AltText.ai

Why can't ChatGPT see my product images?

AI systems like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini read text, not pixels. When they crawl your website, they rely on alt text (image descriptions) to understand what your images show. Without alt text, your products are invisible when AI recommends solutions to users.

How do I make my website visible to AI search engines?

Add descriptive alt text to every image on your site. AI assistants synthesize website content to make recommendations, and images with detailed alt text get included. AltText.ai automates this for WordPress, Shopify, and any website in 130+ languages.

What is an AI alt text generator?

An AI alt text generator uses computer vision to analyze images and create accurate, SEO-optimized descriptions automatically. AltText.ai goes further by incorporating your product names, brand, and page context for AI-ready descriptions that help you appear in ChatGPT and Perplexity recommendations.

Does alt text affect AI product recommendations?

Yes. When users ask AI assistants for product recommendations, the AI reads alt text to understand what products look like. Detailed, keyword-rich alt text helps AI accurately represent your products. Generic descriptions like 'product image 1' make your products invisible.

How many languages does AltText.ai support?

AltText.ai generates alt text in over 130 languages, making your images visible to AI systems worldwide. This includes automatic language detection for multilingual sites using WPML, Polylang, or Shopify Markets.

How do I check if my website has missing alt text?

Use our free site scanner — enter your URL and we'll crawl up to 25 pages in under 60 seconds. You'll see exactly which images are missing alt text and how it affects your visibility to AI search engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity. No signup required.

Is the free website scanner really free?

Yes, the scanner is 100% free with no signup required. We scan up to 25 pages and show you a complete breakdown of missing alt text, your AI visibility score, and which pages need the most attention. For detailed results delivered to your inbox, just enter your email after scanning.

What is alt text?

Alt text (alternative text) is a written description of what an image shows. It's stored in the HTML alt attribute and read aloud by screen readers, parsed by Google, and used by AI assistants like ChatGPT and Perplexity. See our complete guide for the full definition and examples.