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AI citation tracking

Get cited by AI. Track every mention.

AI answers are built from sources. See which URLs ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews cite for your prompts, which of your pages earn citations, and which competitor and third-party pages win them instead.

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What is AI citation tracking?

AI citation tracking records the web pages an AI engine cites as sources when it answers a question. For every tracked prompt, Surva.ai stores the URLs and domains behind the answer, so you can see which pages shape what AI says about your category.

Citations explain recommendations. If AI keeps naming a competitor, the cited sources usually show why: a review site, a comparison article or a help page that answers the question well. Knowing those sources tells you which of your pages to strengthen, which third-party sites to approach, and which content to create.

How it works

How AI Citation Tracking works

  1. Step 1

    Capture every answer

    Each tracked prompt is run on every engine and the full answer, including its cited sources, is stored.

  2. Step 2

    Classify the sources

    Cited URLs are grouped by domain and content type, so you can see whether AI leans on reviews, listicles, docs or your own pages.

  3. Step 3

    Act on the pattern

    Find the pages that win citations for competitors and create or improve content to compete for them.

What you get

What AI Citation Tracking shows you

Your pages

See which of your pages AI cites

Find the pages on your site that AI engines already cite, and the prompts they are cited for. Those pages are worth protecting and updating.

Competitor sources

Find the pages that cite your competitors

When AI recommends a competitor, see the URLs behind that answer. Review sites, comparison articles and listicles that cite rivals are outreach and content opportunities.

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Content

Create pages built to be cited

Turn citation patterns into articles. Surva drafts content with the structure AI engines tend to cite: direct answers, comparisons, steps and FAQs.

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Included

Everything in AI Citation Tracking

Cited URLs per answer

Every source an engine cites for each tracked prompt.

Top cited domains

The domains AI trusts most in your category.

Content type breakdown

Whether citations come from listicles, comparisons, reviews, how-tos, forums, docs or product pages.

Competitor citations

Sources that cite competitors but not you.

Citation trend

How often your pages are cited over time.

Full answer text

The exact response, so you can see how you are described.

Plans and limits

Citation source analysis is included on every plan, for every tracked prompt.

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Frequently asked questions

What is AI citation tracking?
AI citation tracking records the sources an AI engine cites when it answers a question. Surva.ai stores the cited URLs for every tracked prompt so you can see which pages influence AI recommendations in your category.

Which engines show citations?
Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and ChatGPT with search usually cite sources. Surva records the sources each engine returns for every tracked prompt.

What is the difference between a mention and a citation?
A mention is when an AI answer names your brand. A citation is when the answer links to a page as a source. You can be mentioned without being cited, and a page can be cited without your brand being recommended.

Can I see the sources that cite competitors?
Yes. For every prompt you can see the URLs behind each answer, including pages that recommend competitors. These are common targets for outreach or for content that competes for the same citation.

Is citation tracking included in my plan?
Yes. Citation source analysis is included on Starter, Growth and Business.

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