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Google AI Overviews share of voice tracking

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Share of voice on AI Overviews is the share of samples in which a brand appears against its competitor set, returned with a 95% interval. At n=30 on a moderately volatile prompt that interval is typically around ±16 points.

How it renders

Derived across the sample set from mentions and citations combined.

Sampling

This is the field where n matters most. At n=1 the metric is noise; at n=30 the interval is typically tight enough to defend in a client report.

Gotcha

A share of voice figure taken from a single AI Overview reading is not a measurement. Google reshuffles the summary between identical requests, and a one-shot number will move ten points for no reason at all.

What the API returns

A single collection call against Google AI Overviews for the share of voice field, sampled n times and returned as one object per prompt.

{
  "engine": "google_ai_overviews",
  "field": "share_of_voice",
  "prompt": "best ai visibility tracking tool",
  "country": "GB",
  "language": "en",
  "n": 30,
  "share_of_voice": [
    {
      "brand": "Nostimates",
      "share": 0.34,
      "ci95": {
        "low": 0.2,
        "high": 0.52
      },
      "n": 30
    },
    {
      "brand": "Competitor",
      "share": 0.21,
      "ci95": {
        "low": 0.1,
        "high": 0.38
      },
      "n": 30
    }
  ]
}
GET /v1/collect?engine=google_ai_overviews&field=share_of_voice

Response fields

KeyTypeNotes
brandstringBrand from the configured competitor set.
sharefloatPoint estimate across the sample set.
ci95object95% Wilson interval as { low, high }.
nintegerSamples behind the estimate.
delta_priorfloat | nullChange against the previous run of the same prompt set.

What it costs

Derived at no extra credit cost, but it scales with n — the interval is bought with samples.

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Google AI Overviews share of voice FAQ

How many samples do I need for a defensible AI Overview share?
Thirty is our default and gets most prompts inside ±16 points. The volatility field tells you which prompts need more.
Does share of voice include unlinked mentions?
Yes, and you can split it by linked and unlinked if your client reports on citations only.

Report AI Overview share with an interval attached

We'll size the sampling for your prompt set so the number you put in a deck survives being questioned.

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