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Can you analyze the current best practices for Generative Engine Optimization to ensure our brand is cited as the primary source in AI summaries?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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Can you analyze the current best practices for Generative Engine Optimization to ensure our brand is cited as the primary source in AI summaries?
4 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2026 generative engine optimization GEO best practices primary sources citations AI search study 2025 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Google Search Central AI features guidance AI Overviews structured data crawling content 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
OpenAI ChatGPT search publisher guidance citations crawling OAI-SearchBot 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Perplexity publisher documentation crawler citations content guidanceGoogle ↗
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)
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
2026 generative engine optimization GEO best practices primary sources citations AI search study 2025 2026 Google ↗
Google Search Central AI features guidance AI Overviews structured data crawling content 2026 Google ↗
OpenAI ChatGPT search publisher guidance citations crawling OAI-SearchBot 2026 Google ↗
Perplexity publisher documentation crawler citations content guidance Google ↗
- GEO starts with the question, not the answer · axios.com
- Optimizing Visibility in Generative Engines: A Critical Survey of Generative Engine Optimization (2023-2026) · arxiv.org
- [2509.08919] Generative Engine Optimization: How to Dominate AI Search · doi.org
- Google's Guide to Optimizing for Generative AI Features on Google Search | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.cn
- A new resource for optimizing for generative AI in Google Search | Google Search Central Blog | Google for Developers · developers.google.cn
- AI Features and Your Website | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- New opportunities, control and insights for website owners · blog.google
- Google Search's Guidance on Generative AI Content on Your Website | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.cn
Queries
4 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 generative engine optimization GEO best practices primary sources citations AI search study 2025 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Google Search Central AI features guidance AI Overviews structured data crawling content 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
OpenAI ChatGPT search publisher guidance citations crawling OAI-SearchBot 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Perplexity publisher documentation crawler citations content guidance OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |