Frequently Asked Questions

What is LLMO?

LLMO stands for Large Language Model Optimization — the practice of improving your brand's visibility and influence in AI-driven systems like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity. Instead of focusing on search engines, LLMO ensures that when someone asks an AI about your space, your brand shows up.

What is AEO?

AEO means AI Engine Optimization. It's the next evolution of SEO. While SEO is about Google rankings, AEO is about whether your brand appears in the answers people get from AI systems.

How is LLMO/AEO different from SEO?

SEO is about getting visibility on Google. LLMO/AEO is about getting visibility inside AI-generated answers. Both matter — but as AI becomes the first place people go for answers, LLMO/AEO is where visibility wins will happen next.

Why should I care about AI visibility?

AI engines are already shaping customer decisions, research, and brand trust. If your brand doesn't show up in AI answers, you're effectively invisible in a channel people are increasingly relying on.

How does Rankmind work?

Rankmind reads your website and identifies what prompts people are likely to ask about a business like yours, grouping those prompts into topics the same way LLMs do. Then Rankmind uses context-less queries to gather raw results from ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini to show exactly how each AI represents your business and to track results over time.

This approach also yields competitive insights: how competitive a topic or prompt is, which competitors are ranking, and how well your brand is covered across permutations. Rankmind queries each LLM multiple times for every prompt to account for response variability. We intentionally do not simulate endless user contexts.

Which AI engines does Rankmind track?

ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity — with Google AIO and Deepseek planned for October 2025.

What kind of insights will I get?

The topics and prompts most important to potential customers, the exact responses across all LLMs, mentions and citations for every response, and competitive visibility — which brands are appearing and how often.

How do topics and prompts work in Rankmind?

Topics and prompts are initially defined by Rankmind based on your website, and you can add your own at any time. We review your site during signup and on an ongoing basis to suggest new items worth tracking to improve visibility.

Who is Rankmind for?

Any business looking for a no-nonsense partner during this disruptive time — small businesses, marketing agencies, traditional companies, and SaaS teams. Rankmind is proudly bootstrapped so we stay focused on customers and results.

How often does Rankmind update results?

Weekly, with daily updates under evaluation.

Can I compare myself to competitors?

Absolutely — competitive benchmarking is a core feature.

How is Rankmind different from competitors like Profound?

Rankmind is affordable, focused, and simple. Many alternatives start at $500+ per month and overwhelm you with complexity. Rankmind gives you clarity, coverage, and competitive insight — without the noise.