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Getting started
From zero to your first AI-visibility report in about five minutes. Create an account, tell CiteLens which brand and competitors to track, and run your first scan across ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini.
CiteLens measures how visible your brand is inside AI answers — not the old blue links. This quickstart takes you from sign-up to a first report. Each step links to a deeper page if you want the detail.
- 1Create your accountSign up with your email. We send a verification link you must click before your first login — this keeps accounts secure.
- 2Add your brand & competitorsIn Setup, add your brand (name, aliases, domains) and the competitors you want to benchmark against. The “Suggest with AI” buttons fill these in from your website.
- 3Add topics & promptsGroup the questions your buyers ask AI into topics. CiteLens can suggest realistic prompts from your site content and search demand.
- 4Run your first scanHit “Run scan”. CiteLens queries each AI engine with your prompts, repeats them for statistical confidence, and parses every answer for mentions and citations.
- 5Read your dashboardWithin minutes you get your AI Visibility Score with a 95% confidence interval, share of voice vs competitors, the exact URLs engines cited, and recommendations.
- A brand name and the domain(s) you own.
- A handful of competitors to benchmark against.
- The topics or questions you want to win in AI answers.
The Free plan includes a capped prompt pool so you can validate CiteLens before paying. Paid plans (from $79/mo) unlock the full pool, more engines, and a 14-day trial.