# VisibilityBench

> Independent testing of AI search visibility and answer engine optimization (AEO) tools. We buy our own subscriptions, run each tool on a real small business website for a fixed test period, and publish dashboard screenshots, tracked prompts, and before/after visibility data. Affiliate-funded, with disclosures on every page that contains an affiliate link.

## Key pages

- [Five AEO tools compared on published pricing](https://visibilitybench.com/articles/aeo-tools-compared.html): A pre-testing comparison of Airefs, SE Ranking, Otterly, AIclicks, and Promptwatch, documenting where published pricing sources contradict each other, and disclosing our applied-for affiliate interest in Airefs.
- [How to check if ChatGPT recommends your business, free, in 10 minutes](https://visibilitybench.com/articles/check-chatgpt-recommendations.html): A free manual method for a small business owner to test whether ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews recommend their business, plus the five things the free method cannot measure.
- [About](https://visibilitybench.com/about.html): Testing methodology and why the site is published under a brand rather than a byline.
- [Affiliate disclosure](https://visibilitybench.com/disclosure.html): Programs we participate in and how commissions are kept away from verdicts.

## Methodology

- Self-purchased subscriptions for every hands-on test
- Tests run on operating small business websites, described generically to protect the businesses
- Baseline captured before any changes; every change logged
- Verdicts link to screenshots or logged data points

## Status

The site launched in July 2026. The first hands-on experiment, a 90-day test of Airefs on a small business website, begins August 2026. Articles are published as tests produce data.