What is AI-readiness?

AI-readiness (AEO) measures how well AI systems like ChatGPT and Claude can find, read, and understand your content. Sites that score well are more likely to appear in AI-generated answers.

How is the score calculated?

We analyze 4 dimensions: crawlability (30pts), content structure (35pts), technical SEO (25pts), and content quality (10pts). Each is scored by crawling your live site.

Common issues include missing structured data, JavaScript-only rendering, no sitemap, poor heading hierarchy, and thin content. Your results page shows exactly what to fix.

Yes, fully free. The score and detailed breakdown are always free. We offer a premium consultation service for teams that need a full AEO action plan.

How to Check If Your Website Is AI-Friendly

Name: GradeByAI
Author: GradeByAI

April 28, 2026

AI search engines like Perplexity, ChatGPT, and Claude now answer millions of questions per day by retrieving and citing web pages. If your website is not AI-friendly, it will not appear in those answers — regardless of how well it ranks on Google.

What "AI-friendly" actually means

An AI-friendly website is one that AI crawlers can access, read, and understand. AI crawlers need explicit permission in your robots.txt file. They often do not execute JavaScript — your content must be present in the initial HTML. And they rely on structured data (JSON-LD) to understand what a page is about.

Step 1: Check if AI crawlers can access your site

Open your robots.txt file and look for GPTBot (ChatGPT), ClaudeBot (Claude), and PerplexityBot (Perplexity). If any of these are blocked with "Disallow: /", that bot cannot crawl your site. Change each to "Allow: /".

Step 2: Check if your content is machine-readable

AI crawlers do not execute JavaScript. Disable JavaScript in your browser and reload your page — that is what AI crawlers see. If your page body is empty, your content is invisible to AI. Also check for a meta description (50-160 chars), a proper title (30-60 chars), heading hierarchy, and a sitemap at /sitemap.xml.

Step 3: Check your structured data

JSON-LD schema markup tells AI systems exactly what your page is about. Add a WebPage, Article, or Organization schema to your head. For FAQs, use FAQPage.

Step 4: Run an automated check

GradeByAI automates the entire process: enter your URL at gradebyai.com/check and get a 0-100 score across all four dimensions in under 10 seconds.

Step 5: Fix issues in priority order

Fix crawlability first (blocked bots, auth-gating). Then content structure (JSON-LD, meta tags, headings). Then technical SEO (canonical, HTTPS, speed). Content quality last.

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