Crawlux launches AI Citation Checker free tool for crypto sites

LONDON · MARCH 3, 2026

Crawlux today launches the AI Citation Checker, a free tool that tests whether ChatGPT, Perplexity and Claude actually cite a given crypto domain when answering crypto-relevant prompts.

The tool runs 12 calibrated prompts across the three AI engines for each domain submitted. Output includes the citation rate, the competitive ranking against named competitors and the specific prompts where the domain wins or loses citations.

AI search now drives 9.2% of crypto users' product discovery flows according to a January 2026 study by Web3 Research Group. That share was 1.4% a year prior. Crypto sites that do not appear in AI citations lose top-of-funnel traffic that never reaches Google in the first place. The Citation Checker is the diagnostic step before any AEO fix gets prioritized.

The tool ships with 12 prompt templates calibrated for crypto verticals: DeFi lending, perpetuals DEXes, NFT marketplaces, wallets, layer-1 chains, oracles, restaking and bridges. Prompts are versioned and updated quarterly to reflect what crypto users actually ask. The template set is documented openly at crawlux.com/blog/crawlux-methodology so users can audit the prompt fairness before trusting the score.

Sample prompts run by the tool include "best perpetuals DEX on Arbitrum in 2026", "which crypto wallet supports account abstraction natively" and "compare Aave and Compound for stablecoin lending". The full set covers head, body and tail intent across each vertical.

Each IP gets up to 50 audits per day at no cost. The tool stores no data beyond the domain and the citation result, which is shown only to the requester. Crawlux Pro subscribers get full citation history, daily monitoring and prompt-level competitor diffs.

Running the same prompts manually across three AI engines takes roughly 25 minutes per domain. The Citation Checker runs the same prompts in parallel and returns the result in 47 seconds median. Teams running 30+ checks per month save the equivalent of a working day each month.

Prompt calibration follows a single rule. A prompt makes the canonical list only if at least 3 of the 7 panel testers asked it organically while researching the relevant vertical in the prior 90 days. The panel includes a mix of crypto-native users, agency operators and outside-the-space tech press. The threshold prevents prompt-stuffing of the citation score with edge-case queries no real user asks. The full prompt set is open-source so anyone can fork the test, run it independently and compare results.

The tool joins a growing free-tool suite at crawlux.com/free-tools, alongside the Crypto SEO Grader and the upcoming Token Schema Tester. All three free tools share the Crawlux audit methodology and feed into the paid Crawlux Pro audit for teams that want full coverage.

Crawlux is the world's first automated SEO audit tool built for Web3, DeFi and blockchain. The platform runs 23 analyzers across 6 check groups including AI visibility testing across ChatGPT, Perplexity and Claude. Free tier available. Paid tiers from $25 per audit. More at crawlux.com.