GEO Metrics Defensibility Audit

Will your GEO dashboard survive a board audit?

The 25-point checklist to separate peer-reviewed science from vendor fluff

In 20 minutes, you know whether your current GEO dashboard survives a board audit — or whether you’re presenting vanity metrics invented by your vendor.

What you get

  • The 25-point checklist structured across 5 dimensions: traceability, scientific rigor, business defensibility, multi-engine validity, update & evolution
  • The scoring grid with interpretation: 23-25 (board-defensible) to 0-11 (vendor fluff, migrate immediately)
  • A documented comparison of 5 GEO platforms (CapstonAI, Profound, Peec AI, AthenaHQ, Otterly) across all 25 criteria
  • The 5 killer questions to ask your current vendor — if they can’t answer immediately, you’re paying for noise
  • The 5 red flags that should trigger a migration, with real-world examples of wording to avoid

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Based on peer-reviewed research

Zhang, K., He, X., & Yao, J. (2026). From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms. arXiv:2604.25707 — completed by Chen et al. 2025 (arXiv:2509.08919) for Jaccard cross-engine methodology, and the CapstonAI Q1 2026 cohort.

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