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.

Improving your citation rate

Your citation rate is the % of AI responses where your domain (not just brand name) is cited as a source. Higher citation rate = stronger AI authority.

The citation rate improvement checklist

Allow AI crawlers in robots.txt

Ensure GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot are not blocked.

Add FAQPage schema to homepage

The single highest-impact technical change.

Add Organization schema

Establishes your brand entity across AI engines.

Get listed on G2 or Capterra

Most-cited review platforms for B2B SaaS.

Publish 5+ FAQ blocks

More Q&A content = more citation surface area.

Add author bio pages

E-E-A-T signals — expertise, experience, authoritativeness.

Get a Product Hunt listing

Heavily cited by ChatGPT and Perplexity.

Earn a mention in an industry newsletter

Trusted third-party citations.

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Authority capture pipeline

Inviting team members

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

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