Question 1

What is an AI visibility checker?

Accepted Answer

It's a tool that asks AI assistants the questions your customers ask, then measures how often your business shows up in the answers, whether the details they give about you are right, how they describe you, and which websites they rely on. It shows you what AI says about your business before your customers see it.

Question 2

How does Locafy's AI visibility checker work?

Accepted Answer

Search for your business and we pull its Google listing. We work out the three themes that matter most for your business, write three real customer prompts for each, and run them live on ChatGPT with web search turned on, from your area. Then we ask ChatGPT for your business details and its view of your brand, and score everything against your listing.

Question 3

What are “Themes & Prompts” in the report?

Accepted Answer

Themes are the services or buyer needs people ask AI about in your category, like “emergency drain cleaning” or “radon testing”. Prompts are the exact questions we asked for each theme. Your report shows every prompt and whether you were mentioned, so you can see which topics you own and which ones a competitor owns.

Question 4

What are “Citations” and why do they matter?

Accepted Answer

Citations are the websites an AI engine pulled from to build its answer: your site, directories like Google and Yelp, review sites, and competitors' sites. AI can only recommend what it can find, so the citations table is a map of where your business needs to show up and stay accurate.

Question 5

What does the Sentiment section tell me?

Accepted Answer

It shows how positively AI talks about your business, a one-line summary of what drives that perception, and the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats the engine associates with you. It's how AI would pitch, or warn against, your business to a customer.

Question 6

Is the AI visibility checker free to use?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The ChatGPT report is free. Tracking Gemini, Perplexity, and multiple locations over time is part of Locafy's done-for-you service, which you can see on a quick call.

Question 7

What does my AI visibility score actually mean?

Accepted Answer

It's the share of AI answers to your customers' questions that mention your business by name. A score of 33% means ChatGPT named you in about one of every three answers we tested. Scores of 80% and up are high visibility, 50% to 79% partial, and under 50% low.

Question 8

Which AI platforms does this checker evaluate?

Accepted Answer

The free report runs on ChatGPT, the most used AI assistant. Gemini and Perplexity coverage is available with Locafy's full AI visibility tracking.

Question 9

Who should use an AI search visibility checker?

Accepted Answer

Any business that gets customers from search: local service businesses, clinics, law firms, restaurants, retailers, and multi-location brands. If customers could ask AI who to hire or where to buy, it's worth knowing what AI tells them.

Free Search AI Visibility Checker: See How AI Engines Show your Brand

How it works

What's inside your AI Search Visibility Report

AI Visibility Score

AI Mentions and Share of Voice

AI Citations and Sources

Accuracy and Sentiment Signals

Theme and Keyword Insights

Why you should check AI visibility now

Frequently Asked Questions

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