AI Visibility Scorecard
EdCost
edcost.com · Education
Somewhat visible. AI bots can read EdCost, but it is missing the structured signals that push citation rate above competitors.
AI engines read this profile 1 times
Claude
#276,149 of 936,544 in Education for AI visibility
5
AEO Visibility
iBorderline · 5.2/10
45
Muse Index Score
iAI agent readiness
Agent-ready · 45/100
0
AI Adoption
iNone detected · 0/100
About EdCost
from our crawl and measurement
EdCost describes itself simply: "Free U.S. cost calculators for education, living expenses, taxes, and personal budgeting." To AI engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity it is partially visible, scoring 5.2 out of 10, readable in places and missing in others.
Our crawl found structured data on the page (Organization, WebSite), an llms.txt file for AI models and a sitemap.
The 6 signals AI reads
Strong · Good · Fair · Weak
Structured Data
Good
Organization / LocalBusiness JSON-LD that AI can read.
Content Structure
Strong
Clear headings and answer-style content.
Entity Clarity
Good
How clearly your brand identity reads to AI.
E-E-A-T Signals
Experience, Expertise, Authority, Trust
Good
Experience, Expertise, Authority, Trust markers.
Technical AEO
Strong
robots.txt, llms.txt, and AI-bot crawl access.
AI Discoverability
Good
Sitemaps and entity links AI can follow.
Off-page authority
How the web signals your brand to AI
Backlinks
Weak
No inbound links found yet.
Domain Authority
Weak
Little domain authority yet.
Reference Presence
Weak
Not in AI knowledge graphs yet.
News & Press
Weak
No press coverage found yet.
Community
Weak
No community discussion yet.
Social Mentions
Weak
No social discussion found yet.
What this score means
Your AEO score measures whether AI search engines - ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini - can actually read your site and cite it in answers. Roughly two-thirds of sites are invisible to them. At 5.2/10, EdCost has a working base to build on - fixable, and the signals above are where to start.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why Choose EdCost?
Trusted tools built for real-life financial decisions.Instant ResultsNo page reloads or waiting. Change inputs and see answers immediately.Privacy FirstYour data never leaves your browser. No accounts, no tracking, no spam.100% FreeAll calculators and guides are free to use, supported by display advertising.Always AccurateFormulas are updated regularly using official U.S. data sources.
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Source & Attribution
Scored by Engagemii on August 11, 2026. Methodology: engagemii.com/aeo/methodology
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