GEO Score: Will ChatGPT, Claude & Co. cite your content?
More and more people no longer ask Google – they ask ChatGPT, Claude or Perplexity. These AI search engines cite only a handful of sources. The GEO Score in the contentbird Content Editor shows you while you write whether your text would make it into those sources, and gives you concrete optimization tips with point values.
What the GEO Score evaluates
No blanket score, but concrete metrics: share of complete prose sentences, figures per 100 words, links to primary sources, readability based on LIX and the Wiener Sachtextformel – the foundation for ChatGPT, Claude & Co. to recognize your text as a source.
2. Questions your readers also ask
The check lists the follow-up questions on the topic and flags for each one whether your text covers it, partially covers it or leaves it out – exactly the questions users now ask AI search engines directly instead of Google.
3. Entities a good text mentions
Products, standards, technical terms and methods are checked against your text. You see what is missing – and what is mentioned but not explained. Missing entities are one of the most common reasons texts don't get cited in AI answers.
4. Optimization tips with point values
Each tip names the affected paragraphs, the estimated effort and the points you gain. Apply, review manually or dismiss – one by one or all at once, right in the editor.
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Why citability needs to be measurable
Visibility is shifting
Answers are increasingly generated in AI systems like ChatGPT, Claude or Perplexity rather than in a list of Google results. If you're not cited there, you lose reach – even with strong rankings.
Measurable, not gut feeling
The GEO Score turns citability into a number you can compare before and after a revision. Editorial teams can prioritize instead of guessing what convinces AI search engines.
Right in the editor
The analysis runs alongside your text, not in a separate tool. Corrections land in the document instantly – ready for Google and the AI search engines of tomorrow.
