An Answer Capsule is a concise, standalone text block designed to be directly extracted by AI assistants. It provides a complete answer in 2-3 sentences, optimized for AI citation.

What is an Answer Capsule?

An Answer Capsule is a content format designed specifically for AI extraction - a self-contained answer in a few sentences.

Characteristics

  • 2-3 sentences maximum
  • Self-contained and complete
  • Directly answers a specific question
  • Placed prominently in content

AEO Benefit

Answer capsules increase chances of being quoted verbatim by AI assistants in their responses.

When a customer asks AIs without naming a brand, someone else gets recommended. What about the brands you manage?

Every question asked to ChatGPT without the brand in the answer is a competitor recommended in its place: measured across 6,820 real AI answers.