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GEO WORKSPACE

Chinese AI search visibility audits and monitoring for international brands

See whether selected Chinese AI engines mention, recommend or misrepresent your brand when buyers compare options. GEO Workspace runs structured, reviewed Simplified-Chinese assessments, retains captured answers and returned sources, and monitors approved questions against a published baseline. Results reflect defined test conditions, not guaranteed recommendations or exact reproduction of consumer apps.

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200 GEO Credits included · No credit card required

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20-question standard assessment

Published baseline comparisons

Model Only + Search Enhanced

Evidence-linked results and reports

Workflow

From Chinese decision questions to evidence you can act on

  1. 01

    Define

    Set the entity, market, audience, category, and competitors.

  2. 02

    Ask

    Generate and review natural Simplified-Chinese questions around real decisions rather than brand-name vanity prompts.

  3. 03

    Compare

    Run approved questions across selected Chinese AI engines and preserve the exact answer, returned sources, and execution conditions.

  4. 04

    Act

    Review evidence-linked findings and opportunities, then rerun, investigate specific questions, or move into specialist support.

Product

An assessment workspace that keeps evidence in view.

Projects hold a frozen scope, versioned question plan, configured engines, evidence-linked results, and immutable report—not a generic prompt log.

GEO Workspace sample project overview showing a published assessment, evidence-backed readout, coverage metrics, and recommended next steps.
Project overview: the assessment record, evidence-backed readout, and next decisions stay connected.
GEO Workspace evidence view comparing captured Simplified-Chinese answers and returned citations from multiple Chinese AI engines.
Evidence view: compare captured answers and returned citations across configured AI engines.

How representative are provider-based GEO assessments? CTD compared matched Simplified-Chinese questions across Chinese AI apps and provider-based tests. The research identifies where commercial decision signals aligned—and where entity definition, question design or execution conditions changed the findings. Read the methodology and limitations.

Real Assessment Example

Is your brand discoverable in Chinese AI — or only found when named?

An anonymised assessment of a jewellery brand with a boutique in Singapore.

The business question

When mainland Chinese consumers ask AI which jewellery brands to explore in Singapore, will a brand appear naturally in the answer — or only when shoppers already know its name?

How GEO Workspace assessed visibility

The assessment tested 20 Simplified-Chinese questions across six configured Chinese AI surfaces: DeepSeek, Doubao, Qwen, Kimi, ERNIE and Yuanbao.

It retained 120 accepted AI-answer observations covering brand discovery, competitor comparisons, store information and purchase decisions.

An example of the questions assessed

从中国大陆去新加坡某购物中心逛腕表和高级珠宝,有哪些品牌值得先了解?

Which watch and fine jewellery brands are worth exploring at a shopping centre in Singapore?

The original question's shopping-centre name has been removed for anonymity. The results below were measured using the original, unmodified question.

What the assessment revealed

Unprompted discovery
11 / 18
The assessed brand surfaced in 11 of 18 answers to three discovery questions that did not explicitly name it.
Brand-named visibility
84 / 84
The assessed brand surfaced in all 84 accepted answers to 14 questions that explicitly named it.
Chinese AI test surfaces
6
The same original shopping question produced different brand visibility across AI surfaces. In one captured comparison, Doubao surfaced the assessed brand while Qwen did not.

The commercial insight

Being found by name does not guarantee discovery.

The brand was consistently visible when explicitly named, but less consistently surfaced when Chinese shoppers explored jewellery brands without specifying one.

This distinction helps identify where brands may be missing from early-stage consumer consideration.

What businesses can learn

GEO Workspace helps businesses examine:

  • Whether they appear in relevant AI-generated answers.
  • Which competing brands and alternatives surface.
  • Which websites and citations support the answers.
  • Whether product, store or service information needs verification.
  • Which evidence gaps and content improvements merit attention.

These findings support targeted GEO decisions and future measurement, rather than guaranteed changes in AI recommendations.

Methodology note. Based on one anonymised assessment captured in September 2026. Results reflect specific questions, configurations and provider-based observations. They are not permanent AI rankings or proof of identical behaviour in consumer-facing apps. This illustration does not imply a client relationship or endorsement.

Capabilities

Assess → Monitor → Improve

Use the evidence to prioritise improvements, investigate gaps with Advanced Analysis or Research, then review the same approved questions over time.

Assess

Build a structured China AI visibility assessment using a versioned question plan, selected Chinese AI engines, evidence-linked analysis, and an immutable report.

  • Natural Simplified-Chinese decision questions
  • Model Only / Search Enhanced where supported
  • Competitor, substitute, source, trust, and action-path signals

Monitor

Choose weekly, monthly or quarterly review reminders. When a cycle is due, approve a fresh run before comparing changes, stable areas and coverage limits.

  • Frozen published report baseline
  • Approval-required follow-up runs
  • Evidence-linked changes, stable areas and coverage limits

Advanced Analysis

Go beyond individual answers to investigate patterns across the full assessment.

  • Cross-engine agreement and disagreement
  • Competitor and substitute patterns
  • Source, factual-risk and action-path gaps
  • Evidence-linked deeper synthesis

Research

Investigate specific Chinese questions across configured engines without changing a formal assessment.

  • Standalone or project-linked research
  • Exact Chinese execution and reviewed translation where needed
  • Side-by-side answers and returned-source comparison

Monitor

Keep a baseline. See what changes.

Choose weekly, monthly or quarterly review reminders. When a cycle is due, approve a fresh run before comparing changes, stable areas and coverage limits.

  1. 01

    Publish a baseline

    Establish a published report baseline that freezes the approved questions, scope and configured engines.

  2. 02

    Choose review reminders

    Set a weekly, monthly or quarterly cadence. Due reminders notify workspace owners and administrators and use no GEO Credits.

  3. 03

    Approve the follow-up run

    An owner or administrator reviews the current run and GEO Credit quote, then explicitly approves execution.

  4. 04

    Compare the evidence

    Review matched question–engine evidence for material changes, stable areas and what could not be compared, with original answers and returned sources.

Reminders do not launch AI runs. Follow-up execution uses the existing GEO Credit rates; technical provider failures are not charged. Comparisons retain the immutable baseline and show coverage limits.

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China-specific

Built for China’s AI decision environment

Simplified Chinese by design

Execution questions are built and preserved in Simplified Chinese so the evidence reflects the language being tested.

Chinese AI engine coverage

Compare selected engines from DeepSeek, Doubao, Yuanbao, Qwen, ERNIE and Kimi across the same structured Chinese decision questions.

Evidence before narrative

Keep the exact question, provider response, returned sources, and capture conditions behind the analysis.

Decision and action context

Examine discovery, comparison, substitutes, trust signals, and whether the answer gives a usable next step.

Your GEO Workspace, supported by China specialists.

Use GEO Workspace independently, or work with CTD specialists to set up assessments, interpret findings, prepare leadership presentations and manage ongoing reviews.

  • Expert Setup & Assessment

    Configure and review your first China GEO assessment.

    US$1,250

  • Expert Insights & Strategy

    Turn assessment findings into clear priorities and recommended actions.

    US$2,250

  • Executive Presentation & Briefing

    Present your GEO findings and recommendations to senior leadership.

    US$4,250

  • Managed GEO Programme

    Ongoing specialist assessment, monitoring and strategic guidance.

    from US$3,000/month

Professional fees exclude GEO Workspace subscriptions and GEO Credits.

Plans

Start with the capacity you need.

Compare plans in detail

All free trials start with 200 GEO Credits and one project. Choose your paid plan when you upgrade.

6 China AI engines · Model Only + Search Enhanced · Monitoring · Research · Advanced analysis · Evidence-linked reports

CORE

$299/ month

  • 700 GEO Credits / month
  • ~5 standard assessments / month
  • For one brand, destination or entity.
  • 1 active project
  • 2 users
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PRO

$699/ month

  • 2,000 GEO Credits / month
  • ~16 standard assessments / month
  • For teams managing multiple entities or markets.
  • 3 active projects
  • 5 users
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BUSINESS

$1,499/ month

  • 5,000 GEO Credits / month
  • ~41 standard assessments / month
  • For portfolios, agencies and higher-volume GEO programmes.
  • 10 active projects
  • 15 users
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ENTERPRISE

Custom

For organisations that need custom scale, procurement, security or operating controls.

  • Custom capacity
  • Custom team size
  • Custom operating limits
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How GEO Credits work: 1 GEO Credit = one question × one AI engine in Model Only mode. Search Enhanced uses 1.5 credits. Unused subscription credits roll over up to 3× the monthly allowance.

Assessment equivalents assume 20 questions × 6 AI engines in Model Only mode. Search Enhanced and Advanced analysis use additional credits.

GEO Credits

GEO Credits keep usage predictable.

GEO Credits measure completed AI execution, not provider tokens. You see estimated usage before a run, and the actual charge is reconciled from billable completed responses.

1Model Only successful question × engine response
1.5Search Enhanced successful question × engine response
0Technical provider failure

20 questions × 5 engines: 100 GEO Credits with Model Only; up to 150 with Search Enhanced where all selected engines support it.

GEO Workspace

Self-service China Audience GEO

For repeatable Chinese AI assessment, approval-required monitoring, deeper analysis and research across selected Chinese AI engines, with evidence-linked reporting.

Traveller GEO Concierge

Specialist managed traveller methodology

For broader traveller-specific evidence programmes across AI, Chinese social search, travel platforms, maps, and scoped owned or partner paths with analyst review.

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FAQ

Questions before you start.

What is GEO Workspace?

GEO Workspace is the self-service China Audience GEO platform from ChinaMarketing.AI. It lets teams run structured Simplified-Chinese questions across configured Chinese AI engines, preserve the evidence behind each response, and turn results into a published report baseline for approval-required monitoring.

Is this the same as a China Traveller GEO Full Audit?

No. GEO Workspace is a self-service Chinese AI assessment, monitoring and research product. The China Traveller Full Audit is a managed, traveller-specific evidence programme that can extend across AI, Chinese social search, travel platforms, maps, and owned or partner action paths with analyst review.

Is monitoring fully automatic?

Review reminders are scheduled automatically on a weekly, monthly or quarterly cadence. An owner or administrator must approve each AI run and its current GEO Credit quote. A due reminder alone makes no provider call and uses no credits.

What can I compare over time?

Start from a published report baseline, then compare matched approved questions and configured engines. Review material changes, stable areas and coverage limits with the original answer and source evidence. Changed scope or missing evidence can limit comparison; monitoring does not measure representative consumer share.

Is this managed Traveller GEO Monitor & Optimize?

No. GEO Workspace monitoring is self-service and requires owner or administrator approval for each follow-up run. Managed Traveller GEO Monitor & Optimize is a separate specialist service.

What is a GEO Credit?

One successful Model Only question and engine response uses one GEO Credit. A successful Search Enhanced response uses 1.5 credits. Technical provider failures use zero credits.

How much can I test in the trial?

The seven-day trial includes 200 one-time GEO Credits. A standard 20-question, five-engine Model Only assessment uses 100 credits; an all-Search-Enhanced equivalent uses up to 150 credits where supported.

Do I need to write Chinese?

Simplified Chinese is the canonical execution language. Native Simplified-Chinese input can be used directly. Where supported, English input can be converted into proposed Simplified Chinese for review before execution.

Does GEO Workspace guarantee better AI rankings?

No. The platform measures observed answers within tested questions, engines, and execution conditions. It does not control external AI systems, guarantee recommendations, or prove sales attribution.

What is Search Enhanced?

Search Enhanced uses a provider execution path with search or retrieval where supported. If a selected engine cannot use that mode, the effective execution condition is shown and usage is settled according to the mode that actually ran.

What happens after the trial?

Trial credits expire after seven days. Completed work remains available according to account retention, and a paid plan is required before running new work.

Start with evidence

See what Chinese AI engines say when the question matters.

Start with 200 GEO Credits and run the assessment on your own brand, market, or category.