Tooling
Ahrefs Brand Radar
Ahrefs' AI-visibility module tracking brand mentions and impressions inside AI answers. Surfaces shifts in how brands appear across ChatGPT, Gemini, and other LLM surfaces.
What it is
Ahrefs Brand Radar is an AI-visibility module within Ahrefs that tracks brand mentions and impressions inside AI generated answers. It covers surfaces including ChatGPT, Gemini, and other large language models.
Why it matters
It lets teams quantify reach inside AI answers alongside familiar backlink and keyword data, connecting AI visibility to an established SEO workflow.
How it works
Practitioners monitor where a brand appears across AI surfaces and estimate impressions, then cross reference with the wider Ahrefs dataset to prioritise content and link work.
When it applies
Reach for it when you already work in Ahrefs and want AI answer visibility tracked beside your existing SEO metrics.
Examples
- Measuring brand impressions inside ChatGPT answers for a product category.
- Comparing AI mention volume across ChatGPT and Gemini.
- Spotting which topics trigger brand inclusion in AI responses.
How it is measured
- Brand mentions across AI surfaces
- Estimated impressions in AI answers
- Coverage by LLM platform
- Topics or prompts triggering inclusion
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Primary research · August 2026
How ChatGPT Shortlists Software Brands
An audit across 10 categories and 60 buying questions. I recorded what ChatGPT reads, throws away and links to when a buyer asks it which software to buy, and what that decides.
- 60
- Questions asked
- 10
- Software markets
- 2,680
- Results read
- 367
- Links shown
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