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AI RECOMMENDATION RESEARCH FOR AGENCIES

AI Recommendation Research for Agencies

Access the research agencies use to show where clients are being selected, skipped, or outranked inside AI recommendation systems.

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Agency Console showing tracked clients with ARO Scores and model agreement

"The ARO Index does not predict what AI might recommend. It records what AI systems actually recommend across real business categories, markets, and query patterns. Agencies use the research to compare clients, understand category-level recommendation patterns, and create evidence-backed strategy conversations."

For agencies, that turns vague AI conversations into category evidence: who appears, who does not, and what changed over time.


How It Works

Where the research becomes useful

Compare a client against the businesses AI systems already recommend
See which competitors are consistently selected across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity
Review query-level and model-level agreement before making strategy claims
Use dated research records in client reporting and retention conversations
Add white-label reports or API access only when the agency workflow requires it
Adding client domains and queries into the ARO research queue

Why It Matters

What this does for agencies

The research gives agencies a defensible reference point before they recommend changes. It shows whether a client is being selected by AI systems for category-level buying queries, which competitors appear instead, and whether that pattern changes after the site is improved.

That creates cleaner client conversations around strategy, reporting, retention, and new work. The agency still owns the recommendation. ARO supplies the evidence.

Query
best med spa charleston
AI selected
Competitor A, Competitor B
Client selected by
0 of 4 models
Pattern observed
Weak service clarity, incomplete entity signals, no consistent recommendation

This is the gap agencies can discuss.


Clarity

What this is not

This is not a generic SEO dashboard.
This is not a keyword rank tracker.
This is not a promise that AI systems will recommend a business.
This is a research reference that records AI recommendation behavior over time.


Research Access Plans

Choose your research access level

Agency Research Access
$497/mo
Best for agencies adding AI recommendation research to active client reviews, prospect analysis, and strategy planning.
  • 10 tracked client domains
  • Complete ARO research access
  • Query-level reports
  • Model agreement data
  • Competitor recommendation snapshots
  • Agency Console access
  • Additional research runs at $35 each
Agency Research Partner
$997/mo
Best for agencies using ARO research in recurring reporting, white-label client work, and resale.
  • 30 tracked client domains
  • White-label reports included
  • Complete ARO research access
  • Monthly category snapshot
  • Client and prospect comparison reports
  • Priority support
  • API access review available
  • Additional research runs at $25 each
Data/API Partner
From $1,500/mo
Best for teams embedding ARO research into dashboards, directories, reporting systems, or internal workflows.
  • API access
  • Market and category research feeds
  • Recommendation consistency data
  • Model agreement fields
  • Query and category benchmarks
  • Usage limits based on approved scope
  • Commercial data use review

One retained client, one approved strategy project, or one competitive gap report can justify the cost of access. The value is not the Console. It is the client conversation the data makes possible.

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Research Access

What complete research access includes

Public Index context
Query-level research records
Model agreement across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity
Competitor recommendation snapshots
Category and market comparisons
Client and prospect comparison views
Research exports or white-label reports where included

FAQ

Common questions

What agencies ask about research access.

Complete Research Access is the deeper research layer behind the public ARO Index. It includes query-level results, model agreement data, category comparisons, competitor recommendation snapshots, and client and prospect research views.
No. The ARO Index is a research system. It tracks which businesses AI systems actually recommend across real markets and categories. Agencies can use the data to inform AI search strategy, reporting, and client conversations.
API access includes commercial use of the ARO research layer. Pricing depends on how the data will be used -- market coverage, volume, tracked domains, reporting rights, and whether the data will be embedded into another product.
Yes. White-label reporting is included in Agency Research Partner and can be scoped for Data/API partners.
Yes. Agencies can use ARO research to compare prospects against their category and identify where recommendation patterns differ.
No. The ARO Index records observed recommendation behavior. It does not control or guarantee what AI systems recommend.

Research Boundaries

ARO records observed AI recommendation behavior. It does not guarantee placement. It does not sell ranking changes. Businesses cannot pay to alter Index position. Paid work may improve the signals AI systems read, but every result is re-measured through the same process.


Clients are going to ask why AI recommends
someone else. The agencies with the research will answer first.

This is observed recommendation research, not guaranteed placement. Agencies use it to lead the client conversation with evidence.

Businesses cannot pay to change their ARO Index ranking. Paid services may improve the website signals AI systems read, but every score is re-measured through the same audit process.

Get Started

Access the research layer behind the public Index.

Start with Agency Research Access, move into Agency Research Partner when client reporting and resale become part of the workflow, or apply for Data/API access if the data will be used inside another system.

Apply for Data/API Access

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