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Is it still possible to rank affiliate articles on Google using Ahrefs for keyword research in 2024, or is AI content making it too competitive?

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries11/1/2026
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Fan-out diagram

The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
Is it still possible to rank affiliate articles on Google using Ahrefs for keyword research in 2024, or is AI content making it too competitive?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Google Search Central guidance AI-generated content scaled content abuse affiliate sites helpful content 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Ahrefs keyword research affiliate SEO low competition keywords search intent topical authority guideGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason

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
Google Search Central guidance AI-generated content scaled content abuse affiliate sites helpful content 2026 Google ↗
Ahrefs keyword research affiliate SEO low competition keywords search intent topical authority guide Google ↗

Queries

2 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
Google Search Central guidance AI-generated content scaled content abuse affiliate sites helpful content 2026
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Other / navigational——1x
of 1
Ahrefs keyword research affiliate SEO low competition keywords search intent topical authority guide
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Reason——1x
of 1