We have almost no marketing budget - is this really free?

Yes. The core audit is free. Paid services are optional if you want deeper consulting later.

We are pre-revenue - is this still useful?

Yes. Understanding AI recommendation gaps early helps you prioritize narrative, PR, and product education before you scale spend.

How long does it take?

Under two minutes for the audit run; you get results in your browser with a shareable link.

How does this audit help with AI search and GEO?

Traditional SEO targets static engine result pages (SERPs). Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) measures how AI models like ChatGPT and Gemini associate your startup with the problems you solve when buyers ask for alternatives and category leaders.

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) Benchmark · Startups · Updated Oct 2026

See if ChatGPT and Gemini recommend your startup, or your competitor

Early-stage buyers and investors increasingly sanity-check categories in LLM chat before they book a demo or open a data room.

Type in your brand and a primary competitor. See your AI Share of Voice across real category buyer prompts in under 2 minutes.

Most startup buyers start with SaaS tool queries — see our SaaS specialist page — or browse all 20 categories before a launch, rebrand, or fundraise.

Name your competitor at setup — your report shows head-to-head share of voice on real ChatGPT and Gemini buyer prompts.

Uses 1 credit · ~2 min setup

Launch baselines
Competitor gaps
Fast iteration

Who controls startups recommendations today?

Share of voice across buyer prompts in startups

Notion
Category incumbent
31%
Stripe
High recall
28%
Figma
Moderate recall
19%
Unclaimed visibility gapSee if your brand can claim this →
Unclaimed visibility gap
22%

Mention share is a directional snapshot from category audits and public research, not a live crawl of every chat. We run the same buyer-style prompts on ChatGPT 5 and Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite each time so you can compare runs month to month.

The prompts your buyers are typing into chat right now

Copy a line into your deck, or run the audit and we ask it on ChatGPT 5 and Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite.

ChatGPT 5Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
“Best free AI SEO audit for early-stage startups?”
ChatGPT 5Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
“How do seed-stage brands get cited in ChatGPT answers?”
ChatGPT 5Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
“Startup-friendly LLM visibility tools with competitor compare?”

How do ChatGPT and Gemini choose which brands to recommend?

Winning visibility in LLM chat threads requires a shift from traditional keyword SEO to Answer Engine Optimization (AEO). Models don't rank keywords; they synthesize consensus from a trusted set of foundational surfaces.

Why AskLLM vs. manual checks

Factor	AskLLM	Manual tab-swapping
Time to result	Minutes (guided flow)	Hours across fragmented tabs
Models covered	ChatGPT 5 and Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite	Usually one model at a time
Scored output	Standardized visibility index + breakdown	Unstructured notes
Repeatability	Same prompt weighting every run	High variance by teammate

For startups, run the audit before fundraising conversations so you can speak to AI-era discovery with a number, not a guess.

Stop losing the AI shortlist to category incumbents

Uses 1 credit on paid plans · Results in under two minutes

Uses 1 credit · ~2 min setup

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Common questions

We have almost no marketing budget - is this really free?: Yes. The core audit is free. Paid services are optional if you want deeper consulting later.
We are pre-revenue - is this still useful?: Yes. Understanding AI recommendation gaps early helps you prioritize narrative, PR, and product education before you scale spend.
How long does it take?: Under two minutes for the audit run; you get results in your browser with a shareable link.
How does this audit help with AI search and GEO?: Traditional SEO targets static engine result pages (SERPs). Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) measures how AI models like ChatGPT and Gemini associate your startup with the problems you solve when buyers ask for alternatives and category leaders.