Title tag: AI Visibility Audit (GEO Audit) | RankX Meta description: A one-off AI visibility audit: nine published areas, a Google AI Overviews check, evidence for every finding, a fix list and a walkthrough call. H1: AI visibility audit URL: /services/ai-visibility-audit/ **Breadcrumb:** Services > AI visibility audit **Eyebrow:** Services ยท Now **Answer:** The RankX AI Visibility Audit is a one-off technical SEO and AI readiness audit of your site. It shows where you stand across nine published areas, checks whether a Google AI Overview appears for your agreed keywords and cites you, and gives you a prioritized fix list and a walkthrough call. No lock-in. [Button: Get an audit -> /contact/] [Button: Open the sample report -> /sample-report/] ## What's in the AI visibility audit? An Audit report with evidence under every finding, plus a walkthrough call. - **Page-one summary:** the verdict in one line and three moves, each tied to evidence. Written as "what would need to be true", never a prediction. - **Scope box on the cover:** what we measured and what we didn't. Anything missing is marked "Not assessed", never estimated. - **Nine audit areas,** scored with published weights. - **A Google AI Overviews check** on your agreed keywords. - **Prioritized fix list:** ordered by impact and effort, with a suggested owner and an editable tracker. - **Walkthrough call:** turnaround agreed when you book. The [sample report](/sample-report/) uses example data on a fictional business, Example Ledger Co., not a client. ## What are the nine audit areas? Crawl and indexing, content quality, on-page, search visibility and authority, AI search readiness, links and architecture, performance, structured data and sharing, and security and trust. | Area | What it covers | |---|---| | Crawl and indexing | Can crawlers reach and index the site | | Content quality | Do pages answer questions clearly | | On-page | Titles, headings, page signals | | Search visibility and authority | Market and authority data | | AI search readiness | AI crawler access, editorial heuristics | | Links and architecture | Internal links, site structure | | Performance | Page speed, when in scope; otherwise Not assessed | | Structured data and sharing | JSON-LD, sharing metadata | | Security and trust | HTTPS, baseline trust | AI crawler access means checking whether your robots.txt lets AI crawlers read your site, including search crawlers (OAI-SearchBot, Claude-SearchBot, PerplexityBot) and training crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot). We check the robots.txt rules, not whether those crawlers actually visit. Weights and caps are on the [methodology page](/methodology/). ## What does the Google AI Overviews check show? For a small set of keywords agreed with you, it shows whether an AI Overview appears and whether it cites your site. It's a snapshot on the day, not a ranking. Google says AI Overviews only show when its systems judge them useful, and often don't trigger at all ([Google Search Central](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/ai-features), checked 18 October 2026). So "no AI Overview appeared" is a finding in its own right. ## Is a GEO audit different from an SEO audit? Partly. A GEO audit covers the SEO fundamentals, because AI search features depend on them, and adds checks for AI crawlers and answer-ready content. Google says the usual SEO best practices still apply to AI Overviews and AI Mode, with no additional requirements or special optimizations ([Google Search Central](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/ai-features), checked 18 October 2026). Other AI tools run their own crawlers. OpenAI, for example, says sites that opt out of OAI-SearchBot won't be shown in ChatGPT search answers ([OpenAI](https://platform.openai.com/docs/bots), checked 18 October 2026). More in [GEO vs SEO](/compare/geo-vs-seo/). ## What doesn't the audit measure? Anything we didn't measure is listed in the scope box and marked "Not assessed". - **Prompt measurement** of answers in ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity (mentions, citations, share of voice): Coming, as part of the Retainer - **Claude:** Coming, measured through Claude's API with web search, not the Claude app - **Your own analytics (GA4 and Search Console):** Not assessed - **Revenue or leads from AI search:** not measured, and we don't forecast them - **Anything a module couldn't reach on the day:** listed by name in the scope box ## What happens after the audit? You choose. Book a Sprint and we make the fixes ourselves, then re-audit to verify them. Or share the fix list with your own team. In a Sprint, nothing is published without your sign-off. The re-audit runs the same checks under the same inputs, including the same Google AI Overviews check, and reports each fix as verified fixed, still open or not rechecked. See [How it works](/how-it-works/). ## How do I start? Get an audit by emailing rankxsi@gmail.com. Prices on request. Not sure yet? Start with a free check. - **Free check:** email your website, business type and the area you serve. No card. A person reviews AI crawler access, structured data and indexability, and talks you through what we find. [Free check details](/snapshot/) - **AI Visibility Audit:** one-off, no lock-in. See [pricing](/pricing/). Real estate agency? See [AI search visibility for real estate agents](/industries/real-estate/). [Button: Get an audit -> /contact/] ## FAQ **Does the audit measure whether AI tools mention us?** Not across AI tools. It includes the Google AI Overviews check on your agreed keywords. Prompt measurement in other AI tools is Coming. **Is there a score?** Yes, an overall score across the assessed areas, using the published weights. It summarizes; it doesn't predict inquiries. **Do we need an llms.txt file?** No. We note it at low priority. Google says you don't need new machine-readable or AI text files to appear in its AI features ([Google Search Central](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/ai-features), checked 18 October 2026). **Do you guarantee AI citations?** No. We don't guarantee rankings or AI citations. We fix what's in your control and show the evidence.