Your AI visibility in plain sentences, not charts
For you is the first screen many people see in Proofsource. It tells you in plain words where your brand stands in AI answers, your biggest opportunity, which competitors AI names instead, your weakest location, and the one next step. It is built for owners, executives and anyone who wants the answer without reading a dashboard, and agencies get a portfolio version.
When buyers ask AI about AI meeting notes, Driffle is named in 34% of answers (81 of 238). Otter is named in 61%.
Plain-English AI visibility summary, in short
The facts, ready to quote.
- Format
- Short sentences with lead numbers, no charts to decode
- What it covers
- Where you stand, biggest opportunity, competitors named instead, next step
- Locations
- Leads with your weakest location that has answers
- During the first scan
- Shows answers as they arrive
- How we count
- One line explains how mention rate is counted
- For agencies
- A portfolio version: which clients are slipping and who to call first
What is a plain-English AI visibility summary?
An AI visibility summary turns hundreds of tracked AI answers into a few statements a busy person can act on. Most AI search tools open on a dashboard: trend lines, engine filters and competitor tables. That suits analysts. Owners, executives and clients usually want three things: am I being recommended, who is recommended instead, and what should we do first.
A good summary keeps the numbers honest while writing them as sentences. "ChatGPT named Driffle in 14 of 48 answers this week; Otter was named in 31" is clearer than a 29% tile, and it shows the sample size. It should also say how the number is counted, so nobody mistakes it for a ranking or a traffic figure.
Proofsource's For you page does this. It writes your category so it reads naturally inside a sentence, leads with your numbers, names your biggest opportunity and the competitors AI prefers, points out your weakest location, and links to the full dashboard, a two-minute tour or an invite for your marketing team. Agencies get the same idea across all clients.
How it works
A one-screen summary in sentences: where you stand in AI answers, your biggest opportunity, who AI names instead, and the one next step.
Add your brand
Proofsource runs a first scan of buyer questions across up to 10 AI engines, from ChatGPT and Perplexity to Gemini, Copilot and Grok.
Watch answers arrive
During the first scan, For you shows answers as they come in.
Read where you stand
Lead numbers in sentences: how often AI names you and who it names instead.
See the biggest opportunity
The question, engine or location where a fix would move the most.
Take the next step
Open the full dashboard, take the two-minute tour, or invite your marketing team.
See it in the product
Screens from the Proofsource app, drawn with sample data for an example brand.
2 of 14 clients slipped this week. Call Brightline Dental first: Claude stopped naming them for "emergency dentist near me" in Austin.
| Client | This week | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| Brightline Dental | -11 pts |  Claude dropped them in Austin |
| Driffle | -6 pts | Fathom new comparison page |
| Harbor Coffee | -4 pts | Within noise |
| Northpeak Gear | +9 pts | New review site listing |
- ChatGPT: named Driffle in "best AI note taker for sales calls"
- Perplexity: named Otter, Fireflies
- Claude: named Fathom, Driffle
Every capability, live today
6 shipped capabilities behind Plain-English AI visibility summary, each in the product now.
For you page
A plain-words landing: where you stand, biggest opportunity, competitors and next step, with lead numbers, your weakest location and biggest opportunity up front.
Plain sentences, count explained
Your category is written so it reads naturally inside a sentence, and one line explains how mention rate is counted.
First scan running state
Shows answers arriving during the first scan.
Weakest location first
Leads with the weakest location that has answers.
Role paths
Links to the full dashboard, a two-minute tour, or an invite for your marketing team.
Agency For you
The portfolio in plain words: clients slipping and who to call first.
Who it is for
Know in a minute
Open For you and see if AI recommends you, who it recommends instead and what to fix first.
Brief the board
Lift two sentences with numbers straight into an update.
Plan the morning
The agency version says which clients slipped and who to call first.
Hand off to the team
Invite your marketing team from For you; they land on the full dashboard.
Why it matters
Readable by anyone
Sentences with numbers, not charts that need training.
Numbers you can trust
Counts and sample sizes are in the sentence, and how we count is one tap away.
Points at the weak spot
Leads with your weakest location and biggest opportunity, not your best news.
One next step
Every visit ends with a clear action.
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Plain-English AI visibility summary: Proofsource and other tools
Executive summaries take different shapes across the category. Here is what each platform describes on its own pages.
| Capability | Proofsource | AthenaHQ | Semrush | Peec AI | Otterly.AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary for executives | YesFor you writes where you stand in plain sentences | YesBoard-ready reporting and ROI trackingSource | Yes0-100 score with mentions, citations and trendsSource | RelatedRedesigned overview dashboardSource | RelatedDocument or presentation typeSource |
| Agency portfolio summary | YesClients slipping and who to call first | YesMany brands in one platform with team permissionsSource | Not listed | YesIsolated project per clientSource | YesSeparate team, reports, prompts per clientSource |
| Live view of the first scan | YesAnswers appear as they arrive | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| One recommended next step | YesThe summary ends with the one next step | RelatedEssential plan includes recommendationsSource | YesAI-generated recommendations shown at the bottom of each reportSource | YesStrategy recommendations: review profiles, communities, digital PRSource | YesNext steps from brand report data; personalized since April 2026Source |
| Who AI names instead | YesCompetitors AI names, in the same plain summary | YesCompetitor insights on all plans; unlimited competitors on StarterSource | YesCompare mentions, citations and topic coverage against up to four competitorsSource | YesAdd brands and rank against competitorsSource | YesBrand report compares you with top 5 or all competitorsSource |
| Weakest location called out | YesLeads with the weakest location that has answers | Related60+ countries and languages; multi-region on Enterprise, country-level on StarterSource | RelatedGeographic breakdown of where the brand is mentionedSource | RelatedBrand insights split by countrySource | RelatedFilter by countrySource |
Where each of them shines
AthenaHQ offers board-ready executive dashboards with ROI tracking and configurable views.
Semrush gives a single 0-100 AI Visibility Score that sits beside its SEO data. Compare in full
Peec's customizable overview dashboard and custom views suit teams who like to build their own. Compare in full
Otterly's PDF brand reports are easy to hand to stakeholders, with an optional own logo. Compare in full
Questions about Plain-English AI visibility summary
What is the For you page?
It is a one-screen summary of your AI visibility written in plain sentences: where you stand, your biggest opportunity, which competitors AI names instead, your weakest location and the next step.
Which AI engines does it summarize?
Up to 10 AI engines, from ChatGPT and Perplexity to Gemini, Copilot and Grok, depending on the plan.
How is mention rate counted?
Mention rate is the share of answers to buyer questions that name your brand, where the question does not already include your name. An answer that names you twice counts once.
What does weakest location mean?
If you track several buyer locations, For you leads with the location where AI names you least, among locations that have answers.
Can I see the full data?
Yes. For you links to the full dashboard, and every number there opens the answers behind it.
Is there a version for agencies?
Yes. Agency For you reads the whole client portfolio in plain words, showing which clients are slipping and who to call first.
Keep exploring
Try it on your own brand.
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