Citation Rate
Citation Rate is the percentage of unbranded buyer questions in your category where AI engines cite your brand. If Findabl tests 10 category questions across 4 AI engines (40 total measurements) and your brand is cited in 27 of them, your Citation Rate is 68%. It is the primary input (70%) to the GEO Score. Citation Rate is calculated weekly, displayed as a trendline, and gains a confidence interval after 4+ scans so noise can be separated from signal. Higher Citation Rate means AI engines mention your brand more often when buyers ask category-level questions, the discipline equivalent of organic ranking position in AI search.
Understanding Citation Variance
Why AI engines like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Claude produce different citations between runs, and how Findabl separates signal from noise.
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Run a free citation scan across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini and see what AI engines say about your brand.
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