AI brand mentions · Tools & Insights
When someone asks ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or Google for a recommendation, the answer names a few businesses. Those are AI brand mentions, and they are the new first page. We have tracked them since spring 2026 in The Mention Report. Run a free check to see if AI names you, who it names instead, and what to fix first.
Mention Group helps brands improve AI search visibility, local search visibility, review trust, and discoverability across Google, ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, maps, ads, and answer engines.
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The AI Mention Report shows where you appear across AI answers, who gets recommended instead, and what to fix first.
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Our benchmark research shows how AI platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, and Copilot mention brands across real prompts and documented answers. Use it to see how AI search visibility actually works, and what engines cite, ignore, or misunderstand.
Get the same methodology pointed at your brand. We check how AI answers, search, maps, and reviews present you today, then give you a clear scorecard of where you stand, which competitors are being recommended, and what to fix first.
Being visible is not enough if people cannot use what they find. We help brands improve accessibility, WCAG readiness, and Title II alignment, working quietly with a specialist accessibility partner, so the experience works for everyone and earns trust.
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FAQ
An AI brand mention is when ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity or Google's AI answers name your business. If AI does not say your name, many buyers never see you, even if you rank well on Google.
Ask the questions your customers ask, in several AI tools, and see who gets named. Our free check does this for you and shows who AI recommends instead.
AI repeats what the web agrees on: reviews, news coverage, listings and clear answers on a business's own site. The gap is different for every business, which is what our check finds.
Yes. One of our client sites grew its AI citations about 7x in three months and became the top cited source on its topic. The plan depends on where you start, so start with a check.
SEO gets you onto a list of links. AI brand mentions get your name into the answer itself. They overlap, and we do both.
AI search visibility is whether tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot, and Google AI answers mention, describe, and recommend your brand when buyers ask relevant questions.
A Mention Report shows how your brand appears across AI answers, search, maps, reviews, and related discovery surfaces. It identifies visibility gaps, inaccurate descriptions, and competitors that are being recommended instead.
SEO helps your pages rank in traditional search results. GEO helps AI assistants mention and recommend your brand. AEO helps your content become the direct answer to common questions.
A brand that is easy to find also needs to be easy to use. Accessibility improves trust, usability, compliance, and the quality of the experience after someone finds you.
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A monthly read on ads and AI search, written from the same data behind the AI Mention Report. Who got cited, what changed in the engines, and one tactic worth stealing. No fluff.
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