Adobe debuts LLM Optimizer to boost visibility in AI search results
Adobe launched its LLM Optimizer on October 20, 2025, a tool for Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) designed to help brands monitor AI-driven traffic and improve discoverability on platforms like Google’s AI Overview and Perplexity after an initial unveiling in June.
The optimizer is available to customers either as a standalone application or through integration with Adobe Experience Manager Sites. The core purpose of the software is to track which specific pieces of brand content are being referenced and cited by generative AI chatbots, including prominent models such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and others. By monitoring this new channel of information discovery, the tool provides businesses with a mechanism to analyze and enhance their presence within AI-generated responses, a growing source of information for consumers and professionals.
The development addresses what Adobe describes as a rising concern at the executive level. “Generative engine optimization has quickly become a C-suite concern, with early movers building authority across AI surfaces and securing a competitive advantage,” stated Loni Stark, Adobe’s Vice President of Strategy and Product for its Experience Cloud. Stark added, “Adobe LLM Optimizer delivers immediate value by connecting onsite and offsite brand performance insights with automatic optimization actions, ensuring businesses can stand out in a rapidly changing landscape.”
This focus on GEO reflects a shift beyond traditional search engine marketing, which has long centered on optimizing for search engine results pages. The challenge for companies now extends to ensuring their proprietary content surfaces accurately and frequently in the conversational outputs of AI chatbots. While Google maintains its position in search, data from enterprise SEO firm BrightEdge indicates that AI-based challengers are gaining traction. The user intent also differs; consumers often approach tools like ChatGPT as a trusted coach for decision-making, whereas they use traditional search engines like Google more as a research assistant.
To address these challenges, Adobe has equipped the LLM Optimizer with a set of distinct features. The company highlighted three primary capabilities designed to give marketers control over their brand’s performance in AI environments. These features are:
- Measuring and benchmarking AI-driven traffic and citations: The tool is engineered to identify precisely which blog posts, articles, or webpages are sourced by AI models for their responses. This provides clarity to content marketers who may otherwise be unable to trace the origin of this traffic. It also incorporates a side-by-side comparison feature, allowing a brand to benchmark its AI visibility directly against that of its competitors.
- Optimization of content and code: A built-in recommendation engine analyzes a company’s digital presence to detect gaps in brand visibility. It then generates specific suggestions for improving content on both owned and external channels. The engine also provides guidance on technical fixes, such as correcting missing or invalid metadata and identifying sections of a website that may be unintentionally hidden from large language models. These optimization adjustments can be implemented with a single click.
- Demonstrate business value: The platform includes a sophisticated attribution capability. This allows marketing and content teams to connect the appearance of their work in a chatbot response to tangible user actions. The system can track whether a citation leads to subsequent clicks, increased user engagement on the brand’s website, or direct purchases, thereby linking content strategy to business outcomes.
Adobe positions the LLM Optimizer as a specialized solution for the generative AI era, functioning as a blend of Google Analytics and the content analytics platform Parse.ly. It aims to provide critical visibility for marketers as business leaders seek to capitalize on the widespread adoption of AI chatbots. With an estimated 800 million people using ChatGPT on a weekly basis, the ability for brands to understand which of their published content is being cited by the AI has become a significant objective.
The product includes built-in support for both the Agent-to-Agent (A2A) and Model Context Protocol (MCP) standards, ensuring compatibility with emerging frameworks for AI interaction. In a related move, Adobe also released a free Chrome extension named “Is Your Webpage Citable.” This extension, powered by the LLM Optimizer engine, allows any user to analyze a website and identify hidden gaps that could be impeding its visibility within AI systems.