betterAEO
Hi HN, I’m launching betterAEO, a tool we’ve been building to help websites understand and improve how they appear in AI-generated answers from tools like ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, and Claude. The motivation came from noticing that traditional SEO metrics don’t capture how AI engines select and summarize content. Sites with strong SEO can still be invisible in AI summaries, meaning users get answers that favor competitors even when your content is high quality. betterAEO lets you: - Measure your site’s AI-readiness with a single AEO Score - Identify gaps in schema, snippets,…
betterAEO launched on September 24, 2025 with 8 votes, #1,468 of 8,160 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
What it does
betterAEO is the AI search readiness platform that helps businesses improve visibility in AI-generated answers such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Grok, and Google AI Overviews through in-depth analysis, scoring, and actionable recommendations.
Optimize your website for AI-generated answers. Get your AEO Score, full-site audits, and AI-powered suggestions to rank in ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews & more.
Gain visibility in AI-generated answers across ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, and Claude. From URL to insights in seconds. Discover how easy it is to optimize for AI search. Simply paste your website URL into our analyzer. No signup required, no credit card needed. Get started in seconds. Our AI analyzes 30+ ranking factors and provides an instant score (0-100) showing how well your site is optimized for AI search engines. Explore comprehensive analysis across multiple categories including content structure, technical SEO, and AI readability to understand your performance. Receive prioritized, actionable recommendations tailored to your site. Improve visibility in ChatGPT,…from betteraeo.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hi HN, I’m launching betterAEO, a tool we’ve been building to help websites understand and improve how they appear in AI-generated answers from tools like ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, and Claude. The motivation came from noticing that traditional SEO metrics don’t capture how AI engines select and…
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