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Free AEO Grader
AEO Grader
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Free AEO Grader for your brand. Run live prompts across five AI engines and grade how well you are optimised for answer engines including Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, and Gemini.
AEO score out of 100
5 AI engines tested
Content gap analysis
Competitor AEO benchmark
Trusted by Leading Brands
What your AEO Grader report includes
- AEO score out of 100 for your domain
- Which AI engines lift your content as the answer
- Top content gaps blocking AEO lift
- Side-by-side AEO performance vs competitors
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Free AEO grade. Sent to your inbox in about two minutes.
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What is AEO and what does the grader actually do?
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) is the discipline of getting your content lifted as the direct answer inside AI search experiences. That covers Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, Gemini, and voice. Unlike traditional SEO, you are no longer optimising for clicks on a blue link. You are optimising to be the quoted, summarised, or cited answer.
The LLM Pulse AEO Grader runs a representative sample of category prompts against five AI engines and grades your domain on the four AEO pillars (visibility, citation, content readiness, competitive position). You see exactly which prompts you win, which you lose, and what to fix first.
How the AEO Grader works
Enter your domain
We use your domain to identify the most relevant AEO prompts to test.
We grade your AEO
We run live prompts across five AI engines and score every response for visibility, citation depth, content structure, and competitive position.
Receive your AEO Grader report
A full breakdown of your AEO score, weak points, and prioritised fixes hits your inbox in around two minutes.
What the AEO score actually measures
Your AEO score is graded across four pillars. We tell you exactly where you stand and what to fix first.
Visibility lift rate
How often AI engines lift your content into the answer when users ask category questions. The single most important signal for AEO success.
Citation strength
When you appear, are you cited as a primary source or as one of many supporting links. Primary citations drive far more downstream traffic.
Content readiness
Whether your pages give answer engines what they need. Question and answer pairs, schema markup, summary boxes, llms.txt, structured headings.
Competitive position
For every prompt where a competitor wins and you do not, the report tells you who and why. That is the difference between fixing a generic page and fixing the right page.
AEO Grader FAQ
What is an AEO Grader?
An AEO Grader checks how well your domain is optimised to be lifted as the direct answer in answer engines like Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, and Gemini. Our grader runs real prompts and scores your domain on visibility, citation strength, content structure, and competitive standing.
How is the AEO score calculated?
Your AEO score weighs four factors. Visibility (does the answer engine mention or cite you), citation depth (are you a primary source or a footnote), content readiness (do you have answer-ready FAQ, schema, and definitions on the page), and competitive position (where you stand relative to the brands that win the same query).
Is the AEO Grader free?
Yes, the AEO Grader is free. You do not need a paid LLM Pulse plan to run a grade for your domain. You receive the full grade by email.
How long does it take to run an AEO Grader audit?
Around two minutes. We run the queries live across AI engines, score the responses, and email you the report.
AEO Grader vs HubSpot AEO Grader. What is the difference?
HubSpot's grader runs a smaller set of prompts. LLM Pulse uses a wider sample across five AI engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews) and grades both citations and brand mentions, not just one signal. You also get a full breakdown of which prompts you win and which you lose.
Can I run the AEO Grader for a competitor?
Yes. Enter any domain. The report shows you that domain's AEO performance so you can benchmark against your own.
What do I do after I get my AEO score?
The report includes a prioritised list of fixes ranked by impact and effort. From there, marketers usually start an LLM Pulse trial to track AEO improvements over time.