Free tool
AI Visibility Test for Local Businesses
30% of local search queries now go through AI assistants. Find out if your business shows up when customers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google AI Overview for businesses in your category.
Takes 30 seconds. No account required.
Where AI searches your business
ChatGPT
When someone asks "find a good plumber in Austin" or "best Italian restaurant near me", ChatGPT pulls from its training data and real-time web search.
Google AI Overview
Google now shows AI-generated summaries at the top of results for many local queries. Businesses mentioned in the AI overview get significant click advantage.
Perplexity
Perplexity is one of the fastest-growing AI search engines. It cites sources directly, so being mentioned in authoritative local content matters.
Bing Copilot
Microsoft Bing's AI assistant answers local search queries with business recommendations, pulling from the web and Bing's index.
Why AI visibility is different from traditional SEO
Traditional SEO optimizes for ten blue links. AI search generates a single answer that may or may not include your business. If the AI does not mention you, that query produces zero traffic, regardless of your Google ranking.
AI systems pull from multiple sources simultaneously: Google, Yelp, local news, review sites, and your own website. Being strong on just one source is not enough. Consistency across all of them is what gets you recommended.
GravyBlock's AI visibility check probes these systems with real queries relevant to your business category and location, then tells you exactly where you are and are not showing up.
What affects your AI visibility score
Consistent NAP data
Your name, address, and phone number must match everywhere. AI systems synthesize data from multiple sources and flag inconsistencies.
Review presence and volume
High review counts on Google and Yelp signal that a business is legitimate and worth recommending.
Local content and mentions
Blog posts, local news mentions, and directory listings all feed the sources AI systems draw from.
Structured data markup
LocalBusiness schema on your website makes it machine-readable and easier for AI to understand and cite your business correctly.
Wikipedia or Wikidata presence
Not required, but extremely helpful for larger brands. AI systems heavily weight knowledge base sources.
GBP completeness
A complete, regularly updated Google Business Profile is one of the strongest signals for local AI recommendations.
What GravyBlock does to improve AI visibility
- +Generates local SEO articles that cite your business in context. These become sources AI systems reference.
- +Tracks your GBP completeness and flags gaps that hurt AI discoverability.
- +Monitors AI search results monthly and reports whether mention frequency is improving.
- +Builds outreach to local directories and blogs that increase your citation footprint.
See how visible you are to AI search right now
Our free scan checks your business against real AI queries in your category and city.
On Growth and higher plans, GravyBlock monitors AI visibility monthly and builds the content signals that improve it. See plans.