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Summary

AI Visibility Audit is an open-source, self-hosted tool that measures how AI assistants answer the high-intent shopping questions in a store's category. It runs in Docker on your own provider API keys and produces a client-ready PDF audit.

Best for
ecommerce and DTC brands (or any company
Not for
teams that need Claude or Perplexity coverage, a hosted zero-setup SaaS, or a managed audit service without touching Docker or API keys
From
Free
Free tier
YesThe whole tool is free and AGPL-3.0 licensed, self-hosted with no vendor account; the bundled sample dataset runs with no API keys, while live audits need your own paid Gemini, Exa, DataForSEO and Bright Data keys.
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What it does

Monitors AI answers
YesRuns a generated buyer-query set against AI assistants and records who gets named, recommended and cited.An open-source audit of how your brand and products show up when shoppers ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode & Google AI Overview "best X for Y" or…github.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…
Optimises your content
PartlyRecommendations are derived from answer and citation gaps, not from a page-level audit of pages you already have.A prioritized list of what to fix firstgithub.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…
Generates content
NoThe only thing it generates is the query set it tests with; the enumerated outputs are measurements and recommendations.It analyses your catalog, finds your competitors, and builds the query set covering the full buyer journey.syntropicsignal.ai/services/geo
Publishes to your site
NoStore platforms are audit targets, not publishing destinations; nothing in the tool writes back to a CMS.Point it at your store URL — Shopify, WooCommerce, PrestaShop, Magento, BigCommerce, Medusa, Saleor, Vendure, or PL platforms like Shoper, IdoSell &…github.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…
Technical AEO
NoScope is answer-side measurement of AI assistants; schema, llms.txt and crawler directives are not part of the enumerated audit.An open-source audit of how your brand and products show up when shoppers ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode & Google AI Overview "best X for Y" or…github.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…
Done-for-you service
PartlyThe software is do-it-yourself; the same vendor separately sells a done-for-you GEO engagement, booked through a call.We get ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI to cite and recommend your storesyntropicsignal.ai/services/geo

Answer engines

ChatGPT
PartlyChatGPT is one of four sources, but it only runs when you supply your own paid Bright Data token.Bright Data — unlocks the ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI Mode sources, the main AI assistants this tool measures. Without it you'll track Google AI…github.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…
Perplexity
NoThe tool measures ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode and Google AI Overview; the vendor's service page badges Perplexity, which the tool itself does not query.An open-source audit of how your brand and products show up when shoppers ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode & Google AI Overview "best X for Y" or…github.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…
Gemini
PartlyGemini is one of four sources and requires a paid Bright Data token; without it only Google AI Overview runs.Bright Data — unlocks the ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI Mode sources, the main AI assistants this tool measures. Without it you'll track Google AI…github.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…
Google AI Overviews
YesGoogle AI Overview is the baseline source and needs only a DataForSEO account.API keys: Gemini and Exa (prompt generation + analysis), DataForSEO (Google AI Overview + keyword signals).github.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…
Google AI Mode
PartlyGoogle AI Mode, the AI panel inside google.com, is covered but gated on the same paid Bright Data token.Bright Data — unlocks the ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI Mode sources, the main AI assistants this tool measures. Without it you'll track Google AI…github.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…
Claude
NoClaude is absent from the four surfaces the audit enumerates (ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overview).An open-source audit of how your brand and products show up when shoppers ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode & Google AI Overview "best X for Y" or…github.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…
Microsoft Copilot
NoCopilot is absent from the four surfaces the audit enumerates (ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overview).An open-source audit of how your brand and products show up when shoppers ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode & Google AI Overview "best X for Y" or…github.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…
Grok
NoGrok is absent from the four surfaces the audit enumerates (ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overview).An open-source audit of how your brand and products show up when shoppers ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode & Google AI Overview "best X for Y" or…github.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…
DeepSeek
NoDeepSeek is absent from the four surfaces the audit enumerates (ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overview).An open-source audit of how your brand and products show up when shoppers ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode & Google AI Overview "best X for Y" or…github.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…
Meta AI
NoMeta AI is absent from the four surfaces the audit enumerates (ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overview).An open-source audit of how your brand and products show up when shoppers ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode & Google AI Overview "best X for Y" or…github.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…
Coverage in the vendor’s words
YesFour surfaces: Google AI Overview through DataForSEO, plus ChatGPT, Google AI Mode and Gemini through Bright Data, each running only when its credentials are present.Bright Data — unlocks the ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI Mode sources, the main AI assistants this tool measures. Without it you'll track Google AI…github.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…

What it reports

Names the cited sources
YesReports the domains the answers cite and whether any of your own pages are among them.Which domains AI cites as sources (and which of your pages, if any)github.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…
Competitor tracking
YesNames the competitor recommended in your place, per buyer query, in the same view as your own brand.Which competitor AI recommends instead of you — and for which buyer queriesgithub.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…
Brand sentiment
YesClassifies sentiment and framing for every answer in which the brand is mentioned.Sentiment and how you're framed when your brand is mentionedgithub.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…
Recommendations
YesThe PDF ends in concrete recommendations rather than dashboards alone.Audit report — a client-ready PDF you can hand to a stakeholder: KPIs, competitor share, the queries you're missing, and concrete recommendations.github.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…
AI crawler analytics
NoIt reads AI answers and their citations; crawls of your own site by AI bots are not among the enumerated outputs.Which domains AI cites as sources (and which of your pages, if any)github.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…
Wrong answers about you
NoFraming is reported as sentiment; nothing flags a factually false statement about the brand.Sentiment and how you're framed when your brand is mentionedgithub.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…

Plans and signing up

Projects or brands
PartlyOne self-brand per deployment drives the analytics; the other brands you add exist as tracked competitors.Your brand and its competitors. The first one with the self-brand toggle is the one tracked across analytics.github.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…
Countries
YesEvery brand carries a country and language used as the search location, so you can audit a market other than your own.Used as the SERP location for DataForSEO and as a country hint for Bright Data. To target a different market, change country and language.github.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…
How often it checks
YesManual runs by default; the built-in scheduler repeats the audit on an interval you pick.Manual triggers only. Toggle on to start automatic monitoring.github.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…
Card required to start
NoThere is no vendor account at all, and the bundled sample dataset needs no keys.Then open http://localhost:8080 — enter your API keys on first visit, or load the sample dataset and explore with no keys at all. Migrations run…github.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…
Self-serve signup
YesYou clone and run it yourself; nothing in the path touches sales.Then open http://localhost:8080 — enter your API keys on first visit, or load the sample dataset and explore with no keys at all. Migrations run…github.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…

Access and integrations

API
PartlyYour deployment serves its own REST backend, which the bundled UI consumes; there is no hosted API and no published API reference.api/ FastAPI backend (Python, uv)github.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…
MCP server
NoThe shipped surface is a REST backend plus a web frontend; no MCP server is part of the project.api/ FastAPI backend (Python, uv)github.com/syntropicsignal-ai/ai-visibi…

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Sources and updates

Answer-engine source observations0 of 4

0 of 4 collected answers have source URL/title annotations naming CitedIndex. These are the latest stored observations per engine, not current consumer-UI results. They do not measure product mentions or establish that a source supports a claim.

  • ChatGPTNot assessable — no source annotationsModel: gpt-4o-mini · Collected on · 0 source annotationsQuery: AI Visibility Audit alternatives
  • ClaudeNot assessable — no source annotationsModel: claude-haiku-4-5 · Collected on · 0 source annotationsQuery: AI Visibility Audit alternatives
  • GeminiCitedIndex domain not found in observed source annotationsModel: gemini-2.5-flash · Collected on · 46 source annotationsQuery: AI Visibility Audit alternativesOther source hosts (up to 6): frase.io, alhena.ai, seoptimer.com, zapier.com, nicklafferty.com, g2.com
  • PerplexityCitedIndex domain not found in observed source annotationsModel: sonar · Collected on · 20 source annotationsQuery: AI Visibility Audit alternativesOther source hosts (up to 6): aidiveforge.com, reddit.com, discoveredlabs.com, hamstergarage.com, linkedin.com, therankmasters.com

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