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AI readiness of ChatGPT: 76/100
76/100
We checked chatgpt.com on 2026-10-18 with our free checker: six scored tests plus evidence for each finding. The score reflects the site on that date. The site may have changed after that date.
| Test | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|
| llms.txt | No | 0 of 15 |
| JSON-LD schema on the homepage | Yes | 20 of 20 |
| Meta description | Yes | 10 of 10 |
| Text readable without JavaScript | Yes | 20 of 20 |
| Sitemap | Yes | 10 of 10 |
| AI crawlers allowed in robots.txt | 5 of 8 | 16 of 25 |
Compared with Trades software
chatgpt.com ranks 39 of 43 trades software sites in this scan (ties share the order by domain name). The median score in this group is 85. 22 of 43 have an llms.txt file.
Findings with evidence
FixPerplexityBot (Perplexity, search index): blocked on /
User-agent: PerplexityBot Disallow: / Matching rule: "disallow: /" in group "perplexitybot".
Fix: This bot feeds AI answers. To allow it, add:
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /
ImproveGoogle-Extended (Google, Gemini training control): blocked on /
User-agent: Google-Extended Disallow: / Matching rule: "disallow: /" in group "google-extended".
Fix: This bot is used for Gemini training control. Blocking it is a valid choice. To allow it, add:
User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /
ImproveCCBot (Common Crawl, open dataset): blocked on /
User-agent: CCBot Disallow: / Matching rule: "disallow: /" in group "ccbot".
Fix: This bot is used for open dataset. Blocking it is a valid choice. To allow it, add:
User-agent: CCBot
Allow: /
ImproveSitemap listed in robots.txt but did not load
robots.txt: Sitemap: https://chatgpt.com/sitemap.xml GET https://chatgpt.com/sitemap.xml returned 403.
Fix: Fix the sitemap URL so it returns XML with status 200.
ImproveServer responded in 1097 ms
Time to response headers from our checker. Final URL: https://chatgpt.com/
Fix: Slow responses can make crawlers give up. Add page caching or a CDN in front of the homepage.
ImproveHTML size 313 KB, 35 script tags
1 render-blocking script in <head>: /unauth-mweb/scripts/early-client-polyfills-b83d65f14692.js
Fix: Large HTML slows crawlers and tools with size limits. Move inline data and scripts out of the HTML.
14 checks passed or noted
PassGPTBot (OpenAI, training): allowed on /
User-agent: * Allow: /$ Allow: /?* Allow: /api/share/og/ Allow: /g/ Allow: /s/ (166 more lines) Matching rule: "allow: /$" in group "*".
PassOAI-SearchBot (OpenAI, ChatGPT search): allowed on /
User-agent: * Allow: /$ Allow: /?* Allow: /api/share/og/ Allow: /g/ Allow: /s/ (166 more lines) Matching rule: "allow: /$" in group "*".
PassChatGPT-User (OpenAI, live fetch for users): allowed on /
User-agent: * Allow: /$ Allow: /?* Allow: /api/share/og/ Allow: /g/ Allow: /s/ (166 more lines) Matching rule: "allow: /$" in group "*".
PassClaudeBot (Anthropic, training): allowed on /
User-agent: * Allow: /$ Allow: /?* Allow: /api/share/og/ Allow: /g/ Allow: /s/ (166 more lines) Matching rule: "allow: /$" in group "*".
PassClaude-SearchBot (Anthropic, Claude search): allowed on /
User-agent: * Allow: /$ Allow: /?* Allow: /api/share/og/ Allow: /g/ Allow: /s/ (166 more lines) Matching rule: "allow: /$" in group "*".
Notellms.txt not checked
robots.txt disallows /llms.txt for our checker.
PassJSON-LD: 1 block, types WebSite
Every typed block has its required properties.
PassTitle, 42 characters
<title>ChatGPT: Chat, Work, Create & Code with AI</title>
PassMeta description, 138 characters
content="Use ChatGPT to answer questions, write, create images, complete work, and code—all in one place. Get started for free or download the app."
PassOpen Graph tags present
og:title: ChatGPT og:description: ChatGPT helps you get answers, find inspiration, and be more productive. og:image: https://cdn.openai.com/chatgpt/share-og.png
PassCanonical link set
<link rel="canonical" href="https://chatgpt.com/">
PassLanguage declared: en-US
<html lang="en-US">
Pass1 H1 heading
<h1>What are you working on? Where should we begin?</h1>
Pass1,463 characters of text without JavaScript
Text starts: "ChatGPT: Chat, Work, Create & Code with AI ChatGPT logo Search chats New chat Images Plugins Deep research See plans and pricing Help Settings Get response…"
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Scoring: llms.txt 15, JSON-LD 20, meta description 10, readable text 20, sitemap 10, AI crawler access 25. Want this page changed or removed? Email [email protected].
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