AI Citation and Source

AI Traffic Citation &
Source Tracking Tool

Tracking when your brand is sourced and citation across the different LLMs all in one place for all your prompts.

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Sources vs Citations

Sources and Citation are not the same

Many platforms in AI visibility tracking describe sources and citations as interchangeable but they are two fundamentally different signals.

Source

AI Traffic Source

An AI traffic source is when the AI answer engine uses your page to source the information in their response but does not include the exact link in the output the user sees.

Citation

AI Traffic Citation

An AI traffic citation is when the AI engine explicitly includes the link of a specific source as a reference in the response to a URL the user can see and click.

AI Traffic Source Tracking by Domain or Content

Track the sources used across your prompts by domain or drill into the specific content each domain is being pulled from as a source.

URLCategoryUsed %Cited %MentionBrands

Best Luxury Residences in Miami — The Definitive Guide

fancyhotel.com/us/a/best-luxury-residences-in-miami

You
78%
62%
1st
RS
MW

Where Should I Go on Holiday in 2026?

fivestar.com/where-should-i-go-on-holiday-in-2026

Editorial
65%
45%
3rd
RS
FS

Top 10 Beach Resorts According to Travelers

reddit.com/r/Hotels/comments/1lqk1mg

UGC
52%
30%

Luxury Hotel Awards 2026 — Official Rankings

travelawards.org/luxury-hotel-awards-2026

Institutional
44%
38%
4th
RS
MW
FS

How to Choose the Best Resort for Families

tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g60763-i5-k15234567

UGC
38%
22%
MW

Filter AI Traffic Sources by Citation Rate or Usage

Filter your tracked sources by citation range or usage range to spot changes in AI rankings over time and benchmark your brand directly against competitors.

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Filter Brands Mentions Across Sources & Citations

Filter by brand or competitor name to see exactly where they appear across both AI traffic sources and citations to compare visibility and spot gaps in your coverage.

How it works

Four Steps to AI Traffic citation and sources AI visibility tracking

01

Add Your Prompts & Competitors

Enter your prompts or auto-generate a topic and prompts list based on your business category. Add your competitors to track them side by side.

02

Track Sources & Citations Across Every AI Engine

Run your prompts across every major AI engine simultaneously capturing every domain used as a source and every URL explicitly cited in the response.

03

Analyse Your Source & Citation Profile

Identify your source-to-citation gap at a glance. See which domains AI is pulling from as sources, which are being cited and where your brand and competitors are.

04

Close the Gap & Get Cited

Get a direct roadmap of which existing pages to optimise and which new content to create moving your brand from invisible source to visible, traffic-driving citation.

Everything your team needs to track AI Traffic Sources & Citations

Source Tracking AI Traffic Source Tracker

See every domain and URL the AI pulls from as a source across your tracked prompts even when no link appears in the response.

Citation Tracking AI Traffic Citation Tracker

Track every URL explicitly cited with a link in AI responses. See citation frequency by prompt, engine, and competitor.

Gap Analysis Source-to-Citation Gap

Identify pages AI already trusts as a source but never links to. The highest-leverage optimization targets you already have.

Source & Citation Competitor Analysis

See which competitor domains and contents are being sourced and cited instead of your brand.

Content Strategy AEO

Turn source and citation data into a prioritised action list of pages to optimise and content to create.

Citations & Sources by AI Engine

Break down your source and citation data across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, and Gemini

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FAQs

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about the product and billing.

A source is when AI uses your page to generate its response but shows no link to the user. A citation is when AI explicitly includes your URL as a clickable reference. You can be a source without ever being cited, tracking both separately is what reveals the real gap.

Being a source means AI already trusts your content, the hardest part to earn. But without a citation, users never see you and no traffic reaches your site. The source-to-citation gap is your highest-leverage opportunity: you are already influencing the answer, just not getting credit for it.

We track sources and citations across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, and Gemini. More engines are in the custom plan.

Backlink tools track links from other websites to yours. AI citation tracking monitors when AI engines reference your URL inside a generated response, completely invisible to Google Search Console or any backlink tool.

Yes. For every tracked prompt you can see every URL being cited yours and competitors'. Filter by domain, sort by citation frequency, and identify exactly which pages are winning citations you should be capturing.

Authoritative, well-structured content that directly answers a specific question. Pages with clear headings, factual accuracy, up-to-date information, and strong E-E-A-T signals consistently earn more citations across all major AI engines. Also check the CAEO content strategy section in Allsearch to more detail on how to improve your AI visibility.

Yes. Filter your tracked sources and citations by brand or competitor name to see exactly where each appears across all AI engines and prompts, making it easy to compare visibility and spot gaps.

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See which AI engines use your content and which ones link to you. Close the gap and earn more traffic from AI search.

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