--- source_url: "https://getcitro.ai/?utm_source=openai" title: Citro โ€” Find Out Why AI Recommends Your Competitors mirrored_at: 2026-08-06T01:36:28.069Z host: getcitro.ai cited_in_42a: true mirror_canonical: "https://index.42a.ai/getcitro.ai/index__q__utm_source_openai" --- > **Original source:** https://getcitro.ai/?utm_source=openai AI citation intelligence, built for marketers ## See what AI tells your buyers. Then be the brand it recommends. Not a generic visibility score. The real picture: - Your real buyers, asking AI what they actually ask - See who all 7 AI platforms name instead of you - A 90-day plan to become the recommendation 7-day free trial. No charge today. Cancel anytime. Checks all 7: ChatGPT Perplexity Gemini Claude Copilot Meta AI Grok โšก Results in 5 minutes or less ๐Ÿ”’ No calls, no setup ๐Ÿ“Š 7 platforms, 1 report โœ“ Edit or upload your own personas C Your Citro Report Example Your Citro Score 19/100 Bottom 25% in your category AI recommended a competitor first in 3 of 4 buyer simulations. 0 unprompted mentions of you across 7 platforms. Your 90-day plan Score 19 โ†’ 42 1Fix the 6 pages AI can't citeDays 1-30 2Publish the 3 answers buyers ask AIDays 30-60 3Re-score and prove the liftDay 90 Today ยท 19Day 90 target ยท 42 Proprietary simulation methodology 7 AI platforms tested Editable buyer personas Results in under 5 minutes Powered by RootPartners Free 7-day trial, cancel anytime Recognized by ![Approved by the Association of AI Marketing Leaders](https://getcitro.ai/aaiml-badge.png) **Association of AI Marketing Leaders** Reviewed and approved for methodology, accuracy, and market relevance. The biggest shift in buyer research since Google AI and Google are running on _two completely different leaderboards._ 80% of sources cited by AI don't appear in Google's top 100 results for the same query 76โ†’38% of AI citations came from Google's top 10 โ€” that number was cut in half in 12 months **Your Google rankings no longer predict your Citro visibility.** The companies winning in AI search are largely not the companies winning in traditional SEO โ€” and vice versa. That gap is widening every quarter. Sources: Ahrefs ยท ALM Corp ยท August 2025 LLM citation research We practice what we preach ## We run Citro on Citro. We hold ourselves to the same standard we sell. We audit our own AI visibility across all seven platforms, follow the same 90-day plan we hand you, and re-score to prove it moves. The method has to work on the company that builds it before we ask it to work for you. [Start your 7-day free trial](https://getcitro.ai/start.html) Why Citro is different More than a score. A strategic diagnosis. A new category of tools tracks whether AI platforms mention your brand. **Citro simulates the actual buyer research journey**, and tells you exactly what to change to win it. Enterprise platforms like Profound now require $2,000+/month and a sales cycle. Citro gives you the same diagnostic depth starting with a free 7-day trial, with results in under 5 minutes and no contract. [See how we compare โ†’](https://getcitro.ai/citro-vs-profound.html) ย ยทย  [Best AI search visibility audit tools โ†’](https://getcitro.ai/ai-search-visibility.html) What you get A brand mention score A buyer-eye-view diagnosis + roadmap How it works AI query monitoring & mention tracking Synthetic buyer simulation across 7 AI platforms The output How often you're mentioned Why buyers choose competitors and what to fix Platform coverage 3โ€“6 platforms ยท misses Claude, Grok, Meta AI โœ“ All 7 platforms your buyers actually use Action plan โœ• โœ“ 90-day roadmap included Plan source Generic best practices โœ“ Built from your site, code, and market Root cause analysis โœ• โœ“ Structural diagnosis Score projection โœ• โœ“ Projected 90-day score shown Buyer perspective Monitors your brand mentions Simulates what AI tells your actual buyers Built on RootPartners' proprietary AI buyer research framework. How it works We simulate your buyers. Then we show you what AI tells them. Enter your URL. Citro profiles your business, builds the buyer personas and the exact questions they ask AI (yours to edit or upload), runs them blind across 7 platforms, and hands you a plan. Not a generic score. The buyer's-eye view. 01 โ€” Company Profile We model your market Enter your URL and we build a detailed profile of your business: your positioning, category language, and competitive context. Every persona we construct is grounded in your actual market. 02 โ€” Personas and Queries We build your buyers and the questions they ask We construct buyer personas from your company, industry, and buying stages, then generate the real questions each one would put to AI, not a generic "best tool" query. Edit any persona or question by hand, or upload your own. Your changes drive the next run. 03 โ€” Blind Audit, 7 Platforms We run your buyers across every major AI Each persona's questions run independently across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Meta AI, and Grok, more platforms than anyone else covers, with no brand signaling. We capture every recommendation and surface why competitors win. 04 โ€” Your Plan We hand you what to actually do A specific, prioritized plan to become the recommendation, built from your real gaps and grounded in what actually moves AI visibility, not generic advice. 05 โ€” Track and Model Watch it move, and test scenarios Your dashboard tracks how your visibility changes over time and lets you model scenarios with different personas, so you can see how new buyers or new markets would view you before you commit. Synthetic buyer simulation We don't check your brand. We simulate your buyers. Every audit constructs personas based on your actual market โ€” their role, company size, buying stage, and the exact queries they run. Here's what that looks like. Query run across 7 AI platforms "What are the best \[category\] platforms for a fast-growing B2B company? Looking for something that integrates with Salesforce." Query run across 7 AI platforms "Which \[category\] vendors do Fortune 500 companies use? Need enterprise security compliance and dedicated support." Query run across 7 AI platforms "What's the best \[category\] tool for an early-stage startup? What do other founders recommend in 2026?" Personas are constructed fresh for every audit, based on your company and your actual buyers, and they are yours to see, edit, and evolve. Who this is built for If buyers in your category use AI, you compete in AI search. Whether you know it or not, AI is already building shortlists in your category. Here's who needs to know where they stand. - B2B companies with a defined buyer and at least one named competitor - Ecommerce and D2C brands competing for AI-generated product recommendations and "best of" lists - B2C brands in considered-purchase categories โ€” software, insurance, health, finance, travel, and more - Marketing leaders who've noticed organic traffic declining but can't explain why - Founders preparing for a sales push who want to know what AI says about them first - PE portfolio companies being asked about AI readiness by their board The only brands that don't need this are ones with no online presence and no named competitors โ€” yet. What's included Everything you need to compete in AI search. โ—Ž Citro Score A weighted score (0โ€“100%) measuring how prominently your brand appears across all platforms and query types โ€” benchmarked against your named competitors. โ—ˆ Synthetic Buyer Simulations Buyer personas that simulate your exact buyer actively researching your category โ€” blind, with no brand signaling, across multiple buying stages. โ—‡ Competitive Intelligence See exactly which competitors AI recommends instead of you, how often, and why โ€” including structural analysis of what gives them the advantage. โ—‰ 90-Day Action Roadmap A build plan drawn from your actual website, code, and market, sequenced across content, technical, and distribution with effort and impact ratings. Specific enough to assign and ship, not a generic checklist. Common questions Answers to what people actually ask. How does the audit actually work? You enter your company name and website URL. We build a detailed profile of your business, construct synthetic buyer personas based on your actual market, then run those personas across 7 AI platforms โ€” ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Meta AI, and Grok โ€” without any brand signaling. We capture every recommendation, analyze why competitors win, and deliver a root cause diagnosis and 90-day action plan. Does Citro use its own product? Yes. We run Citro on our own company across every platform, follow the same 90-day plan we give customers, and track our score as it moves. We will publish the before and after as a case study. We are not going to ask you to trust a method we do not run on ourselves. What makes this different from just searching my brand in ChatGPT? When you search your own brand, you're not simulating how a buyer actually researches your category. Citro constructs personas with specific job functions, buying stages, and behavioral patterns, then runs category-level queries โ€” the same way a real buyer would. You see what AI tells them, not what it tells you when you ask about yourself. How long does it take? Results are delivered in under 5 minutes. No calls, no setup, no waiting. What if I don't recognize the competitors you surface? That's often the most valuable finding. AI platforms may be recommending brands you've never considered competitors. Knowing who's on the AI shortlist โ€” and why โ€” is exactly what the audit is designed to reveal. However, you can edit the competitor list to your preference. Is this a one-time thing or should I run it regularly? AI recommendations shift as platforms update their models and as competitors publish new content, so it pays to track it over time. A Professional subscription ($119/mo, with a 7-day free trial) lets you run Citro as often as you want and watch your score move. Enterprise ($299/mo) extends that to up to 10 companies or websites. Who is this built for? Any brand competing for attention in a category where buyers or consumers use AI to research options. That includes B2B companies, ecommerce brands, D2C products, and B2C brands in considered-purchase categories โ€” anywhere AI is part of how people find and evaluate their options. My customers don't seem to use AI to research purchases. Is this still relevant? AI-assisted research is growing faster than most brands realize, and it's not evenly distributed. In B2B categories, procurement teams and senior buyers are already using ChatGPT and Perplexity to build vendor shortlists before a single sales call. In B2C, it shows up in product comparisons and "what should I buy" queries. If even 10% of your buyers are using AI to shortlist vendors and you're not on those lists, you're losing deals before the conversation starts. Citro tells you exactly where you stand today โ€” and gives you 90 days to close the gap before that 10% becomes 30%. What industries does this work for? Citro has been used across B2B SaaS, professional services, financial services, ecommerce, healthcare technology, and D2C consumer brands. The common thread isn't industry โ€” it's whether your buyers use AI to discover or evaluate options in your category. If buyers in your space ever ask AI a question like "best \[your category\] for \[their situation\]," you compete in AI search whether you've claimed that ground or not. The audit tells you who's currently winning those queries. What you get Here's exactly what your Citro looks like Your score, a platform-by-platform breakdown, who's beating you and why, and a prioritized 90-day plan โ€” delivered in under 5 minutes. Citro Your Company Citro Audit ยท May 2026 11% Citro Score KEY FINDING Your Company is absent from 8 of 10 AI advisory queries in your category โ€” ceding direct sales opportunities to Competitor A, Competitor B, and Competitor C. SCORE OVERVIEW 11% score Current**11%** Projected**48%** With structured schema and targeted AI-optimized content, you can realistically reach a 48% Citro score within 90 days by closing the most critical content and technical gaps. QUERY RESULTS BY PLATFORM Perplexity Google Gemini ChatGPT Claude MS Copilot High Medium Low None COMPETITOR MENTIONS Competitor A Competitor B Competitor C Competitor D Your Company DAYS 1โ€“30 Technical Foundation Deploy structured schema markup across core pages Publish llms.txt and canonical brand brief Consolidate site architecture for AI crawler clarity DAYS 31โ€“60 Content and Visibility Publish AI-optimized comparison and FAQ pages Create buyer-intent landing pages for high-absence queries Target the three competitor queries you're losing most DAYS 61โ€“90 Distribution and Measurement Syndicate citations to third-party review sources Launch structured affiliate and partner content Implement Citro score tracking across all query categories Pricing Know where you stand. Track every shift that matters. Most popular Professional $119 /month For small businesses and entrepreneurs tracking Citro visibility for one company or product over time. - Full Citro audit across 7 AI platforms - Unlimited audit runs โ€” one company - Score trend tracking over time - Full run history dashboard - Email delivery every run - Cancel anytime [Start Free Trial โ†’](https://getcitro.ai/start.html) Enterprise $299 /month For companies managing multiple products, brands, or websites that need Citro visibility monitoring across all of them. - Everything in Professional - Up to 10 companies or websites - Multi-brand monitoring dashboard - Cross-brand competitive comparisons - Priority support - Cancel anytime [Get started โ†’](https://getcitro.ai/enterprise.html) Full Service Custom Full-service Citro visibility management โ€” strategy, implementation, and ongoing optimization handled by our team at RootPartners. [Talk to us โ†’](https://rootpartners.co/) - Everything in Enterprise - Dedicated RootPartners strategist - Implementation support - Monthly strategy sessions - Custom reporting and deliverables - Priority access to new features Secured by stripe ยท 256-bit SSL encryption All plans include a secure customer dashboard Find out where AI is sending your buyers. Fix it in 90 days. Results in under 5 minutes. Free 7-day trial, cancel anytime. [Start Free Trial](https://getcitro.ai/start.html) Powered by RootPartners The firm behind the tool. Citro is built on the methodology developed by RootPartners โ€” a consulting firm that prepares companies for agentic commerce. The audit tells you where you stand externally. RootPartners addresses what comes next: designing and building the marketing organization built to compete in this environment. 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