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What metrics should I present to my executive board to justify shifting twenty percent of our traditional SEO budget into generative engine optimization?

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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
What metrics should I present to my executive board to justify shifting twenty percent of our traditional SEO budget into generative engine optimization?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2025 generative engine optimization measurement AI search referral traffic study citations brand visibility researchGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
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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 (2)
Short factOther / navigational50%ComparisonConsequenceReason50%DefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 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
2025 generative engine optimization measurement AI search referral traffic study citations brand visibility research Google ↗
2026 AI search optimization GEO measurement benchmarks AI referrals zero click search latest Google ↗

Queries

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Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
2025 generative engine optimization measurement AI search referral traffic study citations brand visibility research
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2026 AI search optimization GEO measurement benchmarks AI referrals zero click search latest
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—Other / navigational——1x
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