Semrush Releases Expanded 2026 AI Visibility Index, Analyzing 126 Million AI Search Prompts

You bought the AI tool. Nobody used it. $200/month gone. You're not alone — and you're not bad at this. Nearly half of all marketing leaders right now cannot accurately measure whether AI is even h

You bought the AI tool. Nobody used it. $200/month gone.

You're not alone — and you're not bad at this.


Nearly half of all marketing leaders right now cannot accurately measure whether AI is even helping their brand get found online. Not small business owners. Senior marketing executives at large companies. That's the dirty secret buried in Semrush's latest AI search data covering 126 million prompts.

The problem isn't your team. The problem is that most AI tools were sold before anyone figured out how to measure results. So of course nothing sticks.


Here's the shift worth making: before you buy another tool, define one measurable signal. Not a strategy. Not a roadmap. One number — like how often your business name appears in AI-generated search answers this month versus next.

That single metric tells you whether anything you're doing is working. No coding. No consultants. No system overhaul.


Start there. Measure first, spend second.


What's the one AI investment that didn't deliver what was promised — and what did the vendor say when you asked why?

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However, marketers face a growing measurement challenge. Semrush found that 45% of marketing leaders cannot accurately measure their brand visibility ...