# The AI Visibility Index | Cite Solutions Research Journal > Operator-grade research on how ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews decide which brands get cited and recommended. Canonical URL: https://cite.solutions/blog Source: Cite Solutions (cite.solutions) --- VOL. 01ISSUE NO. 298AUGUST 10, 2026 LIVE EDITION A Cite Solutions research journal # The AI Visibility Index. Operator-grade reporting on how ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews decide which brands get cited, recommended, and remembered. Written by the operators running AI visibility programs for B2B brands. Editorial cadence Deep briefs every few days. Platform intelligence, weekly. Citation data, continuous. Published briefs298 Technical85 Strategy100 Research108 Tracked topics314 Last filedAug 10 [Lead analysisAI VisibilityAug 10, 2026Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit: Are 25 Prompts Enough?The Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit tracks 25 prompts daily for $99\. That is one topic of coverage, not 25, and the depth goes somewhere nobody measures.Read the brief→12 min read](/blog/semrush-ai-visibility-toolkit-what-it-buys) Key takeaways for AEO optimization * 01Track prompt clusters that sit close to revenue, not vanity questions. * 02Compare your brand against competitors by source type, recommendation presence, and page type, not just mentions. * 03Turn every gap into a concrete content, PR, or technical fix with a weekly review cadence. Filed byStrategy In this issue ## Six briefs worth reading end to end Execution pieces, platform intelligence, and research notes from this week's filing. [01Aug 6AI Visibility·12 min readPrompt Tracking: How Many Prompts Are Enough?Most prompt tracking programs report a number their sample cannot support. Here is the run math, per engine, and what each budget can honestly prove.Filed Aug 6Read→](/blog/prompt-tracking-how-many-prompts) [02Aug 4AI Visibility·12 min readOtterly AI: Is It Watching Your Market?Otterly AI monitors 50+ countries, wider than any tracker at its price. Country tracking covers four of seven engines, and each market costs you prompts.Filed Aug 4Read→](/blog/otterly-ai-multi-country-tracking) [03Aug 3Technical Guides·11 min readDoes Gated Content Get Cited by AI?Gated content is invisible to AI crawlers, and in software the citation pool runs on company sites. Here is what to ungate and what to keep behind a form.Filed Aug 3Read→](/blog/does-gated-content-get-cited-by-ai) [04Aug 3AI Visibility·12 min readWhat Does Peec AI Actually Track?Peec AI includes three AI engines on every self-serve tier, out of six on offer. Here is what the three you drop would have told you, and what they cost.Filed Aug 3Read→](/blog/peec-ai-what-it-tracks) [05Jul 31AI Visibility·12 min readAI Overview Tracker: What It Sees and What It MissesAn AI overview tracker samples one surface, from one location, on a query set you picked. Five things it cannot see, and how to read the number anyway.Filed Jul 31Read→](/blog/ai-overview-tracker-what-it-misses) [06Jul 29AI Visibility·12 min readWhat Does Profound AI Actually Measure?Profound AI tracks your brand across nine AI engines. Here is what each pricing tier buys you in sample size, and where the numbers stop meaning much.Filed Jul 29Read→](/blog/profound-ai-what-it-measures) Active topic pillars ## The four territories of AI visibility research 01 · Pillar89 briefs ### Strategy * [Why Does ChatGPT Recommend Competitors?](/blog/why-chatgpt-recommends-competitors) * [How to Optimize for Agentic Search in 2026](/blog/agentic-search-how-to-optimize) * [How to Win Zero-Click Search in 2026](/blog/zero-click-search-how-to-win) [Browse the pillar→](/category/strategy) 02 · Pillar81 briefs ### Technical Guides * [Does Gated Content Get Cited by AI?](/blog/does-gated-content-get-cited-by-ai) * [How Do You Show Up in Google AI Search?](/blog/how-to-show-up-in-google-ai-search) * [How Often to Update Content for AI Search](/blog/how-often-to-update-content-for-ai-search) [Browse the pillar→](/category/technical-guides) 03 · Pillar67 briefs ### AI Visibility * [Semrush AI Visibility Toolkit: Are 25 Prompts Enough?](/blog/semrush-ai-visibility-toolkit-what-it-buys) * [Prompt Tracking: How Many Prompts Are Enough?](/blog/prompt-tracking-how-many-prompts) * [Otterly AI: Is It Watching Your Market?](/blog/otterly-ai-multi-country-tracking) [Browse the pillar→](/category/ai-visibility) 04 · Pillar25 briefs ### Research * [AI Crawlers: Which Ones Get You Cited?](/blog/ai-crawlers-which-ones-get-you-cited) * [What Does ChatGPT Actually Search For?](/blog/what-does-chatgpt-actually-search-for) * [Does AEO Actually 5x Your AI Traffic?](/blog/does-aeo-actually-5x-your-traffic) [Browse the pillar→](/category/research) Browse by topic ## Every pillar and tag in the Index Jump straight to the category or tag you care about. 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Categories Primary pillars * [Strategy89](/category/strategy) * [Technical Guides81](/category/technical-guides) * [AI Visibility67](/category/ai-visibility) * [Research25](/category/research) * [Industry Data15](/category/industry-data) * [GEO Strategy11](/category/geo-strategy) * [Technical GEO4](/category/technical-geo) * [AEO Tools2](/category/aeo-tools) * [Practical GEO2](/category/practical-geo) * [Data1](/category/data) * [Guides1](/category/guides) Tags Secondary index * [GEO255](/tag/geo) * [AEO242](/tag/aeo) * [AI visibility226](/tag/ai-visibility) * [AI citations208](/tag/ai-citations) * [ai search optimization196](/tag/ai-search-optimization) * [b2b ai visibility117](/tag/b2b-ai-visibility) * [content strategy89](/tag/content-strategy) * [geo strategy63](/tag/geo-strategy) * [how to63](/tag/how-to) * [AI search50](/tag/ai-search) * [answer engine optimization49](/tag/answer-engine-optimization) * [ChatGPT44](/tag/chatgpt) * [technical guides33](/tag/technical-guides) * [technical SEO24](/tag/technical-seo) * [Google AI Mode21](/tag/google-ai-mode) * [generative engine optimization19](/tag/generative-engine-optimization) * [earned media16](/tag/earned-media) * [claude ai15](/tag/claude-ai) * [AI retrieval13](/tag/ai-retrieval) * [chatgpt citations11](/tag/chatgpt-citations) * [Perplexity9](/tag/perplexity) * [content operations8](/tag/content-operations) * [B2B SaaS7](/tag/b2b-saas) * [b2b ai marketing6](/tag/b2b-ai-marketing) * [ChatGPT SEO6](/tag/chatgpt-seo) * [AI SEO5](/tag/ai-seo) * [AI shopping5](/tag/ai-shopping) * [chatgpt ads5](/tag/chatgpt-ads) * [Gemini5](/tag/gemini) * [gemini citations5](/tag/gemini-citations) * [llms.txt5](/tag/llms-txt) * [microsoft copilot5](/tag/microsoft-copilot) * [structured data5](/tag/structured-data) * [ai citation strategy4](/tag/ai-citation-strategy) * [content audit4](/tag/content-audit) * [prompt tracking4](/tag/prompt-tracking) * [agentic commerce3](/tag/agentic-commerce) * [AI Overviews3](/tag/ai-overviews) * [ai search visibility3](/tag/ai-search-visibility) * [AI visibility audit3](/tag/ai-visibility-audit) * [anthropic3](/tag/anthropic) * [content governance3](/tag/content-governance) * [faq schema3](/tag/faq-schema) * [geo optimization3](/tag/geo-optimization) * [Google AI Overviews3](/tag/google-ai-overviews) * [gpt 5.53](/tag/gpt-5-5) * [internal linking3](/tag/internal-linking) * [prompt QA3](/tag/prompt-qa) * [SEO3](/tag/seo) * [Strategy3](/tag/strategy) Featured topics [Google AI Overviews](/topics/google-ai-overviews)·[ChatGPT visibility](/topics/chatgpt-visibility)·[All topics→](/topics) ## Ready to become the answer AI gives? 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