How to Check if Your Brand Appears in ChatGPT
Stop guessing. Learn the exact prompts and methodologies to test your brand's Share of Voice in AI search engines.
Many founders assume that because they rank #1 on Google for their brand name, ChatGPT will naturally recommend them. This is a dangerous assumption. Generative AI models retrieve and synthesise data differently than traditional search indexes.
Manual Testing with Targeted Prompts
To manually check your visibility, you must ask the AI the same questions your prospective buyers are asking. Do not ask "What is [My Brand]?" - it will hallucinate an answer. Ask category questions.
Best Practice Prompts
- "What are the top 3 tools for [Your Industry/Problem]?"
- "How does [Competitor A] compare to alternatives on the market?"
- "I need a solution that does [Specific Feature]. What should I buy?"
The Problem with Manual Testing
Manually prompting ChatGPT is highly anecdotal. The model hallucinates, gives non-deterministic answers (different answers every time), and your chat history biases the results. To get a true picture of your AI Brand Visibility, you need programmatic testing.
Using AEO Pro for Accurate Measurement
We built AEO Pro to solve this exact problem. By programmatically querying ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini dozens of times a day using clean sessions and Live Web Grounding, we can calculate your exact Mention Rate and Visibility Score against your competitors.