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Which is better for tracking AI referral sources in Google Analytics 4, setting up custom UTM tags or using specialized attribution tools for my home decor blog?

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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

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Which is better for tracking AI referral sources in Google Analytics 4, setting up custom UTM tags or using specialized attribution tools for my home decor blog?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
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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 (1)
Short factOther / navigationalComparisonConsequenceReason100%DefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
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Queries

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Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
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