New: AI Optimization (AEO) section in Snapshot Report

See how visible a business is in AI-generated search answers with the new AI Optimization (AEO) section in Snapshot Report.
Get Insights on AI Search Performance
Snapshot Report's AI Optimization section helps partners and businesses understand whether they appear in AI-generated answers (Google AI Mode + ChatGPT).
Providing early visibility in AI-driven search experiences, this section offers a lightweight, diagnostic view into whether a business:
Can be accessed by AI systems
Is being mentioned in AI-generated answers from tools like Google AI Mode and ChatGPT
What's Included
Snaphot Report's AI Optimization section includes:
Website audit: Checks basic AI & crawler access signals on the website (robots.txt, llm.txt where available).
Visibility audit: Tests real AI-style discovery across personas, prompts, and engines, including competitor comparisons, using natural-language questions generated from real keyword data. Supports translated prompts for non-English regions, and hows competitor visibility when applicable
Results provide a standardized approximation of AI visibility, recognizing that AI answers can vary over time and by context.
Why it matters
This gives agencies a concrete way to show SMBs whether they appear in AI-generated answers today, compare them to competitors, and explain the risk of being invisible as discovery shifts to AI. That visibility gap becomes a clear, credible entry point to sell SEO and AI Optimization services.
Discovery is shifting from traditional search results to AI-generated answers. Even businesses with strong SEO may lose awareness if they aren’t referenced by AI systems.
The AI Optimization section helps partners:
Explain why a business may not appear in AI answers today
Identify early AI visibility gaps using a repeatable, realistic audit
Create urgency and credibility in sales and prospecting conversations
Bridge AI visibility insights directly to proven SEO services
This section is intentionally diagnostic. It informs conversations and opportunity discovery—it does not replace full AI Optimization analysis or recommendations.
Who it’s for
This new section of the Snapshot Report will quickly become an essential tool for
Sales teams qualifying prospects and demonstrating competitive gaps
Businesses learning how AI engines surface brands
Partners positioning SEO and AI Optimization services
How to get started
The new section is available for any Snapshot Reports created after January 21, 2026.
If you use the default Snapshot Report template, the section is enabled automatically.
Go to Partner Center
Open a Snapshot Report created after the release date (January 21, 2026)
Navigate to the AI Optimization section
If your Snapshot Report is customized:
Go to Partner Center > Administration > Customize > Sales > Edit Default Snapshot Template.
Enable the AI Optimization section
Save
Note: If you use Markets, the AI Optimization section must be enabled at the market level where applicable.
FAQs
What is the AI Optimization section?
The AI Optimization section is a Snapshot Report feature that audits basic AI readiness and tests whether a business appears in AI-generated answers.
Does this support languages other than English?
Yes. Prompts and keywords are translated and asked in the target language to reflect real user search behavior.
Does this include recommendations or fixes?
No. The AI Optimization section focuses on diagnosis only. Optimization and recommendations are delivered through SEO and AI Optimization services.
Are results guaranteed to match what every user sees?
No. AI answers can vary due to personalization, model updates, and context. The audit provides a standardized and repeatable approximation.