Track your brand in Google AI Mode
AI Mode answers in dialogue rather than returning a ranked list, and retrieves from a different source pool than AI Overviews despite both being Google and both being Gemini-powered. Volexi tracks it as a separate engine, which is also how it covers the Gemini family without paying twice for an overlapping signal.
Do I need to track standalone Gemini as well?
Usually not. AI Mode and AI Overviews are both Gemini-powered, so tracking them covers Gemini-family answers without a third overlapping subscription.
This is a deliberate position rather than a limitation we are dressing up. Teams tracking AI Mode, AI Overviews and a standalone Gemini engine are frequently paying three times for a heavily correlated signal, and the money is better spent on prompt coverage.
How does AI Mode differ from AI Overviews in practice?
AI Mode is a conversation, so it handles follow-up questions and longer buyer journeys. Overviews answer a single query in place. The retrieved sources differ accordingly.
Common questions
No. Each carries its own weight in the visibility formula, and both weights are published on the metric formulas page.
Every plan includes every engine at one price, with six enabled per scan. See pricing or the published formulas for how each engine is weighted.