
Google Says You Don't Need llms.txt. Here's the Catch.
Google says llms.txt is unnecessary. Chrome Lighthouse audits it anyway. We fact-checked five studies on what llms.txt really does for AI visibility in 2026.
Also known as: AI Visibility Comparison, Domain vs Domain Audit, Competitor AI Audit
Free head-to-head AI visibility comparison that audits two domains side-by-side across 6 tools (crawl, robots.txt, llms.txt, readiness, AEO, schema). Produces a shareable scorecard URL with winner callout, per-tool breakdown, and embeddable SVG badge. Used for competitive intelligence, sales decks, and builder-in-public share-outs.
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Google says llms.txt is unnecessary. Chrome Lighthouse audits it anyway. We fact-checked five studies on what llms.txt really does for AI visibility in 2026.

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