AI Citation Gap Checker: why is their page cited and not yours?
Compare your page with a cited competitor and see the gaps to close.
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About the AI Citation Gap Checker
Found a competitor that ChatGPT, Perplexity or AI Overviews cite instead of you? Enter both pages and we compare them factor by factor: extractability, answer-first opening, depth, sections, question headings, facts and figures, sources, structured data, author, last update, AI crawler access, speed and quotable passages. You see where they are ahead, where you are, and the gaps to close first, with the steps for each.
How it works
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Step 1
Enter your page and the competitor page that gets cited for the topic. Add the question if you know it.
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Step 2
We fetch both pages and their robots.txt and measure them the same way, without JavaScript.
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Step 3
You get a side-by-side table and a ranked list of gaps, each with how to fix it.
How to find the page to compare with
Ask ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google the question your buyers ask and look at the sources the answer links to. Pick the cited page that is closest to yours in topic and intent.
What a page comparison can and cannot show
It shows the on-page reasons one page is easier to cite: structure, clarity, data, markup, freshness and access. Citations also depend on brand authority, reviews and mentions on other sites, which no page comparison can measure.
Frequently asked questions
Does closing every gap guarantee I get cited?
No. It removes the on-page reasons to prefer the other page. Authority, mentions on other sites and the exact question still matter.
Can I compare two of my own pages?
Yes, for example an old and a rewritten version, or two pages competing for the same topic.
Why might the competitor show fewer words but still win?
Length is only one factor. A shorter page that answers directly, with figures and clear sections, is often easier to quote than a long one.
How do I see the details for my page?
Run the AI Extractability Checker on it for a section-by-section breakdown and the passages to rewrite.
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