--- title: "One-time AI audit" description: "50 shopper questions on ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Perplexity, who AI mentions instead of you, the sources behind it, and a re-check." url: https://searchmention.com/ai-audit --- One-time AI audit · $49 · no subscription # See how often AI mentions your store, and who it mentions instead We ask ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Perplexity 50 questions shoppers are likely to ask about what you sell. You see how often each one mentions you, which competitors it mentions instead, and the reviews, round-ups and videos it relied on for them. - Free basics check, no card - Full audit $49 once - 14-day money-back guarantee Works with AI audit · strideshop.example Example report Mentioned in 200 answers 19 of 50 questions ChatGPT 26% AI Overviews 14% Gemini 20% Perplexity 32% Not mentioned “best running shoes under $100 for flat feet” Mentioned instead: StrideMax Cloudline Cited pages in that answer - Round-up “Best shoes for flat feet, tested” - YouTube 3 review videos naming StrideMax - Reddit r/running thread on flat-feet shoes Real answers from ChatGPT Google AI Overviews Gemini Perplexity The problem ## Shoppers ask AI what to buy. Most stores never see the answer. - AI mentions a handful of products, not ten links If your store isn’t in the answer, the shopper never considers you. - It picks the brands other sites vouch for Reviews, round-ups, videos and forum threads decide who makes the list, more than anything on your own pages. - Your analytics can’t show it Search Console and GA don’t tell you which questions AI answered with a competitor, or why. ## What is an AI audit? An AI audit measures how often AI assistants mention your store when shoppers ask what to buy, who they mention instead, and what those answers are based on. Ours covers all three in one report. Visibility Are you in the answer? 50 questions × 4 AI assistants = 200 real answers, read for mentions, citations and competitors. Cited pages What does AI rely on? The reviews, round-ups, videos and threads behind every answer, and which brands they mention. Basics Is anything keeping you out? Pass or fail checks that can hide a store entirely, like a blocked AI crawler. What you get ## Where you stand, who’s ahead, and what AI trusts about them 1 · Where you stand ### Your mention rate on each AI assistant Next to the competitors AI mentions most. A rate across many answers, because a single answer changes from run to run. 2 · The questions you lose ### Who AI mentioned instead of you Every answer, with the brands it mentioned and the pages it cited. 3 · Where competitors get their proof ### The sources behind the answers you miss The review sites, round-ups, videos and threads AI relied on when it mentioned someone else. That’s your list of places to get reviewed, listed or featured. 4 · The basics, pass or fail ### Nothing keeping you out Up to 500 pages checked. Passing won’t get you mentioned; failing can hide you. 5 · Measure again ### A re-check after 30 days, included Run the same 50 questions again and see what changed: your mention rate, your share next to competitors, and the sources AI relies on. 50 shopper questions 4 AI assistants 200 AI answers read 500 pages checked 1 free re-check How it works ## Three steps, no call needed 1. 1 ### Check the basics free Enter your URL. In a few minutes you see whether AI crawlers can reach your store and its product pages. No card needed. 2. 2 ### Unlock the audit for $49 Pay once. We write 50 questions from your catalog, you review them, and they run on all four AI assistants. 3. 3 ### Act, then measure again Work through the sources AI relies on for your competitors. After 30 days, run the same questions again to see what changed. Why this audit ## More than a free checker, less than a subscription | | Free AI checkers | SEO site audits | SearchMention AI audit | |---|---|---|---| | Real answers from 4 AI assistants | A few questions | No | 200 answers | | Competitors AI mentions instead of you | Sometimes | No | Yes, per question | | Cited pages in the answers you miss | Rarely | No | Yes, with links | | Crawler and store basics | A few pages | Google-focused | Pass/fail, up to 500 pages | | Measure again after your work | No | With a subscription | Included | | Price | Free | Subscription | $49 once | SEO site audits = crawlers like Screaming Frog or the site audit in Ahrefs and Semrush. Pricing ## One audit, one price The same 50 questions on 4 AI assistants that our Growth plan tracks for $99/month, as a one-time audit with a re-check. No subscription, ever. ### Who it’s for - **Store owners** who want to know where they stand before paying for monthly tracking. - **Marketing leads** deciding where to spend on reviews, PR and creator outreach. - **Agencies** who want a clear first deliverable for an AI search project. AI audit $49 one-time - 50 shopper questions, written from your catalog - ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Perplexity - Competitors AI mentions instead of you - The sources behind the answers you miss - Basics check on up to 500 pages - Re-check of all 50 questions after 30 days [ document.getElementById('ai-audit-url-hero')?.focus(), 400)"> Start with a free check ](#start) 14-day money-back guarantee ## Questions about the AI audit ### What is an AI audit for an online store? An AI audit measures how often AI assistants mention your store when shoppers ask what to buy, who they mention instead, and what those answers are based on. SearchMention's one-time audit asks ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Perplexity 50 questions shoppers are likely to ask, lists the sources behind the answers you miss, and checks the basics that can keep a store out entirely. ### What decides whether AI mentions a store? Mostly what other sites say about it. Studies of AI answers find that mentions in reviews, "best of" round-ups, YouTube videos and forums track AI visibility far more closely than backlinks or schema markup. For product results, complete product data (Shopify Catalog, Google Merchant Center), ratings, price and stock matter most. Your own pages need to be reachable and readable, but extra markup on its own has shown no measurable lift. ### Will the audit get my store into ChatGPT? No one can promise that. The audit shows where you stand, which competitors AI mentions instead, and which sources those answers rely on, so you know where to get reviewed, listed or featured. New mentions on other sites usually take one to three weeks to show up in AI answers, and longer to stick. ### How is an AI audit different from an SEO audit? An SEO audit crawls your site and checks how Google ranks it. An AI audit reads the answers AI assistants give shoppers: whether your store is mentioned or cited, which competitors are mentioned instead, and which pages AI used as sources. Most of what decides those answers lives on other sites, which an SEO audit never looks at. ### Which AI assistants does the audit cover? ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Perplexity. Every question runs on all four, so you get 200 real AI answers, not estimates. ChatGPT answers with web search available; the product carousels inside the ChatGPT app aren't part of the audit. ### Which questions do you ask? We write 50 questions from your catalog and market: product discovery, use cases, product features, price and where to buy. None of them names your store or a competitor, so a mention means AI brought you up on its own. You review and edit them before the audit runs, so they match what your shoppers are likely to ask. ### Why do you report a mention rate and not a ranking? AI answers change from one run to the next, and the same list of brands rarely repeats. A share of answers that mention you, across many questions and four assistants, is stable enough to compare over time. A single position in a single answer is not. ### Why is the re-check 30 days later? New reviews, round-up placements and pages take a few weeks to show up in AI answers. 30 days after your audit you run the same 50 questions again and see what changed. It's included in the price. ### How long does the audit take? The free check takes a few minutes. After you unlock the audit, writing the questions takes about a minute and collecting all 200 AI answers takes one to two hours. ### Does it work with Shopify, WooCommerce and Magento? Yes. The audit works on any public online store, including Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce and custom builds. On Shopify it also checks the store policies and product basics that AI shopping apps require. ### Is this a subscription? No. You pay $49 once, with a 14-day money-back guarantee. If you later want tracking twice a week, plans start at $29/month, but you never have to subscribe. ## See what AI tells your shoppers Start with a free basics check. Unlock the full audit for $49 when you’re ready. No card for the free check · 14-day money-back guarantee