Perplexity
sonar
Its prompt asks for the best businesses in your category and city, whether it would recommend your business, and 3–5 names with reasons. It asks for sources when available.
Our methodology
What happens in a Visybl audit.
Visybl runs a pair of real, web-search queries when you submit an audit. The report shows those replies and a score based on whether they contain your business name. Here is what the process does, and where it stops.
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01 / Your details
Four required fields
The free audit form asks for your business name, category, city, and email. Your email is used to send the report; it is not included in the questions sent to either engine. The audit does not require a payment card.
Optional industry
Choose one, or leave it blank:
- Restaurants
- Local services
- B2B SaaS
- Dentists
- Accountants
What the choice changes
Industry selects the review-platform list shown with your results. It does not change the engine query or the visibility score.
02 / The queries
Two web-search answers, in parallel
When you submit the form, Visybl queries Perplexity using sonar and OpenAI using gpt-4o-mini-search-preview. Both run with web search, at the same time.
OpenAI
gpt-4o-mini-search-preview
Its prompt asks for the best businesses in your category and city, whether it would recommend your business, and 3–5 names with reasons. Web search is enabled; sources are requested where available.
These are requests made to the engines, not fixed answer templates. They may respond differently, and they may not provide sources.
03 / The score
A simple mention check
The visibility score is the rounded percentage of the two registered engines whose successful answer contains the business name you entered. The comparison ignores capitalization. An engine error is not a mention, and the denominator remains two.
Calculation
round(successful answers containing your name ÷ 2 × 100)
The result is shown on a 0–100 scale. It describes these two answers from this run; it is not an exhaustive visibility measurement.
Your report includes the score, each engine and its model, the query time, the returned answer text, and any recorded error. After a successful run, the form opens your report and Visybl sends a copy to the email you supplied.
04 / Suggested next steps
Suggestions are not verified findings
The report’s action plan is a prioritized list generated by rules. It can suggest work on your Google Business Profile, consistent business details (name, address, and phone), reviews, structured data, or FAQs. These are suggestions to consider, not confirmed facts about your business.
What the live audit does not check
It does not inspect your website, Google Business Profile, or directories. It does not measure your review volume, check NAP consistency, look for structured data, or review FAQ coverage. Those facts are absent or unknown in the live signals. A rule may still suggest one of these steps; that does not mean the item is missing, or that an engine cited it as a reason.
05 / The limits
Answers can change
AI answers vary. The report shows what these two engines returned for these real queries at the time of the audit. It does not guarantee a recommendation, a mention in future answers, or a search ranking.
Run a free audit to see the current responses for your business.