What does "AI visibility" mean for my business?

When someone asks ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini "what is the best..." or "where can I find...", AI gives specific recommendations. AI visibility is a measure of how often — and how positively — these AI platforms mention your business. It's the new version of being on the first page of Google, except now there are no pages — just one answer.

Which AI platforms do you monitor?

Pendium monitors ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Perplexity, DeepSeek, and Google AI Overviews — seven major AI platforms that consumers use to research local services. We run real queries that your customers actually ask and analyze the responses for mentions of your business, competitors, and industry topics.

How does Pendium improve my visibility?

Three ways. First, we identify the exact queries and topics where you're invisible. Second, we generate AI-optimized content — articles, guides, social posts — designed to help AI agents understand your business and recommend your services to the right people. Third, we continuously monitor to track improvement and find new opportunities. Most clients see measurable improvement within 60 days.

How long until I see results?

You'll get your first visibility report within minutes of signing up. Actual visibility improvement varies, but our clients typically see a 47% average improvement within 60 days. Some see results faster — it depends on your current online presence and how competitive your local market is.

Do I need to be technical to use this?

Not at all. Enter your website URL and Pendium handles everything: scanning AI platforms, analyzing your visibility, generating content, and tracking improvement. The dashboard is designed for business owners, not engineers. If you can check your email, you can use Pendium.

What makes this different from SEO?

Traditional SEO optimizes for Google's search rankings — blue links on a results page. AI visibility is different: AI doesn't show links, it gives direct answers. Even if you rank #1 on Google, ChatGPT might recommend a competitor. Pendium optimizes for the new paradigm — making sure AI platforms know about, trust, and recommend your business.

Businesses/Internet Infrastructure/Example Domain

AI Visibility & Sentiment

Example Domain

Example Domain is a reserved domain operated by IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) specifically for use in documentation, tutorials, and illustrative examples. It provides a safe, permission-free domain that developers and technical writers can reference without risk of linking to real websites.

Active Monitoring

example.com

Internet Infrastructure

AI Visibility Score

61/100

Good

Sentiment Score

88/100

AI Perception

Key Takeaways

How AI platforms collectively perceive and describe Example Domain today.

Example Domain demonstrates exceptional visibility across major LLMs, maintaining near-total dominance as the primary reference for technical documentation and code samples. While it ranks #1 in most conversational AI queries, there is a significant performance drop in Google AI Overviews and persistent mixed sentiment regarding its safety for production use.

Working in your favor

Industry-leading mention rates on Claude (100%) and ChatGPT (96%) with near-perfect ranking positions.

Total dominance in the 'Code Sample and API Testing Development' query category across all tested personas.

Strong alignment with DevOps Automation Architects, achieving an 88% mention rate and 1.2 average position.

Gaps to close

Significantly lower visibility in Google AI Overviews (46%) compared to the 90%+ performance in LLMs.

Inconsistent presence in local environment configuration queries, such as etc/hosts file setups.

Mixed sentiment across all platforms, specifically regarding the safety of using the domain in production environments.

Opportunities

Bridge the gap in AI Overviews by optimizing structured data and technical documentation for Google's RAG systems.

Address 'mixed sentiment' by publishing clear, authoritative guidelines on the domain's purpose as a reserved IANA standard.

Expand content to cover system administration and infrastructure-as-code snippets where Terraform and Kubernetes currently appear as competitors.

Highest-Impact Actions

Optimize technical documentation for Google AI Overviews indexability.

The 46% mention rate in AI Overviews is the brand's primary weakness compared to its near-perfect LLM performance.

Create an 'Official Usage and Safety' resource page to resolve sentiment issues.

Queries regarding whether the domain is 'actually safe' are returning mixed sentiment, which can be mitigated with clear authority signals.

Develop specific tutorials for 'etc/hosts' and local system configuration.

This specific technical gap allows generic placeholders or competitor mentions to surface where Example Domain should be the standard.

Value Proposition

A universally recognized, permanently reserved domain that can be freely used in examples and documentation without requiring permission or risking broken links to real websites.

Overview

Mission

To provide a stable, reserved domain for use in documentation examples without requiring permission.

Products & Services

Reserved example domain for documentationSafe placeholder URLs for tutorialsPermission-free domain references for code samples

Current State

Visibility Landscape

A high-level view of how Example Domain performs across AI platforms, broken down by strategic priority level — from core brand queries to growth opportunities.

	ChatGPT	Claude	Gemini	AI Overviews
Reputation1q Brand recognition & direct queries	97	97	97	70
Core Product/service category queries	—	—	—	—
Growth Areas Adjacent, aspirational & visionary	—	—	—	—

Competitive Landscape

Example Domain67 mentions

Terraform18 mentions

example.org16 mentions

example.net16 mentions

Kubernetes15 mentions

curl15 mentions

Windows14 mentions

Linux13 mentions

Wikipedia13 mentions

macOS9 mentions

Docker9 mentions

Analysis

Insights & Recommended Actions

What's working, what's not, and specific steps to improve Example Domain's AI visibility.

Key Findings

Strength

Industry-leading mention rates on Claude (100%) and ChatGPT (96%) with near-perfect ranking positions.

Strength

Total dominance in the 'Code Sample and API Testing Development' query category across all tested personas.

Strength

Strong alignment with DevOps Automation Architects, achieving an 88% mention rate and 1.2 average position.

Recommended Actions

Optimize technical documentation for Google AI Overviews indexability.

The 46% mention rate in AI Overviews is the brand's primary weakness compared to its near-perfect LLM performance.

Create an 'Official Usage and Safety' resource page to resolve sentiment issues.

Queries regarding whether the domain is 'actually safe' are returning mixed sentiment, which can be mitigated with clear authority signals.

Develop specific tutorials for 'etc/hosts' and local system configuration.

This specific technical gap allows generic placeholders or competitor mentions to surface where Example Domain should be the standard.

Content Engineering

Content Ideas

Content designed to help AI agents learn about your category and recommend your brand.

Programmatic Testing

Sample Conversations

We programmatically analyze questions that real customers are asking to AI agents and chatbots, extract brand mentions and sentiment, analyze every response, and synthesize the data into an action plan to increase AI visibility.

ChatGPT

Claude

Gemini

AI Overviews

Technical Documentation And Tutorial Authoring(3 queries)

“what url should i use for a demo website in my tutorial”

4/4 platforms mentioned

DevOps Automation Architect · Lead Site Reliability Engineer

ChatGPT

1.example.com

2.Kubernetes

3.sslip.io

4.nip.io

5.Let's Encrypt

Claude

1.example.com

2.example.org

3.example.net

4.curl

5.kubectl

+4 more

Gemini

1.Kubernetes

2.example.com

3.example.org

4.example.net

5.Linux

+6 more

AI Overviews

1.Study.com

2.Mozilla

3.Elementor

4.Wikipedia

5.MDN Web Docs

+3 more

“help me find safe placeholder urls for tutorials i am writing”

4/4 platforms mentioned

ChatGPT

1.example.com

2.example.org

3.example.net

4.google.com

Claude

1.example.com

2.example.org

3.example.net

4.test.com

5.httpbin.org

+4 more

Gemini

1.example.com

2.example.org

3.example.net

4.JSONPlaceholder

5.ReqRes

+6 more

AI Overviews

1.example.com

2.api.example.com

3.Word

4.YouTube

5.User Experience Stack Exchange

+6 more

“give me a sample config file for a web server using a generic domain”

3/4 platforms mentioned

ChatGPT

1.example.com

2.Nginx

3.Apache

4.PHP

5.Certbot

+3 more

Claude

1.Nginx

2.example.com

3.PHP

4.Apache

Gemini

1.example.com

2.Nginx

3.Apache

4.Caddy

5.Let's Encrypt

+10 more

AI Overviews

1.ASP.NET

2.VB.NET

3.Windows Server

4.Gzip

Source Intelligence

Citations

The sources AI platforms cite when recommending this brand. Pendium reverse-engineers what's already proven to be catnip to AI agents, then engineers content that fills gaps and helps agents do their job — which means more citations for you.

example.com

Web1 ref

What Is a Website URL? Definition, Types, and Examples - Elementor

elementor.com

Web1 ref

URL - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Wiki1 ref

What is a URL? - Learn web development | MDN

developer.mozilla.org

Web1 ref

URL | Definition, Parts & Examples - Lesson - Study.com

study.com

Web1 ref

Examples of Great URL Design - Jim Nielsen's Blog

blog.jim-nielsen.com

Web1 ref

What Is a URL? A Simple Guide to Web Addresses - Lenovo

lenovo.com

Web1 ref

Beginner's Guide To The 10 Parts Of A URL - Mailchimp

mailchimp.com

Web1 ref

2 Easy Ways to Find the URL of a Website or Web Page

wikihow.com

example.org

example.net

test.com

httpbin.org

jsonplaceholder.typicode.com

Web1 ref

reqres.in

Web1 ref

Brand Identity

Brand Voice & Style

How AI perceives Example Domain's communication style and personality

Example Domain communicates in an extremely minimalist, utilitarian, and purely informational manner. The tone is neutral, technical, and devoid of marketing language or personality. It exists solely to convey essential information about its purpose with maximum clarity and zero embellishment.

Core Tone Traits

Minimalist

Uses only essential words with no unnecessary content

Technical & Neutral

Straightforward, factual communication without emotion

Informational

Exists purely to convey necessary information

Authoritative

Clear, definitive statements about proper usage

Engineer content that makes AI agents recommend you

Pendium analyzes how AI platforms perceive your brand, reverse-engineers what they already cite, and continuously publishes content designed to fill gaps and earn more mentions — on autopilot, with you in the loop.

Data generated by Pendium.ai AI visibility scanning. Last scanned February 12, 2026.

Example Domain

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Example Domain

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