AI Citation Readiness Score

An AI citation readiness score measures how likely AI systems are to cite your content in answers, summaries, and AI-generated search results. A GEO readiness score aggregates signals across six categories — crawler access, llms.txt quality, schema markup, passage-level citability, technical foundation, and live AI answer presence — into a single 0-100 score with severity-tiered sub-scores.

Unlike general SEO scores, a GEO readiness score focuses exclusively on the signals that determine whether AI retrieval systems select your content as a source. A site can rank #1 in Google and have a GEO score of 12 if it blocks AI crawlers, lacks llms.txt, and writes in dense, non-extractable prose. Conversely, a site with modest traditional SEO metrics can score 85+ by implementing targeted GEO fixes.

CiteFuel's AI citation checker runs 23 distinct checks drawn from publicly documented AI crawler behavior and the llms.txt specification — every check and weight is published at /methodology. The free audit returns your score and a severity-tiered gap list, plus a starter llms.txt and one rewritten citable passage. Starter and Site Audit plans include the complete fix files.

How to use

  1. Enter your domain above and complete the verification.
  2. CiteFuel crawls your robots.txt, llms.txt, sitemap, and homepage — and probes it with real AI crawler user-agents.
  3. Your score appears in ~90 seconds with a breakdown by category.
  4. Each gap shows severity (P0/P1/P2) and the exact fix.
  5. Upgrade to the Starter Audit ($799) to receive the complete fix file bundle.

Related: AI Crawler Checker · Passage Citability Checker · vs HubSpot AEO Grader

Frequently asked questions

What is a good GEO readiness score?

Scores above 70 indicate strong AI citation eligibility. 50-70 means meaningful gaps exist but retrieval is possible. Below 50 means P0 blocks or structural issues likely prevent citation entirely. Grading bands are published on the methodology page.

Is this the same as an AEO score?

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and GEO overlap significantly. CiteFuel's score covers both: it addresses the access layer (can AI read you?) and the quality layer (will AI cite you?).

How is CiteFuel's score different from HubSpot's AEO Grader?

HubSpot's grader evaluates brand perception at the domain level. CiteFuel audits at the page level, tests actual crawler access against your live robots.txt, and generates output files — not just a brand health assessment. Full comparison: CiteFuel vs HubSpot AEO Grader.