Firm profile
Semrush
Semrush was named in 2 of the 11 AEO, GEO and AI visibility agencies questions measured by The Shortlist Report, appearing in 141 of the 351 AI responses sampled across those questions (40.2%).
Semrush is strongest on “Who measures brand visibility across AI assistants?”, where it was named in 118 of 224 responses (52.7%), placing it in tier 2 of that report.
What Semrush is surfaced for in AEO, GEO and AI visibility agencies
Based on the measured answers, Semrush is most likely to be surfaced when buyers ask about “Who measures brand visibility across AI assistants?” and “Which AEO and GEO agencies connect AI visibility to leads and revenue?”.
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In this sample, Semrush was named on 2 of the 10 AEO, GEO and AI visibility agencies ranking questions measured. These are the buyer questions where it appeared most often:
- Ai visibility monitoring — named in 118 of 224 responses (52.7%), tier 2.
- Aeo geo leads and attribution — named in 23 of 127 responses (18.1%), tier 2.
This describes when the firm is surfaced, not whether it is the right firm to hire. The sample measures recommendation visibility, not client outcomes.
Every question in AEO, GEO and AI visibility agencies
Semrush was named on 2 of these 10 ranking questions. The rest are questions buyers ask that it did not come up for — with whoever did.
Who leads AEO, GEO and AI visibility agencies overall: iPullRank tops 2 of 10 · Siege Media tops 2 of 10 · Enleaf tops 1 of 10 · FIVESIXTEN tops 1 of 10 · Omniscient Digital tops 1 of 10 · Optimist tops 1 of 10. See all reports.
Where Semrush was named
| Question | Tier | Responses | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who measures brand visibility across AI assistants? | 2 | 118 of 224 | 52.7% | |
| Which AEO and GEO agencies connect AI visibility to leads and revenue? | 2 | 23 of 127 | 18.1% |
What Semrush gets named for
Across the 11 AEO, GEO and AI visibility agencies questions measured, Semrush is named most often on “Who measures brand visibility across AI assistants?” — it appears in 118 of the 224 ChatGPT responses to that question, or 52.7% of them. Its next strongest question is “Which AEO and GEO agencies connect AI visibility to leads and revenue?”, where it appears in 23 of 127 responses (18.1%).
Semrush clears the reporting threshold on 2 of the 11 questions. The spread matters as much as the peak: a firm named across several different questions is one an assistant reaches for generally, where a firm named on one is attached to a single specialism.
What Semrush’s tier placings mean
On “Who measures brand visibility across AI assistants?”, Semrush sits in tier 2 of 5, named in 118 of 224 responses (52.7%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 62.5% of responses against Semrush’s 52.7%. It shares tier 2 with Peec AI and Ahrefs, which the sample cannot separate from it. 6 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Semrush from them.
On “Which AEO and GEO agencies connect AI visibility to leads and revenue?”, Semrush sits in tier 2 of 2, named in 23 of 127 responses (18.1%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 34.6% of responses against Semrush’s 18.1%. It shares tier 2 with Google Analytics, Cro Metrics, HubSpot, Otterly, First Page Sage and Blend, which the sample cannot separate from it.
Firms named alongside Semrush
When ChatGPT names Semrush, these firms most often turn up on the same questions: HubSpot (2 shared questions), Otterly (2 shared questions), Peec AI (2 shared questions) and Profound (2 shared questions).
That overlap is the closest thing this data holds to a shortlist: these are the firms a buyer asking the same questions is most likely to see beside Semrush. It says nothing about which of them is the better fit.
HubSpot · Otterly · Peec AI · Profound
What this page is, and is not
- It is a count of how often AI assistants named Semrush when asked buyer questions about AEO, GEO and AI visibility agencies. Nothing here is a review, a rating, or an assessment of the firm’s work.
- Semrush did not submit this listing, was not contacted about it, and cannot pay to change it, move up, or be removed.
- A firm named in few responses may still be excellent. Share follows what has been published about a firm online, which is what an AI assistant reads.
- Wrong details, or a firm merged with another of a similar name? We fix those.