AI visibility checker: does AI name you?

Updated November 2026

When a customer asks AI who to pick, is your company in the answer? Check by hand with our 5-question log, or let Nenn ask for you. Then keep checking every week.

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Visibility

Larkspur Cycles · 3 AI engines · United Kingdom · Last 7 days

Questions by topic
QuestionAI enginesMentioned
E-bike shops7 questions57.1%
Best online e-bike shop in the UK?English · United Kingdom66.7%
Where can I buy an e-bike with fast delivery?English · United Kingdom66.7%
Which folding e-bike shop do you recommend?English · United Kingdom33.3%
Good e-bike shop for commuters in London?English · United Kingdom66.7%

Mentioned in

57.1%+7.1%

Position

#2
  1. Pedalmore66.7%+4.2%
  2. Larkspur Cycles57.1%+7.1%
  3. Northcross Bikes42.9%-11.3%
  4. Voltway Cycles28.6%-4.7%
  5. Cobbleway E-Bikes19.0%-4.8%

What is an AI visibility checker?

An AI visibility checker shows whether ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews name your company when customers ask. Nenn (nenn.io) runs this check for you every week.

What a check can and cannot tell you

By hand, you ask 5 customer questions in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews. Then you log who is named.

Nenn is a tool from Hamburg. It asks the same questions from the country and language you pick.

A check shows which companies AI names for a question on one day. It does not show the exact answer every customer gets.

Memory, past chats and location change what each person sees. Google does not show an AI Overview for every search. Then you count it as not named.

Nobody controls AI answers. A checker shows the gaps, so you know which page to fix first.

What should you write down for each AI answer?

Six things per answer. With fewer, next week's check has nothing to compare against.

Your company (Your company)Competitor

Perplexity

Who is a good physio for a running injury in Bristol?

Sources

  1. physio-directory.examplephysio-directory1
  2. bristol-clinics.examplebristol-clinics2
  3. larkmoorphysio.examplelarkmoorphysio3
  1. Ferncombe Physio Studio
  2. Wrenfield Rehab
  3. Larkmoor Physio (Your company): treats running injuries in Bristol city centre1

Perplexity · 9 Nov 2026

an answer for an invented practice, with the 6 things to log.
  1. 1Named or notYes, no, or only in a side note. Write it down the moment you read it.
  2. 2Your place in the listFirst, third or near the end. In a list, the order matters.
  3. 3Who is named insteadCopy every company name, even the ones you never heard of.
  4. 4What it says about youRight city? Right service? A wrong price is worth a note too.
  5. 5Which sites it usedThe links under the answer. They show what AI read before it wrote.
  6. 6Engine and dateThe same question can read differently next Tuesday. The date makes it comparable.
Why each of the 6 fields matters

Named or not is the headline. Your place says how close you are: third in a list of five is a different job from not named at all.

The names instead of you are your real rivals in AI. They are not always the ones you compete with in search.

What AI says about you shows wrong facts, like an old price or the wrong city. Those are often the fastest fix.

The sites show what AI read. If the same directory comes up again and again, a correct listing there can matter.

Engine and date make two rows comparable. Without them, a change could be the engine, the day or your own fix.

How do you check your AI visibility by hand?

Ask 5 customer questions on 3 engines and fill one row per question. One pass gives you 15 answers to log.

  • 1. Write 5 questions in your customers' words

    Use the 5 shapes in the log below: best, price, problem, compare and your name. Skip your product names.

    In Nenn: questions are written from your website.

  • 2. Open a private window

    Sign out of Google. In ChatGPT, start a temporary chat or switch memory off. Perplexity works signed out.

    In Nenn: no window to set up. Nenn asks from the country you pick.

  • 3. Ask each question once per engine

    A new chat for every question. Paste the same words into ChatGPT, Perplexity and a Google search.

    In Nenn: each engine is counted on its own, named or not.

  • 4. Fill the row while the answer is open

    Named or not, your place, who else, which links. If Google shows no AI Overview, write that down as well.

    In Nenn: the names and the cited sites are counted for you.

    Nenn app, citation types: which kinds of websites the engines cite, counted and sorted
  • 5. Repeat next week with the same words

    Same questions, same window, same day of the week. Changes only mean something when the setup stays the same.

    In Nenn: the same questions run every week, so the trend builds itself.

    Nenn app, Visibility card: how often AI names your company over time, and your place next to other brands

Invented companies in the Nenn app.

Common mistakes in a check by hand

Asking while signed in. Your own chats and memory then shape the answer more than a customer's would.

Changing the words. 'Best physio in Bristol' and 'good physio near me' are two different questions for AI.

Skipping an engine. ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews often name different companies for the same question.

Keeping only yes or no. Without the full answer and the links, you cannot tell later why the result changed.

Judging one week. One check is a snapshot. In our runs, one question gave 9 different top-5 orders in 10 runs.

Which 5 questions go into the log?

One question of each shape covers how customers really ask. Here is the sheet for an invented physio practice in Bristol.

Question shapeQuestion (customer's words)ChatGPTPerplexityGoogle AI OverviewsNamed insteadSites cited
BestWho is a good physio for a running injury in Bristol?NY, #3-Ferncombe Physio Studio, Wrenfield Rehab2 directories, 1 clinic site
PriceHow much is a physio session in Bristol?NN-Ferncombe Physio Studio1 directory, 1 clinic price page
ProblemMy knee hurts after running. Who can help in Bristol?NY, #2NWrenfield Rehab, Ferncombe Physio Studio2 clinic sites, 1 health site
CompareLarkmoor Physio or Ferncombe Physio Studio for a sports injury?YY-Ferncombe Physio Studio2 review sites
Your nameIs Larkmoor Physio any good?YYYNoneYour site, 1 review site
AI visibility log for Larkmoor Physio, Bristol (invented company). Y = named, N = not named, - = no AI Overview shown.
Mr. Nenn, the Nenn mascot, looking over the log sheet

Keep the name question. In our runs we asked AI about 2 products by name. Other products came up in 17 of 20 answers. More in 5 reasons AI names a rival.

What each question shape tells you

Best: who AI picks when a customer wants a short list. This is the question most customers start with.

Price: whether AI knows your prices, or quotes a rival's page instead.

Problem: whether AI links your service to the need, before the customer knows your name.

Compare: how AI weighs you against one named rival, head to head.

Your name: what AI says when someone already found you. Wrong facts show up here first.

What does the check on nenn.io/check show you?

It reads your website and writes the questions your customers might ask AI. You see both before any payment step. The answers come in the Nenn app when your trial starts.

  • Your website

    You type the address. Nothing else is needed to start.

  • Your company, read from the site

    Nenn shows your name, what you do and where your customers are. You fix what is wrong.

  • Customer questions

    Nenn writes questions a customer might ask AI. You pick one or type your own.

  • A summary before you pay

    You see what Nenn found on your site and the question it asks first.

  • Plan, payment, then the answers

    You pick a plan and start the 7-day trial. Your account is made after this step. First answers show in the app in minutes.

What happens after the payment step

You do not need an account to start. Your Nenn account is made after the payment step, when the 7-day trial begins.

Then Nenn asks your questions on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews. First answers show in minutes, and one e-mail tells you when all are ready.

You can add or remove questions in the app at any time.

Try the check

Magnifier sticker: AI search

What changes when Nenn runs the check?

The method stays the same. Nenn takes over the parts that are slow to keep up by hand.

Your log by hand next to the same check in Nenn.
StepBy handIn Nenn
Questions5 you write yourselfWritten from your website; 30, 100 or 250 per plan
Where it asks fromYour own browser and townThe country and language you pick
How oftenWhen you find the timeEvery week, plus Run now
What is keptYour notesThe full answer, with date and engine
Names instead of youTyped into a cellRanked list with counts
Next stepYour own guessA task list sorted by the biggest gap, plus drafts you approve

Who is named instead

AI competitor analysis

Visibility

Mentioned in18%-2.4%
Position#7 of 8

Question: Who is the best electrician near me?

BrandMentioned in
  1. 1.Brightline Electric62%named by ChatGPTnamed by Perplexitynamed by Google AI Overviews
  2. 2.Nordwatt Service48%named by ChatGPTnot named by Perplexitynamed by Google AI Overviews
  3. 3.Haldor Electrics41%named by ChatGPTnamed by Perplexitynot named by Google AI Overviews
  4. 4.Volt and Vane33%not named by ChatGPTnamed by Perplexitynamed by Google AI Overviews
  5. 5.Kessler Power27%named by ChatGPTnot named by Perplexitynot named by Google AI Overviews
  6. 6.Ashby Wiring22%not named by ChatGPTnot named by Perplexitynamed by Google AI Overviews
  7. 7.Elektro LindqvistOwned18%not named by ChatGPTnamed by Perplexitynot named by Google AI Overviews
  8. 8.Sparkfield Co12%not named by ChatGPTnot named by Perplexitynamed by Google AI Overviews
AI names Brightline Electric, Nordwatt Service, Haldor Electrics, Volt and Vane, Kessler Power, Ashby Wiring before Elektro Lindqvist. Elektro Lindqvist is mentioned in 18% of answers, position 7 of 8.

The sites behind the answer

The AI visibility check

Sources

24 cited domains · 3 engines · Last 7 days

Citation share0.0%
Own citations0
Cited domains24
Your rank-of 24
#DomainCitationsEngines
  1. 1.brightline-electric.example31
  2. 2.trade-guide.example25
  3. 3.city-reviews.example19
  4. 4.nordwatt.example16
  5. 5.stadtblatt.example12
  6. 6.home-forum.example10
  7. 7.haldor-electrics.example8
  8. -elektro-lindqvist.example0Not cited
AI cited 24 websites in the last 7 days. Top sources: brightline-electric.example, trade-guide.example, city-reviews.example. elektro-lindqvist.example was not cited.

The weekly number

AI visibility tracking
Nenn app, position leaderboard: how often AI names each brand, and the change since last week

Invented companies in the Nenn app.

How did we get these numbers?

We asked 13 software questions to an OpenAI model, 115 runs in total, each in a fresh chat.

See the method and sources

The questions were like 'What is the best CRM for a company with 10 people?'.

The model was an OpenAI model with web search, run through Codex CLI, a tool from OpenAI, on 1 and 2 November 2026.

That is close to ChatGPT, but it is not the ChatGPT app.

Nenn's weekly checks are separate. They ask your questions on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews.

  • Nenn research runs, facts.json

    OpenAI model via Codex CLI with web search, not the ChatGPT app, 01-02.11.2026, 13 software questions.

    Checked 2026-11-02

  • Nenn app: plans and trial terms

    internal: server/src/usage/plans.ts @128d5eb

    Checked 2026-11-02

  • nenn.io/check, default version

    internal: site repo quiz components

    Checked 2026-11-02

Why not keep checking by hand?

You can, and for a first look it is the right start. The work grows in the second month.

  • Every week by hand

    5 questions on 3 engines, the same words, every answer saved.

    15answers to log each week

  • Keep the log sheet

    If 5 questions once a month is enough for you, the sheet does the job.

    5questions once a month

  • Let Nenn keep it

    If you need the trend and the fixes, Nenn asks every week and drafts the fix.

    0answers to log by hand

Why the second month is harder

Fifteen answers a week means 60 a month, all with the same words from the same place.

A gap of two weeks makes the trend hard to read, because you cannot tell what changed in between.

Nenn saves each full answer with its date and engine, so a missed week by hand is not a missed week in the data.

Mr. Nenn shrugs: checking by hand is fine for a first look

What do you get in the 7-day trial?

The trial is the paid plan you choose, for 7 days. Cancel before the end and nothing is charged.

  • Websites

    1website in the trial

  • Check runs

    2runs with Run now for fresh answers

  • Drafted articles

    3articles Nenn writes for you to approve

Card, credits and cancelling

You give a card at checkout. Card and SEPA Direct Debit both work.

After the trial, plans run monthly. You cancel in the app with 'Cancel plan'.

Weekly checks use no credits. Run now costs 1 credit per answer.

Over your credits, nothing is charged. Prices are on the pricing page only.

See plans and prices

Questions about checking your AI visibility

Start 7-day trialCard needed. Cancel before day 7 and nothing is charged.

Is one check enough to judge?

No. One check is a snapshot. In our runs, one question gave 9 different top-5 orders in 10 runs. Repeat the same questions for a few weeks before you decide.

Why does AI show me a different answer in my own chat?

ChatGPT and other AI chats adapt to you. Memory, past chats, your location and the model can all change the answer. Nenn asks from the country you pick and saves each answer with its date.

Do I need an account to try the check?

No. On nenn.io/check you start with your website only. Your Nenn account is made after the payment step, when the 7-day trial begins.

How many questions should I check by hand?

Start with 5, one of each shape: best, price, problem, compare and your name. More than 10 by hand is hard to repeat every week. Nenn writes more for you from your website.

Should I use a private window when I check?

Yes, where you can. Sign out of Google and use a temporary chat in ChatGPT. Your own history then shapes the answer less. It still is not the exact answer each customer gets.

Does the check on /check show the AI answers right away?

No. /check reads your site and prepares your questions. You see the answers in the Nenn app when your 7-day trial starts. First answers show in minutes.

When do I pay?

/check asks for a card only after you pick a plan. Answers and weekly checks start with the 7-day trial. Cancel before it ends and nothing is charged. Prices are on the pricing page.

Find out what AI says about your company today

Fill the log by hand today, or let Nenn read your site, write your customer questions and ask AI for you every week.

Card needed. Cancel before day 7 and nothing is charged.
Nenn app, Visibility card: share of AI answers over time and the company leaderboard