AI Referral Tracking Measure AI-Driven Traffic

Track visitors from
AI platforms

See exactly how much traffic ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI Overviews drive to your website. Understand which pages AI platforms recommend and which convert.

ChatGPT ChatGPT
Perplexity Perplexity
Claude Claude
Gemini Gemini
+ 8 more

AI Referral Traffic

Last 30 days

4,827
+23% vs last month
ChatGPT ChatGPT
2,341
48.5% of total
Perplexity Perplexity
1,156
23.9% of total
Claude Claude
847
17.5% of total
Google AI Overviews
483
10.1% of total

Top Landing Pages from AI Referrals

1. /blog/complete-guide-to-ai-seo
1,247
2. /pricing
892
3. /features/ai-citation-tracking
634

Your AI traffic is invisible

Right now, AI platforms are sending visitors to your site - and you have no idea how many.

73%

of AI referrals show as "direct" traffic in Google Analytics

40M+

daily ChatGPT users clicking links to external sites

3.2x

higher conversion rate for AI-referred visitors vs organic

Why traditional analytics miss AI traffic

When ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity link to your site, the referrer header often gets stripped or comes through as the AI platform's internal domain. Google Analytics buckets these visits as "direct" or "(not set)" - making your AI visibility efforts impossible to measure. You could be getting thousands of AI-driven visits and never know it.

AI platforms we track referrals from

Comprehensive coverage of every major AI platform sending traffic to websites.

ChatGPT

ChatGPT

Active tracking

OpenAI's ChatGPT and ChatGPT Plus web browsing links

Perplexity

Perplexity

Active tracking

Perplexity AI search with cited source links

Claude

Claude

Active tracking

Anthropic's Claude web interface referrals

Gemini

Gemini

Active tracking

Google Gemini web chat and mobile app

Google

AI Overviews

Active tracking

Google Search AI Overview citation links

Microsoft

Copilot

Active tracking

Microsoft Copilot and Bing Chat referrals

Meta

Meta AI

Active tracking

Meta AI across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp

+5

More Platforms

DeepSeek, Grok, You.com...

Full coverage of emerging AI assistants

Understand your AI traffic like never before

Most analytics tools can't distinguish AI referrals. We can.

Traffic by AI Platform

See exactly how much traffic comes from ChatGPT vs. Perplexity vs. Claude vs. Google AI Overviews.

Top Landing Pages

Discover which pages AI platforms link to most. See what content drives AI referral traffic.

Trend Analysis

Track AI referral growth over time. See daily, weekly, and monthly trends.

Unique Visitor Counts

Count unique visitors from AI platforms using privacy-first server-side fingerprinting.

Device & Browser

See which devices and browsers AI referral visitors use. Mobile vs desktop breakdown.

Privacy-First

No cookies. No localStorage. GDPR compliant. No consent banner needed.

How AI referral tracking works

Start tracking AI traffic in under 5 minutes with our lightweight script.

1

Add tracking script

Copy our lightweight script to your site header. Takes 30 seconds.

2

Detect AI visitors

We analyze referrer data and fingerprints to identify AI-sourced traffic.

3

Aggregate data

Traffic is grouped by platform, landing page, device, and time period.

4

View insights

See your AI traffic dashboard with trends, top pages, and platform breakdown.

Add to your <head>
<script src="https://surva.ai/t.js" 
        data-site="YOUR_SITE_ID"></script>

Less than 2KB. No impact on page speed.

Why AI Referral Tracking Matters

The Problem

  • Google Analytics can't distinguish AI referrals from direct traffic
  • ChatGPT and Claude links often show as "direct" or "unknown"
  • You can't measure ROI of AI visibility efforts
  • No way to correlate AI mentions with actual site visits

Our Solution

  • Detect referrers from 12+ AI platforms with precision
  • Track every AI-driven visit with landing page data
  • Measure the real impact of your AI visibility strategy
  • Connect the dots between AI citations and traffic

Content ROI

See which content pages AI platforms recommend most. Double down on what works.

Executive Reporting

Prove the value of AI visibility with real traffic numbers. No more guesswork.

Optimization Signals

Use traffic data to refine your AI optimization strategy and improve citations.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does AI referral tracking work?

When visitors click links in AI chat responses, we detect the referrer URL and identify the AI platform. Our lightweight script captures this data server-side, letting you see exactly how much traffic ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and other AI platforms drive to your site.

Which AI platforms can you track referrals from?

We track referrals from 12+ platforms: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, Microsoft Copilot, Meta AI, DeepSeek, Grok, You.com, Phind, and Kagi. We continuously add support for new AI platforms as they emerge.

Is AI referral tracking GDPR compliant?

Yes. Our tracking uses no cookies or localStorage. Visitor identification happens server-side using anonymous IP+User-Agent hashing that cannot be reversed to identify individuals. No consent banner required, fully GDPR and CCPA compliant.

Can I see which pages get the most AI traffic?

Absolutely. The dashboard shows your top landing pages from AI referrals, which platforms drive traffic to each page, and trends over time. You can filter by platform, date range, and page URL to drill into the data.

How does this differ from Google Analytics?

Google Analytics often misclassifies AI traffic as "direct" because many AI platforms strip or modify referrer headers. We use specialized detection techniques to accurately identify AI platform visitors that GA4 simply cannot distinguish.

Will the tracking script slow down my site?

No. Our tracking script is less than 2KB and loads asynchronously. It has zero impact on page load time or Core Web Vitals. Most of the processing happens server-side after the page has fully loaded.

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50K+
Prompts tracked
10K+
Brands monitored
5
AI platforms