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Also known as: Share of Voice Score, AI SOV Tracker
Radar tool that measures brand share of voice in AI-generated recommendations. Runs industry prompts across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini to calculate position-weighted competitive rankings.
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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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