Methodology · Reviewed 2026-09-09

How Uprity measures AI visibility

The score is a directional sample of how configured AI assistants answered a controlled set of local-discovery prompts. It is not a search-engine ranking, market-share measurement, or guarantee that another user will receive the same answer.

Prompt sample

Uprity builds category-and-location discovery prompts plus comparison and category prompts. When a usable location is unavailable, the sample is reduced to category-level questions. Brand prompts are evaluated separately because the business name is supplied.

Configured AI engines

A scan sends the same prompt sample to the AI engines enabled for that environment. Engine availability and underlying models can change, so results record a point-in-time sample rather than a permanent ranking.

Score calculation

The 0–100 overall score currently assigns up to 45 points to discovery-prompt mention rate, 25 to estimated answer position, 20 to simple sentiment signals, and 10 to selected citation signals. Per-engine scores are discovery-prompt mention rates.

Comparability over time

Use repeated scans with the same business identity, category, location, prompt set, and engine configuration for the most useful trend. Model updates, web access, prompt interpretation, and answer randomness can move a score without a corresponding business change.

Important limitations

  • Mention detection uses normalized name matching and can miss aliases or confuse similarly named businesses.
  • Position is estimated from list structure or answer location; it is not a native rank supplied by an AI provider.
  • Sentiment uses a small keyword heuristic and should not replace human review of the cited answer snippet.
  • Citation scoring rewards a limited set of recognizable domains and does not certify source accuracy.
  • Generated answers can be incomplete, outdated, or wrong. Verify material business decisions independently.

Use the score as a trend, not a promise

Review the underlying prompts, snippets, citations, and configuration alongside the headline number.