AI Search Visibility Ranking & KPIs
for Vancouver SEO Agencies
Across the 7 pages that make up the SERP for “seo agency Vancouver”, we measure who is actually cited. And the AI ranking doesn't match Google's.
Google · Organic
vancouverseoagency.ca
#1 on Google
Gemini · Most Cited
agencies.semrush.com
7 citations · 5.1% share of voice
The Google leader is not the AI leader. agencies.semrush.com, only ranked 2ᵉ on Google, earns the highest visibility score in the market (82.5/100), while vancouverseoagency.ca, 1ᵉʳ on Google, falls to 4ᵉ out of 7.
74
Domains cited in this market
136
Total citations observed
7
Pages analyzed
Updated on August 17, 2026
Four signals measure AI semantic health for SEO Agency in Vancouver
Each domain's GEO Visibility Score combines its share of voice, citation probability, authority (E-E-A-T), and technical health.
74,5
Average citation probability
Out of 100. The market's theoretical ceiling is 85, i.e. 10,5 points of untapped headroom.
50,1
Market GEO health
A moderate composite score despite solid semantic coverage (72,9%).
+39,1%
Top 3 vs. rest authority gap
The organic Top 3 has an average E-E-A-T score of 47,4/100 versus 28,9/100 for the rest of the market.
72,9%
Market semantic coverage
The Top 3 (69,5%) covers the topic at the same level as the organic leader (77,3%).
Based on real search intent for the keyword seo agency Vancouver, extracted from search data (Semrush).
320
Search Volume
40
Keyword Difficulty
$0.00
Avg. CPC
Google SERP vs AI Visibility: who dominates in Vancouver?
Comparison of the 7 seo agencies ranking on Google page 1, measured on their citability by AI (GEO Visibility Score). Weighting: 40% share of voice, 25% citation probability, 20% E-E-A-T authority, 15% technical health.
| GVS Rank | SEO Agencies | GVS Score | Google Rank | Δ vs Google | Real Citations | Share of Voice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | agencies.semrush.com | 82.5 | #2 | ▲ +1 | 7 | 5.1% |
| 2 | optirankagency.com | 65.5 | #6 | ▲ +4 | 5 | 3.7% |
| 3 | nirvanacanada.com | 60.0 | #3 | — 0 | 3 | 2.2% |
| 4 | vancouverseoagency.caGoogle Leader | 55.8 | #1 | ▼ -3 | 3 | 2.2% |
| 5 | jellymarketing.ca | 45.8 | #9 | ▲ +4 | 2 | 1.5% |
| 6 | digitalagencynetwork.com | 38.7 | #8 | ▲ +2 | — | — |
| 7 | northseo.ca | 34.8 | #7 | — 0 | 1 | 0.7% |
Δ = rank gained or lost between the Google rank and the GEO Visibility Score rank. Citations and share of voice shown come from Gemini. One entry (digitalagencynetwork.com) doesn't appear in any citation captured in this sample: their score reflects only their citation probability, authority, and technical health.
The domains most cited by Gemini
Citation Ranking Top 10: the seo agencies most cited by Gemini for "seo agency Vancouver".
| # | Domain | Citations | Share of Voice | SERP Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | clutch.coLeader | 16 | 11.8% | Outside Top10 |
| 2 | dnovogroup.com | 7 | 5.1% | Outside Top10 |
| 3 | semrush.com | 7 | 5.1% | Outside Top10 |
| 4 | setsail.ca | 7 | 5.1% | Outside Top10 |
| 5 | optirankagency.com | 5 | 3.7% | #6 |
| 6 | goodfirms.co | 4 | 2.9% | Outside Top10 |
| 7 | topseovancouver.com | 4 | 2.9% | Outside Top10 |
| 8 | saltwaterdigital.com | 4 | 2.9% | Outside Top10 |
| 9 | thriveagency.com | 3 | 2.2% | Outside Top10 |
| 10 | vancouverseoagency.ca | 3 | 2.2% | #1 |
99.3% of citations come from “Corporate” sources, versus 0.7% UGC. clutch.co, dnovogroup.com, semrush.com, setsail.ca, goodfirms.co, topseovancouver.com, saltwaterdigital.com, thriveagency.com are heavily cited without appearing in the organic Top 7. That's a positioning opportunity independent of the classic Google ranking.
What AI models ask to cite an SEO Agency in Vancouver
20 sub-queries generated from the intent "seo agency Vancouver", grouped into 4 categories. 20 of 20 (100%) generated at least one identifiable citation.
Entity
Attributes
Process
Comparison
Two editorial angles compete over SEO Agency in Vancouver
The topical breakdown of pages in the corpus reveals where competition concentrates and the angle to break through.
57.1%
Marketing services for specific industries
Driven by the organic leader (vancouverseoagency.ca, optirankagency.com, northseo.ca…).
28.6%
Optimizing for local and AI-driven search
Driven by nirvanacanada.com, jellymarketing.ca.
4,728 differentiator terms, only 272 consensus terms
The market is far from exhausting its distinctive vocabulary, but maturity (40.6%) and lexical diversity (9%) remain low.
26.8%
Entry Barrier
40.6%
Market Maturity
9%
Lexical Diversity
62.1%
Leader Distinctiveness
Consensus terms (272)
Differentiator terms (4,728)
Recommendations to improve AI search visibility for SEO Agency in Vancouver in AEO/GEO
Overall GEO health is moderate (50.12/100) with good semantic coverage (0.7286).
Average citation probability (74.5) is 10.5 points below the theoretical maximum (85.0).
A 10.5 point gap to market ceiling indicates significant room for improvement in LLM citability.
How we calculate this score
The GEO Visibility Score weighs four signals: real share of voice in citations (40%), citation probability (25%), domain E-E-A-T authority (20%), and technical health (15%).
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Audit generated on August 17, 2026 · Corpus of 7 pages · 20 sub-queries analyzed
GeoCitation, the AI search visibility observatory.