What is Answer Engine Optimization?
AEO improves how clearly a brand's site answers the questions people ask AI assistants. SmartLayer audits current visibility, identifies citation gaps, and proposes content changes for review.
The SmartLayer Difference
BuiltfortheAIera.
AI-First Architecture
Not retrofitted SEO. Built from the ground up to speak the language of LLMs.
Precision at Scale
Plan-scoped pages, queries and engines are measured with visible coverage, bounded automation and an approval trail.
Ships, doesn't just report
SmartLayer publishes approved changes, preserves rollback evidence and measures impact against a compatible baseline.
AEO software for ecommerce and Shopify
SmartLayer is an Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) platform for ecommerce teams that need to understand whether AI assistants mention or cite their brand — and what to improve next.
Monitor brand visibility in ChatGPT and AI search
Track observed mentions and citations across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude. When a competitor is cited, SmartLayer records the query and evidence behind the gap.
AEO for Shopify stores
For ecommerce teams with an established catalog and existing SEO or content investment, SmartLayer turns measured gaps into quality-checked content that can be approved before publishing to Shopify, WordPress, or Lovable and GitHub.
How It Works
Youfocus.Weship.
Three steps from evidence collection to reviewed, traceable changes.
1
Connect
Enter your domain. SmartLayer crawls eligible pages and records coverage, exclusions and evidence.
2
Analyze
SmartLayer measures the approved query set across the engines included in your plan and identifies observed gaps.
3
Ship
Generates a proposed answer, validates it through deterministic quality checks, and publishes approved changes through supported CMS APIs.
Where monitoring tools stopSee it in action
Fromdomainevidencetomeasurableactions
SmartLayer records real evidence after onboarding.
Capabilities
Profeatures.Zerocomplexity.
AEO + GEO Score
Designed to be cited.
SmartLayer stores engine responses and citation evidence so you can see where your brand is observed and where it is not.
See your AEO + GEO scores01
Illustrative sample · AEO score report
Sample data87/ 100
ChatGPT91%
Perplexity84%
Gemini79%
Sample observationsIllustrative only
"best AEO tool for SaaS"ChatGPT ✓
"AI search visibility platform"Perplexity ✓
Autopilot
Sample workflow
Citation gap detected
“best AEO tool for agencies”Perplexity citescompetitor.ioinstead of you
Autopilot response
Analyzing competitor answerDone
Writing answer in your toneWriting…
Publish to your site
Example observationObserved
“best AEO platform for SaaS”ChatGPT ✓
02
Autopilot
A competitor gets cited. SmartLayer records the gap.
SmartLayer can propose a structured response for a measured gap, run deterministic quality checks, and send it through the configured approval workflow.
Start AutopilotLive Monitor
See what the measured engines returned.
Track observed queries, engines and citations in one dashboard, including coverage and comparison state.
Start monitoring03
Sample AI query results
Example: 3 enginesChatGPT✓2m
Perplexity✓7m
Gemini✗14m
ChatGPT✓21m
47
Cited
5
Missed
90%
Score
Why SmartLayer
Thedifferenceiseverything.
Traceable site audit
See crawl coverage, observed evidence and explicit reasons for pages that could not be measured.
Reviewed generation and publishing
Generate proposed changes, apply deterministic checks, and publish through the configured approval workflow.
Plan-specific engine coverage
Live citation tracking on ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude. GEO readiness audits on Google AI Overviews and Bing Copilot.
Enterprise-ready
Tenant-isolated data, encrypted integration credentials, reversible publishing, and production observability.
Multi-language
Store tenant language preferences and keep localized workflows within one workspace.
Scheduled, comparable measurements
Re-sample on the configured schedule and avoid presenting incompatible engine or query cohorts as score movement.
14-dayfreetrial.Nocreditcard.
Start with the Starter trial, then choose clear monthly or annual limits.
See observed engine coverage, approved changes and comparable impact evidence in one place.
Starter14-day free trial
€79per month
For websites and blogs looking to start measuring their AEO + GEO.
Start free auditWhat's included?
- 1 domain
- 50 monitored queries
- Claude and ChatGPT measurement
- 5 tracked competitors
- 3 content pieces per month
- 50 pages per crawl
- 5 schema actions per month
- Shopify, WordPress, GitHub/Lovable and hosted publishing
- Weekly evidence report
ProMost Popular
€249per month
Advanced tools for growing brands.
Start free auditWhat's included?
- 3 domains
- 150 monitored queries
- All 4 supported AI engines
- 10 tracked competitors
- 10 content pieces per month
- 150 pages per crawl
- 30 schema actions per month
- 4 on-demand refreshes per month
- Shopify, WordPress, GitHub/Lovable and hosted publishing
- Approval-based autopilot
- GSC impact measurement
Enterprise
Custompricing
High-volume automation with a custom contract.
Contact salesWhat's included?
- From 10 domains
- From 500 monitored queries
- All 4 supported AI engines
- From 20 tracked competitors
- From 30 content pieces per month
- 300 pages per crawl
- 100 schema actions per month
- 12 on-demand refreshes per month
- Contract-defined limits and budget
- Shopify, WordPress, GitHub/Lovable and hosted publishing
- Priority onboarding and support
The first Starter or Pro subscription payment includes a 14-day refund window. Taxes may apply.
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