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Notes from the AI search frontier.

Research, opinion, and field reports about ranking in ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity. New post every other week.

Best AI visibility tools for SaaS founders (2026)

An honest, opinionated guide to the tools we actually use — and recommend, including competitors — to track and improve how ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity describe your SaaS.

May 22, 2026·12 min read

Why AI search matters in 2026 — and what changes for SEO

Google's share of search is slipping. AI-native engines like Perplexity and ChatGPT are growing fast. Here's what that means for brands trying to get found.

May 15, 2026·6 min read

Anatomy of an AI citation — how ChatGPT decides which brands to recommend

We analyzed 5,000 ChatGPT responses across 12 SaaS categories. Here's what we learned about which brands get cited, and what the cited ones have in common.

May 8, 2026·9 min read

SEO vs AEO — what's actually different about optimizing for AI

Traditional SEO ranks pages. Answer Engine Optimization ranks brands. We break down the practical differences — and the overlapping fundamentals.

Apr 29, 2026·7 min read