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How can I check whether ChatGPT and Gemini mention my business?

By Ramkumar Srinivasan, Founder, BoostAEO · Updated

BoostAEO's short answer: Ask the AI engines the questions your buyers ask, without your business name in them, and record whether you are named, in what position, and which websites are cited. Do it on several engines and repeat it on a schedule, because AI answers vary by engine, location and day.

How do I check by hand?

  1. Write 5–10 questions a new customer would ask, such as "best dental clinic in Colaba" or "affordable web design agency in Thane". Leave your name out so the AI isn't nudged.
  2. Ask each question in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google (look for the AI Overview or AI Mode).
  3. For each answer, note: were you named, in what position, which competitors were named, and which websites were linked as sources.
  4. Repeat in a week. Answers change, so one check is a snapshot, not a verdict.

What is the faster way?

BoostAEO's free AI visibility checker writes neutral buyer questions for your business, asks ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode and AI Overviews, and shows your mention rate, the competitors named and the sources cited. The first check needs no account.

What should I measure over time?

  • Mention rate: the share of answers that name you.
  • Share of voice: your mentions compared with each competitor's.
  • Position: where you appear when you are named.
  • Citations: whether your own website, or pages about you, are linked as sources.

Track the same fixed questions each week. Changing the questions every time makes trends impossible to read.

Quick questions

01

Why do I get a different answer from my colleague?

AI answers vary by location, signed-in account, chat history and day. Checking the same way each time, from the same country, gives a fair trend.

02

What is the difference between a mention and a citation?

A mention is your business named in the answer text. A citation is a web page linked as a source. Both matter; citations show which pages AI trusts.

03

How often should I check?

Weekly is enough for most businesses. Daily helps when you are actively changing pages or competing for busy questions.

See what AI says about your business

BoostAEO asks ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode and AI Overviews the questions your buyers ask, and shows who gets named and why. The first check is free.

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