026, I'd Do This
Cited by:
2×cited by AI
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
ChatGPTGeminiClaudePerplexityCopilotGrokGoogle AI ModeGoogle AI Overview
All brands cited in this query · aggregated across 8 platforms
#1AhrefsAhrefsYOU
#2SemrushSemrush
#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

search.google.com

  • Google Analytics Tracks what users do after they land on your site:
  • Traffic sources (organic search included)
  • Engagement, conversions, pages viewed

analytics.google.com

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

ahrefs.com

  • Semrush Very broad suite:
  • Keyword tracking + SERP monitoring
  • Competitor analysis
  • Site audits
  • PPC + SEO integration

semrush.com

  • Moz Known for:
  • Keyword difficulty metrics
  • Domain authority scoring
  • Rank tracking tools

moz.com

Rank tracking specialists (visibility monitoring)

  • AccuRanker
  • Extremely fast daily rank updates
  • Very accurate SERP tracking
  • Great for agencies

accuranker.com

  • SE Ranking
  • Affordable all-in-one tool
  • Good keyword tracking + audits
  • White-label reporting

seranking.com

  • Nightwatch
  • Strong visual dashboards
  • Local SEO tracking
  • Useful for agencies and SMBs

nightwatch.io

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

screamingfrog.co.uk

Competitive traffic & visibility estimation

  • Similarweb
  • Estimates competitor traffic
  • Shows referral + search channel breakdown
  • Useful for market benchmarking

similarweb.com

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. [1]Google Search Console
  2. [2]Google Analytics
  3. [3]Ahrefs
  4. [4]AccuRanker
  5. [5]Screaming Frog
  6. [6]SEMrush
  7. [7]Moz
  8. [8]SE Ranking
  9. [9]Nightwatch
  10. [10]Similarweb
What to do next

This action plan focuses on closing critical AI citation gaps by targeting high-intent SEO tool queries, engaging in highly-cited community discussions, and creating comparison content against dominant competitors.

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. reddit.com

Suggestions
  • Monitor r/AskMarketing and similar subreddits for questions related to content ideation and blog topics.
  • Draft comprehensive, value-first responses detailing step-by-step methods for finding blog topics using data.
  • Subtly weave in how our tools or methodologies streamline the topic discovery process.
  • Repurpose the core advice into a native Reddit post to establish thought leadership in the community.

These 5 are this week's highest-priority moves.

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