Source Authority: Control Which URLs AI Cites for Your Brand

5 April 2026 Updated May 2026 5 min read Fonctionnalité

When AI talks about your brand, it cites web sources. But are they YOUR pages or competitors'?

The Source Authority Ratio

We extract all cited URLs and calculate the percentage you control. Target: above 50%.

How to Improve

Publish rich content (AQA FAQs, guides)
Build quality backlinks
Update pages regularly

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Article reviewed and updated: May 2026 — verified against current behaviors of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity.

About the author

Davy Abderrahman

Founder & CEO at AI Labs Audit

Specialist in AI visibility (AEO/GEO/LLMO), I help agencies and consultants measure and optimize their clients' presence on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and other AI answer engines. Pioneer in AI visibility auditing since 2024.

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