What is MentionShare?

MentionShare is the percentage of AI-generated answers that mention your brand when users ask buyer-intent questions in your category. TrueCite tracks MentionShare across 9 AI engines including ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Grok, DeepSeek, Copilot, Meta AI, and Google AI Overviews.

Which AI engines does TrueCite track?

TrueCite tracks 9 AI engines: ChatGPT (OpenAI), Perplexity, Gemini (Google), Claude (Anthropic), Grok (xAI), DeepSeek, Microsoft Copilot, Meta AI, and Google AI Overviews. Engine availability depends on your plan.

What is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)?

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) is the practice of structuring your content so that AI-powered answer engines recommend and cite your brand in their generated responses. AEO focuses on FAQ schema, JSON-LD structured data, and answer-first content that AI engines can extract and cite.

AI SEO Audit

The AI SEO Audit scores every page on your site across three dimensions — Technical, Content, and AI SEO — and returns a prioritized list of specific issues with exact fix recommendations. Available on Lite and above.

Three-dimension scoring

Every page gets three scores, each weighted in the final overall score:

Technical Score (30%)

—Title tag present and optimal length
—Meta description present
—Canonical URL set
—Single H1 tag
—Alt text on images
—Robots directives not blocking AI crawlers

Content Score (35%)

—Minimum word count (300+ words)
—Heading structure (H2/H3 hierarchy)
—Internal links present
—Content freshness indicators

AI SEO Score (35%)

—FAQPage schema present
—Organization or Product JSON-LD
—Entity mentions in content
—Definition / answer-first paragraphs
—HowTo schema on guides
—Q&A structured content

Score interpretation

75–100

Strong

AI citation ready

50–74

Moderate

Schema gaps present

0–49

Weak

Significant AEO issues

Page limits by plan

Trial / Lite10 pages per audit run

Starter15 pages per audit run

Pro50 pages per audit run

Enterprise200 pages per audit run

Running an audit

Go to Dashboard → AI SEO Audit

Navigate to the AI SEO Audit page in your dashboard sidebar.

Enter your domain

TrueCite discovers your pages automatically via sitemap.xml and robots.txt.

Wait for results

Audit runs async with a live progress bar. A 50-page site typically finishes in 3 minutes.

Review issues

Results are ordered by overall score ascending — worst pages first. Each issue has a Critical / Warning / Info severity and a specific fix.

Auditing competitor pages

You can audit any external URL, not just your own site. External audit limits vary by plan: Trial = own site only, Lite = 5 external/day, Starter = 25/day, Pro/Enterprise = unlimited.

Fixing audit issues

Each issue in the results includes a specific fix recommendation. For schema issues, click “Generate Fix” on any audited page — the Fix Generator uses the actual issues found to write targeted FAQ blocks and JSON-LD code.

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Focus on Critical issues first. One Critical fix on a high-traffic page outweighs ten Info-level fixes on low-traffic pages.

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Measuring fix effectiveness

Schema Audit

Last updated: June 2026 — TrueCite documentation is updated with every product release.

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