Brand report · September 2026

BrightEdge: AI Visibility Report

When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about ai visibility & aeo, BrightEdge ranks #6 of 15, a Visibility Score of 23 in AI Visibility & AEO (and appears in 2 categories of the index).

Note: that score is BrightEdge's best category. BrightEdge aspires to SEO Crawlers & Site Audit but is unranked there (Screaming Frog, Ahrefs and Semrush lead).

These rankings are measured from what the three models know from training, not a live web search. The live-web grounded surface is rolling out across the index. Methodology.

How AI sees BrightEdge

A background name in enterprise SEO, not a frontrunner.

Where it wins. BrightEdge holds its ground in AI Visibility and AEO, ranking 4th of 15 with a 26% mention rate, the only category where it surfaces with any regularity.

Where it loses. In Rank Tracking it collapses to 12th, a 1.4% first-pick rate, and is dropped from six prompt themes entirely, meaning buyers researching core SEO functionality rarely reach its name before the conversation moves on.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

Gap

How BrightEdge positions itself vs how AI ranks it

BrightEdge's homepage positions it for SEO Crawlers & Site Audit. Ask the models that question and they name Screaming Frog, Ahrefs and Semrush, not BrightEdge.

The pitch

"The #1 AI-Powered SEO & AEO Platform"

Positions in SEO Crawlers & Site Audit

Targets Enterprise

What AI actually says

Strongest #4 · AI Visibility & AEO

In SEO Crawlers & Site Audit Not named. Screaming Frog, Ahrefs and Semrush lead

Why, and what closes it. Models recommend what the web says about a brand, not what its homepage asserts. That is a content and coverage gap, not a product one. Earned mentions and clearer positioning can move it.

Homepage self-messaging · September 2026 ranking · the biggest gaps across the index →

AI Visibility & AEO · #6 of 15

23 / 100 flat vs last month

26%

mention rate (72 answers)

3

avg. position

10%

first pick

4%

share of voice

ChatGPT

2

Claude

17

Gemini

49

One of the index's bigger model splits: see where the models disagree →

How the models portray BrightEdge

Being named is not the same as being recommended. Each mention is graded endorsed (a strong pick), listed (a neutral option), or caveated (named with a reservation).

63% 11% 26%

endorsed · 95% band 41–81% listed caveated graded across 19 mentions in AI Visibility & AEO answers

Prompt themes BrightEdge would want to own

Share of each theme's answers that mention BrightEdge. Hover a row for the exact prompt. Compare shapes on the head-to-head page.

6/9 · #1×2

5/9 · #1×2

3/9 · #1×1

2/9 · #1×1

Budget & alternatives

2/9

If you could pick one

1/9 · #1×1

Startup & small team

0/9

Feature-led ask

0/9

Gaps Startup & small team · Feature-led ask

Most co-mentioned competitors

Share of BrightEdge's mentions where the AI models name this brand in the same answer. That is the real competitive set in the AI channel.

Semrush

58%

42%

37%

32%

32%

MarketMuse

26%

Scores are measured from real AI answers, refreshed monthly. Methodology.

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