What Profound tells us

Profound tested 92,383 queries across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google Gemini, Google AI Mode, Microsoft Copilot, Meta AI, and Grok. Each query simulates what a real person asks an LLM about legal AI tools.

GC AI appears in 8% of responses (7,850 out of 92,383).


Where GC AI is visible

Topic Mention Rate What This Means
Branded comparisons ("GC AI vs...") 25% When people ask about GC AI by name, LLMs find enough content to respond. Our comparison pages will strengthen this.
In-house counsel AI 20% GC AI's strongest non-branded category. LLMs recognize GC AI as an in-house tool. Every piece of content should reinforce this positioning.
AI legal for Word 14% The Word integration is recognized. Content improvements to the /gc-ai-in-word page will push this higher.
Data privacy queries Position #1 on Perplexity SOC 2 + zero data retention is a differentiator LLMs surface. FAQ schema will make this even stronger.

Where GC AI is invisible (content gaps to fill)

Topic Queries Tested GC AI Mention Rate Who Shows Up Instead Content Needed
AI contract review 8,474 1% Spellbook, LegalOn, Ironclad, Kira Systems, Luminance Dedicated "AI contract review for in-house counsel" page (Priority 1)
Contract redlining 2,941 0% Sirion, Dioptra, DocJuris, Gavel Exec, Spellbook /gc-ai-in-word content additions + dedicated redlining content
Legal research 4,495 1% Thomson Reuters, CoCounsel, LexisNexis, Westlaw, Spellbook Dedicated legal research page highlighting GC AI's Research feature
Contract review tools 4,679 1% LegalOn, Gavel Exec, Spellbook, Ironclad, ContractPodAI Covered by the contract review pillar page
Pricing and ROI 984 1% Thomson Reuters, JD Supra, Spellbook, CoCounsel Pricing comparison page featuring GC AI's transparent $500/mo pricing and $252K ROI data
Legal AI (general) 12,570 6% Harvey, Spellbook, Thomson Reuters, CoCounsel "Best legal AI tools" listicle + comparison pages

GEO competitors (different from SEO competitors)

These companies dominate LLM responses for the topics GC AI is invisible on. They are not necessarily SEO competitors (different traffic profiles) but they are the tools LLMs recommend when someone asks about contract review, redlining, or legal research.

Competitor Times Mentioned (when GC AI is not) Strongest In
Spellbook 31,323 Contract review, legal research, general legal AI
Harvey 26,033 Legal research, enterprise legal AI
Thomson Reuters 23,576 Legal research, CoCounsel
Ironclad 20,815 Contract lifecycle, redlining
Luminance 16,619 Contract review, document analysis
LegalOn 13,526 Contract review, Word integration
LexisNexis 12,400 Legal research
CoCounsel 10,678 Legal research, document review

Platform breakdown

Platform Queries Tested GC AI Mentioned Mention Rate
ChatGPT 18,963 2,457 13%
Grok 5,086 607 12%
Google AI Mode 5,418 546 10%
Google Gemini 5,677 494 9%
Meta AI 5,303 464 9%
Microsoft Copilot 17,297 1,274 7%
Perplexity 19,362 1,102 6%
Google AI Overviews 15,277 906 6%

ChatGPT is the most favorable platform for GC AI (13%). Google AI Overviews is the least favorable (6%). Content with structured data (FAQ schema, comparison tables, citable stats) disproportionately improves Google AI Overview visibility.


How this affects our strategy

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