AI Crawler
Bots that AI companies use to index web content for training data or real-time retrieval.
AI crawlers are automated bots that AI companies use to scan and index content from the web. This content may be used for training future models or for real-time retrieval in AI responses.
Common AI crawlers include:
- GPTBot (OpenAI)
- Anthropic-AI (Anthropic/Claude)
- Google-Extended (Google/Gemini)
- PerplexityBot (Perplexity)
- CCBot (Common Crawl, used by many AI companies)
For your GEO strategy, you should:
- Ensure AI crawlers can access your important content
- Check robots.txt isn't blocking AI crawlers
- Provide clear, structured content that's easy to parse
- Monitor which AI bots are crawling your site
Some sites block AI crawlers for copyright reasons, but this means your content won't be included in AI training or retrieval — potentially hurting your AI visibility.