EST. MMXXVI · THE INSTITUTION OF RECORD FOR AI CITATION · OPEN METHODOLOGY
THE AI CITATION INSTITUTEEx corpore, auctoritas.About
A measurement body for AI citation,
operated from Pittsburgh.
The AI Citation Institute (AICI) measures which sources five engines cite when they answer a buyer, publishes the method as a standard, and runs the work that changes the answer for the businesses it serves. This page holds the facts a reader needs to check that for themselves.
What it is, and is not
The Institute is a commercial measurement and visibility service. It is not a university, a research grant body, or a government agency, and it is not affiliated with the UK AI Security Institute (formerly the AI Safety Institute), the US Center for AI Standards and Innovation (formerly the US AI Safety Institute), or any university, government body, or standards consortium. The word Institute names the job: to keep one instrument, publish how it works, and record what it reads.
What it measures
- The instrument
- A frozen panel of buyer questions, run across five engines, sampled more than once per engine, scored on a published rubric. Methodology
- The standard
- How AI citation share is defined, counted, and reported, so two measurements of the same company agree. The standard
- The record
- Every run is kept. Scoreboard positions are measured on the same panel as every other company and cannot be bought. Scoreboard · Research
How it is paid
The Institute is paid by the businesses it measures and works for: monthly subscriptions to the instrument, and operated engagements where the Institute runs the work itself. Exclusivity is available — one client per vertical per metro. If you hold it, we decline your competitors in that market. If you don't, we may work with others on non-conflicting queries. Prices are published on the pricing page without a sales gate.
Who runs it
- Operator
- The AI Citation Institute is a trade name operated by Ben Cope, the same operator named in the terms and privacy policy.
- Address
- 1233 Biltmore Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
- Site
- https://aicitationinstitute.org
Where to verify
- The method, rubric, and honesty rails: /methodology
- The measurement standard: /standard
- Every measured company, on the record: /scoreboard
- The one published client case, with its run ledger: /case-studies/gavelist
- The legal operator, in full: /terms and /privacy