Frequently Asked Questions
Everything about Answer Engine Optimization and AEO Pilot.
What is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)?
SEO optimizes for Google's ten blue links. AEO optimizes for the single answer an AI gives — making sure ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity actually mention, rank, and cite your brand when buyers ask.
How is visibility measured?
Two ways. On-page AEO readiness is scored deterministically across 8 categories (no API key needed). With a provider key connected, the AI Monitoring Agent actively prompts each engine and parses the answers for real mention rate, rank, and citations.
What are AI tokens and why do plans include them?
Tokens power content generation, recommendation enrichment, and live answer-engine probing. A scan uses ~5–20K tokens; a monitoring sweep ~8K per engine. Or bring your own OpenAI / Anthropic / Gemini key and the AI compute is on you — every plan supports it.
Do I need to connect an API key to start?
No. The crawler, the 8-category score, and recommendations run entirely on heuristics with zero keys. Add a key only when you want LLM-written content and live per-engine measurement.
Can you implement the fixes for me?
Yes — every scan includes a Done-For-You managed-service option where our AEO team implements the schema, entity graph, knowledge hub, and citation campaign for you.
Can I change plans or cancel anytime?
Always. Upgrade, downgrade, or cancel from billing — changes prorate instantly and your data stays put.
How long does it take to improve AEO visibility?
On-page AEO score improvements (schema, FAQ, knowledge hub) take effect as soon as engines re-crawl your site. Measured mention and citation gains across answer engines typically show over weeks as models and live indexes update.
Which answer engines does AEO Pilot track?
ChatGPT, GPT Search, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Copilot, Grok and DeepSeek today, with more added as new answer engines emerge.
Is AEO the same as GEO?
Largely yes. Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) describe the same goal: being mentioned and cited inside AI-generated answers.
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