Here's a quick test: open ChatGPT and ask it "What's the best [your type of business] in [your city]?"
Did it mention you? If not, you just experienced the AI visibility gap — and your AI Readiness Score is probably in the single digits.
What is an AI Readiness Score?
An AI Readiness Score is a 0–100 rating that measures how visible your business is to AI models like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. It's like a credit score — but for how well AI can find, understand, and cite your business.
The score is calculated by checking 7 categories of technical signals that AI models rely on:
- llms.txt (15 points) — Do you have the file that tells AI what your business does?
- JSON-LD Schema.org (25 points) — Does AI know your business type, address, services, and FAQs?
- AI-bots in robots.txt (20 points) — Can AI crawlers access your site, or are they blocked?
- Canonical & hreflang (15 points) — Does AI know which version of your page is the real one?
- MCP Card (10 points) — Can autonomous AI agents discover your capabilities?
- Meta Tags (10 points) — Do you have the right description, Open Graph, and social tags?
- Sitemap (5 points) — Can AI crawlers discover all your pages?
What Each Score Tier Means
Missing llms.txt, no JSON-LD, AI bots blocked or unconfigured. Your business does not exist in the AI-powered search world. The average local business scores 12/100.
Some signals present — maybe you have llms.txt but no JSON-LD, or robots.txt is correct but meta tags are thin. AI can sometimes find you, but competitors with higher scores get cited instead.
All core signals are in place. AI models can read your business structure, understand your services, and cite you for relevant queries. Minor gaps remain — a missing hreflang tag, a sitemap under 25 URLs.
Every signal is optimized. Your business has a complete AI visibility stack — llms.txt, full JSON-LD, AI-bot-optimized robots.txt, MCP card, rich meta tags, multi-language hreflang, and a comprehensive sitemap. AI models cite you as the authoritative answer.
How the Score is Calculated
Each of the 7 categories has a maximum point value weighted by its impact on AI visibility:
- JSON-LD Schema.org (25 pts) — Highest weight. Structured data is the #1 signal AI uses to understand businesses
- AI-bots robots.txt (20 pts) — If bots can't reach you, nothing else matters
- llms.txt (15 pts) — Direct instruction file for AI models
- Canonical & hreflang (15 pts) — Prevents AI from citing duplicate or wrong versions of your pages
- MCP Card (10 pts) — Enables autonomous AI agents to interact with your business
- Meta Tags (10 pts) — Social previews, descriptions, and AI snippet signals
- Sitemap (5 pts) — Page discovery for AI crawlers
Real Scores from Real Businesses
We've audited hundreds of local business websites. Here's what we typically find:
| Business Type | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| Local restaurant (Houston) | 8 | Critical |
| Law firm (Dallas) | 14 | Critical |
| Plumbing service (Austin) | 19 | Critical |
| Dental practice (San Antonio) | 41 | Foundation |
| Real estate agency (Houston) | 52 | Foundation |
The pattern is clear: most small and medium businesses score below 20/100. They have websites. They might even rank on Google. But AI can't find them.
How to Check Your Score — It's Free
Our AI Readiness Checker audits your website in 30 seconds. Enter your URL and get:
- Your 0–100 AI Readiness Score
- A per-category breakdown showing exactly where you're losing points
- 3 prioritized fixes ranked by impact
- A before/after comparison showing what fixing your visibility gaps would look like
No signup. No credit card. Just your URL.
What's your AI Readiness Score?
Most businesses score below 20. Check yours in 30 seconds — free.
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When we audit a site and find it at 12/100, the path to 90+ is remarkably consistent:
- Create llms.txt — 15 points gained immediately
- Add JSON-LD Schema.org (LocalBusiness, FAQPage, Service, WebSite) — 25 points
- Configure AI bots in robots.txt — 20 points
- Add canonical + hreflang — 15 points
- Create MCP card — 10 points
- Add comprehensive meta tags — 10 points
- Expand sitemap to 25+ URLs — 5 points
All of this is included in our Beta Plan ($20 USD, one-time) with 24-hour delivery. Full Installation ($499) adds quarterly refreshes and passive agentic telemetry so you always know when AI crawlers visit your site.