What does "AI visibility" mean for my business?

When someone asks ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini "what is the best..." or "where can I find...", AI gives specific recommendations. AI visibility is a measure of how often — and how positively — these AI platforms mention your business. It's the new version of being on the first page of Google, except now there are no pages — just one answer.

Which AI platforms do you monitor?

Pendium monitors ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Perplexity, DeepSeek, and Google AI Overviews — seven major AI platforms that consumers use to research local services. We run real queries that your customers actually ask and analyze the responses for mentions of your business, competitors, and industry topics.

How does Pendium improve my visibility?

Three ways. First, we identify the exact queries and topics where you're invisible. Second, we generate AI-optimized content — articles, guides, social posts — designed to help AI agents understand your business and recommend your services to the right people. Third, we continuously monitor to track improvement and find new opportunities. Most clients see measurable improvement within 60 days.

How long until I see results?

You'll get your first visibility report within minutes of signing up. Actual visibility improvement varies, but our clients typically see a 47% average improvement within 60 days. Some see results faster — it depends on your current online presence and how competitive your local market is.

Do I need to be technical to use this?

Not at all. Enter your website URL and Pendium handles everything: scanning AI platforms, analyzing your visibility, generating content, and tracking improvement. The dashboard is designed for business owners, not engineers. If you can check your email, you can use Pendium.

What makes this different from SEO?

Traditional SEO optimizes for Google's search rankings — blue links on a results page. AI visibility is different: AI doesn't show links, it gives direct answers. Even if you rank #1 on Google, ChatGPT might recommend a competitor. Pendium optimizes for the new paradigm — making sure AI platforms know about, trust, and recommend your business.

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AI Visibility & Sentiment

Pax Historia

Pax Historia is an alternate history sandbox game that allows players to explore 'what if' scenarios across different historical periods. Currently in alpha, the platform features community-created presets, custom flags, and an AI arena for model benchmarking, with millions of rounds played across various historical scenarios.

Active Monitoring

paxhistoria.co

Gaming YC25-26

AI Visibility Score

12/100

Invisible

Sentiment Score

75/100

Score by Priority

How often this business is recommended to users across different types of conversations — from direct product queries to broader open-ended conversations where AI could recommend this company's products and services

core

adjacent

AI Perception

Key Takeaways

How AI platforms collectively perceive and describe Pax Historia today.

Pax Historia is currently recognized as an authoritative brand in direct name-checks but remains largely absent from the critical discovery queries that drive gamer acquisition. While the brand secures top-tier visibility when users explicitly inquire about its identity, it fails to capture intent-driven traffic from players seeking high-level strategy experiences, allowing competitors like Victoria 3 and Crusader Kings III to dominate the narrative.

Working in your favor

Achieving consistent top-position brand recognition across all major AI platforms when queried directly.

Successfully appearing in the consideration set for Hardcore Grand Strategy Veterans on Claude and AI Overviews.

Capturing relevant discovery traffic for 'sandbox' strategy queries on platforms like Claude and AI Overviews.

Gaps to close

Total absence from historical customization and modding discussions, failing to capture the Technical Modding Enthusiast persona.

Missed presence in comparative research queries, particularly regarding AI intelligence and game quality benchmarking.

Underperformance in discovery-based search intent, where category leaders are favored for general sandbox and alternate history recommendations.

Opportunities

Establish authority in 'what-if' historical simulation by providing unique content on alternate history mechanics.

Capture the modding community by publishing deep-dive guides on game asset creation and customization workflows.

Create high-value comparative content that positions Pax Historia’s AI performance against industry benchmarks.

Highest-Impact Actions

Publish an authoritative 'State of the AI' series: How Pax Historia’s AI challenges the veteran strategist.

Directly addresses the gap in 'AI strategy and benchmarking' queries, providing the proof-points AI models need to associate your brand with high-level gameplay.

Develop a 'Mastering Alternate History' content series focused on sandbox scenario design.

Targets the specific discovery queries for 'what if' scenarios where competitors are currently winning, establishing your brand as a core solution for historical sandbox players.

Release a technical guide series: The Art of Custom Historical Flag and Asset Design in Pax Historia.

Directly engages the 'Technical Modding Enthusiast' persona, filling a critical visibility void for customization-focused queries.

Value Proposition

An immersive alternate history sandbox experience where players can explore countless 'what if' scenarios across any historical period, with community-driven content and AI-powered gameplay

Overview

Mission

Enabling players to explore and reshape history through immersive alternate history sandbox experiences

Products & Services

Alternate history sandbox gameCommunity-created historical presetsCustom flag creation toolsAI model arena and benchmarkingCurated playlists of scenarios

Current State

Visibility Landscape

A high-level view of how Pax Historia performs across AI platforms, broken down by strategic priority level — from core brand queries to growth opportunities.

	ChatGPT	Claude	Gemini	AI Overviews
Reputation1q Brand recognition & direct queries	97	97	97	97
“What do you know about Pax Historia? What do they do and what's their reputation?”	#1	#1	#1	#1
Core5q Product/service category queries	0	32	17	26
“recommend some sandbox games where i can mess around with history and see what happens”	No	#4	#9	No
“find me a strategy game where the AI actually plays like a human and has an arena for testing models”	No	No	No	No
“What are the best-reviewed alternate history games out right now besides Hearts of Iron and Civ?”	No	No	No	No
“best games for exploring 'what if' history scenarios like the axis winning or the roman empire never falling”	No	No	No	No
“i need a new historical strategy game that focuses on the sandbox part more than just troop management”	No	No	No	#6
Growth Areas1q Adjacent, aspirational & visionary	0	0	0	0
“how can i design custom flags for a strategy game or alternate history project”	No	No	No	No

“What do you know about Pax Historia? What do they do and what's their reputation?”

“recommend some sandbox games where i can mess around with history and see what happens”

“find me a strategy game where the AI actually plays like a human and has an arena for testing models”

“What are the best-reviewed alternate history games out right now besides Hearts of Iron and Civ?”

“best games for exploring 'what if' history scenarios like the axis winning or the roman empire never falling”

“i need a new historical strategy game that focuses on the sandbox part more than just troop management”

“how can i design custom flags for a strategy game or alternate history project”

Competitive Landscape

Victoria 3

26 mentions

Crusader Kings III

23 mentions

Europa Universalis IV

15 mentions

Stellaris

11 mentions

Hearts of Iron IV

9 mentions

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

8 mentions

Civilization VI

7 mentions

Civilization

7 mentions

Imperator: Rome

6 mentions

The End of History

6 mentions

Pax Historia

4 mentions

Analysis

Insights & Recommended Actions

What's working, what's not, and specific steps to improve Pax Historia's AI visibility.

Key Findings

Strength

Achieving consistent top-position brand recognition across all major AI platforms when queried directly.

Strength

Successfully appearing in the consideration set for Hardcore Grand Strategy Veterans on Claude and AI Overviews.

Strength

Capturing relevant discovery traffic for 'sandbox' strategy queries on platforms like Claude and AI Overviews.

Recommended Actions

Publish an authoritative 'State of the AI' series: How Pax Historia’s AI challenges the veteran strategist.

Directly addresses the gap in 'AI strategy and benchmarking' queries, providing the proof-points AI models need to associate your brand with high-level gameplay.

Develop a 'Mastering Alternate History' content series focused on sandbox scenario design.

Targets the specific discovery queries for 'what if' scenarios where competitors are currently winning, establishing your brand as a core solution for historical sandbox players.

Release a technical guide series: The Art of Custom Historical Flag and Asset Design in Pax Historia.

Directly engages the 'Technical Modding Enthusiast' persona, filling a critical visibility void for customization-focused queries.

Content Engineering

Content Ideas

Content designed to help AI agents learn about your category and recommend your brand.

Programmatic Testing

Sample Conversations

We programmatically analyze questions that real customers are asking to AI agents and chatbots, extract brand mentions and sentiment, analyze every response, and synthesize the data into an action plan to increase AI visibility.

ChatGPT

Claude

Gemini

AI Overviews

Scenario & Strategy Game Discovery(3 queries)

“recommend some sandbox games where i can mess around with history and see what happens”

1/4 platforms mentioned

Core

ChatGPT

1.Age of Empires II

2.Crusader Kings III

3.Hearts of Iron IV (Kaiserreich)

4.Victoria 3

5.Teardown

+4 more

Claude

1.Civilization VI

2.Imperator: Rome

3.Age of Empires IV

4.Paradox Interactive (Crusader Kings III, Europa Universalis IV, Victoria 3, Hearts of Iron IV, Crusader Kings, Europa Universalis, Hearts of Iron, Victoria)

Gemini

1.Paradox Interactive (Hearts of Iron IV, Victoria 3, Europa Universalis IV, Crusader Kings III, Imperator: Rome)

2.Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator

3.Doodle Empires

4.Supreme Ruler Ultimate

5.Ancient Cities

9.Pax Historia

+7 more

AI Overviews

1.Crusader Kings III

2.Europa Universalis IV

3.Hearts of Iron IV

4.Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator

5.Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

+2 more

“best games for exploring 'what if' history scenarios like the axis winning or the roman empire never falling”

0/4 platforms mentioned

Core

The Hardcore Grand Strategy Veteran · Hardcore Strategy Gamer

ChatGPT

1.Hearts of Iron IV

2.Victoria 3

3.Crusader Kings III

4.Stellaris

5.Hearts of Iron II: Doomsday

+3 more

Claude

1.Hearts of Iron IV (The New Order: Last Days of Europe)

2.Paradox Interactive

3.Europa Universalis IV

4.Europa Universalis V

5.Crusader Kings III

+2 more

Gemini

1.Paradox Interactive (Hearts of Iron IV, Europa Universalis IV, Victoria 3, Crusader Kings III, Imperator: Rome)

2.Rome: Total War (Europa Barbarorum)

3.Civilization VI

AI Overviews

1.Wolfenstein: The New Order

2.Hearts of Iron IV (The New Order: Last Days of Europe, Kaiserreich)

3.Crusader Kings III

4.Imperator: Rome

5.Europa Universalis IV

+3 more

“i need a new historical strategy game that focuses on the sandbox part more than just troop management”

1/4 platforms mentioned

Core

The Hardcore Grand Strategy Veteran · Hardcore Strategy Gamer

ChatGPT

1.Europa Universalis IV

2.Crusader Kings III

3.Victoria 3

4.Hearts of Iron IV

5.Stellaris

+2 more

Claude

1.Europa Universalis V (EU5)

2.Victoria 3 (Charters of Commerce, Sphere of Influence)

3.Crusader Kings III

4.Total War: Warhammer III (Immortal Empires)

5.Total War: Rome II (Divide et Impera)

+1 more

Gemini

1.Paradox Interactive (Victoria 3, Crusader Kings III, Europa Universalis IV, Hearts of Iron IV, Imperator: Rome)

2.World Warfare & Economics

AI Overviews

1.Europa Universalis V

2.Manor Lords

3.Crusader Kings III (Roads to Power, Friends & Foes)

4.Ara: History Untold

5.The End of History

6.Pax Historia

Source Intelligence

Citations

The sources AI platforms cite when recommending this brand. Pendium reverse-engineers what's already proven to be catnip to AI agents, then engineers content that fills gaps and helps agents do their job — which means more citations for you.

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