Interactive Tool

AI Visibility Simulator

Adjust the five content signals below to see which layers of the Citation Architecture activate. SEO does not require AI crawl access — only the AI-specific layers do.

RAW SRC Content — Quality SEO / LLMO TRACK AI-ONLY TRACK (requires crawl) — Authority — Crawl — Extract — Entity SERP Ranking SEO Layer AI Snippet AEO Layer RAG Citation GEO Layer LLM Training LLMO Byproduct SEO AEO GEO LLMO (no crawl required) Inactive

Active Outcomes

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of 4 layers

Visibility Layer

No Visibility

Adjust signals below

No layers active — adjust signals below SERP Ranking — SEO AI Snippet — AEO RAG Citation — GEO LLM Training — LLMO
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AI Crawlers
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Clean Formatting
Messy Clean
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Output Reference

The GEO and AEO labels below use the Citation Architecture’s operational definitions — retrieval eligibility and extraction quality as sequential stages. These terms are used interchangeably by many practitioners; here they represent distinct pipeline gates.

SERP Ranking — SEO Layer

Traditional search visibility. Requires Quality ≥ Medium and Authority ≥ Medium. Does not require AI crawl access — this is the traditional web stack.

AI Snippet — AEO Layer

Featured Snippet, PAA, and AI Overview extraction. Requires AI Crawlers allowed and Clean Formatting. Quality amplifies extraction probability.

RAG Citation — GEO Layer

Live retrieval in Perplexity, ChatGPT Search, Google AI Overviews. Requires AI Crawlers allowed plus Clean Formatting or Authority ≥ Medium. Entity consistency strengthens retrieval confidence.

LLM Training — LLMO (Byproduct)

Long-term training data presence. Does not require AI crawl access. Activates through Quality + Authority alone — a byproduct of the architecture, not a directly engineerable target.