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

This story is from 2026-09-09. It is preserved in the archive; the latest stories are on the live feed.

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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