AI search is replacing Google for high-intent buyer questions
When AI search picks 3 names, be one of them.
When a Sydney buyer asks ChatGPT or Perplexity for the best in your category, they get one paragraph back with 3–5 names. We find your way in.
Free diagnostic: 5 queries on 1 AI platform, no card, ~60 seconds.
Why it matters
In 2024 your buyer Googled. In 2026 they ask AI.
A Sydney buyer about to spend serious money on a service they need to trust — solar, builder, accountant, consultant — doesn't start at Google anymore. They ask ChatGPT or Perplexity. They get one paragraph back with 3–5 names. That's the shortlist they actually call. If you're not in it, you don't get the call.
What it costs to be out: Google Ads bills climbing every year. Buyers arriving cold, comparing you against names they got from AI search before they ever Googled. Your reviews and credentials don't get to do their job until after the buyer has already met your competitors.
What it's worth to be in: The buyer arrives knowing your name, your top credential, and what makes you different. Warmer leads, higher close rates, lower marketing cost per sale — and once AI search picks you, it keeps picking you for around a year before it re-evaluates.
SEO works on a page the buyer skips. Ads can't out-bid an answer the AI already gave. The only thing that works is being one of the names AI search mentions — the Reddit posts, Quora answers, FAQ pages, and write-ups it picks from when it forms its shortlist.
Methodology
Why one check tells you almost nothing.
Ask ChatGPT the same question twice and you'll get a different list of names almost every time. A 2025 study tested this 2,961 times and got identical lists less than 1% of the time. So a single check tells you almost nothing — we replicate every reading.
Every reading carries a Wilson 90% confidence interval, not a single number. If the interval is narrow and you're in, that's a reliable win. If it's narrow and you're out, that's a clear gap. If it's wide, that's also useful — it means AI search hasn't picked a clear winner yet, which is your way in.
Every number we report carries a range, not just a single percent. Same maths epidemiologists and A/B testing platforms use. How we measure it →
How it works
Find out → Map the gap → Become the answer.
Step 1 · Find out
Free 60-second Diagnostic
Drop your URL and 5 queries your buyers ask. We poll one AI platform live and tell you the truth — cited, contested, or invisible. No card. ~60 seconds.
Run it free →Step 2 · See the full picture
$149 Pro Audit
15 buyer-intent questions across 4 AI search platforms, head-to-head against 2 competitors. Every reading carries a Wilson 90% confidence interval, not a single number. Per-query verdict: Brand-anchor, Won, Contested, or Invisible.
See a sample →Step 3 · Get the playbook
Pro Audit + Roadmap
Snapshot data plus a written 90-day plan you (or a team member) can follow. 45-minute walk-through call.
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Step 4 · Become the AI answer
AI Search Citation Pack
Done-for-you 3-month retainer, pause anytime after month 1. AI-credible media articles published under your brand on the AI-credible platforms. You approve 1 doc — we do everything else.
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Simple pricing. Become the AI answer.
No demos, no sales calls. Four tiers, four outcomes — pick the one that matches the question you actually need answered.
Free Diagnostic
Find out: does AI search know you exist?
$0 · no card
- Find out where you stand — 5 questions on 1 AI search platform.
- Plain verdict per question — mentioned, sometimes mentioned, or invisible.
- Full per-question log — plus a one-paragraph summary you can read in under a minute.
- ~60 seconds from submit to inbox.
$149 Pro Audit
See the full picture: where competitors take your share.
$149 · one-time
- Full picture across 4 AI search platforms — 15 buyer-intent questions × ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Claude.
- Head-to-head against 2 competitors of your choice — per-question verdict on who AI search cites instead.
- Wilson 90% confidence interval per query — every reading carries a real range, not a single number.
- Top sources AI search cites + expert review on content gaps to close.
- 24 hours from purchase to inbox.
Pro Audit + Roadmap
Get the playbook: a 90-day plan you (or a team member) can execute.
Register interest →AI Search Citation Pack
Become the AI answer. 3-month retainer, pause anytime after month 1.
Register interest →Case Studies
See how this works in your industry.
Aoraforge's case studies are real Sydney service businesses — pre-registered queries, real Wilson 90% CI polling, full transparency on every query. Tell us your industry and we'll send the most relevant case study within 24 hours.
Frequently asked.
Why replicate every reading instead of a single audit?
Here's the opening most audits miss. When AI gives a different answer every time you ask the same question, that's not noise — that's an open seat. We poll each of your questions many times so you can see those open seats clearly, with a real range instead of a single misleading number. (A 2025 study found AI returns the same brand list less than 1% of the time when asked twice — so any audit reporting a single number is selling you decoration, not measurement.) How we measure it →
Which AI platforms do you cover?
ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and Claude. We don't poll Claude separately — Claude's web_search tool routes through Brave (no separate Claude crawl index), so polling Brave directly covers Claude users.
What kinds of businesses get the most lift?
Sydney service businesses where buyers compare names before choosing — solar and battery installers, custom builders, accountants, consultants, marketing/IT operators. When the market is noisy, being the name AI search picks is worth more. Request a case study to closely match your industry.
Can I see what a report looks like before I pay?
Yes — all samples are public. See the free diagnostic and $149 Pro Audit. Request your industry's case study for one matched to your business.