What is AI Citation?
An AI citation is a reference an AI assistant makes to a brand, source or URL inside a generated answer — the GEO equivalent of a search ranking or a backlink.
An AI citation is any mention or source reference an AI model includes when it answers a question. Some engines, like Perplexity, show citations as numbered links to the URLs they used; others, like ChatGPT, may mention a brand without a visible link. Tracking AI citations tells you which content earns visibility in AI search and which sources models trust for your category.
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