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How do I check whether ChatGPT and other AI assistants recommend my product?
Answered by ACAS Tools · Updated October 25, 2026
Ask the assistants the questions your buyers actually type, every day, and record whether your product is named. SURFACE does that for you: it asks ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity your buyer questions with no system prompt, then records whether you're named, your rank in list answers, which competitors appear instead and which pages Perplexity cited.
It's a desktop app for Windows and Mac that also pulls in your Search Console, PageSpeed, Google Trends and community mentions, with a Monday digest. Your data stays on your computer; AI calls use your own API keys. $49 launch price until November 15, 2026.
SURFACE: $49 launch price until Sunday, November 15, 2026 $79
One-time purchase · Up to 3 computers · Mac needs Apple Silicon, macOS 15+
How
Checking AI visibility, step by step
Write down 5 to 10 questions a buyer would type, like "best offline markdown notes app". Not your brand name.
Ask each assistant every question, with no extra instructions, and save the full answer.
Record whether you're named, where you rank, and which competitors are named instead.
Note which pages get cited. Those are the pages to beat, or to get mentioned on.
Repeat weekly. SURFACE runs this daily and shows the change in the Monday digest.
Honest limits
What to know first
It measures, it doesn't change answers
SURFACE shows where you stand. It doesn't change what assistants say and makes no ranking or traffic promises.
Zero is a starting point
Assistants rarely mention a product nobody has written about yet. The content work closes the gap.
Some setup
Connecting Google (Search Console, a Cloud project, an OAuth client and a PageSpeed key) is one-time work. The user guide walks through it.
FAQ
Common questions
Why does my product never show up in ChatGPT answers?
Usually because few pages answer the buyer's question and name your product. Assistants repeat what trusted pages say. Pages that answer the exact question, plus mentions on sites the assistants cite, are what move it.
Which assistants does SURFACE check?
Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity, using your own API keys.
Does SURFACE send my data anywhere?
Only to the services you connect, with your own credentials. No account, no SURFACE server, no analytics. Keys live in Windows Credential Manager or macOS Keychain.
Can I track clients' brands?
Yes. One workspace per brand or client, exportable to JSON without keys.
How much does SURFACE cost?
$49 launch price until Sunday, November 15, 2026, then $79. One-time purchase for up to 3 computers, updates included. The trial runs on built-in sample brands.
SURFACE
See what assistants say about you.
The trial shows every page on built-in sample brands, so you can see the whole app before you connect anything.
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