One audit. Four steps. One closed loop.
Citerion runs the same loop the AI engines do — and tells you exactly where you fit, where you don't, and what to do about it.
Audit → Diagnose → Remediate → Defend.
A four-stage loop. Run one cycle, then run it again.
You give us a brand. We do the rest.
- ~15 prompts your buyers actually ask, generated from your category and stage of the funnel.
- Across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini. Four engines, every prompt.
- Captured live. Real cited URLs, not modeled or estimated.
- Which prompts cite you.
- Which cite competitors.
- Which cite no one in your space yet — your open shots.
- Every source URL behind every answer.
The audit tells you what is happening. The framework tells you why. The Citation Ecosystem Model is the lens we use to interpret every audit. Four pillars — four forces that decide whether AI engines cite you.
Authority · Coverage · Freshness · Concordance — see the framework section below.
Diagnosis without action is a dashboard. Remediation is the product.
- A ranked queue of fixes — pages to update, content to write, citations to chase.
- A content brief for every gap, sized to your team.
- Mark each item as 'In progress' or 'Published' once your team ships it.
AI engines change their minds quietly. A model update, a new high-authority source, a quiet retraining — and what they say about you shifts. Re-run your audit any time. Compare to the last run. See which prompts moved, which sources changed, which competitors gained or lost ground.
The Citation Ecosystem Model.
The framework underneath every audit, every recommendation, every score.
The Citation Ecosystem Model is the IP. The product runs on it. Four pillars — Authority, Coverage, Freshness, Concordance — that explain how AI engines decide whose content makes the cut. Once you can see the ecosystem, you can act on it. That's the whole loop.
The sources AI engines trust in your category. If they don't cite you, they cite someone else.
The questions your buyers actually ask. Every gap in your content is a competitor's opening.
AI engines reward current information. Stale pages quietly disappear from the citation set.
Your messaging across the open web. When sources contradict each other, AI picks the safer one. Usually not yours.
Things people ask before they run their first audit.
01How long does an audit take?
The free audit runs in about 90 seconds. Full audits go deeper across more prompts and surfaces.
02Which AI engines do you cover?
ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini today. New engines added as they hit material market share.
03Do I need to install anything?
No. Citerion runs on top of the public AI engines. Type your brand, get the report.
04Is this just SEO with a new name?
No. SEO ranks pages on Google. AEO gets you cited inside AI answers. Different signals, different sources, different playbook.
05How is this different from other AEO tools?
Most AEO tools tell you whether AI cites you. Citerion tells you why — through the Citation Ecosystem Model — and what to do about it.
06Do you store the audit results?
Yes — your audits are saved to your account so you can compare runs over time. Free audits expire after 30 days unless you sign up.