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Check if ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude cite your brand for the prompts that matter. Enter a domain and a target prompt — the tracker queries every major LLM and reports which ones quote, link, or mention your site. Free, unlimited, no signup.
What is it?
What is an AI citation tracker?
An AI citation tracker measures whether large language models (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and others) reference your brand, domain, or content when answering a user's prompt. Classic SEO tracks Google rankings — AI citation tracking tracks the new ranking layer: which brands AI models trust enough to recommend, quote verbatim, or link to. Our free AI citation tracker takes a domain and a prompt, queries the major LLMs, and reports what each model said about you (or your competitors). For brands competing in GEO / AEO / AI-search visibility, this is the top-funnel equivalent of a SERP check.
How to use the AI citation tracker
Enter your domain alongside a target prompt — the exact phrasing of how a prospect would ask an LLM about your category. The tracker queries ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude and reports which models mention your brand, what they say, and who your AI-search competitors are for that prompt. Use the output to prioritize content gaps, build citation-worthy authority pages, and benchmark progress weekly. For ongoing tracking across hundreds of prompts and competitors, upgrade to the full AIclicks platform.
What is it?
What is an AI citation tracker?
An AI citation tracker measures whether large language models (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and others) reference your brand, domain, or content when answering a user's prompt. Classic SEO tracks Google rankings — AI citation tracking tracks the new ranking layer: which brands AI models trust enough to recommend, quote verbatim, or link to. Our free AI citation tracker takes a domain and a prompt, queries the major LLMs, and reports what each model said about you (or your competitors). For brands competing in GEO / AEO / AI-search visibility, this is the top-funnel equivalent of a SERP check.
How to use the AI citation tracker
Enter your domain alongside a target prompt — the exact phrasing of how a prospect would ask an LLM about your category. The tracker queries ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude and reports which models mention your brand, what they say, and who your AI-search competitors are for that prompt. Use the output to prioritize content gaps, build citation-worthy authority pages, and benchmark progress weekly. For ongoing tracking across hundreds of prompts and competitors, upgrade to the full AIclicks platform.
Use cases
What you can do with our free AI citation tracker
One domain + prompt, live citation report across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude
Use cases
What you can do with our free AI citation tracker
One domain + prompt, live citation report across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude
Know if AI mentions your brand
Stop guessing. Enter a prompt a prospect would ask ChatGPT or Perplexity and see if your brand is in the answer — or if the AI is recommending competitors instead.
Know if AI mentions your brand
Stop guessing. Enter a prompt a prospect would ask ChatGPT or Perplexity and see if your brand is in the answer — or if the AI is recommending competitors instead.
Benchmark vs. competitors
The tracker reports which competitors LLMs cite alongside or instead of you. Use that list as a content-gap priority: the pages you need before you outrank them.
Benchmark vs. competitors
The tracker reports which competitors LLMs cite alongside or instead of you. Use that list as a content-gap priority: the pages you need before you outrank them.
Cover every major LLM in one check
ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude each index different sources and reward different signals. One input queries all four so you see where you're strong and where you're invisible.
Cover every major LLM in one check
ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude each index different sources and reward different signals. One input queries all four so you see where you're strong and where you're invisible.
Validate AI-SEO experiments
Rewrote a page for AI-search citation? Track it. The difference between "we think it worked" and "three of four LLMs now cite us" is measurable the week after publish.
Validate AI-SEO experiments
Rewrote a page for AI-search citation? Track it. The difference between "we think it worked" and "three of four LLMs now cite us" is measurable the week after publish.
Audit branded vs unbranded prompts
Test both "what is [your brand]" and "best [category] tools." Branded prompts tell you how AI frames your reputation; unbranded prompts tell you whether you're in the consideration set at all.
Audit branded vs unbranded prompts
Test both "what is [your brand]" and "best [category] tools." Branded prompts tell you how AI frames your reputation; unbranded prompts tell you whether you're in the consideration set at all.
Unlimited, no signup
Run as many prompts as you want for any domain. No daily cap, no credit card, no email. For continuous tracking across hundreds of prompts, upgrade to AIclicks.
Unlimited, no signup
Run as many prompts as you want for any domain. No daily cap, no credit card, no email. For continuous tracking across hundreds of prompts, upgrade to AIclicks.
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How AIclicks works
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01
Brand Audit
We start by mapping your current AI visibility, analyzing how often you appear in LLMs answers. This gives us a precise roadmap of what needs to be fixed, improved, or created.
01
Brand Audit
We start by mapping your current AI visibility, analyzing how often you appear in LLMs answers. This gives us a precise roadmap of what needs to be fixed, improved, or created.
02
AI-Optimized Content
We produce content crafted specifically for AI models. We reinforce this with citation-worthy sources and high-authority mentions that help AI systems trust and reference your brand.
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AI-Optimized Content
We produce content crafted specifically for AI models. We reinforce this with citation-worthy sources and high-authority mentions that help AI systems trust and reference your brand.
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Optimization, Tracking & Insights
You get access to a custom AI visibility dashboard, weekly progress updates, and continuous optimization cycles. We monitor ranking shifts, citation changes, competitors, and new AI opportunities.
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Optimization, Tracking & Insights
You get access to a custom AI visibility dashboard, weekly progress updates, and continuous optimization cycles. We monitor ranking shifts, citation changes, competitors, and new AI opportunities.
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Tracker every major LLM
AIclicks covers every major LLM out there
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Tracker every major LLM
AIclicks covers every major LLM out there
FAQ
What does an AI citation look like?
A citation is any direct mention, quote, or link-out to your brand inside an AI-generated response. Perplexity shows explicit source links. ChatGPT and Gemini embed mentions in-line or cite with brief labels. Claude tends to mention brands inline without explicit source markup. The tracker surfaces all four formats.
Why do AI citations matter for my business?
Increasingly, buyers ask ChatGPT or Perplexity "what are the best X tools" before they search Google. The brand AI recommends first tends to become the default shortlist entry. If you're not cited, you're invisible — even if you rank #1 on Google.
How do I get cited more often by LLMs?
Four practical moves: (1) publish content with direct-answer passages in the first 50 words of each section, (2) cover topic concept clusters comprehensively (use our Semantic Validator), (3) earn mentions on high-authority sites that LLMs train on, (4) appear frequently enough in Reddit, LinkedIn, and review platforms that models learn to associate your brand with the category.
How often do AI citations change?
Weekly, sometimes daily. LLMs update their recommendations based on training-data refreshes, retrieval indexes, and (for Perplexity) live web search. A page cited today may drop off next month if a competitor publishes a stronger source. Weekly tracking is the minimum cadence for any brand running AI-visibility work.
What's the difference between AI citation tracking and traditional rank tracking?
Rank tracking shows you where you sit on a Google SERP. AI citation tracking shows whether you're inside the generated answer at all. The new AI-search surface skips the SERP for a growing share of queries — tracking only rankings means missing half the battle. For the full stack, pair citation tracking with our Google SERP Checker and GEO Visibility Checker.
FAQ
What does an AI citation look like?
A citation is any direct mention, quote, or link-out to your brand inside an AI-generated response. Perplexity shows explicit source links. ChatGPT and Gemini embed mentions in-line or cite with brief labels. Claude tends to mention brands inline without explicit source markup. The tracker surfaces all four formats.
Why do AI citations matter for my business?
Increasingly, buyers ask ChatGPT or Perplexity "what are the best X tools" before they search Google. The brand AI recommends first tends to become the default shortlist entry. If you're not cited, you're invisible — even if you rank #1 on Google.
How do I get cited more often by LLMs?
Four practical moves: (1) publish content with direct-answer passages in the first 50 words of each section, (2) cover topic concept clusters comprehensively (use our Semantic Validator), (3) earn mentions on high-authority sites that LLMs train on, (4) appear frequently enough in Reddit, LinkedIn, and review platforms that models learn to associate your brand with the category.
How often do AI citations change?
Weekly, sometimes daily. LLMs update their recommendations based on training-data refreshes, retrieval indexes, and (for Perplexity) live web search. A page cited today may drop off next month if a competitor publishes a stronger source. Weekly tracking is the minimum cadence for any brand running AI-visibility work.
What's the difference between AI citation tracking and traditional rank tracking?
Rank tracking shows you where you sit on a Google SERP. AI citation tracking shows whether you're inside the generated answer at all. The new AI-search surface skips the SERP for a growing share of queries — tracking only rankings means missing half the battle. For the full stack, pair citation tracking with our Google SERP Checker and GEO Visibility Checker.
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