https://aelohq.com/blog Real numbers with the receipts attached, from Aelo, the honest measurement layer for AI answer visibility. en-us Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:12:57 GMT Aelo https://aelohq.com/blog/ai-same-question-different-answer https://aelohq.com/blog/ai-same-question-different-answer A volatility experiment across five categories and two engines, one hundred live calls. Ask an AI the identical "best brand in India" question twice and it names a different number one about 45 percent of the time. The full table, the most and least stable categories, and why a one-time check is noise. Analysis research@aelohq.com (Aelo Research) Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://aelohq.com/blog/ai-gets-brand-facts-wrong https://aelohq.com/blog/ai-gets-brand-facts-wrong We asked AI to describe 26 Indian consumer brands and verified every checkable claim against the brands' own sites. Roughly 18 percent were wrong or outdated, and three brands were described as an entirely different company. Analysis research@aelohq.com (Aelo Research) Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://aelohq.com/blog/how-to-get-cited-by-chatgpt https://aelohq.com/blog/how-to-get-cited-by-chatgpt Two separate battles decide whether ChatGPT names you: what it learned in training, and what it retrieves and quotes at answer time. The citation funnel, what the research says actually moves it, and a practical checklist. Field notes research@aelohq.com (Aelo Research) Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://aelohq.com/blog/ai-visibility-score-coin-flip https://aelohq.com/blog/ai-visibility-score-coin-flip Most tools ask the model once and report the answer as a rank. But LLM output is a probability distribution, not a leaderboard. Why single-shot measurement is noise, and what a defensible number looks like. Methodology research@aelohq.com (Aelo Research) Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://aelohq.com/blog/profound-alternative https://aelohq.com/blog/profound-alternative Profound is the enterprise leader in AI visibility. If you are not an enterprise, here is when a lighter tool makes sense, how Peec, Otterly and the SEO add-ons compare, and where Aelo fits (accuracy, receipts, D2C and India-first). Analysis research@aelohq.com (Aelo Research) Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://aelohq.com/blog/answer-engine-optimization-guide https://aelohq.com/blog/answer-engine-optimization-guide How to get named, quoted, and recommended when buyers ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity. The two ways AI answers get built, what actually moves citations (with the research), and a practical playbook. Field notes research@aelohq.com (Aelo Research) Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://aelohq.com/blog/best-ai-visibility-tools-2026 https://aelohq.com/blog/best-ai-visibility-tools-2026 Profound, Peec, Otterly, the Semrush and Ahrefs add-ons, and where Aelo fits. A straight comparison of the tools that track how ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity talk about your brand, and what each one is actually best at. Analysis research@aelohq.com (Aelo Research) Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://aelohq.com/blog/the-16-sources-llms-actually-cite https://aelohq.com/blog/the-16-sources-llms-actually-cite Reddit at #1 for consumer + prosumer queries. G2 dominates B2B software. YouTube transcripts feed Gemini heavily. A ranked, per-LLM breakdown of where AI answers actually source their information. Analysis research@aelohq.com (Aelo Research) Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://aelohq.com/blog/india-ai-visibility-index-july-2026 https://aelohq.com/blog/india-ai-visibility-index-july-2026 Zoho holds a 100% mention rate for Indian CRM queries. Byju's doesn't appear once for EdTech intent. Six brands, six categories, one Gemini pass, the receipts behind the first India AI Visibility Index. Analysis research@aelohq.com (Aelo Research) Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://aelohq.com/blog/why-zero-is-honest https://aelohq.com/blog/why-zero-is-honest Every AI-visibility tool wants to show you a nice green number. Aelo will show you a zero if that's what the LLMs said. Here's why that's better for you. Methodology research@aelohq.com (Aelo Research) Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://aelohq.com/blog/the-receipt-is-the-product https://aelohq.com/blog/the-receipt-is-the-product Every derived number in Aelo is one click away from the raw scan that produced it. This isn't a feature, it's the entire thesis. Product research@aelohq.com (Aelo Research) Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT