Fan-out

The searches AI runs before it answers

AI engines break a question into hidden searches and build the answer from what those return. Fan-out shows those searches, so you can write for them.

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Capabilities

What it does

From your own prompts

The sub-queries engines ran while answering the prompts you track, read from your scans. Free on every plan.

Fan-out explorer

On Starter and up, look up any topic across the market for Google AI Overviews or ChatGPT, with AI search volume. 16 credits per new seed, saved for 7 days.

AI topic leaderboard

On Pro and up, the domains and brands AI answers mention most for a topic, and where you stand. 11 credits per lookup.

Track what you find

Turn any sub-query into a tracked prompt in one click, so you measure whether engines start naming you for it.

How it works

Three steps, start to finish

Step 1: Open Fan-out
Your own prompts' sub-queries load straight away, free.
Step 2: Explore a topic
Type a topic to see what engines search for it across the market, or who they mention most.
Step 3: Write and track
Cover the sub-queries in your content and track the ones that matter as prompts.

The details

The specifics

Engines, data sources, cadence and plan limits, stated as the product works today.

Where it lives: AI Search > Fan-out in the app. Agent M and the MCP server can run the same lookups.
Data source: Your own scans, and DataForSEO's LLM Mentions data for market-wide lookups.
Plans: Fan-out from your prompts on every plan. The explorer from Starter ($89), the leaderboard from Pro ($199).

FAQ

Common questions

What is query fan-out?

When an AI engine answers a question with web search, it often runs several narrower searches first and builds the answer from their results. Those searches are the fan-out. Pages that answer them have more chances to be cited.

Is Fan-out free?

Fan-out from the prompts you already track is free on every plan. Market-wide lookups use credits: 16 per new seed on Starter and up.