Overview / Description
AEO Score is an AI SEO tool that analyzes website visibility for AI search engines and provides actionable fixes for businesses and website owners. Built by rankday, this free tool accepts any URL and within seconds delivers a score from 0 to 100 that reflects how ready a site is to be cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI Overviews. The score is broken down across four diagnostic categories: AI crawler access (checking whether bots like GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, and Google-Extended can read the site), structured data (Organization, FAQPage, Service, and Article schema), content structure (single H1 tag, subheadings, title, meta description, and content depth), and discoverability (llms.txt file, sitemap, and canonical tags). After the scan, a full ranked list of fixes is sent to the user's email at no cost. AEO Score is part of the broader rankday offering, which pairs AEO setup with website builds, SEO content, backlinks, and review collection systems for businesses that want to appear in AI-generated answers. The tool is designed to remove technical barriers to AI citation so that businesses can then focus on building the authority signals that determine whether AI engines actually reference them.
Used For
AEO Score is used to audit a website's technical readiness for citation by AI search engines such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. It targets small businesses, SaaS companies, professional service firms, and any website owner who wants to diagnose and fix the barriers preventing their site from appearing in AI-generated answers.
Pricing
Standard
$4,900 one-time (90 days) — up to 7-page website, up to 15 keywords, local SEO and AEO setup, schema, structured answers, LLM-ready content, 30+ citations and backlinks
Growth
$7,900 one-time (90 days) — up to 12-page website, up to 30 keywords, comparison pages, third-party placements, bi-weekly AI visibility audits, custom ranking and AI citation dashboard
Standard Maintenance
$600/month — ongoing content, ranking protection, and AI visibility expansion after day 90
Growth Maintenance
$1,200/month — same scope as Growth plan, month-to-month, cancel any time
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Free instant AEO score covering four diagnostic categories: AI crawler access, structured data, content structure, and discoverability
- Checks AI bot access for GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, and Google-Extended specifically
- Delivers a full ranked fix list to email at no cost after the scan
- Checks for llms.txt, sitemap, canonical tags, and schema types (Organization, FAQPage, Service, Article)
Cons
- The free tool scans a single URL; deeper multi-page or site-wide analysis requires the paid 90-day engagement
- Full SEO and AEO implementation is sold as a flat-fee project ($4,900–$7,900), not a self-serve subscription
- No ongoing monitoring dashboard included unless the Growth plan maintenance add-on is purchased
- Paid advertising and social media management are explicitly excluded from all plans
Questions & Answers
Alternatives
Semrush AI Toolkit, BrightEdge Autopilot, Conductor, Ahrefs