Will AI Cite
Your Content?
Paste any URL. We analyse 4 structural signals AI systems use when selecting citations and score your content in seconds.
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They contain filler phrases and category terms with nothing to verify or cite.
They contain named entities, real numbers, or first-person findings a model can point back to as a source.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is an AI citability score?
An AI citability score is a 0 to 100 rating that measures how likely AI systems like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity are to cite a specific web page when answering related queries. It is calculated across four structural signals: Named Data (statistics and numbers), Original Assertions (first-person research claims), Entity Specificity (named brands, tools, people), and Generic Language (absence of filler marketing copy). Higher scores indicate content that AI models can confidently cite as a verifiable primary source. Read how LLMs evaluate content for citations →
How do AI systems like ChatGPT decide what to cite?
AI systems use retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to select citation sources. When forming an answer, the model retrieves chunks of text from indexed pages and selects those with the highest confidence for the query. Pages are favoured when they contain verifiable numbers, specific named entities, first-person research findings, and minimal generic marketing language. Pages with vague claims like "industry-leading platform" or "cutting-edge solution" are typically skipped in favour of pages with concrete, citable specifics. Read how ChatGPT chooses its sources →
What makes content more likely to be cited by AI?
The four strongest signals for AI citability are: Named Data — specific statistics, percentages, counts, or dates that AI can quote as fact; Original Assertions — first-person claims from direct measurement or experience that no other source can reproduce; Entity Specificity — named products, companies, people, and places rather than category terms; and low Generic Language — minimal use of filler phrases like "best-in-class" or "seamless integration" that AI systems learn to treat as marketing noise. See the full ChatGPT citation playbook →
Why does my content score low despite strong SEO rankings?
Traditional SEO and AI citability measure different things. SEO rewards keyword relevance, backlink authority, and page speed. AI citability rewards verifiability, specificity, and first-person evidence. A page can rank in position 1 for a keyword while being completely skipped by AI citation systems because it contains no citable data points. The two signals are complementary but not interchangeable — you need both to appear in traditional search results and in AI-generated answers. Read how GEO differs from traditional SEO →
Is this AI citability checker free to use?
Yes. The AI Citability Checker is completely free with no account required. You can analyse up to 5 URLs per hour. Results are cached for 6 hours, so sharing a link to your report loads instantly for anyone you send it to. For full-site analysis across hundreds of pages with continuous monitoring, LatticeOcean offers a paid platform.