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Eric Strate’s Free AEO Checker audits one public webpage for Answer Engine Optimization, GEO and AI search readiness using a proprietary page-level analysis of search fundamentals, entities, answer structure, evidence, structured data and citation readiness.
[f1]What do I receive after checking a page?
The free result includes an AEO Readiness Score, six category ratings and priority areas to investigate. The scoring methodology remains proprietary.
Evidence ↗[f2]Do I need an account, email address or AI API key?
No. The checker fetches one public HTML page per audit and requires no login, email gate or AI API. It does not perform a sitewide crawl.
Evidence ↗Free AEO Checker
Audit one webpage for Answer Engine Optimization, GEO, Google AI Overview and AI search readiness.
Enter a public URL to receive an AEO Readiness Score, six category ratings and the highest-priority areas that deserve attention. The scoring methodology stays proprietary; the free result gives you a useful diagnosis without exposing the full implementation framework.
Public HTML pages only. One page is fetched per audit. No login, email gate, AI API or sitewide crawl.
- Free
- No account
- Single-page audit
- Proprietary scoring
- Citation readiness
Read what this score measures, the six diagnostic categories and how a professional assessment differs.
Top areas to investigate
Want to Know How Your Brand Performs Beyond This Page? [a17]
Your automated analysis is complete. A page-level score cannot show which competitors appear when buyers ask AI systems for recommendations, which sources influence those answers or why your business may be missing from important AI-search results.
If you want that broader commercial baseline before a full strategy engagement, start with my AI Search Visibility Snapshot. It tests buyer prompts, competitor visibility and citation sources, with focused diagnostic engagements starting at $1,500.
The Professional AI Search Visibility & Strategy Assessment is the deeper option and turns those findings into a more extensive prioritized strategy for your business. Professional assessments start at $5,500 and cover research, diagnosis and strategic direction; hands-on implementation is not included in the assessment scope. For cross-platform consulting and implementation, see my AI SEO services. See SEO, AEO & AI SEO pricing and engagement options for the broader service ladder.
Email Eric About an Assessment[a2]
Eric Strate’s Professional AI Search Visibility & Strategy Assessment is a personally researched engagement starting at $5,500. It examines your business, competitors and AI-search visibility, then provides strategic priorities, a 90-day roadmap and a private walkthrough.
[f1]How much does the Professional Assessment cost?
The Professional AI Search Visibility & Strategy Assessment starts at $5,500.
Evidence ↗[f2]What business decision should the assessment support?
It establishes where the business stands in AI search, investigates meaningful visibility gaps and identifies what the team should do next.
Evidence ↗Professional AI Search Visibility & Strategy Assessment
This is not an automated report, a generic SEO audit or a monthly optimization package. I personally investigate how your business and competitors are represented across AI-driven search experiences and connect those findings back to your website, content, entities, authority and traditional SEO foundation.
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Research and testing around commercial questions potential customers may ask when evaluating businesses, services or products in your market.
Link to this answerBuyer-Intent Prompt Testing
Research and testing around commercial questions potential customers may ask when evaluating businesses, services or products in your market.
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Analysis of where your brand appears, where it does not appear, how it is represented and which competitors are being surfaced across relevant AI search experiences.
Link to this answerAI Search Visibility Analysis
Analysis of where your brand appears, where it does not appear, how it is represented and which competitors are being surfaced across relevant AI search experiences.
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Investigation into competitors earning mentions, recommendations or citations, including the content, entities, sources and search signals associated with that visibility.
Link to this answerCompetitive AEO Analysis
Investigation into competitors earning mentions, recommendations or citations, including the content, entities, sources and search signals associated with that visibility.
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Identification of websites, publishers and other sources repeatedly cited or referenced in important AI-generated answers in your market. A recorded citation shows which source appeared in the answer; it does not establish why an AI system selected a brand.
Link to this answerCitation & Source Analysis
Identification of websites, publishers and other sources repeatedly cited or referenced in important AI-generated answers in your market. A recorded citation shows which source appeared in the answer; it does not establish why an AI system selected a brand.
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A review connecting AI-search findings back to crawlability, information architecture, content structure, entity clarity, supporting evidence, structured data and traditional search fundamentals.
Link to this answerTechnical SEO & AEO Review
A review connecting AI-search findings back to crawlability, information architecture, content structure, entity clarity, supporting evidence, structured data and traditional search fundamentals.
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Separation of meaningful opportunities from AEO busywork, with recommendations prioritized by potential value rather than by the number of issues that can be placed in a report.
Link to this answerStrategic Opportunity Analysis
Separation of meaningful opportunities from AEO busywork, with recommendations prioritized by potential value rather than by the number of issues that can be placed in a report.
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A prioritized plan your existing SEO team, agency, developers, content team or marketing department can execute.
Link to this answer90-Day Strategic Roadmap
A prioritized plan your existing SEO team, agency, developers, content team or marketing department can execute.
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A private meeting with Eric Strate to present the findings, explain the reasoning behind the recommendations and answer questions from your team.
Link to this answerPrivate Strategy Walkthrough
A private meeting with Eric Strate to present the findings, explain the reasoning behind the recommendations and answer questions from your team.
SEO Experience Since 2012. Focused on the Next Era of Search. [a18]
I have worked in SEO since 2012, with experience spanning technical SEO, local search, competitive analysis and automotive search. My current work focuses on Answer Engine Optimization, Generative Engine Optimization and the changing relationship between traditional search and AI-driven discovery.
I am also the creator of the Web Answer Retrieval Protocol (WARP), an experimental publishing architecture designed to make concise publisher-authored answers uniquely addressable while preserving the supporting information and provenance needed to evaluate them.
The Free AEO Checker, WARP and my ongoing AI-search testing are part of that work. The professional assessment is where I apply that experience directly to your business.
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The standard scope covers one business, one primary website and one primary market. The engagement includes research, diagnosis and a strategic roadmap. Hands-on website implementation is outside the Professional Assessment scope.
[f1]When might an assessment need a custom scope?
Large websites, multiple brands, multiple countries or unusually complex competitive environments may require a custom scope.
Evidence ↗[f2]How do the two $5,500 starting engagements differ?
The Professional Assessment is a broader diagnosis and roadmap engagement. ChatGPT SEO Strategy & Optimization focuses on ChatGPT buyer visibility and can include scoped hands-on optimization where platform access permits. Final scope is confirmed before work begins.
Evidence ↗Assessment Scope and Implementation
Standard scope: one business, one primary website and one primary market. Large websites, multiple brands, multiple countries or unusually complex competitive environments may require a custom scope.
This is a research, diagnosis and strategy engagement. Hands-on website implementation is not included in the Professional Assessment. I identify what matters, explain why it matters and provide a prioritized roadmap your existing team, agency, developer or website vendor can execute.
Two different $5,500 starting engagements: the Professional AI Search Visibility & Strategy Assessment is the broader diagnosis-and-roadmap engagement. My ChatGPT SEO Strategy & Optimization service is focused specifically on ChatGPT buyer visibility and can include scoped hands-on optimization where platform access and project scope permit.
Both currently start at $5,500, but they are not interchangeable packages. Final scope is confirmed before work begins.
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Submit your website and a brief description of what you want to understand about your AI-search visibility. Eric Strate personally reviews the request, assesses fit and confirms scope before payment is required.
[f1]Is payment required before the scope is confirmed?
No. Eric personally reviews the request and confirms whether the assessment is a good fit and what it will cover before any payment is required.
Evidence ↗Request an Assessment
Not every business needs a professional assessment. Submit your website and a brief description of what you want to understand about your AI-search visibility. I personally review each request to determine whether the engagement is a good fit and confirm scope before any payment is required.
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The Free AEO Checker evaluates six page-level areas: search foundation, entity clarity, answer readiness, evidence and trust, structured data, and citation readiness.
[f1]What search foundation signals are checked?
Core page signals such as titles, descriptions, H1 structure, canonicalization, indexability, language, mobile viewport and page substance.
Evidence ↗[f2]What does entity clarity mean?
How clearly the page identifies its person, organization, service, product or primary subject across visible content and structured data.
Evidence ↗[f3]What makes a passage answer-ready?
Whether question-led sections contain direct, self-contained answers with enough surrounding context to remain useful.
Evidence ↗[f4]What evidence and trust signals are considered?
Signals such as attribution, first-hand experience, source links, dates when relevant, About and Contact pathways, and support for factual claims.
Evidence ↗[f5]What structured data signals are reviewed?
JSON-LD validity, entity schema, duplicate identifiers, semantic HTML and consistency between machine-readable and visible content.
Evidence ↗[f6]What makes a page citation-ready?
Stable anchors, answer passages, source support, lists and tables, original evidence signals and clear section boundaries.
Evidence ↗What Does the Free AEO Checker Analyze?
The checker is designed around the parts of a webpage a publisher can actually improve. It does not claim access to proprietary Google, ChatGPT or other AI ranking systems. For ongoing measurement rather than a one-page diagnostic, see this AI visibility monitoring software example.
Search Foundation
Core page signals such as titles, descriptions, H1 structure, canonicalization, indexability, language, mobile viewport and page substance.
Entity Clarity
How clearly the page identifies its person, organization, service, product or primary subject across visible content and structured data.
Answer Readiness
Whether question-led sections contain direct, self-contained answers with enough surrounding context to remain useful.
Evidence & Trust
Signals such as attribution, first-hand experience, source links, dates when relevant, About and Contact pathways, and support for factual claims.
Structured Data
JSON-LD validity, entity schema, duplicate identifiers, semantic HTML and consistency between machine-readable and visible content.
Citation Readiness
Stable anchors, answer passages, source support, lists and tables, original evidence signals and clear section boundaries.
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Yes. The Free AEO Checker also functions as a page-level GEO checker and AI search audit because AEO, GEO and AI search optimization overlap around discoverability, entity understanding, useful answers, evidence and retrieval structure.
[f1]Does the checker create a separate score for every AI-search acronym?
No. AEO, GEO and AI search readiness share the same page-level diagnostic. The tool does not create a separate score just to match each acronym.
Evidence ↗Is This Also a Free GEO Checker and AI Search Audit?
Yes, with an important qualification. Answer Engine Optimization and Generative Engine Optimization describe overlapping work around search and AI-assisted discovery. This free AEO tool therefore evaluates many of the same page-level factors someone may be looking for when searching for a GEO checker, AI search readiness checker, AEO audit tool or generative search optimization tool.
I do not create separate scores simply to match every acronym. The same page still needs a strong technical foundation, useful information, clear entities and content that can be retrieved without losing important context.
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The checker evaluates page-level factors relevant to Google AI Overview readiness, but it cannot predict or guarantee inclusion because third-party tools do not have access to Google’s internal ranking or AI Overview selection systems.
[f1]Can the checker predict a Google AI Overview placement?
No. It reviews observable search-readiness factors and cannot measure an internal Google AI Overview score or guarantee inclusion.
Evidence ↗[f2]Does Google require special AI markup, llms.txt or a fixed chunk size?
No. Google’s guidance says special AI files or markup and fixed content chunking are unnecessary for its generative search features. The checker focuses on broadly applicable page signals.
Evidence ↗Does the AEO Checker Test Google AI Overview Readiness?
It evaluates factors that can matter to a page’s overall search readiness, including technical accessibility, useful content, entities, answer structure and supporting evidence. It does not claim to measure an internal Google AI Overview score.
That is why this tool treats AEO and GEO as extensions of good search practice rather than rewarding unsupported tactics such as special AI-only markup, mandatory llms.txt files or arbitrary content chunk sizes.
Read Google Search Central’s generative AI optimization guidance.
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The AEO Readiness Score is a proprietary 0–100 page-level assessment combining six categories. It measures observable webpage signals, not a hidden score used by Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity or another answer engine.
[f1]Are the results repeatable?
The same HTML is evaluated against the same internal framework, making before-and-after comparisons more useful.
Evidence ↗[f2]Does page type affect the analysis?
A homepage, service page and article do not need identical signals, so the analysis accounts for page context.
Evidence ↗[f3]Does the score measure actual AI mentions or citations?
The score cannot measure off-page authority, real AI citations, prompt demand, private analytics or a search engine’s internal decisions.
Evidence ↗What Is an AEO Readiness Score?
A single number is useful only when its limits are clear. The score summarizes observable page-level signals into a consistent diagnostic so you can compare stronger and weaker pages without pretending the score came from an AI platform itself.
Repeatable
The same HTML is evaluated against the same internal framework, making before-and-after comparisons more useful.
Page-Type Aware
A homepage, service page and article do not need identical signals, so the analysis accounts for page context.
Deliberately Limited
The score cannot measure off-page authority, real AI citations, prompt demand, private analytics or a search engine’s internal decisions.
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The Free AEO Checker evaluates observable signals on one webpage. Eric Strate’s Professional AI Search Visibility & Strategy Assessment investigates the larger competitive environment, including buyer-intent AI searches, brand visibility, competitors, influential sources and the strategic changes most worth pursuing.
[f1]Why does a professional assessment require more than a page score?
It adds buyer-intent prompt testing, competitive investigation, citation and source analysis, website review and professional interpretation beyond the submitted webpage.
Evidence ↗[f2]Does the Professional Assessment include website implementation?
No. The Professional Assessment provides diagnosis and strategy. The separate ChatGPT SEO Strategy & Optimization service can include scoped optimization and implementation.
Evidence ↗[f3]Is there a smaller paid visibility diagnostic?
Yes. Focused AI Search Visibility Snapshot engagements start at $1,500 and examine buyer prompts, competitors and citation sources. The deeper Professional Assessment starts at $5,500.
Evidence ↗What Is the Difference Between the Free Checker and a Professional Assessment?
The free checker answers a narrow but useful question:
The professional assessment investigates a different question:
That requires research beyond the submitted webpage, including buyer-intent prompt testing, competitive investigation, citation and source analysis, website review and professional interpretation.
The free checker remains useful as a diagnostic tool. The professional assessment is designed for businesses that need a strategic decision-making framework rather than another automated score.
The Professional Assessment is diagnosis and strategy, not hands-on implementation. If the immediate goal is ChatGPT-specific research plus scoped optimization and implementation, see my ChatGPT SEO Strategy & Optimization service.
For a smaller commercial visibility baseline, the AI Search Visibility Snapshot tests buyer prompts, competitor visibility and citation sources, with focused diagnostic engagements starting at $1,500. The Professional AI Search Visibility & Strategy Assessment is the deeper research and roadmap option, starting at $5,500.
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The Free AEO Checker was built by Eric Strate, an SEO and AI-search strategist whose search experience dates to 2012 and who created the Web Answer Retrieval Protocol (WARP).
[f1]What search experience informs the checker?
Eric Strate has worked in SEO since 2012. His work combines technical SEO, search intent, entity clarity, AI-search testing and publishing experiments such as WARP.
Evidence ↗[f2]Why distinguish observable page issues from AI platform decisions?
A useful audit can identify observable webpage problems. It should keep those findings separate from claims about private ranking or AI selection decisions that a third-party tool cannot verify.
Evidence ↗Who Built the Free AEO Checker?
The tool was built by Eric Strate, an SEO and AI-search strategist with search experience dating to 2012. My work combines technical SEO, search intent, entity clarity, AI-search testing and publishing experiments such as WARP rather than treating AEO as a replacement for traditional search fundamentals.
That distinction is important because a useful AEO audit should separate observable webpage problems from claims that no third-party tool can verify.
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This page uses WARP, Eric Strate’s experimental publishing architecture linking stable publisher-authored answers to optional nested follow-up questions and specific visible evidence passages, with matching semantic markup and a separate relationship map.
[f1]How do the answer, follow-up and evidence links work?
Open an A citation for the canonical answer, expand an F question for a narrower answer, then use its Evidence link to reach the supporting passage in the page body.
Evidence ↗[f2]Does using WARP increase this checker’s score?
No. The Free AEO Checker does not evaluate, reward or recommend WARP as part of its score. This page uses WARP as an optional publishing experiment.
Evidence ↗[f3]Does WARP guarantee AI retrieval, citations or rankings?
No. WARP is an independent experimental proposal, not a Google ranking factor, Schema.org standard or industry requirement. Retrieval and citation gains require separate evidence.
Evidence ↗A Live Answer Architecture Experiment
This page implements the Web Answer Retrieval Protocol (WARP). Each canonical answer has a stable A identifier. Optional F follow-up questions sit inside that answer’s citation panel and link to visible, uniquely addressable E evidence passages. The HTML, standard JSON-LD and separate WARP relationship map describe the same published content.
WARP is optional and remains experimental. The Free AEO Checker does not evaluate, reward or recommend WARP as part of its audit score. This page uses WARP only as a live publishing experiment while the checker evaluates broadly applicable page-level signals.
Need to Understand Your Actual AI Search Visibility? [a2]
A page score is only one piece of the picture. The Professional AI Search Visibility & Strategy Assessment examines your brand, competitors, buyer-intent searches and citation environment to determine where the meaningful opportunities exist.
Professional assessments start at $5,500.
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Or email eric@ericstrate.com.