How each AI assistant finds local businesses

ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity each document different crawlers and data sources. These pages summarize what each vendor publishes and what it means for a local business.

• ChatGPT visibilityHow to get your business recommended by ChatGPTHow ChatGPT finds local businesses, why its search crawler matters and how to check whether it recommends your business.
• Gemini visibilityHow to get your business recommended by Google GeminiHow Google Gemini grounds answers in Google Search and Maps, why your Google Business Profile matters, and how to check whether Gemini recommends your business.
• Perplexity visibilityHow to get your business cited by PerplexityHow Perplexity finds and cites businesses, which crawler to allow, and how to check whether Perplexity recommends your business and cites your website.
• Claude visibilityHow to get your business recommended by ClaudeHow Claude uses web search for local questions, why Claude-SearchBot differs from ClaudeBot, and how to check whether Claude recommends your business.
• Google AI OverviewsGoogle AI Overviews: what local businesses should actually doWhat Google documents about AI Overviews and AI Mode eligibility, why no special markup is needed, and what local businesses should focus on instead.