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Google Search Console's new AI report has one metric, and it isn't the one you want

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Every founder I've talked to assumed Google's new AI visibility report tracks whether ChatGPT or Claude cite their site. It doesn't. It counts exactly one thing, how many times a link to your page showed up inside Google's own AI Overviews and AI Mode, and nothing else. As of August 31, 2026, this…

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  1. 2026-09-09 00:52 · DEV Community — AI
    Google Search Console's new AI report has one metric, and it isn't the one you want

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