GEO vs AEO vs SEO

How generative engine optimization, answer engine optimization, and SEO relate.

SEO builds discoverability. GEO and AEO optimize for AI-generated answers and citations.

Simple framing

SEO: crawl/index/rank

GEO: citeability in generative answers

AEO: direct answer readiness

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