AEO Rank
A measurable bar for getting cited. Our bar is 70+.
AEO Rank is a 0 to 100 standard for how citation-ready your content is, built from research on what AI engines actually cite. Every article is scored before it publishes, against our 70+ bar.
Every article, scored on 5 pillars / 17 checks
How it works
A published standard - so "good enough" isn't a matter of taste
A fixed rubric, not an opinion
Every page is scored 0-100 with an A-F grade against the same published checks - like a credit score. The bar is written down, so "good enough" is never a matter of taste.
A 85-100 · B 70-84 · C 55-69 · D 40-54 · F below 40
Built from what AI cites
The checks come from research on the pages AI engines actually cite - answer capsules, entity density, original data. It measures citation-readiness: the structure and signals, not a guaranteed placement.
Answer capsules appear in ~72% of AI-cited posts
Scored before it publishes
Every article is scored on the AEO Rank pillars before it publishes. Our bar is 70+, and you can see each article's AEO Rank in Studio.
AEO Rank shown in Studio · 70+ bar
It grades your whole site too
The same standard runs at the site level: a 53-criterion audit across 5 pillars shows exactly where you stand today and what to fix first.
Site audit: 53 criteria / 5 pillars
Inside AEO Rank
You see the score, the pillars, and what's holding it back
Every article ships with its 0-100 score, an A-F grade, the five-pillar breakdown, and the exact sections the rubric flagged - the real screen you get in Studio.
Citation-ready score
Five-pillar breakdown
Flagged sections · 3
Site audit · 53 criteria across 5 pillars
+14 overall, with the biggest gains in Extractability and Structural Signals after the cluster shipped.
Per article · 17 checks across 5 pillars
Every article is scored on the AEO Rank pillars before it publishes. Our bar is 70+, and you can see each article's AEO Rank in Studio.
Why it works
A guarantee is only as good as the yardstick behind it
Because AEO Rank is a fixed, published rubric, not a subjective "looks good to us", you can check each article's AEO Rank in Studio against our 70+ bar yourself.
To be exact: AEO Rank measures citation-readiness - the structure and signals AI engines look for. It doesn't promise a placement on its own. That's why the visibility system separately measures the actual AI mentions across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. The readiness bar and the real outcome are two numbers, reported independently.
What is AEO Rank?
A 0 to 100 standard for how ready a page is to be cited by AI engines, built from research on the pages AI engines actually cite. Every page gets an A to F grade against the same published checks.
What score does an article need before it publishes?
Our bar is 70 or more. Every article is scored on 5 pillars and 17 checks before it publishes, and you can see each article's AEO Rank in Studio.
What do the grades mean?
A is 85 to 100, B is 70 to 84, C is 55 to 69, D is 40 to 54, and F is below 40.
Does a high AEO Rank guarantee AI citations?
No. AEO Rank measures citation readiness: the structure and signals AI engines look for. Actual mentions are measured separately by visibility tracking, and the two numbers are reported independently.
Can I score my whole site, not just one article?
Yes. The same standard runs at the site level: the free audit scores your site on 53 criteria across 5 pillars and shows what to fix first.
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See where your site scores today
A free audit grades your site on the same 53-criterion AEO Rank standard and shows what to fix first. Named in AI answers in 100 days, or we work free until you are.