How is AEO different from SEO?

SEO optimizes for page rankings. AEO optimizes for AI citations - being the source AI systems reference when answering questions. SEO runs on keywords and backlinks. AEO runs on structured data, clean HTML, entity authority, and Q&A content format. They're complementary, but AEO addresses the growing share of searches that never reach traditional results.

Can AEO help with voice search and smart assistants?

Yes. Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant increasingly pull AI-generated answers from web content. The same structured data, Q&A formatting, and entity authority that drive AEO also make your content the go-to source for voice search answers.

What does the free AEO audit include?

The free audit analyzes your website across 48 criteria that determine AI visibility, including llms.txt, Schema.org structured data, Q&A content format, clean crawlable HTML, entity authority, robots.txt AI policy, FAQ sections, original data, content freshness, fact density, canonical URLs, and more. You get a score out of 100 with specific findings and actionable recommendations.

What are the 48 AEO criteria?

The 48 criteria are organized into 5 pillars with fixed target shares: Answer Readiness 40%, Content Structure 25%, Trust & Authority 15%, Technical Foundation 10%, and AI Discovery 10%. Inside those pillars, criteria cover topic coherence, original data, depth, fact density, direct answers, Q&A structure, entity authority, freshness, visible dates, schema, semantic HTML, extraction friction, llms.txt, robots.txt, licensing, canonicals, sitemap coverage, and RSS. Each criterion is scored 0–10, converted into an effective weight after confidence and overlap controls, then rolled into the final score.

How is the AEO readiness score calculated?

Each criterion is scored 0–10 based on presence, quality, and completeness. AEORank then normalizes those criteria inside 5 fixed-weight pillars, applies a topic-coherence cap when coherence is below 6/10, and blends the site score with a weighted page-fleet score from sampled pages. Audits also return score confidence plus split headline scores for foundation and content fleet. Below 40 means major gaps. 40–60 means partial implementation. 60–80 is solid. Above 80 is excellent.

telnyx.com - AEO Audit Report | 44/100

telnyx.com

Weak AI visibility with 20 of 48 criteria passing. Biggest gap: q&a content format.

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Scoring Methodology

How Your AEO Site Rank Is Calculated

A weighted average of 48 deterministic criteria. Each scored 0-10, each with a specific weight. No AI judgment calls - every point is traceable.

Weak visibilityOut of 100 possible points

The Formula

Score = sum(criterion_score / 10 * weight * 100) / sum(weights)

Each criterion is scored 0-10 by deterministic checks, multiplied by its weight, and summed to produce a 0-100 overall score.

Your Score Breakdown

Content9 criteria

Q&A Content Format15%0/10+0.0

FAQ Sections10%4/10+4.0

Original Data10%5/10+5.0

Content Freshness7%2/10+1.4

Direct Answer Paragraphs7%2/10+1.4

Fact & Data Density5%7/10+3.5

Definition Patterns4%2/10+0.8

Query-Answer Alignment8%5/10+4.0

Content Cannibalization5%0/10+0.0

Subtotal71%+20.1

Structure5 criteria

Schema.org JSON-LD15%9/10+13.5

Clean, Crawlable HTML10%5/10+5.0

Semantic HTML55%8/10+4.0

Table & List Extractability7%3/10+2.1

Schema Coverage3%8/10+2.4

Subtotal40%+27.0

Discovery5 criteria

llms.txt10%10/10+10.0

robots.txt for AI5%10/10+5.0

Internal Linking10%5/10+5.0

Sitemap Completeness5%9/10+4.5

RSS/Atom Feed3%7/10+2.1

Subtotal33%+26.6

Trust Signals6 criteria

Entity Authority10%8/10+8.0

Content Licensing4%2/10+0.8

Author & Expert Schema4%7/10+2.8

Canonical URL4%10/10+4.0

Content Velocity3%10/10+3.0

Visible Date Signals4%0/10+0.0

Subtotal29%+18.6

Overall Score100%44/100

Score Ranges

86-100AI-first content architecture

71-85Strong AI visibility

56-70Moderate visibility

41-55Weak visibility

26-40Minimal visibility

0-25Not on the radar

Key Points

Topic Coherence carries the highest weight at 14%, followed by Original Data at 10%, across 48 total criteria.

No HTTPS means Clean HTML is capped at 3/10, costing approximately 3-4 overall points.

Every criterion uses deterministic checks. Same site, same audit, same score - every time.

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Citation Avg

Coherence gate active - score capped at 55

Answer Readiness

~40% weight

5/10

Content Structure

~25% weight

3/10

Trust & Authority

~15% weight

5/10

Technical Foundation

~10% weight

4/10

AI Discovery

~10% weight

6/10

Verdict

Critical AEO gaps at 44/100 - telnyx.com is largely invisible to AI engines. Key strengths include llms.txt File, robots.txt for AI Crawlers, and Canonical URL Strategy. Priority gaps: Q&A Content Format, Speakable Schema, and Content Cannibalization. Topic coherence is 4/10, which caps the overall score at 55. Focusing content on core expertise areas is the single highest-impact improvement.

Top priorities

Q&A Content FormatStructure+10 pts

Speakable SchemaTechnical+10 pts

Content CannibalizationDiscovery+10 pts

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How to Improve

Current

44/100

Projected

82/100

36Total Fixes

11Quick Wins

~72hEst. Effort

Quick Wins

Fix HTML structure and meta tagsAdd structured tables and listsAdd ai.txt and content licensingAdd visible date signalsMake pages solve the user task fasterImprove citation-ready writing qualityAdd answer-first content placementAdd image context for AI enginesImprove server response efficiencyReduce render-blocking resourcesReduce document weight

Fix

Impact

Effort

Fix HTML structure and meta tags

Ensure clean, well-structured HTML with proper meta tags, HTTPS, and parseable content for AI crawlers.

high

low

Fix HTML structure and meta tags

high|low

Reduce render-blocking resources

Minimize blocking scripts and stylesheets in <head> to improve content availability for AI crawlers.

high

low

Reduce render-blocking resources

high|low

Reduce document weight

Trim oversized HTML, excessive DOM nodes, and large inline payloads that slow AI crawlers.

high

low

Reduce document weight

high|low

Improve server response efficiency

Optimize compression, cache headers, redirect chains, and HTML payload size for faster AI crawler access.

high

low

Improve server response efficiency

high|low

Create complete sitemap.xml

Generate a comprehensive sitemap with lastmod dates for all important pages.

low

Create complete sitemap.xml

low|low

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Score Breakdown

Criteria

Status

Potential

Score

Q&A Content Format

critical+10 pts0/10

Speakable Schema

critical+10 pts0/10

Content Cannibalization

critical+10 pts0/10

Visible Date Signal

critical+10 pts0/10

Entity Disambiguation

critical+10 pts0/10

Owned Data Density

critical+10 pts0/10

Creator Transparency

critical+9 pts1/10

Answer-First Placement

critical+9 pts1/10

Content Freshness Signals

critical+8 pts2/10

Definition Patterns

critical+8 pts2/10

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Site Pages

URLCitationSiteIn-linksCategoryIssuesWords

telnyx.com/use-cases/voip-for-small-business

D41

blog

5,733

telnyx.com/use-cases/voip-for-small-businessD41

telnyx.com/release-notes/local-mcp-server

D41

content

5,719

telnyx.com/release-notes/local-mcp-serverD41

telnyx.com/release-notes/wireless-reporting-is-live

D41

content

5,719

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Criterion

Delta

Schema.org Structured Data

10/10

9/10

-1

Q&A Content Format

2/10

0/10

-2

Comprehensive FAQ Section

7/10

4/10

-3

Semantic HTML5 & Accessibility

9/10

8/10

-1

Content Freshness Signals

7/10

2/10

-5

Definition Patterns

7/10

2/10

-5

Direct Answer Paragraphs

7/10

2/10

-5

Content Licensing & AI Permissions

0/10

2/10

Author & Expert Schema

9/10

7/10

-2

Fact & Data Density

9/10

7/10

-2

Schema Coverage & Depth

10/10

8/10

-2

Query-Answer Alignment

7/10

5/10

-2

Content Cannibalization

5/10

0/10

-5

Visible Date Signal

3/10

0/10

-3

Topic Coherence

3/10

4/10

Content Depth

0/10

4/10

Helpful Purpose Alignment

5/10

4/10

-1

Creator Transparency

5/10

1/10

-4

Citation-Ready Writing Quality

7/10

2/10

-5

Answer-First Placement

3/10

1/10

-2

Evidence Packaging

1/10

3/10

Entity Disambiguation

2/10

0/10

-2

Extraction Friction Score

5/10

4/10

-1

Image Context for AI

4/10

3/10

-1

Internationalization Signals

7/10

3/10

-4

Answer Capsule Pattern

4/10

5/10

Sentence Atomicity

4/10

2/10

-2

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Guides for the criteria with the most room for improvement

Criteria0/10

Q&A Content Format: Write Like AI Reads

AI assistants are question-answering machines. When your content is already shaped as questions and answers, you're handing AI a pre-formatted citation. Sites that do this right get extracted -sites that don't get skipped.

Beginner·8 min readRead guide →

supplementary0/10

Speakable Schema Markup

Voice assistants need to pick which paragraph to read aloud from your page. Without Speakable markup, they guess -and they frequently guess wrong, reading your cookie notice.

Beginner·3 min readRead guide →

Criteria0/10

Content Cannibalization: When Your Own Pages Compete Against Each Other

You have three pages about "live chat pricing." AI doesn't know which one to cite - so it cites none. Content cannibalization is when your own content competes with itself, splitting the authority signal and confusing AI engines.

Intermediate·5 min readRead guide →

Criteria0/10

Visible Date Signal: The Freshness Cue AI Checks Before Citing You

AI engines are biased toward recency. An article with no visible date is an article AI can't trust to be current. Visible Date Signal measures whether your pages show clear publication and update dates that both humans and machines can read.

Beginner·5 min readRead guide →

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