AEO Readiness Checker

An AEO readiness checker tests whether AI answer engines can access, read and understand a web page. It looks for signals that affect whether ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google's AI features can use the page as a source. Our AEO checker scans one URL and shows the evidence behind every result.

A readiness test is different from citation tracking. It shows what is helping or blocking a page, while tracking AI search mentions shows whether engines already name you. New to this? Start with what answer engine optimization is and how AEO differs from SEO.

You can test your AEO readiness in four steps, without creating an account. Start with the page you most want AI engines to use, such as a service page, product page or detailed guide.

1. Enter one URL. Paste the full address of a public page into the checker above.
2. Review your score. See your score out of 100, your five category scores and your top fixes.
3. Open the evidence. Each of the 20 checks shows what we found, such as the exact robots.txt rule.
4. Fix and test again. Results are saved for 24 hours, so run a new test after that to see your updated score.

What does this AEO checker test?

The AEO checker runs 20 checks across five categories worth 100 points. Each result shows what it found on your page, so you can see why it passed, warned or failed instead of trusting a number alone.

How to read your AEO readiness score

A good AEO readiness score is 80 or higher. Your score is the total of all 20 checks: a pass earns full points, a warning earns partial points and a fail earns none. We publish the weights above so you can see exactly how the number is built.

Fix hard blockers first, then make your content easier to quote. The order matters because even a well-written page can't be used as a source if AI crawlers are blocked from reading it.

1. Allow AI search crawlers. Remove robots.txt or firewall rules that block the crawlers you want.
2. Put key content in the HTML. Make sure main text doesn't depend on JavaScript to appear.
3. Answer first. Open key sections with a short, direct answer. This is often why AI finds content but doesn't cite it.
4. Add accurate schema. Describe your organization and page type using details visible on the page.
5. Show who is responsible. Add author details, update dates, and links to About, Contact and official profiles.

For the wider strategy, read our AEO and GEO best practices, then measure your AI share of voice to see what changes.

AEO checker vs SEO audit: what's the difference?

An SEO audit asks whether a page can rank in search results. An AEO checker asks whether AI systems can access the page and reuse its content in an answer. You need both, because strong rankings don't remove an AI crawler block or add a direct answer.

What can't an AEO checker tell you?

An AEO checker can't tell you whether AI engines cite your page today. It tests readiness, not results, so use your score to find and remove barriers rather than treating it as a prediction.