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Give every client a number their competitors don't have yet.

The ARO Index Score ranks a business against its category competitors across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity. Agencies use it to open new conversations, add a defensible service line, and show clients something no one else is showing them.

See how agencies use itOwn a local business? Check your score.

We report what AI systems recommend. We do not control the outcomes.

See which businesses AI recommends in your industry.

Live ARO Index data - new cities added weekly
Industries tracked - new markets added weekly
ArchitectureAutomotive ServicesBoutique & RetailBusiness ServicesDentistEducationEntertainmentEvent PlanningFinancial ServicesFitness & WellnessHair SalonHealthcareHome ServicesHospitalityInterior DesignLandscapingLaw FirmMarine ServicesMarketing AgencyMed SpaPlastic SurgeryPublic RelationsReal EstateRestaurantTours & ExperiencesTransportationVeterinaryWellness & MassageArchitectureAutomotive ServicesBoutique & RetailBusiness ServicesDentistEducationEntertainmentEvent PlanningFinancial ServicesFitness & WellnessHair SalonHealthcareHome ServicesHospitalityInterior DesignLandscapingLaw FirmMarine ServicesMarketing AgencyMed SpaPlastic SurgeryPublic RelationsReal EstateRestaurantTours & ExperiencesTransportationVeterinaryWellness & Massage
For business owners

Find out if AI is recommending you

Free audit across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity. See your score in 60 seconds.

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For agencies

White-label AI recommendation data your clients think you built

Give every client a competitive ranking they can't get anywhere else. Your brand. Your margin. Our data.

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How agencies use ARO Index

One dataset. Five ways to win and keep clients.

Prospecting

Find local businesses AI is overlooking. Walk in with their score.

Closing

Show a prospect exactly where they rank against competitors. The number does the selling.

Reporting

Track recommendation changes month over month. Prove your work moved something.

Retention

Give clients a metric SEO reports can't touch. Harder to fire what they can't get elsewhere.

Packaging

Build a service line with its own price tag.

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What the ARO Index is

The ARO Index measures which local businesses AI actually recommends. Not who gets mentioned, who gets chosen. We run live audits across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity, then publish the rankings by city and category.

How it's evolving

The models change fast, so the method does too. What started as a single question per platform is now a multi-query read built to catch how AI really interprets a business. The research is dated, public, and always moving.

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ARO Score

Measures how well a single website is structured to be recommended by AI. Entity clarity, schema markup, topical authority. A diagnostic score.

ARO Index Score

Measures a business competitively within its category. Weighted by recommendation rate, model agreement, and audit recency.

AIs Agree

How many AI platforms recommended this business for the tested query. Agreement across more platforms means a stronger, more reliable ranking.

Why rankings change

AI models update regularly. A business that was invisible six months ago can rank highly today after optimizing for AI recommendation signals.

Therese Grittner
Built by Therese Grittner

ARO Index started with a pattern I kept seeing: businesses pouring money into SEO while AI platforms recommended their competitors instead. Traditional reporting couldn't explain it. So I built something that measures what AI actually recommends, and tested it on my own site first. ARO Index is that measurement, made public.

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