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answer engine optimization (aeo) is the discipline of making your content and product data understandable and citable by ai answer engines, the assistants people increasingly use instead of a search results page.
where traditional seo optimizes for a ranked list of blue links, aeo optimizes for being the source an ai assistant reads, trusts, and recommends in a direct answer.
for commerce, aeo means structuring your catalog (titles, attributes, media, and standards) so ai assistants can confidently understand and recommend your products. that is exactly what the alana ai commerce score measures.