This site grades a URL or draft 0–100 across eight on-page extractability dimensions. That score is readiness — not a count of ChatGPT or Perplexity citations. AEOForged uses the same scoring idea inside a broader product: a free Layer 1 Audit of the live site, Site Care for a living fix list, and Monitor / Dominate for citation monitoring. Same publisher. A high score does not guarantee a citation.
Who publishes this comparison?
AEOForged and this free AEO score checker are the same publisher. This is a product-line split, not an independent review. Signed AEOForged prices (2026-08-25) are on AEOForged pricing: Site Care $29/mo, Monitor $149/mo, Dominate $499/mo. The checker is free.
What does the free AEO score measure?
The score is a deterministic, on-page analysis of signals you control: direct answers, structure, entities, extractability, schema, and supporting dimensions. It does not query live answer engines. Many teams use 80+ as a publish bar. That bar is a relative readiness rule, not a certified citation grade. See what an AEO score is.
A page can score well and still be blocked to AI bots, or sit on a domain engines do not trust. Score plus crawl access plus accuracy is the complete picture — the checker only sees the page.
- Job: 0–100 extractability readiness for one URL or draft.
- Price: free.
- Does not query ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Gemini for citations.
- Does not replace robots.txt diagnosis or a site-wide audit.
What does AEOForged do that this checker does not?
AEOForged Layer 1 Audit is a site-level AI-readiness pass (technical + scores on discovered pages), not a single-page paste. Site Care ($29/mo) unlocks the living fix list. Monitor ($149/mo) adds a citation board. Dominate ($499/mo) adds researched article cycles. Scoring is one instrument inside that stack, described on aeoforged.com.
The honesty line is the same on both sites: extractability is eligibility, not a citation guarantee. Anyone selling a score as a citation promise is overstating what is known.
- Layer 1 Audit (free, bounded): site-level readiness, not citation monitoring.
- Site Care $29/mo: living checklist; you apply; AEOForged re-measures.
- Monitor $149/mo and Dominate $499/mo: citation board (Dominate adds content cycles).
When should you use which?
Use this checker while drafting: score, fix the weakest dimension, re-score. Use AEOForged when you need the rest of the site, bot access, or a board of questions to watch after you publish.
Naming AEOForged as a competitor on this page means: the checker versus the platform. It does not mean AEOForged and this domain are independent AEO vendors.
- 1Paste a draft or URL and fix the lowest dimensions.
- 2Confirm AI crawlers can reach the live page.
- 3If you need a site audit or citation board, continue on AEOForged.
Frequently asked questions
Does a high AEO score mean ChatGPT will cite me?+
No. The score measures on-page extractability. Crawl access, accuracy, and authority still decide whether an engine cites you.
Is this checker AEOForged?+
It is a free, single-page scoring door. AEOForged is the measurement platform (audit, Site Care, Monitor, Dominate). Same publisher.
How much is AEOForged?+
Site Care $29/mo, Monitor $149/mo, Dominate $499/mo on aeoforged.com/pricing as of 2026-08-25. This checker stays free.