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What tracking setup do I need to accurately measure the return on investment from traffic originating from AI search engine citations rather than standard organic search
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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What tracking setup do I need to accurately measure the return on investment from traffic originating from AI search engine citations rather than standard organic search
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
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 (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
GA4 track AI search traffic referrals custom channel group BigQuery attribution AI citations measurement 2026 Google ↗
AI search attribution measurement referral traffic limitations ChatGPT Perplexity Google AI Overviews analytics documentation Google ↗
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Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GA4 track AI search traffic referrals custom channel group BigQuery attribution AI citations measurement 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
AI search attribution measurement referral traffic limitations ChatGPT Perplexity Google AI Overviews analytics documentation OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |