Google AI Mode

AI Mode tracker

The AI Mode tracker asks Google's AI Mode the questions your buyers ask, twice a week, and records whether it recommends you, which brands it names instead, and every source it cites, as a searcher in your city.

What we measure in AI Mode

MetricWhat it means
Mention rateAnswers that name you, out of answers, with n and a 95% interval
Citation rateAnswers that cite a page on your domain
First-mention rankYour position among the brands the answer names
SourcesEvery cited page, by type, with whether it mentions you

Why AI Mode deserves its own line

AI Mode answers are longer than AI Overviews and cite more sources, so they spread visibility across more brands. Because Google may roll AI Mode further into search, we keep it as its own series and never mix it with AI Overviews in a trend line. If Google changes the model behind it, the chart marks the date.

AI Mode carries a 10% weight in the overall visibility score by default; ChatGPT carries 45% and AI Overviews 25%. The weights and the formula are on the methodology page.

Questions and answers

How is AI Mode different from AI Overviews?
AI Overviews sit on top of normal results. AI Mode is Google's conversational search: a longer answer, more sources, follow-up questions, and no ten blue links. They often recommend different brands for the same question.
Where does AI Mode get its location?
We send the city centre as coordinates with a zoom level set by your business type, so local businesses are checked street-close and online ones city-wide.

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