AEO — Answer Engine Optimization

Are you showing up when buyers ask AI?

ChatGPT, Gemini, and other AI engines answer thousands of buying questions every day. Beacon tells you exactly where your business appears — and hands you the fix.

3 prompts, 1 answer engine. No signup required. Full audit unlocks behind paywall.

63%
of buyers consult AI before booking local services
12s
average time before an AI answer recommends a competitor
0
schema markup on most small business sites
The loop

Audit, score, fix. In that order.

01

We ask the questions your customers ask

Beacon generates a panel of 12 buyer-intent prompts for your category and location, then runs them against leading AI answer engines like Gemini and ChatGPT.

02

We score your visibility

Every answer is classified for mention, rank, sentiment, and competitors. You get one AEO Visibility Score — and we show our work.

03

We hand you the fix pack

Schema JSON-LD, llms.txt, entity content, FAQ blocks — generated and ready to ship. Reviewed by you, never auto-published.

The report

One number you can defend to a skeptical owner.

The AEO Visibility Score is a weighted composite of mention rate, prominence, and share of voice. No black box. You can show any customer how it's calculated.

  • Per-prompt, per-engine breakdown
  • Competitor share-of-voice analysis
  • Prioritized issues with severity
  • Generated fix artifacts ready to deliver
SCAN #4821 · acme-hvac.comLIVE
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AEO SCORE
Needs work
Mention rate42%
Prominence0.55
Share of voice31%
highNo mention on emergency prompts
highCompetitor dominance: 5 of 9 prompts
medMissing JSON-LD on homepage
Pricing

Three ways in. Pick one.

Audit
One business, one scan, full report.
$249one-time
  • 12-prompt panel
  • Multiple AI engines
  • Prioritized issues
  • Downloadable PDF
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Monitor
Weekly re-scans. Trend lines. Alerts.
$99/month
  • Everything in Audit
  • Weekly re-scans
  • Score trend history
  • Competitor alerts
Fix Pack
Audit + every fix generated and reviewed.
$499one-time
  • Everything in Audit
  • Schema JSON-LD
  • llms.txt + FAQ blocks
  • Entity content briefs
FAQ

Questions buyers actually ask AI.

What is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)?+

AEO is the practice of improving how your business is represented in AI-generated answers — ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. Where traditional SEO targets ranked links, AEO targets whether and how an AI names your business when a buyer asks it for a recommendation.

How do I show up in ChatGPT and other AI answers?+

AI engines surface businesses they can clearly understand and trust: sites with clear entity content, structured data (JSON-LD), an llms.txt file, FAQs, and authoritative citations. Beacon scans how you currently appear, scores it, and generates those exact assets for you to publish.

How is Beacon different from SEO tools?+

SEO tools measure keyword rankings in the classic search results. Beacon measures your visibility inside AI answers — whether you're mentioned, how prominently, your sentiment, and your share of voice against competitors — then hands you a fix pack to improve it.

What does a Beacon scan measure?+

Each scan runs a panel of buyer-intent prompts against AI engines and produces one AEO Visibility Score, a weighted composite of mention rate, prominence (how high you rank when mentioned), and share of voice — with a per-prompt, per-engine breakdown and prioritized issues.

Which AI engines does Beacon check?+

Beacon runs your prompt panel against leading AI answer engines including ChatGPT and Google's Gemini, and reports where your business appears across them.

How much does Beacon cost?+

Audit is $249 one-time for a single full scan and report. Monitor is $99/month for weekly re-scans, trend history, and competitor alerts. Fix Pack is $499 one-time and includes the audit plus every fix artifact generated and reviewed.

Want this as a business you run?

Beacon ships as a Start-Your-Own kit. Your instance, your keys, your pricing. Join the early-operator list.