AI Visibility & GEO

Ahrefs R-Score profile.

How often AI recommends Ahrefs, measured live across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews. Last updated August 10, 2026.

R-SCORE
40Recommended
AI Visibility & GEO
Signal breakdown
PresenceHow often the brand appears at all in the AI answers sampled.
83Recommended
ProminenceHow much of the answer focuses on the brand when it does appear.
9Ghosted
SentimentHow the answer frames the brand — from hero recommendation down to warning.
61Cited
CitationWhether the AI's cited sources include the brand's own domain.
50Mentioned
AI recommendation

Ahrefs scores 40/100 (Recommended) for how often ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews recommend it in AI Visibility & GEO.

Category rankPosition among the 8 tracked AI Visibility & GEO brands, ranked on this category's buying-intent question. Ties share a rank.#3in AI Visibility & GEO →
MomentumR-Score points gained or lost since the previous weekly reading — score movement, not places moved in the ranking.Up 11points week-on-week
Surface coverageHow many of the requested AI surfaces returned a usable answer for this week's reading.3/3AI surfaces measured
Sources AI cited for AI Visibility & GEO answersEvery source the AI drew on when answering this category's buying-intent questions — answer-level, not necessarily about Ahrefs.
RedditBrandmentionsJoinhexagonSiftlySitepointRankprompt
Citation gapsSources the AI already cites for AI Visibility & GEO answers where Ahrefs is absent — each one is a concrete, fixable opportunity.4See the action plan →

The R-Score measures how AI assistants reference Ahrefs for AI Visibility & GEO queries, an automated estimate of model behavior, not an assessment of Ahrefs’s product, security or quality. RecommendHQ is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Ahrefs. See how we measure. Represent Ahrefs and believe this reading is wrong? Contact us.

Ahrefs& AI: frequently asked

Does AI recommend Ahrefs?

Ahrefs holds a blended R-Score of 40/100, currently “Recommended” on the Visibility Spectrum. The score reflects how often ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews recommend Ahrefs for AI Visibility & GEO queries.

What is Ahrefs’s AI R-Score?

Ahrefs’s R-Score is 40/100, blended from four signals measured across every tracked AI surface: Presence (83), Prominence (9), Sentiment (61) and Citation (50).

Which AI engines was Ahrefs scored on?

RecommendHQ scores Ahrefs on four grounded AI surfaces that retrieve live content and expose their citations: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews.

How can Ahrefs improve its AI recommendation score?

Raising an R-Score means closing citation gaps, earning mentions on the third-party sources AI models cite when answering AI Visibility & GEO questions. Run a free scan to see Ahrefs’s specific gaps and a prioritized action plan.

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