Google shows options.
AI gives answers.
Are you the answer?
AI Mention shows how often your business appears in AI recommendations, who appears more often, and what those competitors have that you're missing.
AI recommends your competitor by name. Mentions their reviews, response times, and specialisms. Your business isn't mentioned at all. The customer calls them instead.
We run up to 540 AI recommendation tests per audit and track what it keeps mentioning about your competitors: strong reviews, emergency availability, directory listings, clear service pages. We show you exactly what you're missing — and what to fix first.
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How do we know? See how AI Mention works →
Search has changed. Most businesses haven't noticed yet.
For twenty years, being found online meant ranking on Google. You'd optimise your site, build links, manage your Google Business Profile, and customers would find you in a list of ten blue links.
That's not how people search anymore.
Millions of people now ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and other AI assistants questions like "who's the best electrician near me?" or "recommend a good Italian restaurant in town for a date night." They don't get a list of ten links. They get a direct answer — a confident, specific recommendation.
If your business isn't mentioned, you're invisible. There's no page two. There's no scrolling down. And every time someone asks the same question, the AI may give a different answer. But it still won't mention you — because you're missing the things AI keeps looking for.
The worst part? You could have hundreds of five-star reviews, a brilliant Google ranking, and a beautiful website — and still be completely absent from AI recommendations in your category.
We test, find the patterns, build your tracker, and re-test.
Five stages from your free check to your score climbing audit after audit. Discovery, AI testing across 10 models, signal extraction, your dashboard, working the tracker. The full breakdown shows exactly what happens at each stage.
See how AI Mention works, step by step →Not a score-card — a real dashboard.
Your discoverability score, the gaps that pulled it down, and a step-by-step fix for each one — pre-filled with your business data. Plus a history view, so you see what's working.
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Three live tilesDiscoverability score, how often AI recommends you, and what's still on your fix list.
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Built-in fix guidesTap any failing check and we hand you the exact fix, written with your business in mind.
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Trend over timeWatch your score climb as you work through the list.
We don't just tell you that you're missing. We show you what your competitors have that you don't.
Most AI visibility tools show you a score. A percentage. A red number. That's useless if you don't know what to do about it.
We run up to 540 recommendation tests per audit across 10 AI models and show you what they keep mentioning when recommending your competitors. Here's a real example:
"I'd recommend Vets Now Edinburgh — they specialise exclusively in out-of-hours and emergency pet care, and they're a reliable first port of call for emergencies."
This is the intelligence that changes the game. Not a dashboard of numbers — a clear picture of what AI keeps mentioning about your competitors, and what your own online presence is missing.
Want to see exactly how we extract those patterns? See the full audit pipeline →
AI can't recommend what it can't find.
If your business doesn't show up clearly across the web — in reviews, directories, service pages, and consistent business information — AI has less to work with.
Across our repeated AI recommendation testing, these are the signals that keep coming up when local businesses are recommended:
- Strong, verified reviews on platforms like Google and Trustpilot
- Presence on trusted directories like Checkatrade, Bark, and Yell
- Clear service pages that explain exactly what you do and where
- Consistent business information across the web
- Content that demonstrates authority and expertise
These aren't theories from an SEO textbook. They are recurring patterns from our own testing.
AI Mention compares those patterns with your online presence and shows the gaps — what competitors have, what you're missing, and what to fix first.
Note: AI models update their knowledge regularly, not overnight. The businesses appearing in AI recommendations today built their online presence over time. The best time to start is now.
Test. Find the patterns. Fix the gaps. Re-test.
AI visibility monitoring across 10 models. Website and content readiness checks. Reviews and directory intelligence. Competitor patterns. All delivered in one dashboard, with built-in fix guides pre-filled with your business data for every gap.
See exactly how it works →We work with businesses that rely on being found locally.
Tradespeople — plumbers, electricians, builders, roofers
Restaurants, cafes, pubs, and hospitality
Professional services — accountants, solicitors, financial advisers
Health & wellness — dentists, physios, clinics, gyms
Estate agents and property services
Any local business that depends on customers finding them
Marketing agencies call this GEO — Generative Engine Optimisation. We prefer plain English.
When someone asks ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok or DeepSeek for a business like yours, AI Mention shows whether you appear, who appears more often, and what those competitors have that you're missing. No jargon. No buzzwords. Just a clear picture and an action plan.
Frequently asked questions about AI search visibility.
What is AI search visibility?
AI search visibility refers to whether your business appears when customers ask AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok or DeepSeek for recommendations. Unlike traditional Google search which shows a list of links, AI gives one confident answer. If your business isn't the recommendation, you're invisible to a growing number of potential customers.
What is GEO?
GEO stands for Generative Engine Optimisation — it's the industry term for improving how your business appears in AI-generated answers from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, and DeepSeek. For local businesses, the practical question is simpler: when someone asks AI who to call, do you show up — or does a competitor? That's what AI Mention helps you answer and fix.
Is AI Mention a GEO tool?
Yes — though we avoid the jargon. AI Mention runs repeated AI recommendation tests, shows how often your business appears, identifies who appears more often, and highlights the public signals those competitors have that you're missing. Some people call that GEO. We call it a clear action plan.
How many people actually use AI to find local businesses?
According to BrightLocal's 2026 Local Consumer Review Survey, 45% of consumers now use AI tools for local business recommendations — up from just 6% one year ago. AI is now the third most popular way people discover local businesses, behind only Google and Facebook.
Why doesn't my business show up on ChatGPT?
AI systems look for businesses they can verify across multiple sources. Our testing shows the factors AI most commonly mentions include strong review profiles, presence on trusted directories, clear and specific service pages, and consistent business information across the web. If you don't have these things, AI has less confidence mentioning you.
What is the difference between SEO and getting recommended by AI?
Traditional SEO focuses on ranking your website in Google's search results. AI discoverability is about being the business AI recommends when customers ask for suggestions. They're closely related — Google themselves say the fundamentals are the same — but AI recommendations lean more heavily on reviews, directory presence, and clear service information than on technical website factors alone.
What does AI Mention actually do?
We test every major AI platform using the kinds of prompts your customers actually ask — and we do it repeatedly, not just once. We track how often your business appears, extract the recurring patterns from competitor recommendations, identify the gaps in your online presence, and generate a prioritised action plan showing you what to fix first. It's automated intelligence, not consulting. See the full audit pipeline →
What types of businesses need this?
Any business that relies on customers finding them locally. This includes tradespeople (plumbers, electricians, builders), restaurants and hospitality, professional services (accountants, solicitors), health and wellness (dentists, physios, gyms), estate agents, and any local business that depends on being discoverable when people search.
How quickly will I see results?
AI models update their knowledge regularly, not overnight. Some changes may be picked up within weeks, especially when they affect public sources like Google profiles, reviews, or directory listings. Bigger shifts usually take longer because AI systems rely on information that builds over time. AI Mention gives you the action plan to strengthen the things AI keeps looking for — and we track your progress over time so you can see what's working.
How much does it cost?
We offer a free AI discoverability score — no account needed, no AI testing required at the free tier — so you can see your readiness and key gaps. For ongoing AI visibility monitoring with full AI testing across 10 models, plans start at £39/month (Starter) with full dashboard access on every tier. Our Growth plan at £79/month adds deeper competitor intelligence with bi-weekly benchmarks. No contracts — cancel anytime. See full pricing.