Real ChatGPT answer · index seed3raWW08F9aQcompleteMarketing and advertising · AI search and generative engine optimizationcommercial

What are the most recommended strategies for multimodal search optimization steps that my startup can use to make sure our product images and charts are actually cited by generative engines?

ChatGPTgpt-64 queries11/1/2026
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Fan-out diagram

The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
What are the most recommended strategies for multimodal search optimization steps that my startup can use to make sure our product images and charts are actually cited by generative engines?
4 real searches · 1 real-search pass
multimodal SEO generative engine optimization images charts citations AI search best practices 2025 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDInstruction
Google Search Central image SEO best practices image structured data alt text image sitemapGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDInstruction
OpenAI ChatGPT search crawler OAI-SearchBot publishers images citations documentationGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Perplexity crawler robots documentation image search citations publishersGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational

Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (4)
Short factOther / navigational50%ComparisonConsequenceReasonDefinitionInstruction50%Yes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 4 of 4 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT4 real searches · gpt-6
multimodal SEO generative engine optimization images charts citations AI search best practices 2025 2026 Google ↗
Google Search Central image SEO best practices image structured data alt text image sitemap Google ↗
OpenAI ChatGPT search crawler OAI-SearchBot publishers images citations documentation Google ↗
Perplexity crawler robots documentation image search citations publishers Google ↗

Queries

4 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
multimodal SEO generative engine optimization images charts citations AI search best practices 2025 2026
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Instruction——1x
of 1
Google Search Central image SEO best practices image structured data alt text image sitemap
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Instruction——1x
of 1
OpenAI ChatGPT search crawler OAI-SearchBot publishers images citations documentation
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Other / navigational——1x
of 1
Perplexity crawler robots documentation image search citations publishers
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Other / navigational——1x
of 1