Free Tool · Diagnostic·Updated June 2026

GEO Readiness Scorecard

Rate your brand across the four things that decide whether AI engines cite you - crawlability, authority, Information Gain, and structure - and get your biggest gaps, ranked.

Crawlability & access 25 pts
llms.txt + llms-full.txt published
Server-rendered, no JS walls for bots
Fast load / good first contentful paint
Authority signals 30 pts
Earned media / third-party citations
Outbound links to high-authority sources
Named expert quotes with credentials
Information Gain 28 pts
Original first-party data / surveys
Proprietary framework or benchmark
Hard statistics throughout content
Structure & entity 17 pts
Scannable formatting (headers, tables, TL;DRs)
Schema markup (FAQ, SoftwareApp)
Consistent entity naming across the web
GEO readiness score
0/100
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At riskDevelopingCited-ready

A weighted self-assessment across the signals that drive AI citation. Weights reflect each signal's relative pull on Share of Model; your real-world results depend on execution quality and competitive context.

How this works

Twelve signals, grouped into the four levers that move AI citation: whether engines can access you, whether they trust you, whether you offer Information Gain they can't get elsewhere, and whether your content is structured to be parsed. Each is weighted by its relative impact, scored No / Partial / Yes, and summed to 100.

The ranked gaps surface the highest unrealized points first , the fastest path to being cited. Authority and original data carry the most weight because they're the hardest for competitors to copy.

How to use it

  1. Rate your brand across crawlability, authority, Information Gain and structure.
  2. Read your readiness score and band.
  3. Fix the lowest-scoring dimension first.

Frequently asked questions

What does the GEO Readiness Scorecard measure?

The four things that decide whether AI engines cite you: crawlability (can bots fetch and read the page), authority (do trusted sources corroborate you), Information Gain (do you add something not already everywhere), and structure (is the answer extractable). It scores each and ranks your gaps.

What is Information Gain?

The degree to which your page adds new, non-redundant information versus restating what every other page says. Engines favour sources that contribute something, original data, a distinct point of view, so high Information Gain lifts citation odds.

Is the GEO Readiness Scorecard free to use?

Yes. The GEO Readiness Scorecard is completely free, with no sign-up, no usage limits and no watermark on the output.

Is my data private?

Yes. The GEO Readiness Scorecard runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you paste or enter is uploaded, stored or sent to any server.

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