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Edition of October 16, 2026

AI Compass

GEO — visibility in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews

How you get cited by answer engines, and the tools that help you look.

3 tools

Editorial pick · Editorial

Perplexity

A research box that shows sources beside the answer. Use it to see how an answer engine cites the web. It will not rank your site by itself.

Free tier and a paid Pro plan.

Other tools for this job

Ahrefs

The research suite for links, keywords, and competitive pages. Expensive. Some plans add reports about AI answers; treat those as a supplement to looking yourself.

Paid research suite. A limited free webmaster view exists.

Semrush

The other full SEO suite, overlapping Ahrefs. Pick one. Some plans include AI-answer reporting; confirm it on the pricing page before you buy for that reason.

Paid research suite, with a limited free account.

GEO — visibility in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews