geo-first search · live web · ranked for ai answers
Search the web,
for AI answers.
Google ranks blue links by SEO. zSearch ranks sources by GEO — Generative Engine Optimization — how likely each one is to be cited inside AI answers. Every result carries its GEO rating.
10 live sources per search · scored 0–100 · free, no signup
Same web. Different ranking.
What each engine optimizes for, side by side.
| compare | seo search | zsearch · geo |
|---|---|---|
| ranks for | clicks from humans | citations from AI answers |
| signals | keywords, backlinks, click-through | citability · structure · freshness · entity |
| optimized output | a page people visit | a passage an engine quotes |
| blind spot | never sees the AI answer | younger index · estimates, not verdicts |
| rating shown | none — position only | 0–100 GEO score per source |
What GEO measures.
Four signals, one number — how citable a source is inside generative answers.
Citability · 35%
Quotable definitions, concrete numbers, claims an answer engine could repeat verbatim.
Structure · 25%
Answer-first pages: direct answers, steps, lists, tables, comparisons.
Freshness · 20%
Recency signals, weighted by how much the query needs up-to-date information.
Entity clarity · 20%
Unambiguous identity — a named product, brand or niche with clear about-ness.
live web results · geo ratings are estimates scored from public snippets · not affiliated with the ranked sites