This free AEO readiness analyzer scores how easy your content is for AI answer engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews to extract and cite. Paste an article — plain text, Markdown, or HTML — and it checks the signals that decide whether you get quoted: a direct opening answer, clean heading structure, an FAQ block, lists and tables, plain-English readability, and depth. No signup, nothing leaves your browser.
How to use the AEO readiness analyzer
- Paste the full content of a page you want to appear in AI answers — plain text, Markdown, or raw HTML all work.
- Click Analyze. The tool scores six extraction signals and returns an overall AEO score out of 100.
- Read each check. Reds are the highest-leverage fixes; ambers are quick wins.
- Apply the fixes — tighten the opening answer, add headings, insert an FAQ block, convert prose to lists or tables — then re-run to confirm the score moves.
- Repeat for every page you want cited. Pair it with the schema markup generator to add FAQPage structured data.
Why AEO readiness matters for AI search
AI answer engines don’t return ten blue links — they synthesize one answer and cite a handful of sources. Whether you’re one of them depends less on classic ranking and more on how cleanly a model can extract a direct answer from your page. That’s the core of generative engine optimization and AI-friendly content formatting: a 40–60 word opening answer, descriptive headings, short paragraphs, and question-style FAQ blocks that map to how people actually prompt AI. This analyzer turns those principles into a score you can act on. For the full picture, start with AI Search Explained and the AI search optimization checklist.
Related tools and guides
- Schema Markup Generator — add the FAQPage and Article structured data this tool recommends.
- llms.txt Generator — tell AI crawlers which pages to read first.
- AI Crawler Access Auditor — confirm AI bots can reach the content you just optimized.
- GEO Explained — the strategy behind the score.
- SEO & AI checklists — turn these fixes into a repeatable routine.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a good AEO score?
Aim for 80 or above — that means your content opens with a direct answer, uses a clean heading hierarchy, includes an FAQ block, uses lists or tables, reads in plain English, and has enough depth to be treated as a credible source. Scores of 60–79 are usually a few targeted fixes away; below 60 means the structure needs real work before AI engines will reliably extract it.
Does a high score guarantee I’ll be cited by ChatGPT or Perplexity?
No. This tool measures how extractable your content is — a necessary condition for citation, not a sufficient one. Being cited also depends on your site being crawlable and indexed, your topical authority, and the freshness and uniqueness of the content. Think of the score as removing the structural reasons a model would skip you.
How does the analyzer calculate the score?
It weights six signals: a direct 40–60 word opening answer (25 points), heading structure (20), an FAQ or Q&A block (15), plain-English readability via a Flesch estimate (15), lists and tables (12), and content depth (13). Each factor is scored on how strongly it correlates with being extracted and cited in AI answers.
Is my content sent anywhere?
No. The entire analysis runs in your browser — nothing you paste is uploaded, stored, or logged. There’s no signup and no usage limit. It’s part of the free Plain Intelligence resource hub.
Can I analyze HTML exported from my CMS?
Yes. Paste raw HTML and the tool parses your real heading tags, lists, tables, and paragraphs directly. You can also paste Markdown or plain text — it detects the format and adapts, so you can check content at any stage from draft to published.
Want your whole site structured to get cited in AI answers? See our GEO optimization service, or browse all free tools in the resource hub.