Question 1

What is AIV?

Accepted Answer

AIV (AI Visibility Index) is a 0-100 score measuring how often AI engines like ChatGPT, Google AI, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity, and Doubao mention your business in response to relevant customer queries.

Question 2

What is Share of Model (SoM)?

Accepted Answer

Share of Model is the fraction of AI-generated answers that name your business versus your competitors — a direct measure of how much "mental real estate" your brand occupies inside an AI model's responses.

Question 3

What is Semantic Density?

Accepted Answer

Semantic Density measures how consistently AI responses describe your brand using Natural Language Inference (NLI), rather than simple keyword matching. It powers the Convergence dimension of your AIV score.

Question 4

Is the scan free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The AIV scan is completely free — no credit card, no account required. You only need to provide your brand name, website, and email to receive your results.

Question 5

Which AI platforms does AIV Index check?

Accepted Answer

The free scan checks ChatGPT, Google AI, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity, and Doubao in parallel.

Question 6

How long does a scan take?

Accepted Answer

About 90 seconds. You will see a loading state and receive your results by email and on the results page as soon as the scan completes.

Question 7

Do I need to create an account?

Accepted Answer

No. The free scan only requires an email address to deliver your results — no password, no sign-up flow.

Question 8

How is AIV different from SEO tools?

Accepted Answer

SEO tools measure Google ranking. AIV measures whether generative AI engines actually recommend your business in conversational answers — a distinct, complementary signal.

Question 9

What counts as a "mention"?

Accepted Answer

A mention is any AI response that names your brand (or a recognized alias) when asked a relevant question about your category, location, or business name directly.

Question 10

Can I compare myself to a competitor?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Enter one competitor in the free scan to see a side-by-side comparison of how often AI mentions each of you.

Question 11

How often can I run a free scan?

Accepted Answer

Once every 7 days per email address. This keeps the free tier sustainable while still letting you track meaningful changes over time.

Question 12

What do the locked dimensions mean?

Accepted Answer

Convergence, Factuality, and Rank are 3 of the 5 AIV dimensions available on paid plans. The free scan shows Recall and Reach; upgrading unlocks the full 5-dimension breakdown.