# About AEOmeter

> Why AEOmeter exists, who it is for, and the principles behind it: evidence first, honest denominators, your data in your browser, and an open MCP server and API.

## Why AEOmeter exists

Your buyers now ask ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google questions like "best product analytics tool for a seed-stage startup" before they ever reach your site. The answer names three or four products. You are either one of them or you are not, and none of it shows up in your analytics.

We wanted a simple way to see those answers: the real ones, from the consumer apps buyers use, signed in like a real person. Then count them honestly, over time, against the competitors that matter. AEOmeter is that tool.

## Who it is for

Founders and indie hackers who track one to three of their own brands plus a handful of competitors. You want to know whether AI recommends you, which competitors it picks instead, and which pages it cites when it does. You do not want a dashboard built for a 40-person marketing department.

## Principles

**Evidence first**: Every number links to the original answer and the sources the engine cited. If you cannot click through to the answer behind a metric, we should not show the metric.

**Honest denominators**: Rates divide by answers actually captured. Failed checks, verification pauses and searches with no AI Overview are left out instead of counted as misses, and an empty period shows a dash instead of 0%. The [methodology](https://aeometer.com/methodology) spells out every formula.

**Your data, your browser**: Checks run in your Chrome with your own AI accounts. The extension never captures provider cookies or account tokens, and saves only the latest answer and its sources, not the page. Website analytics load only after you consent. Read the [privacy policy](https://aeometer.com/privacy).

**Built in the open**: A remote [MCP server](https://aeometer.com/features/mcp) lets Claude, Cursor and other assistants read your results, and a REST API with an OpenAPI spec at [/openapi.json](https://aeometer.com/openapi.json) uses the same handlers as the web app ([API reference](https://aeometer.com/docs)). The [changelog](https://aeometer.com/changelog) lists what shipped and when.

## What we will not claim

AEOmeter measures what AI answered for your account, in your browser, at a point in time. It does not estimate impressions, search volume, sentiment or ranking position, and it does not promise you will "rank #1" in ChatGPT. The engine integrations are experimental because the engines change their pages, and your Chrome has to be open for checks to run. We would rather say that up front than surprise you later.

## Where things stand

AEOmeter is in beta. It checks ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews through a beta Chrome extension. The app guides you through installing it after you sign up. See [how it works](https://aeometer.com/how-it-works) for the details.

## Who makes it

AEOmeter is made by Andrei Canta, its founder.

## Contact

Questions, bug reports, data deletion requests or a prompt that gives strange results: email [hello@aeometer.com](mailto:hello@aeometer.com).

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- Web page: https://aeometer.com/about
- Start tracking your brand: https://aeometer.com/sign-up
- All pages for AI agents: https://aeometer.com/llms.txt