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What makes generative engine optimization so unique compared to the search engine optimization techniques that were popular ten years ago?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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What makes generative engine optimization so unique compared to the search engine optimization techniques that were popular ten years ago?
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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.
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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
generative engine optimization GEO research paper how it differs from SEO traditional search engine optimization citations AI answer engines Google ↗
- GEO: Generative Engine Optimization | Proceedings of the 30th ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining · doi.org
- GEO: Generative Engine Optimization · collaborate.princeton.edu
- [2509.08919] Generative Engine Optimization: How to Dominate AI Search · doi.org
- From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms · arxiv.org