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Can you compare the ROI of hiring a freelancer for generative engine optimization versus doing our own local SEO for AI search on a zero dollar budget?

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
Can you compare the ROI of hiring a freelancer for generative engine optimization versus doing our own local SEO for AI search on a zero dollar budget?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2026 generative engine optimization GEO local SEO small business AI search Google Business Profile official guidanceGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDInstruction
Google Search Central AI features website SEO guidance structured data local business profile officialGoogle ↗
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%ComparisonConsequenceReasonDefinitionInstruction50%Yes / no

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

Queries

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Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
2026 generative engine optimization GEO local SEO small business AI search Google Business Profile official guidance
OBSERVED
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Google Search Central AI features website SEO guidance structured data local business profile official
OBSERVED
Google ↗
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—Other / navigational——1x
of 1