This is the August 2026 edition of the AI Visibility 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 1,467 scans spread across the five score bands in August 2026. Scores collect at both ends and hollow out in the middle — the mark of a check that has either been done or not done at all, with little partial credit in between.
- 0–19
- 20–39
- 40–59
- 60–79
- 80–100
| Score band | AI Visibility |
|---|---|
| 0–19 | 10% · 144 |
| 20–39 | 17% · 256 |
| 40–59 | 13% · 189 |
| 60–79 | 25% · 370 |
| 80–100 | 35% · 508 |
| Total runs | 1,467 |
Where sites got stuck
The checks that did not pass in AI Visibility 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 |
|---|---|---|
| llms.txt present | 70% | Partial |
| Publish / update dates | 66% | Partial |
| Author / byline | 60% | Partial |
| Organization / WebSite schema | 53% | Hard fail |
| About page linked | 52% | Partial |
| JSON-LD structured data | 48% | Hard fail |
| Question-style headings | 48% | Partial |
| Social / sameAs profiles linked | 41% | Partial |
| In-depth content (≥800 words) | 37% | Partial |
| Content in raw HTML (server-rendered) | 33% | Hard fail |
| Cites external sources | 25% | Partial |
| Concise, quotable passages | 22% | Partial |
The weakest areas that month
This month’s sample
In August 2026 the AI Visibility Checker recorded 1,467 successful scans across 1,266 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 Visibility | .com 62% · .io 7% · .org 7% · .net 3% · other 21% |
Frequently asked questions
What was the median AI Visibility Checker score in August 2026?
In August 2026 the median was 67/100 and the mean was 61.8. 35% of scans reached 80 or above. These figures are frozen and will not change.
Which check failed most often in August 2026?
“llms.txt present”, which did not pass in 70% of scans, followed by “Publish / update dates” at 66%.
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 Visibility Checker benchmarks, August 2026 edition, https://seomods.com/seo-score-benchmarks/ai-visibility-checker/august-2026.