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AI Search Optimization vs. GEO vs. AEO: How These Terms Actually Relate

stacked diagram showing AI Search Optimization as the umbrella term over AEO and GEO, with SEO as the foundation

AI Search Optimization is the umbrella term for making a brand visible inside AI-generated answers — across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Copilot, and Google’s AI Overviews — while GEO and AEO are more specific disciplines that sit underneath it, not separate categories competing with it.