This is the August 2026 edition of the AI Citation Checker benchmarks. Every figure below comes only from scans run inside that month, and none of them will change again — a rate you quote today will still be at this address years from now. For the current picture, go back to the tool's own page: that one is refreshed at every revision, and this one never is.
How the scores fell
This is how 1,499 scans spread across the five score bands in August 2026. The spread is wide and fairly even, which is what a measure looks like while it is still being adopted unevenly.
- 0–19
- 20–39
- 40–59
- 60–79
- 80–100
| Score band | AI Citation |
|---|---|
| 0–19 | 27% · 404 |
| 20–39 | 16% · 238 |
| 40–59 | 26% · 392 |
| 60–79 | 23% · 339 |
| 80–100 | 8% · 126 |
| Total runs | 1,499 |
Where sites got stuck
The checks that did not pass in AI Citation Checker scans during August 2026. What each check means and what to do about it is on the tool's own benchmark page; this page is the record of the month.
| Check | Did not pass | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| FAQ / Q&A schema | 94% | Partial |
| Publish / update date | 84% | Partial |
| Expert quotes | 82% | Partial |
| Named author / byline | 76% | Partial |
| Question-style headings | 75% | Partial |
| Statistics & concrete figures | 69% | Hard fail |
| Structured data | 56% | Partial |
| Substantial content (≥700 words) | 51% | Partial |
| Clear definitions ("X is …") | 47% | Partial |
| Lists / tables for extractability | 36% | Partial |
| Concise, standalone passages | 33% | Hard fail |
| Outbound citations to sources | 27% | Hard fail |
The weakest areas that month
This month’s sample
In August 2026 the AI Citation Checker recorded 1,499 successful scans across 1,291 unique domains. Across the whole series that month there were 34,236 scans covering 5,586 sites.
How the sample is collected, how it is anonymized and where the method's limits lie govern the whole series, so they are set out once in the methodology on the hub.
| Tool | Domain endings in the sample |
|---|---|
| AI Citation | .com 63% · .io 7% · .org 6% · .net 3% · other 20% |
Frequently asked questions
What was the median AI Citation Checker score in August 2026?
In August 2026 the median was 46/100 and the mean was 42.2. 8% of scans reached 80 or above. These figures are frozen and will not change.
Which check failed most often in August 2026?
“FAQ / Q&A schema”, which did not pass in 94% of scans, followed by “Publish / update date” at 84%.
Why is this page never updated?
Because a dated record is only useful if it stays put. Someone citing the August 2026 figures today has to find the same numbers at the same URL years from now. For the current picture, see this tool's own benchmark page, where the figures are refreshed at every revision.
Citing this edition
The figures on this page are free to reuse under CC BY 4.0. Suggested citation: SeoMods — AI Citation Checker benchmarks, August 2026 edition, https://seomods.com/seo-score-benchmarks/ai-citation-checker/august-2026.