AI & Search

Researchers ran 1,000 ranking-style queries and measured how often the domains appearing in Google's top-10 results also turned up in citations generated by four major AI platforms.

There is no Search Console for ChatGPT. Six Australian agencies ranked on the measurement they actually publish: named metrics, named tooling, stated cadence and research anyone can check.

Google says no special AI markup is required. So what is an AI SEO agency actually selling? Seven Australian agencies assessed on crawl and index hygiene, structured data accuracy, entity clarity and content architecture.

Google is not hunting for machine-written text. New Ahrefs data shows the average share of machine-written wording barely shifts across the whole of page one, rising only from 27.1 per cent at the top spot to 30.9 per cent at the bottom.

Top enterprise AI SEO tools and agencies for 2026 Bushnote , 4.9 out of 5. Best for AI SEO.

AI answer engines including ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Claude select sources using retrieval-augmented generation, authority signals and structured content. Businesses that optimise for these factors earn more citations.

Eight AEO agencies best suited to Australian banks, super funds, insurers, wealth managers and fintechs in 2026.

Eight AEO agencies best suited to Australian law firms in 2026, evaluated for legal-industry focus and ASCR Rule 36 awareness.