How We Measure GEO Results

Every result Freeways reports is counted from real AI answers on a fixed prompt set, under the rules below. The data is collected with Geolify, our measurement tool.

PRINCIPLES

How We Think About GEO Data

Readiness is not a result.

GEO Score (0–100) shows whether AI systems can access, understand and cite your website, across six signal groups checked by Geolify. It does not show whether AI engines mention you, so we never report it as a result.

Results come from real answers.

Mentions, citations and recommendations are counted from what AI engines actually say to a fixed set of buyer prompts.

One answer proves nothing.

AI answers change between runs, so every prompt is repeated and results are read as rates, not single screenshots.

Every number has a denominator.

We show what was counted, what was excluded and why.

WHAT WE REPORT

Four visibility metrics

MetricCounts as a hit when…Denominator
AI VisibilityThe answer names the brandValid answers to tracked prompts
Citation CoverageThe answer cites an owned or earned page that supports the brandValid answers to tracked prompts
Top-3 Recommendation PresenceThe brand is among the first 3 options the answer recommendsValid answers to recommendation prompts
Answer AccuracyKey brand facts match the brand's approved fact sheetValid answers to branded prompts
COLLECTION

How each round runs

SettingHow we run it
PlatformsChatGPT with web search on, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews & Claude
Market and languageSet per brand (for example Vietnam, in Vietnamese) and fixed across rounds
Prompt setFixed and versioned, split into branded and non-branded prompts about 20% / 80%. Each group is reported separately.
RepeatsEach prompt runs 2 times per platform per round, because AI answers vary between runs
FrequencyBaseline, then every 2 weeks

Freeways GEO Measurement Methodology v1.0, effective January 1, 2025.