Question 1

What does WhoCites actually answer?

Accepted Answer

WhoCites answers the question "Who cites you?" It runs a paid scan across 7 AI and search sources and shows whether they understand your app, mention it, cite it, or recommend someone else instead.

Question 2

What is GEO (Generative Engine Optimization)?

Accepted Answer

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is the practice of optimizing your content so AI search engines like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Copilot, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews surface and recommend your brand in their answers.

Question 3

What is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)?

Accepted Answer

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) is a subset of GEO focused specifically on making your content the direct answer to user questions in AI-powered search engines.

Question 4

How do I check if ChatGPT mentions my brand?

Accepted Answer

Enter your domain and buy one scan. WhoCites automatically discovers the category and competitors, asks ChatGPT plus Claude, Gemini, Grok, Copilot, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews buying-intent questions, then shows whether your app appears.

Question 5

Which sources does WhoCites cover?

Accepted Answer

WhoCites currently sends each prompt to 7 sources: OpenAI (ChatGPT), Anthropic (Claude), Google (Gemini), xAI (Grok), Copilot, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews.

Question 6

How is the visibility score calculated?

Accepted Answer

The WhoCites visibility score is a 0-100 metric that measures the share of prompts in which your brand is mentioned across all 7 sources.

Question 7

How much does WhoCites cost?

Accepted Answer

$49 for one paid 7-engine scan. No free scan, no subscription, and no provider calls before checkout succeeds.

Question 8

Can I track my competitors with WhoCites?

Accepted Answer

For the paid scan, WhoCites discovers likely competitors from your site and category, then shows which of them AI engines mention instead of you.

Question 9

Do I get prompts to fix what the scan finds?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The report includes copy-paste prompts for Replit, Claude, Lovable, Bolt, Cursor, or a developer.

Question 10

Is my data private and secure?

Accepted Answer

WhoCites stores your domain, generated prompts, AI responses, citations, and recommendations so the report can load. Do not scan private or secret domains unless you are comfortable sending the domain and prompts to third-party AI and search providers.

WhoCites FAQ — Paid AI Visibility Scan Questions