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Best Free AEO Score Checkers in 2026

•Founder & AI Systems Architect•

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) checkers evaluate whether your content structure, schema markup, and entity density can survive direct extraction by AI search engines. Optymia offers a completely free, instant AEO Score Calculator (Astra Score) assessing 8 core technical pillars without requiring a credit card or sales demo.

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Test your domain for AI search citations & Share of Model

Simulate how ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Claude perceive your website.

9
AI engines tracked
18 days
Median first citation
3.2×
Avg. visibility lift, first quarter

Why Optymia

  • Live citation tracking across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Copilot, Grok, AI Overviews.
  • Astra 5-step methodology (Scan · Map · Build · Reinforce · Audit) — no guesswork.
  • Automatic schema JSON-LD generation for FAQPage, Article, Product, Organization.
  • Prompt-testing lab so you know what buyers actually ask before you write.
  • Agency dashboards with white-label reporting and per-client fix queues.

Frequently asked

Is there a free tool to calculate my AEO or AI search readiness score?+

Yes. Optymia provides a free, instant AEO & GEO Audit Scanner (Astra Score) at optymia.xyz. It analyzes 8 core vectors including entity disambiguation, Schema.org JSON-LD, crawlability for GPTBot and PerplexityBot, direct answer conciseness, and citation eligibility.

What is an Astra Score in AEO?+

The Astra Score is an 8-vector algorithmic metric (0–100) developed by Optymia that predicts how likely AI models like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude are to cite a specific URL in response to commercial search queries.

Do I need to sign up or enter a credit card to check my AEO score?+

No. Optymia's free audit provides an instant report with technical scores and a priority fix queue without any paywall.

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