What does the free AI visibility check actually test?

We run a standard set of local-intent questions — like 'best [your category] in [your city]' and 'tell me about [your business]' — as fresh conversations with an AI assistant (Claude, by Anthropic) with live web search enabled. We record whether your business is mentioned, what is said about it, and which competitors come up, then publish a plain-language report at your results link.

How long does the free check take?

Checks run in a queue and every report is reviewed before it is published — typically within about 4 hours, and in busy periods up to 24 hours. You get a permanent results link immediately when you submit, so you can bookmark it and check back. No email address is required.

Is the free check really free?

Yes. The one-time check is free, with no email address required. We make money from the optional paid plan, which adds weekly monitoring, competitor tracking, and fix recommendations.

What do I get on the Founder plan?

A weekly AI-visibility report for your business, tracking of the competitors AI assistants mention instead of you, and plain-language fix recommendations. It is a pre-launch founder offer: $15/month for the first 20 customers (then $29/month), first reports begin within 7 days of purchase, cancel anytime.

AI-search visibility for local businesses

When locals ask AI for the best in town, does it say your name?

Q: Which AI assistants do you check?

Free checks today run on Claude (Anthropic) with web search enabled. ChatGPT coverage is planned for the paid launch. Because modern AI assistants pull from similar web sources (business profiles, reviews, directories, your website), a Claude check is a strong indicator of how AI assistants in general see your business.

People now ask AI assistants — not just Google — for "best plumber in Austin" or "a dentist you'd recommend near Pasadena." AEO Pulse checks what AI assistants actually say about your business, in plain language. No dashboard, no jargon.

See whether AI assistants mention your business — or send customers to a competitor
Read what is actually said about you, query by query
Get a permanent report link — free, no email required

✅ You're in the queue

Your report will appear at this permanent link — bookmark it now:

Reports are run and reviewed in order, typically within ~4 hours (up to 24 hours in busy periods). No email needed — just check your link.

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How the free check works

We ask AI the same way your customers do — then show you exactly what came back.

We ask like a customer

We run a standard set of local-intent questions — "best {your category} in {your city}", "who do you recommend for {category} near {city}", and questions about your business by name — each in a fresh AI conversation with live web search, so nothing biases the answers.

We record what AI said

For every question: were you mentioned? What exactly was said about you? Which competitors were recommended instead? We summarize each response faithfully — no spin, no scores you can't interpret.

You get a plain-language report

Your permanent report link shows each response, an overall verdict, the competitors that appeared, and three concrete recommendations based on what the AI actually relied on — reviews, directories, your website.

Why AI search matters for local businesses now

The shift is measurable, not hypothetical. These are published figures from named research — not our numbers.

−34.5% → −58%

Ahrefs studied 300,000 keywords and found that when Google shows an AI Overview, the click-through rate of the #1 organic result was 34.5% lower. Their December-2025 follow-up measured the reduction at 58%. Ranking #1 no longer guarantees the click — the AI's answer is the new front door.

Source: Ahrefs, "AI Overviews Reduce Clicks" study + Dec 2025 update

15%

Share of total website traffic that now arrives via AI agents and bots, per Otterly.AI's research. A meaningful slice of your future customers will never see a list of ten blue links — they'll see one recommendation.

Source: Otterly.AI research, 2026

56%

ChatGPT's share of AI referral traffic, per Otterly.AI — ahead of Gemini and Perplexity. When an assistant names one or two local businesses, being one of them is the whole game. Being absent is invisible — you'll never know the customer existed.

Source: Otterly.AI research, 2026

Why AEO Pulse instead of the enterprise tools? AI-visibility platforms already exist — Profound's self-serve plan starts at $499/month and Peec AI starts at €89/month (their published pricing, checked June 2026). They're dashboards built for marketing teams. AEO Pulse is built for owners: a plain-language answer to one question — "is AI sending customers to me, or to my competitor?" — at a price a local business can actually justify.

Keep watch every week, not just once

AI answers change as reviews, directories, and competitors change. The free check is a snapshot — the Founder plan is the ongoing watch.

Pre-launch founder offer

Founder plan

$15 /month $29/mo

First 20 customers lock in $15/mo. After that, the plan is $29/mo.

Weekly AI-visibility report — what AI assistants said about your business this week, in plain language
Competitor tracking — which rivals AI recommends for your money queries, and what changed
Fix recommendations — specific, prioritized actions grounded in what the AI responses actually cited

Lock in the founder price — $15/mo

This is a pre-launch offer: your first weekly report begins within 7 days of purchase. Cancel anytime. Reports today run on Claude (Anthropic) with web search; ChatGPT coverage is planned for launch.

Frequently asked questions

What does the free check actually test?

We run a standard set of local-intent questions — like "best {your category} in {your city}", "who do you recommend for {category} near {city}", and "tell me about {your business}" — each as a fresh conversation with an AI assistant with live web search enabled. We record whether your business was mentioned, what was said, and which competitors came up, then publish it all at your permanent results link.

Which AI assistants do you check?

Free checks today run on Claude (Anthropic) with web search enabled. ChatGPT coverage is planned for the paid launch.

Modern assistants draw on overlapping web sources — your Google Business Profile, review sites, directories, and your own website — so what one assistant finds (or fails to find) about you is a strong indicator of how the category sees you. We say exactly which assistant produced each response in your report.

How long until my report is ready?

Checks run in a queue and every report is reviewed before it's published — typically within ~4 hours, up to 24 hours in busy periods. Your results link is permanent: bookmark it and check back. We don't ask for your email.

Is this really free? What's the catch?

The one-time check is genuinely free and requires no email or account. The business model is simple: if the snapshot is useful, some owners will want the weekly monitoring, competitor tracking, and fix recommendations — that's the paid plan. No catch beyond a pitch at the bottom of your free report.

What's in the Founder plan, exactly?

Weekly AI-visibility report for your business, competitor tracking (who AI recommends instead of you, and what changed week over week), and prioritized fix recommendations. It's $15/month for the first 20 customers, then $29/month. It's a pre-launch founder offer — your first report begins within 7 days of purchase — and you can cancel anytime.

Can you guarantee AI assistants will recommend my business?

No — and you should be skeptical of anyone who guarantees that. Nobody controls what AI assistants say. What we can do is show you exactly what they say today, what sources they leaned on, and the specific, evidence-based fixes most likely to improve how you show up. You (or your marketing person) do the fixes; we measure whether they worked.

I run a marketing agency for local businesses. Can I use this for clients?

Yes — run free checks for any business. If you'd like multi-client reporting or white-label reports, email us at finnestapp@gmail.com — agency plans are on the roadmap and early agencies help shape them.

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