Generative Engine Optimization

Understand what AI says about your brand. Then own the conversation.

Monitor your visibility across Doubao, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, and more AI models. Diagnose gaps by persona and buyer criteria. Then shape how AI represents your brand.

DoubaoDeepSeekYuanbaoQwenKimiChatGPTGeminiClaudePerplexity
Persona visibility
Persona visibility
How often your brand shows up from each persona’s point of view.
Overall
92%
Stability ↑
Persona
Visibility
W
Weekend Adventure Seeker
97%
N
New Pet Parent
97%
D
Dual-Career Couple
96%
S
Senior Pet Companion
95%
M
Multi-Pet Household Manager
94%
F
Frequent Business Traveler
94%
H
Health-Conscious Pet Advocate
90%
Competitive ranking
Share of mentions
Mentions and visibility vs competitors.
Rank
Brand
Mentions
Visibility
1
R
Royal Canin
royalcanin.com
730
97%
2
P
Purina Pro Plan
purina.com
622
83%
3
H
Hill's Science Diet
hillspet.com
434
58%
4
B
Blue Buffalo
bluebuffalo.com
428
57%
5
W
Wellness
wellnesspetfood.com
421
56%
Widely Adopted GEO Platform. Trusted by over 200+ Top Brands and Agencies.
The new frontier

Brand building has a new frontier

When customers ask AI for recommendations, your brand is either part of the answer, or it’s invisible. Mainland.AI shows you exactly how AI perceives your brand, and gives you the tools to change the narrative.

See visibility across 11+ AI models
Track your brand across Doubao、DeepSeek、Yuanbao、Qwen、Kimi、ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, and more.
Understand persona discovery paths
Learn how customer personas discover and compare your brand in AI conversations.
Generate model-influencing content
Use research-backed methods to create content that models trust, cite, and recommend.
https://mainland.ai/solutions/geo
U
What’s the best dog food for sensitive digestion?
AI
Here are some top options to consider:
  1. Royal Canin: Veterinary-backed formulas tailored to specific needs.
  2. Purina Pro Plan: Strong value with widely available sensitive stomach options.
  3. Hill's Science Diet: Clinically-informed positioning with clear ingredient rationale.
Mainland.AI INSIGHT
Your brand is mentioned in 82% of responses for this persona × topic.
Top citation: royalcanin.com/dog-nutrition
Why Mainland.AI is different

It simulates how AI talks to real people, not just machines

Other tools scrape AI outputs with no user context. Mainland runs conversations as real customer personas to measure what your customers actually see.

Real customer personas
Every conversation runs as a specific persona, so you see what your customers see.
Every major AI model
Same persona, different answers across Doubao, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and more.
Different people, different answers
See exactly how recommendations change depending on who is asking.
THE PROPRIETARY MAINLAND.AIMETHOD
Measuring how AI talks to people
Run full conversations as buyer personas across every major model.
Personas
AI persona questions
Same persona · different answers
1Which dog food brands are best for active, high-energy dogs?
2How does Royal Canin compare to Orijen for performance and digestion?
3What should I look for in ingredients when traveling on weekends?
MAINLAND.AI INSIGHT
Your brand is mentioned in 82% of responses for this persona × topic.
Top citation: royalcanin.com/health-nutrition
ALL COMPETING TOOLS
Scraping outputs without context
No persona layer
Scraping results from anonymous sessions does not capture how AI talks to real users.
chatgpt.com
Scraping anonymous session…
Context is the difference
Without personas, you can’t measure what customers actually see or why the model recommends competitors.
Monitor → Act

Everything you need to own your AI narrative

Go from monitoring your AI visibility to taking action on it, all in one place.

Monitor
Track your brand across the AI landscape
11+ models
Model visibility
Brand
Your brand
Momentum ↑
Not all models treat your brand the same. Compare pretrained vs web-search variants and spot model bias.
Brand Leaderboard
See exactly where you rank against competitors across every AI model.
Up to 30 competitors
Rank
Brand
Mentions
Visibility
Competitor
1
R
Royal Canin
Yours
royalcanin.com
730
97%
2
P
Purina Pro Plan
purina.com
622
83%
3
H
Hill's Science Diet
hillspet.com
434
58%
4
B
Blue Buffalo
bluebuffalo.com
428
57%
5
W
Wellness
wellnesspetfood.com
421
56%
6
A
Acana
acana.com
171
23%
7
O
Orijen
orijenpetfoods.com
129
17%
Diagnose

Understand exactly where and why you’re winning or losing

Move beyond generic prompts. Diagnose outcomes by persona, criteria, topic, competitor, pages, and citation sources.

Persona Reports
AI-inferred customer personas with roles, goals, pain points, and decision context.
W
Weekend Adventure Seeker
AI-inferred persona
Visibility
97%
Bio
Active young professional who prioritizes weekend getaways and values reliable nutrition for an energetic dog. Looks for credible guidance and practical comparisons.
Roles
Busy professional
Dog owner
Goals
High energy support
Convenient routine
Pain points
Conflicting advice
Hard to compare brands
Real questions
What’s the best dog food for an active dog with a sensitive stomach?
Royal Canin vs Orijen: which is better for energy and digestion?
What should I pack or avoid feeding before weekend travel?
Which brands have consistent quality and easy availability on the road?
Topic & Competitor Heatmaps
Interactive heatmaps to find strongest plays and biggest gaps.
Page Audit & AIO Score
Page-by-page technical audit with actionable schema and content recommendations.
JSON-LD · Schema · Content
/brands/royal-canin
SchemaFAQInternal links
AIO score
86
Add Product + Organization schema
Surface vet-reviewed claims with sources
Link to ingredient & nutrition references
/products/dog-food
JSON-LDEntitiesHeadings
AIO score
72
Implement FAQPage JSON-LD
Clarify comparisons & decision criteria
Improve H2/H3 semantic structure
/products/cat-food
SchemaCitationsFreshness
AIO score
64
Add citation-friendly summaries
Update outdated nutrition tables
Add evidence links & benchmarks
Citation Sources
See which domains AI models cite in your category to guide PR and content placement.
Act

Turn visibility gaps into content that shows up in AI answers

Mainland identifies where you’re weakest, then generates structured content that closes the gap—targeted to specific personas, topics, and models.

Content Generator
Every piece is generated from your report opportunities, not generic best practices.
Gap-driven
Gap-TargetedPersona-SpecificModel-OptimizedMulti-FormatInsight-Driven
Vet-backed nutrition: evidence, formulation, and safety
Translate clinical evidence into citeable answers that models trust and recommend.
Outline
Structured sections
Claims
Evidence + citations
FAQs
Answer intent quickly
Schema
JSON-LD markup
Based on 312 AI conversations across 6 models

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