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The platform shows who AI recommends for your decision questions, what AI agents see on your pages and what you should change.

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From found to purchasable

Four stages, from the agent's point of view.

The platform audits the requirements for each stage and measures whether AI recommends you. The test purchase is available in Aions Partner.

01FoundDo crawlers reach your pages, or are they blocked?
02ReadDoes every agent see your content, or an empty page?
03RecommendedAre you recommended in the questions shortly before a purchase, not just mentioned?
04 · PreparationPurchasableDoes an agent get as far as payment, or does your shop stop it?
What Aions audits and measures: all four stages
Preview · sample data, fictitious brands

01 · Define · Question design

You measure the questions where people buy.

Every question belongs to a category. That way you see where you win and where you lose, rather than an average that holds for no category.

What exactly happens:

  • Category templates based on the Aions methodology, in German, with a Swiss location.
  • One category per question, tags for purchase conditions such as returns, price or delivery, metrics per category with denominator and interval, too few answers flagged.
  • Core questions as a stable denominator for comparisons over time, exploratory questions reported separately.
  • Add your own questions; every change is documented with its date and a break in the series.

Plans: all with template and your own questions, the number limited only by your credits · Agency per brand · Partner in a workshop.

Question set · Office chairs Switzerland25 core questions · 8 exploratory · 4 systems
QuestionConditionMention RateChosen instead of you
Which office chair helps with back pain?none
41% · 49 of 12032 to 50%
You lead
Office chair under CHF 600, delivered by Friday?price, delivery time
6% · 7 of 1203 to 12%
Provider A
Where can I try a chair for 30 days and return it free?returns
0% · 0 of 1200 to 3%
Provider C
Ergonomic office chair made in Switzerland?origin exploratory
6% · 1 of 161 to 28%
Provider B

Last 30 days · core questions daily (120 answers per question), exploratory questions weekly (16 answers)

On the question ‘try for 30 days …’

Three different return periods on your pages

Finding CONFLICTING_RETURN_POLICY · action ready

Preview · sample data, fictitious brands

02 · Define · AI systems

You see every AI your customers ask.

You choose which systems are measured and allocate your credits accordingly.

What exactly happens:

  • Available: ChatGPT, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Claude, Grok, Meta AI (Llama), DeepSeek, Qwen.
  • Queried via API or through the chat interface, the way a customer asks.
  • Suggested at the start: ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews; from Pro, Microsoft Copilot as well.
  • Results kept separate for each system, never added up unless you ask.

At the same time: Starter up to 3, Pro up to 6, Agency and Partner all 10. Freely selectable and changeable at any time.

Mention Rate per system · last 30 days4 of 10 systems measured
SystemBarMention RateAnswersAccess
ChatGPT24% 21 to 27%180 of 750interface
Gemini19% 16 to 22%143 of 750API
Microsoft Copilot12% 10 to 15%90 of 750interface
Google AI Overviews17% 14 to 20%127 of 750interface

Available, not measured: Perplexity, Claude, Grok, Meta AI (Llama), DeepSeek, Qwen

750 answers per system (25 core questions, daily) · results kept separate per system · access via API or chat interface

Preview · sample data, fictitious brands

03 · Measure · Monitoring

You see whether you make the shortlist, and whether a change is real.

What exactly happens: Mention Rate, Recommended, Win Rate, Citation Rate, Share of Voice, average position when mentioned, rank in Share of Voice. Plus sentiment: each answer classified as positive, neutral or negative, competitors included. A classification by the analysis, not a measurement of customer opinion. Every rate with denominator and 95% interval. A note when a difference does not hold.

Your shop · Switzerland · last 30 days
Category: Office chairsSystems: all 4
Visibility25 core questions · 4 systems
Mention Rate18%17 to 19% · 540 of 3,000 answers
Mentioned
in 17 of 25core questions
Cited
11%330 of 3,000 · 10 to 12%
Chosen first
7%63 of 900 with a clear choice · 6 to 9%
Average position when mentioned
3.6in 540 answers with a mention
Where links lead
58% lead to a page that takes an order238 of 410 links · 53 to 63%
Mention Rate before → after

14% (12 to 16%) after 21% (19 to 23%)

21 Sep to 2 Oct · 3 to 20 Oct · action 3 Oct · Intervals do not overlap
Share of Voice · rank 11 of 32share of 13,500 mentions
  1. 1Provider A14% 1,917
  2. 2Provider B12% 1,598
  3. 3Provider C10% 1,364
  4. 4Provider D9% 1,201
  5. 5Provider E8% 1,066
  6. 6Provider F7% 958
  7. 7Provider G6% 823
  8. 8Provider H5% 709
  9. … 2 brands in between
  10. 11Your shop4% 540
Mention Rate per systemscale 0 to 30%
  • ChatGPT24%180 of 750 · 21 to 27%
  • Gemini19%143 of 750 · 16 to 22%
  • Microsoft Copilot12%90 of 750 · 10 to 15%
  • Google AI Overviews17%127 of 750 · 14 to 20%
Over timeOne point per calendar week. 700 answers per week, week 43 only 19 and 20 Oct (200 answers). Competitors: the top 4 in Share of Voice.
Mention Rateanswers with a mention, out of all answers

18% your shop · 17 to 19% · 540 of 3,00051% average of 4 competitors

  • Your shop
  • Provider A
  • Provider B
  • Provider C
  • Provider D
  • Action 3 Oct
  • Your shop
  • Average of 4 competitors
  • Action 3 Oct

scale 0 to 70% · band: 95% interval, your shop

Citation Rateanswers citing the domain as a source

11% your shop · 10 to 12% · 330 of 3,00010% average of 4 competitors

  • Your shop
  • Provider A
  • Provider B
  • Provider C
  • Provider D
  • Action 3 Oct
  • Your shop
  • Average of 4 competitors
  • Action 3 Oct

scale 0 to 20% · band: 95% interval, your shop

Share of Voiceshare of all mentions, no interval

4% your shop · 540 of 13,50011% average of 4 competitors

  • Your shop
  • Provider A
  • Provider B
  • Provider C
  • Provider D
  • Action 3 Oct
  • Your shop
  • Average of 4 competitors
  • Action 3 Oct

scale 0 to 16%

Preview · sample data, fictitious brands

04 · Measure · Competitors

You see who is chosen instead of you.

What exactly happens: all brands and shops in all answers are recognised automatically. Ranking per question and system, trend per competitor.

Competitors · rank in Share of Voice
RankBrandBarShare of Voice, mentions
1Provider A14%
1,917
2Provider B12%
1,598
3Provider C10%
1,364
4Provider D9%
1,201
5Provider E8%
1,066
6 to 105 brands27%
3,707
11Your shop4%
540
12 to 3221 other brands16%
2,107
Most cited websitesshare of all references
  • Marketplace 1retailer
    14%700
  • Comparison portal 1comparison portal
    12%600
  • Provider A websiteretailer
    9%450
  • Forum 1forum
    8%400
  • Test magazine 1media
    7%350
  • Your websiteown site
    7%350

Last 30 days · 3,000 answers · 13,500 mentions of 32 brands · 5,000 source references

Preview · sample data, fictitious brands

05 · Measure · Sources

You know where to start when AI cites other sites.

You see which websites AI cites and what type of site they are.

What exactly happens:

  • Starter: the 10 most cited websites with their share, plus the Citation Rate of your domain.
  • Pro and Agency: all cited websites with their share, by type: own site, retailer, comparison portal, media, forum.
Sources by type · share of all source references5,000 references
TypeBarShareReferences
Retailers38%1,900
Comparison portals22%1,100
Forums17%850
Media16%800
Your website (own site)7%350

Citation Rate of your domain: 11% of answers (330 of 3,000, 10 to 12%)

Last 30 days · 4 systems

Preview · sample data, fictitious brands
1 · The question‘Office chair under CHF 600, delivered by Friday?’
2 · The AI splits it into fan-out queriesoffice chair under 600 francsoffice chair delivery 24h switzerlandoffice chair ergonomic test
3 · Each system searches elsewhere
SystemsearchesQueries
ChatGPTincl. Bing ¹visible
GeminiGooglevisible
Google AI OverviewsGooglenot visible
Microsoft CopilotBingnot visible
ClaudeBravevisible
Perplexityown indexnot visible
4 · The AI fetches the results and reads the pages Fetchers such as ChatGPT-User and Claude-User
  • page with content: read
  • empty, content only after JavaScript: dropped
  • blocked: dropped
The readiness audit shows whether each fetcher receives your content.
5 · The answerBuilt from the pages that could be read.A shop near the top on Google can be missing on Bing or Brave.

As of October 2026; the assignment may change. ¹ OpenAI officially names only third-party search providers; Bing is widely reported but not confirmed.

Preview · sample data, fictitious brands

06 · Measure · Fan-out analysis

You see which search you lose before AI answers.

Many AI systems work in five steps: they break the question down into fan-out queries, run them on different search engines, fetch the results and read the pages. They build the answer from what they were able to read.

What exactly happens:

  • Main value: was your shop among the sources the answer shows? Yes or no. Not cited does not mean that the AI did not find your page.
  • Plus the fan-out queries themselves, word for word. Visible for ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude; not visible for Google AI Overviews, Copilot and Perplexity.
  • Gaps become findings with an action.

Search engines per system: ChatGPT including Bing 1 · Gemini and Google AI Overviews: Google · Microsoft Copilot: Bing · Claude: Brave · Perplexity: own index. As of October 2026; the assignment may change. 1 OpenAI officially names only third-party search providers; Bing is widely reported but not confirmed.

Plans: Pro and Agency (per brand), not in Starter.

Fan-out queries for one question · your shop in the sources of the answer

‘Office chair under CHF 600, delivered by Friday?’

Fan-out queryIn the sources of the answerSearched by
office chair under 600 francsyes · ChatGPT, GeminiChatGPT, Gemini
office chair ergonomic testyes · GeminiGemini
office chair delivery 24h switzerlandnoChatGPT, Gemini
office chair delivery time comparisonnoChatGPT

Fan-out queries and sources taken directly from the ChatGPT and Gemini answers, last 30 days. Fan-out queries of Microsoft Copilot and Google AI Overviews: not visible. Not cited does not mean that the AI did not find your page.

Preview · sample data, fictitious brands

07 · Audit · Readiness audit

You know whether AI can read your shop.

We fetch your pages with the user agent of each AI crawler and see what your server delivers under that user agent.

What exactly happens:

  • Fetch per crawler user agent, separated into search index, training and live fetch.
  • Empty pages, blocks, redirects and soft 404s, meaning empty pages that are reported as valid.
  • Markup and purchase conditions: complete and consistent. Plus robots.txt, sitemaps and llms.txt.
  • „Purchasable“ stage: information for agents (UCP, MCP), without calling any functions. Test purchase by an agent only in the Partner programme.

Monthly in Pro and Agency; for Starter, available separately as a readiness report.

Readiness by page type and user agentAudit of 17 Oct
Category: Office chairs
Page type (pages)Googlebot
search index
GPTBot
training
ChatGPT-User
live fetch
Claude-User
live fetch
Home page (1)✓ content✓ content✕ empty✕ empty
Category (4)✓ content✓ content✕ empty✕ empty
Product (9)✓ content✓ content✕ empty✓ content
Returns (2)✓ content✕ blocked✕ blocked✕ blocked
PurchasablePreparation no information for agents (UCP, MCP)

40 pages audited, a sample per template · shown: 4 of 7 page types

Readiness findingHigh

ChatGPT’s live fetch receives an empty page

Affected:
14 of 40 pages
User agent:
ChatGPT-User
Evidence:
/office-chair-ergo serves no product text in the HTML
Action:
deliver the content directly in the HTML
Acceptance:
the product text is in the HTML that ChatGPT-User receives
Responsible:
IT
Preview · sample data, fictitious brands

08 · Improve · Findings catalogue and recommendations

Your developers know what to do. You know when it is done.

What exactly happens:

  • For each finding: code, plain-language description, evidence URL and action.
  • The recommendations as a requirements catalogue: for each requirement an ID, a classification (binding or recommended), the estimated benefit, an acceptance criterion and who implements it.
  • Status: open, in progress, done, confirmed by the next audit.
  • Export as CSV for your ticket system.
Findings · audit of 17 Oct11 open · 3 done
  • EMPTY_SHELL · TechnicalEmpty page for live fetches · 14 of 40 pages
    High
  • CONFLICTING_RETURN_POLICY · Purchase conditionsThree different return periods · 3 pages
    High
  • UA_DEPENDENT_DELIVERY · TechnicalDifferent content depending on the crawler user agent · 9 pages
    High
  • MISSING_SHIPPING_CH · ContentDelivery time to Switzerland missing from the markup · all 9 product pages
    Medium
  • NO_AGENT_CHECKOUT · PurchasableNo information for purchase by agents · Domain
    Preparation
CONFLICTING_RETURN_POLICY
Evidence:
/returns 14 days · /faq 30 days · /terms 30 days from delivery
Action:
set one period and state it the same way on every page
Acceptance:
the same period on /returns, /faq and /terms, machine-readable in the markup
Responsible:
Content · Status: open
Preview · sample data, fictitious brands
Requirements catalogue · your shop · Office chairs SwitzerlandReadiness audit of 17 Oct · extract: 6 of 14
IDRequirementClassificationBenefitAcceptance criterionResponsibleStatus
RND-01The home page, categories and product pages deliver their content in the initial HTML, without JavaScript.bindinghighChatGPT-User and Claude-User receive the text in the HTML on all 14 sample pages that are empty today.Implementation partnerin progress
POL-01One return period for the whole shop, marked up on the shop operator in machine-readable form (MerchantReturnPolicy).bindinghighThe same period on /returns, /faq and /terms and in the markup.Your teamopen
POL-02Shipping cost and delivery time to Switzerland in the markup (ShippingService), the same as on the shipping page.bindingmediumMarkup, shipping page and checkout match on all 9 product pages.Your agencyin progress
AVL-01Price, currency and availability are in the offer on every product page (Offer).bindinghighVisible price and markup match, checked on 17 Oct.Your agency✓ confirmed
AVL-02Every variant (colour, armrests) has its own offer with price, availability and variant URL.recommendedmediumWhen switching variants and when calling the variant URL directly, page and markup show the same price.Your agencyopen
ORG-01The shop operator appears as one organisation with legal name, address and contact, without duplicates from the theme and apps.recommendedsupportingThe audit finds at most one entry for the shop operator on each page.Implementation partneropen

Binding: open items block acceptance · Recommended: does not block acceptance · Benefit: estimated lever for data quality and machine readability, not a promise of visibility · Aions checks each requirement against its acceptance criterion

Preview · sample data, fictitious brands

09 · Improve · Before and after

You see whether anything changes after an action. Even if nothing does.

What exactly happens: mark a change in the trend, the same questions and systems before and after, comparison with interval.

10 · Report · Reports and extracts

An overview for senior management, the raw data for your analysts.

Plans: Starter CSV · Pro CSV and analysis extracts · Agency client report with agency logo and „Measured with Aions“ · readiness report as a PDF.

11 · In preparation · Data connections

Search Console and server logs (in preparation)

You see which AI bots fetch your pages, over time and alongside your changes and the Mention Rate. This shows what coincides in time; without a comparison group, it is not proof.

What exactly happens:

  • Server logs: which AI bots fetch which pages, and when. Only bot requests are transferred, no visitor IP addresses 1.
  • Google Search Console: your classic visibility in Google. Google's AI reports are not available through its interface.

Plans: Pro and Agency. 1 Server logs are not technically available for Shopify shops.

Your credits

You choose how often to measure. We show how precise that is.

Only successful answers are charged. Measuring less often saves credits, but you only see large differences.

Our recommendation: core questions daily, exploratory questions weekly, four weeks daily after an action.

Measurement cadenceAnswers in a monthPrecision (95% interval)
weekly41 to 58%
every other day152 to 34%
daily303 to 26%
Average of 25 questions, daily (calculated)7508 to 12%

Worked example: assumed rate 10%, one month, 95% interval (Wilson). Rows 1 to 3: one question on one system; last row: average of 25 questions.

Calculate credits

Worked example: assumed rate 10%, one month, 95% interval (Wilson). Rows 1 to 3: one question on one system; last row: average of 25 questions

Cadence · answersInterval on a scale of 0 to 60%, line at 10%Precision weekly · 4
1 to 58% every other day · 15
2 to 34% daily · 30
3 to 26% Avg. 25 questions, daily (calculated) · 750
8 to 12%

The last row combines 25 questions: 750 answers instead of 30, hence the narrower interval. It applies to the average across all 25 questions; each single question stays at 3 to 26%.

The narrower the bar, the more precise the figure. Repeated answers are correlated, so the actual interval is wider.

Preview · sample data (worked example, no brands)

Compare plans

All features, all plans.

FeatureStarterProAgency
PriceCHF 89 per monthCHF 290 per monthfrom CHF 790 per month 1
Credits per monthCredits per month: up-to figures apply to chat interfaces. Models via the API cost 1 to 3 credits per answer.1,200 (up to 4,800 answers)4,500 (up to 18,000 answers)13,500 (up to 54,000 answers)
Brands11up to 10
Categoriesunlimited, analysis per categoryunlimited, analysis per categoryunlimited, analysis per category
Tagsfreely assignablefreely assignablefreely assignable
AI systems at the same timeAI systems at the same time: freely selectable from ChatGPT, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Claude, Grok, Meta AI (Llama), DeepSeek and Qwen. Changeable at any time. Via API or chat interface.up to 3up to 6all 10
CompetitorsCompetitors: all brands in the answers are recognised automatically, with no upper limit.unlimitedunlimitedunlimited
SentimentSentiment: the analysis automatically classifies each answer per brand as positive, neutral or negative, competitors included. This is a classification of the answer text, not a measurement of customer opinion.classification per brand and answerclassification per brand and answerclassification per brand and answer
Question designQuestion design: the number of questions is limited only by your credits.category template, purchase conditions, your own questionscategory template, purchase conditions, your own questionsas Pro, per brand
SourcesSources by type: own site, retailer, comparison portal, media, forum.the 10 most cited websites with their shareall cited websites with their share, by typeall cited websites with their share, by type
Fan-out analysisnoyesyes, per brand
Readiness auditReadiness audit for Starter: available separately as a readiness report at a fixed price.not includedmonthly, all page types plus custom URL lists, reviewed by usmonthly for up to 3 brands, further brands quarterly, all page types, reviewed by us
Recommendationsnot includedall, with acceptance criteriaall, with acceptance criteria
Before and aftertrend without markerwith markerwith marker
Search Console and logsnot includedin preparationin preparation
ExportCSVCSV, analysis extractsclient report with agency logo and „Measured with Aions“
Users15unlimited
RequestRequest accessRequest accessRequest access

Starter

Price
CHF 89 per month
Credits per month
1,200 (up to 4,800 answers)
Credits per month: up-to figures apply to chat interfaces. Models via the API cost 1 to 3 credits per answer.
Brands
1
Categories
unlimited, analysis per category
Tags
freely assignable
AI systems at the same time
up to 3
AI systems at the same time: freely selectable from ChatGPT, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Claude, Grok, Meta AI (Llama), DeepSeek and Qwen. Changeable at any time. Via API or chat interface.
Competitors
unlimited
Competitors: all brands in the answers are recognised automatically, with no upper limit.
Sentiment
classification per brand and answer
Sentiment: the analysis automatically classifies each answer per brand as positive, neutral or negative, competitors included. This is a classification of the answer text, not a measurement of customer opinion.
Question design
category template, purchase conditions, your own questions
Question design: the number of questions is limited only by your credits.
Sources
the 10 most cited websites with their share
Sources by type: own site, retailer, comparison portal, media, forum.
Fan-out analysis
no
Readiness audit
not included
Readiness audit for Starter: available separately as a readiness report at a fixed price.
Recommendations
not included
Before and after
trend without marker
Search Console and logs
not included
Export
CSV
Users
1

Pro

Price
CHF 290 per month
Credits per month
4,500 (up to 18,000 answers)
Credits per month: up-to figures apply to chat interfaces. Models via the API cost 1 to 3 credits per answer.
Brands
1
Categories
unlimited, analysis per category
Tags
freely assignable
AI systems at the same time
up to 6
AI systems at the same time: freely selectable from ChatGPT, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Claude, Grok, Meta AI (Llama), DeepSeek and Qwen. Changeable at any time. Via API or chat interface.
Competitors
unlimited
Competitors: all brands in the answers are recognised automatically, with no upper limit.
Sentiment
classification per brand and answer
Sentiment: the analysis automatically classifies each answer per brand as positive, neutral or negative, competitors included. This is a classification of the answer text, not a measurement of customer opinion.
Question design
category template, purchase conditions, your own questions
Question design: the number of questions is limited only by your credits.
Sources
all cited websites with their share, by type
Sources by type: own site, retailer, comparison portal, media, forum.
Fan-out analysis
yes
Readiness audit
monthly, all page types plus custom URL lists, reviewed by us
Readiness audit for Starter: available separately as a readiness report at a fixed price.
Recommendations
all, with acceptance criteria
Before and after
with marker
Search Console and logs
in preparation
Export
CSV, analysis extracts
Users
5

Agency

Price
from CHF 790 per month 1
Credits per month
13,500 (up to 54,000 answers)
Credits per month: up-to figures apply to chat interfaces. Models via the API cost 1 to 3 credits per answer.
Brands
up to 10
Categories
unlimited, analysis per category
Tags
freely assignable
AI systems at the same time
all 10
AI systems at the same time: freely selectable from ChatGPT, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Claude, Grok, Meta AI (Llama), DeepSeek and Qwen. Changeable at any time. Via API or chat interface.
Competitors
unlimited
Competitors: all brands in the answers are recognised automatically, with no upper limit.
Sentiment
classification per brand and answer
Sentiment: the analysis automatically classifies each answer per brand as positive, neutral or negative, competitors included. This is a classification of the answer text, not a measurement of customer opinion.
Question design
as Pro, per brand
Question design: the number of questions is limited only by your credits.
Sources
all cited websites with their share, by type
Sources by type: own site, retailer, comparison portal, media, forum.
Fan-out analysis
yes, per brand
Readiness audit
monthly for up to 3 brands, further brands quarterly, all page types, reviewed by us
Readiness audit for Starter: available separately as a readiness report at a fixed price.
Recommendations
all, with acceptance criteria
Before and after
with marker
Search Console and logs
in preparation
Export
client report with agency logo and „Measured with Aions“
Users
unlimited

Starter, Pro and Agency can be cancelled at the end of any month. 1 Agency from CHF 790: includes 13,500 credits (up to 54,000 answers) and up to 10 brands; more credits or brands on quotation.

Free check

CHF 0

  • homepage and 10 URLs, one-off
  • up to 3 findings by email, within 2 working days

Readiness report

CHF 390 one-off

  • one domain, up to 100 pages, sample per page type and template
  • list of actions with acceptance criteria as a PDF, discussed by video call
  • fixed price, delivery within 5 working days of confirmation

Aions Partner

On quotation

  • questions in a workshop, all 10 AI systems
  • readiness including a test purchase by an agent
  • coordinated implementation, formal re-test with report

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