What we're learning about how AI assistants recommend Shopify stores.
Compare Shopify AI visibility tools by plans, questions, engines and schedule.
We asked ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok the same 20 questions with web search on and off. From memory, none of them named our own store. With web search, they named it in 44 of 80 answers.
A repeatable free check for Shopify stores: ask buying questions with web search, record mentions and sources, then decide whether weekly tracking is worth it.
Free plans first, then dated Shopify AI visibility prices normalized by questions and check schedule. Shows where credits and unclear schedules prevent a fair comparison.
Our 17 August 2026 Shopify survey found no clear link between machine-readable review ratings and AI citations. Here are the counts, method and limits.
Check Google AI Overview manually, record mentions and source links separately, and understand which AEO Tracker plans include weekly Google checks.
Looking for a Shopify GEO app? Compare tools that measure AI visibility with tools that change your store, and distinguish GEO from geolocation.
35 Shopify AEO and AI visibility apps compared by price, engines, check schedule and evidence. Listings checked 5 October 2026.
Our 166-store Shopify robots.txt survey found no citation-relevant product-path blocks. Learn why training bot rules and search access are different checks.
A practical Shopify guide to clearer product information, relevant sources and repeatable AI checks, with honest limits from our citation and store surveys.
Which websites ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overview read before recommending a product, from about 1,300 real answers.
