Understanding Prompt Results

Learn how to read prompt monitoring data, including brand mentions, sentiment, citation sources, and Share of Voice.

Understanding prompt results

Prompt monitoring captures what AI platforms say about your brand when users ask relevant questions. This page explains how to read each metric in your monitoring dashboard.

For setup instructions, see Set up prompt monitoring.

Per-prompt metrics

Each monitored prompt displays aggregated metrics across all AI platforms.

  • Brand mentions — How many times your brand (including variants) appears in AI responses
  • Domain citations — How many times AI platforms link to or reference pages on your domain
  • Total citations — All citations across all sources, including competitor and third-party domains
  • Competitor count — The number of unique competitors mentioned alongside your brand
  • Brand sentiment — An aggregate sentiment score from -100 to +100

Click into any prompt to see the full AI response text from each platform, with your brand mentions highlighted.

Platform breakdown

Vizzybl tracks responses from six AI platforms. Each platform has different training data and response patterns, so your visibility varies across them.

PlatformTypeWhat it tells you
ChatGPTConversational AIHow OpenAI models represent your brand
GeminiConversational AIHow Google models position you
ClaudeConversational AIHow Anthropic models describe your brand
PerplexityAI search engineSearch-focused responses with source citations
GrokConversational AIHow X/Twitter-integrated models reference you
Google AI OverviewsSearch-integrated AIAI summaries shown directly in Google Search

Per-platform metrics include brand mention count, domain citations, total citations, and competitors mentioned. Use the platform breakdown to identify where you are strong and where you need to improve.

Brand sentiment

The brand sentiment score ranges from -100 (entirely negative) to +100 (entirely positive). Each individual mention is scored for sentiment and then aggregated across all platforms and prompts.

Your dashboard also shows descriptors — the key phrases AI platforms use when talking about your brand (e.g., "industry leader," "affordable alternative," "limited documentation"). Descriptors help you understand how AI models characterize your brand beyond a numeric score.

Citation sources

When AI platforms cite sources in their responses, Vizzybl classifies each citation into one of five types.

TypeWhat it meansExample
UGCUser-generated contentReddit threads, forum posts, reviews
EditorialProfessional journalismNews articles, expert publications
CorporateYour own contentPages from your domain
CompetitorCompetitor contentPages from competitor domains
OtherReference or utility contentGovernment sites, Wikipedia, legal resources

A healthy citation profile includes a mix of corporate and editorial sources. A high share of competitor citations signals that AI platforms prefer competitor content for your target queries.

Competitor mentions

The competitor section shows which brands appear in the same AI responses as yours, with per-competitor mention counts and citation counts. This reveals who AI platforms consider your direct alternatives.

If you haven't configured competitors yet, see Identify your competitors.

Share of Voice

Share of Voice measures your brand's presence across all monitored prompts.

  • Formula: (mentionCount / totalChecks) × 100
  • Range: 0–100

A score of 50 means your brand appears in half of all AI responses to your monitored prompts. The per-platform breakdown shows which AI engines mention you most and least.

Prompt Bias Index

The Prompt Bias Index measures how well your brand appears in discovery prompts compared to branded prompts.

  • Formula: (Discovery Mention Rate / Branded Mention Rate) × 100
  • Range: 0–200

Discovery prompts are unbranded queries like "best consulting firms." Branded prompts include your brand name. A score of 100 means AI platforms mention you in discovery contexts as often as branded ones.

ZoneScoreWhat to do
The Ghost0–20AI platforms rarely mention you organically. Invest in discovery-stage content targeting category queries.
The Echo Chamber21–40You appear mostly in branded searches. Create content that answers unbranded, category-level questions.
The Rising Star41–70Growing organic visibility. Continue building content authority for unbranded queries.
The Market Leader71–110Balanced presence across branded and discovery prompts. Monitor and protect your position.
The Legacy Giant111–200You dominate even unbranded queries. Watch for brand erosion signals and emerging competitors.

Prompt types

Vizzybl generates three types of prompts from your keywords.

  • Comparison — "What's the best X?" or "Compare the top X tools." Tests whether AI platforms include you in category comparisons.
  • Problem-solution — "How do I solve Y?" Tests whether AI platforms recommend your product or content as a solution.
  • Brand authority — Direct queries about your brand. Tests how accurately AI platforms describe you.

Tracking all three types gives you a complete picture of your AI visibility across the user journey.

Partial results

Some prompts display a partial results indicator. This means one or more AI platforms failed to return a response for that prompt — due to a timeout, rate limit, or temporary platform issue.

Partial prompts still contribute to your metrics based on the platforms that did respond. Vizzybl retries failed platforms automatically in subsequent monitoring rounds.

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