{
  "name": "AVR 7-domain AI visibility and citation benchmark",
  "description": "Baseline audit of seven domains measuring AI visibility (mentioned in an AI answer) versus AI citation (linked as a source). This file is the single source of truth for the benchmark figures referenced across citability.dev and chudi.dev blog posts.",
  "measuredOn": "2026-04-07",
  "framework": "AI Visibility Readiness (AVR)",
  "method": "Per domain, roughly 20 topic queries across ChatGPT Search, Perplexity, and Claude. Visibility = the engine mentions the brand or topic, with or without a link. Citation = the engine links to a URL on the domain as a source.",
  "sources": [
    "https://chudi.dev/blog/ai-citability-audit",
    "https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-measure-your-ai-citation-rate-across-chatgpt-perplexity-and-claude/"
  ],
  "caveats": [
    "Point-in-time measurement. AI citation patterns shift with model updates; re-measure quarterly.",
    "Partial and untested entries reflect sites that failed infrastructure-readiness checks and were not fully scored. High-DA social sites get cited via training-data scale, not structure.",
    "Visibility is consistently higher than citation because being mentioned is easier than being linked as the source."
  ],
  "domains": [
    { "domain": "ahrefs.com", "domainAuthority": 92, "infrastructure": "Foundation-ready", "visibilityPct": 100, "citationPct": 5, "status": "scored", "note": "Foundation-ready: always mentioned, rarely the cited source" },
    { "domain": "citability.dev", "domainAuthority": null, "domainAuthorityNote": "under 10", "infrastructure": "Foundation-strong", "visibilityPct": 44, "citationPct": 15, "status": "scored", "note": "Foundation-strong: 3x Ahrefs citation despite far lower authority" },
    { "domain": "chudi.dev", "domainAuthority": 28, "infrastructure": "Foundation-strong", "visibilityPct": 25, "citationPct": 0, "status": "scored", "note": "Foundation-strong infrastructure, no topic citations at baseline" },
    { "domain": "semrush.com", "domainAuthority": 91, "infrastructure": "Foundation-ready", "visibilityPct": null, "citationPct": null, "status": "partial", "note": "Foundation-ready; strong schema; only partially scored" },
    { "domain": "reddit.com", "domainAuthority": 97, "infrastructure": "Not ready", "visibilityPct": null, "citationPct": null, "status": "untested", "note": "Failed basic infrastructure checks; cited via training data, not structure" },
    { "domain": "medium.com", "domainAuthority": 95, "infrastructure": "Not ready", "visibilityPct": null, "citationPct": null, "status": "untested", "note": "Failed basic infrastructure checks" },
    { "domain": "x.com", "domainAuthority": 96, "infrastructure": "Not ready", "visibilityPct": null, "citationPct": null, "status": "untested", "note": "Failed basic infrastructure checks" }
  ]
}