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Stratezik · AEO Readiness Checker

Can AI read, understand, and cite your site?

Not a vanity visibility %. A 20-point machine audit — crawler access, schema, answer-first copy, and page-level fixes. Benchmarked against 50 Toronto startups.

AEO readiness report
Step 1

Enter your website URL

We scan your live site — not a sample. Type your domain below, then hit generate.

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Topline score in ~20s · Full breakdown by email · No account

Example only

What your report includes

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yourcompany.com

Sample · 12.5/20 · median 10.75

Group A

95%

Defaults

Group B

43%

Deliberate AEO

Crawler

PerplexityBot blocked

6/8 allowed

Why this exists

Visibility % tells you IF you showed up. We tell you IF you CAN show up — and how to fix it.

Most AI trackers sample answers to branded prompts and hand you a monthly percentage. That’s a lagging symptom. Stratezik runs machine checks on your site — the same gates AI crawlers hit before they ever cite you.

ai-visibility.app

Monthly report

Typical AI visibility tracker

Symptom only — mentions, not mechanics

12%

AI visibility score

847 tracked prompts · Updated Feb 28

Share of voice (sample)

Bars show relative mentions — not tied to any page on your site.

“Your brand appeared in 12% of sampled answers, up 2 pts from last month.”

No URL, no schema detail, no robots.txt finding.

  • ✗Can’t tell if PerplexityBot is blocked in robots.txt
  • ✗Doesn’t know if your pricing page renders without JavaScript
  • ✗No page-level fix list — just a trend line

Recommended action: Upgrade to see competitor breakdown →

stratezik.com · aeo-checker

Live scan output

Stratezik AEO Readiness Checker

Cause + fix — can AI read you, and what to change first

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12.5 / 20

Toronto median 10.75 · Group A 95% · Group B 43%

Scored at scan time — not a monthly rollup

Critical · Crawler access

2 AI crawlers blocked in robots.txt — including PerplexityBot, Amazonbot. Those engines cannot index or cite your pages until you allow them.

Criterion · Group B

FAQPage schema

0/2 — no quotable Q&A for answer engines

Criterion · Group A

Raw HTML readability

Pass — content visible without JavaScript

/pricing

FAQPage schema missing

Add FAQPage JSON-LD; move tier comparison into a table AI can quote.

Evidence + full fix list unlock by email — Fix #1 is instant.

  • ✓Probes GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended, PerplexityBot on your live site
  • ✓20-point rubric split into defaults vs deliberate AEO work
  • ✓Page URLs, schema blocks, and copy changes — not “create more content”

At a glance

Tracker vs checker — four differences

The question

Typical tracker

“Did ChatGPT mention our brand this month?”

Stratezik

“Can GPTBot read our site, understand our entity, and quote our copy?”

What it checks

Typical tracker

Sampled AI answers to a curated prompt list

Stratezik

robots.txt, raw HTML, schema, llms.txt, answer-first structure — on your live pages

When you get it

Typical tracker

Monthly dashboard refresh

Stratezik

Topline in ~20s after you enter a URL; fixes by email

What you can do Monday

Typical tracker

“Publish more thought leadership” (maybe)

Stratezik

“Add FAQPage schema on /pricing — tiers are buried in prose”

Full sample report

Everything in one dashboard

Score, Group A/B split, crawler probe results, criteria bars, and page-level fixes — built from your URL after you scan.

stratezik.com

Sample report

yourcompany.com

Demo brand only — enter your URL above to generate a live readiness report

Sample · not your scan

Readiness score

12.5

/20 · median 10.75

Group A (defaults)

95%

7.1/7.5 pts

Group B (deliberate)

43%

5.4/12.5 pts

AI crawlers

6/8

Allowed in robots.txt

12.5/20

AEO score

Group A · 95%Group B · 43%

Crawler access

Each row is a live probe — not a chart. Blocked bots cannot read your pages.

We request your homepage as each AI crawler. 6/8 can reach your site — 2 blocked in robots.txt, so those engines cannot index or cite you.

  • GPTBot✓ Allowed
  • ClaudeBot✓ Allowed
  • Google-Extended✓ Allowed
  • PerplexityBot✗ Blocked in robots.txt
  • Bytespider✓ Allowed
  • CCBot✓ Allowed
  • Amazonbot✗ Blocked in robots.txt
  • meta-external✓ Allowed

Criteria breakdown

AI crawler accessGrp A—
Raw HTML readabilityGrp A—
Organization schemaGrp A—
FAQPage schemaGrp B—
Answer-first copyGrp B—
llms.txt presentGrp B—

vs competitors (email)

competitor-a.com15/20
competitor-b.com11.25/20
yourcompany.com12.5/20

Fix #1 — sample

FAQPage schema missing

Add FAQPage JSON-LD; move tier comparison into a table AI can quote.

Fix #2 — email

Page-level fix

Add schema and answer-first blocks…

Email unlock

Fix #3 — email

Page-level fix

Add schema and answer-first blocks…

Email unlock

Run your scan

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What to expect

Every section of your audit, explained

Sample visuals below — yours is personalized after the scan.

01 · Score

Your 20-point readiness score

Machine-verified across crawler access, schema, answer-first copy, entity clarity, and llms.txt — benchmarked against 50 funded Toronto startups.

12.5/20

Below median (10.75)

Group A · 95%Group B · 43%

02 · Crawlers

Can AI bots read you at all?

We probe GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended, PerplexityBot, and others. A robots.txt block makes the rest of the audit moot.

We request your homepage as each AI crawler. 6/8 can reach your site — 2 blocked in robots.txt, so those engines cannot index or cite you.

  • GPTBot✓ Allowed
  • ClaudeBot✓ Allowed
  • Google-Extended✓ Allowed
  • PerplexityBot✗ Blocked in robots.txt
  • Bytespider✓ Allowed
  • CCBot✓ Allowed
  • Amazonbot✗ Blocked in robots.txt
  • meta-external✓ Allowed

03 · Criteria

Group A defaults vs Group B deliberate

Group A catches baseline gaps most sites miss. Group B scores intentional AEO — FAQ schema, answer-first headings, information gain.

AI crawler accessGrp A2/2
Raw HTML readabilityGrp A1.5/2
Organization schemaGrp A1/2
FAQPage schemaGrp B0/2
Answer-first copyGrp B1.5/2
llms.txt presentGrp B0/1

04 · Competitors

Head-to-head on the same rubric

Name rivals after email unlock and see who wins on the same 20-point test — not a vanity visibility percentage.

competitor-a.com15/20
competitor-b.com11.25/20
yourcompany.com12.5/20

05 · Fixes

Page-level fix list

Specific URLs, schema blocks, and copy changes — not “improve your content.” Fix depth unlocks by email; topline is instant.

/pricing

FAQPage schema missing

Add FAQPage JSON-LD; move tier comparison into a table AI can quote.

Sneak peek

Click through the report sections

Overview, crawlers, criteria, competitors, and fixes — same structure after your scan.

AEO report preview · sample
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12.5 / 20

Toronto median 10.75

Defaults · 95%Deliberate · 43%

Scoring model

Twenty points, two groups

Group A = defaults. Group B = deliberate answer-engine work.

Crawler access

Critical

GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended, PerplexityBot

Raw HTML

Group A

Content visible without JavaScript execution

Organization schema

Group A

Entity clarity for knowledge graphs

FAQPage schema

Group B

Quotable Q&A for answer engines

Answer-first copy

Group B

Declarative opening sentences AI can cite

llms.txt

Group B

Machine-readable site map for LLM crawlers

What you unlock

Free score → email breakdown → optional AI report

Instant

Free

  • ✓Score out of 20
  • ✓Group A vs B split
  • ✓Crawler block alert
  • ✓Toronto benchmark
12.5/20

Full breakdown

Free · email

  • ✓All criteria + evidence
  • ✓Per-criterion fixes
  • ✓Competitor comparison
  • ✓Report in inbox

AI visibility

$10

  • ✓5 live AI query tests
  • ✓Page citability scores
  • ✓Competitor AI visibility
  • ✓PDF by email

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FAQ

AEO readiness checker: common questions

What is an AEO readiness test?
An AEO (answer engine optimisation) readiness test scores how well your website can be read, understood, and cited by AI assistants and answer engines. Stratezik’s free checker runs eight machine-verified criteria across crawler access, server-rendered HTML, entity presence, Organization and FAQ schema, answer-first copy, llms.txt, and pricing transparency, scaled to a score out of 20.
Is the Stratezik AEO checker free?
Yes. Enter your URL to get a topline score and defaults-vs-deliberate split in about 20 seconds with no signup. Enter your email (with consent) to unlock the full eight-criterion breakdown, evidence, and prioritized fix list on screen and by email. Paid options ($10 page report, $49 full-site audit) add AI-visibility queries, competitor benchmarks, and page-level GEO diagnostics.
What is a good AEO readiness score?
In Stratezik’s June 2026 audit of 50 funded Toronto startup websites, the median score was 10.75 out of 20 and no company scored above 17. Startups averaged 95% on “default” criteria (crawler access, rendering, presence) but only 29% on deliberate work (schema, copy structure, llms.txt, machine-readable pricing). Beating the median is a start; closing the deliberate gap is where most AI visibility wins live.
How is this different from AI visibility tracking tools?
Most AI visibility trackers report whether you were mentioned in an AI answer (a symptom). Stratezik’s checker tests whether your site is technically and structurally ready to be cited (the cause): raw HTML visibility, schema, chunk-friendly headings, trust markers, and information gain. You get specific fixes, not just a percentage.
What does the 20-point test check?
Eight criteria, each worth 2.5 points: AI crawler access (robots.txt), JavaScript-free rendering, off-page entity alignment (LinkedIn/Crunchbase), Organization schema, FAQPage schema, answer-first formatting, llms.txt, and pricing transparency. Group A covers what your stack gives you by default; Group B is what you must build deliberately.
What is ChatGPT Search readiness?
A separate gate on every free scan. ChatGPT Search and Copilot need OAI-SearchBot to reach your homepage and your site to be indexed for search. The checker probes OAI-SearchBot access and runs a site: indexation check, then points you to Bing Webmaster Tools for the Bing-specific confirmation ChatGPT Search still depends on.
Who built this AEO checker?
Stratezik Digital, a Toronto digital marketing agency specializing in SEO, AEO, paid media, and growth strategy for startups and SMBs across Canada. The test is the same machine-verified framework published in the Toronto Startup Website Audit 2026 research report.

Research behind the benchmark: Toronto Startup Website Audit 2026. Need help implementing fixes? Book a call.