Check whether your brand shows up in Google’s AI answers for your name — the new front page of search. See your AI visibility and get a preview of who is getting cited instead of you.
⚡ Interactive demo — sample data
Sample result: Joe's Coffee appears in 40% of tested AI answers — named in 2 of 5 queries, with competitors cited in the rest.
AI visibility: 40% — room to grow before you're a default answerWarning
Queries where you appear: 2 of 5
"best chicago coffee roaster" — mentioned in the AI answerLooks good
"where to buy fresh coffee chicago" — mentioned in the AI answerLooks good
"good coffee near me chicago" — not mentioned; competitors are getting cited insteadWarning
Check whether your brand shows up in Google’s AI answers for your name — the new front page of search. See your AI visibility and get a preview of who is getting cited instead of you.
How it works
Enter your domain
Type your domain (example.com). We derive your brand name from it and use that as the query AI search is asked about — the same way a customer would look you up by name.
We check whether AI answers mention you
We run your brand through Google's AI answers and report an AI visibility score plus, per query, whether your brand is actually named in the response. You see at a glance if AI is surfacing you or someone else.
See where you appear — and who's cited instead
Review which queries mention you and which don't. Where you're absent, that's a gap competitors are filling. It's the preview of the AI-search front page customers increasingly see before they ever reach Google's blue links.
What we check
AI search visibility score — Reports an overall visibility percentage — how often your brand surfaces in the AI answers tested — so you have a single number to track whether AI search is putting you in front of customers.
Per-query mentions — For each query checked, tells you plainly whether your brand was named in the AI answer or not, so you can see exactly where you show up and where you're invisible.
Queries where you appear — Counts how many of the tested queries mention you out of the total, giving a quick sense of coverage rather than a single yes/no for your whole brand.
Brand presence vs. absence — Flags the queries where you're missing — the moments an AI assistant answered a question about your space and didn't include you, which is where competitors get the citation instead.
Who's cited instead of you (preview) — Where you're absent, the result frames it as competitors getting cited in your place, so you understand the AI answer isn't empty — it's recommending someone else.
Brand-name resolution — Derives the brand from your domain and runs the check against it, mirroring how a real user would ask an assistant about your business by name.
Common issues we catch
Strong on Google, invisible in AI answers — Ranking well in classic search doesn't mean AI assistants mention you. They synthesize from sources they trust, so a brand that wins Google can still be absent from the AI answer customers now see first.
Competitors getting cited in your place — When an AI answer about your category doesn't name you, it usually names someone else. That's not neutral — it's an active recommendation of a competitor at the exact moment a buyer is deciding.
Thin or unclear brand entity — If the web doesn't clearly establish who you are and what you do — consistent name, description, structured data, third-party mentions — AI systems struggle to associate you with your space and leave you out.
Few third-party mentions to draw on — AI answers lean on corroborating sources beyond your own site. Brands with little independent coverage — reviews, press, directories, citations — give assistants little reason to surface them confidently.
AI visibility moves separately from rankings — Your AI presence can shift even when your Google rankings hold steady, because AI systems update their models and sources on their own cadence. Checking once isn't enough; it's a surface to monitor over time.
Assuming AI search doesn't matter yet — AI answers increasingly sit at the top of the results page and inside assistants people use daily. Treating it as a future concern means ceding the new front page of search to whoever's already being cited.
Brand name that's ambiguous or generic — If your brand name collides with a common word or another well-known entity, AI answers may surface the wrong thing entirely. A distinctive, well-documented brand entity is easier for assistants to get right.
Where this matters
Google AI answers — This preview checks whether your brand appears in Google's AI-generated answers — a surface that increasingly sits above traditional results and shapes the first impression searchers get.
ChatGPT — ChatGPT is one of the assistants people now ask for recommendations directly. Whether it names your brand in answers about your category is a growing factor in how customers discover you.
Gemini — Gemini powers answers across Google's ecosystem and as a standalone assistant. Being part of the sources it draws on helps you surface in those AI-generated responses.
Perplexity — Perplexity is an answer engine that cites sources directly, so being among the cited brands for your category questions is concrete, visible AI visibility.
Full multi-assistant audit (paid) — This free preview focuses on Google's AI answers for your brand name. A complete AI audit checks visibility across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI for the queries that matter — and shows who's getting cited instead of you.
Frequently asked questions
What is AI search visibility?
It's whether AI assistants and AI-generated answers actually name your brand when responding to questions about your category. As people increasingly ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI for recommendations, being mentioned in those answers is becoming as important as ranking in classic search.
Why does this matter if I already rank on Google?
Ranking and AI visibility are different things. AI answers synthesize from sources they trust and often appear above the traditional results, so a brand that ranks well can still be left out of the answer the customer reads first. If AI doesn't mention you, you're invisible at that crucial moment regardless of your blue-link position.
Which AI assistants does the preview check?
The free preview focuses on Google's AI answers for your brand name — a fast read on whether AI search surfaces you. A full AI audit broadens that to ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI across the specific queries your customers ask, for a complete picture.
What does it mean if my brand isn't mentioned?
It means that when AI answered a question in your space, it named someone else — usually a competitor. The answer isn't empty; it's actively recommending another option. That gap is exactly what AI-visibility work aims to close so you're the brand being cited.
How do I improve my AI visibility?
Make your brand entity unmistakable: consistent naming and description, structured data, and a clear story about what you do, backed by third-party mentions — reviews, press, directories and citations — that give assistants trusted sources to draw on. A full audit pinpoints which gaps matter most for your category.
How often should I check this?
More than once. AI systems refresh their models and sources on their own schedule, so your visibility can shift even when your Google rankings don't move. Monitoring it over time — not a single spot check — is how you catch losses early and confirm improvements.
Why might AI answers show the wrong brand for my name?
If your brand name overlaps with a common word or a better-known entity, assistants can resolve it to the wrong thing. A distinctive name and a well-documented brand presence across the web make it far easier for AI to associate the query with you specifically.
Do I need a paid plan to use this?
No — this checker is a free preview that reads your brand's presence in Google's AI answers on demand. The paid step is a full AI audit across multiple assistants, with the queries that matter to you and a breakdown of exactly who's being cited instead of you.
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