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What is the current consensus on how Ahrefs generative engine tracking attributes referral traffic from conversational search interfaces?
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What is the current consensus on how Ahrefs generative engine tracking attributes referral traffic from conversational search interfaces?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Ahrefs Brand Radar AI traffic tracking referral attribution ChatGPT conversational search interfaces 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Ahrefs generative engine tracking referral traffic attribution conversational search interfaces ChatGPT Perplexity referral analyticsGoogle ↗
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)
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
Ahrefs Brand Radar AI traffic tracking referral attribution ChatGPT conversational search interfaces 2026 Google ↗
Ahrefs generative engine tracking referral traffic attribution conversational search interfaces ChatGPT Perplexity referral analytics Google ↗
- How to Track AI Traffic in GA4 and Ahrefs Web Analytics (ChatGPT & More) · ahrefs.com
- How to Measure AI Search Visibility When Attribution Falls Short · ahrefs.com
- Ahrefs Brand Radar Methodology: How we collect and model AI visibility data · ahrefs.com
- What is Brand Radar, and how to use it? · help.ahrefs.com
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
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Ahrefs Brand Radar AI traffic tracking referral attribution ChatGPT conversational search interfaces 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Ahrefs generative engine tracking referral traffic attribution conversational search interfaces ChatGPT Perplexity referral analytics OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |