Quotability checker: see which passages an AI assistant would quote
This passage quotability checker splits your text into passages, scores each 0 to 100 on seven features of passages AI assistants cite, and says what to change in the weak ones.
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Example result
4 passages, 129 words, average score 57 of 100. Most quotable: passages 1, 3, 4.
Evidence: mixed. The score predicts which passages AI assistants tend to quote, from studies of cited passages. It does not guarantee a citation: assistants also weigh your site, the question and what else they find.
Passage 1, under "What are city running shoes?" · Top passageCity running shoes are road shoes with a firm, cushioned sole made for asphalt and paving stones. Most weigh 250 to 300 g and have a heel drop of 8 to 10 mm, which suits runners who land on the heel. Brands such as As...74could be quoted
Why passage 1 scores 74 Feature Points Why PositionGood 20 of 20 It sits in the first third of the text, where assistants quote most often. Answer formMissing 0 of 15 No sentence answers a question directly or defines the topic.Change: Open with one sentence that answers the question, such as "A canonical tag is ..." or "The best time is ...". Question headingGood 10 of 10 It starts right under a question heading, which matches how people ask assistants. Specific factsPartly 13 of 20 It has 3 numbers with a unit, and names make up 6% of the words (about 20% is best).Change: Name the product, company, place or standard instead of "it" or "the tool". Stands on its ownGood 15 of 15 It makes sense on its own, without the text around it. ReadabilityPartly 6 of 10 It reads at about grade 5: easy, but cited passages tend to be denser (grade 12 to 16).Change: Join very short sentences and use the precise term for the topic. Date or yearGood 10 of 10 The topic does not look time-sensitive, so it needs no date. Passage 2, under "Our story"It all started in a small garage, as mentioned above. We love running and we think you will love our shoes too, so have a look around the shop.28unlikely to be quoted
Why passage 2 scores 28 Feature Points Why PositionPartly 10 of 20 It sits in the middle third of the text; passages near the top are quoted more.Change: If this is the answer people come for, move it closer to the top. Answer formMissing 0 of 15 No sentence answers a question directly or defines the topic.Change: Open with one sentence that answers the question, such as "A canonical tag is ..." or "The best time is ...". Question headingMissing 3 of 10 The heading "Our story" is a label, not a question.Change: Phrase the heading as the question people ask, such as "How long does it take?". Specific factsMissing 0 of 20 It has no numbers, and names make up 0% of the words (about 20% is best).Change: Add a specific number with its unit (2.5 seconds, 30%, €49 a month); name the product, company, place or standard instead of "it" or "the tool". Stands on its ownMissing 0 of 15 Quoted alone it loses its meaning: it points elsewhere ("as mentioned above"), and the first sentence starts with "It", which needs the text before it.Change: Repeat the subject by name and drop references to other parts of the page, so the passage can be quoted as it is. ReadabilityPartly 5 of 10 It reads at about grade 4: easy, but cited passages tend to be denser (grade 12 to 16).Change: Join very short sentences and use the precise term for the topic. Date or yearGood 10 of 10 The topic does not look time-sensitive, so it needs no date. Passage 3, under "How often should you replace running shoes?" · Top passageReplace them every 500 to 800 km, which is about 6 months for someone running 25 km a week. As of October 2026, Example Shop recycles old pairs at its Zagreb store for free.68could be quoted
Why passage 3 scores 68 Feature Points Why PositionPartly 10 of 20 It sits in the middle third of the text; passages near the top are quoted more.Change: If this is the answer people come for, move it closer to the top. Answer formMissing 0 of 15 No sentence answers a question directly or defines the topic.Change: Open with one sentence that answers the question, such as "A canonical tag is ..." or "The best time is ...". Question headingGood 10 of 10 It starts right under a question heading, which matches how people ask assistants. Specific factsGood 16 of 20 It has 3 numbers with a unit, and names make up 12% of the words (about 20% is best). Stands on its ownGood 15 of 15 It makes sense on its own, without the text around it. ReadabilityPartly 7 of 10 It reads at about grade 7: easy, but cited passages tend to be denser (grade 12 to 16).Change: Join very short sentences and use the precise term for the topic. Date or yearGood 10 of 10 The topic changes over time, and the passage says when it was true. Passage 4, under "Prices" · Top passageThe best price for the Pro model is €129 with free delivery across Croatia.57could be quoted
Why passage 4 scores 57 Feature Points Why PositionMissing 0 of 20 It sits in the last third of the text, the part assistants quote least.Change: Move the key answer up, or repeat it in one sentence near the top. Answer formGood 15 of 15 The first sentence gives a direct answer or a definition ("X is ..."). Question headingMissing 3 of 10 The heading "Prices" is a label, not a question.Change: Phrase the heading as the question people ask, such as "How long does it take?". Specific factsPartly 12 of 20 It has 1 number with a unit, and names make up 14% of the words (about 20% is best).Change: Add one more concrete fact: a number with its unit or a proper name. Stands on its ownGood 15 of 15 It makes sense on its own, without the text around it. ReadabilityPartly 7 of 10 It reads at about grade 7: easy, but cited passages tend to be denser (grade 12 to 16).Change: Join very short sentences and use the precise term for the topic. Date or yearPartly 5 of 10 The topic changes over time; a date appears elsewhere in the text, but not near this passage.Change: Add the year or "as of" date to this passage itself.
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What the quotability checker scores
Seven features, weighted the way our AI visibility score weighs them. Scored in your browser; your text is never uploaded.
Position
Passages in the first third of a page are quoted most often; the middle third scores half, the last third nothing.
Answer form
A first sentence that defines or answers ("A canonical tag is ...", "The best time is ...") is what assistants lift.
Question heading
A passage right under a heading that asks the question people type matches how they ask assistants.
Specific facts
Numbers with their units and named products, places or companies, at about 20% of the words, read as citable facts.
Stands on its own
No "as mentioned above" and no first sentence that starts with "It" or "This", so the passage survives being quoted alone.
Readability and dates
A reading grade of 12 to 16 scores best, past 19 loses points, and time-sensitive text needs a year or date near it.
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Stands on its own
No "as mentioned above" and no first sentence that starts with "It" or "This", so the passage survives being quoted alone.
Readability and dates
A reading grade of 12 to 16 scores best, past 19 loses points, and time-sensitive text needs a year or date near it.
How the quotability checker works
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Paste an article, a product page or a draft. Markdown headings mark where passages start; plain text works too.
Read the scores
Every passage gets a score from 0 to 100, in reading order, with the top passages highlighted and opened.
Fix the weak ones
Each feature says why it scored what it did and what to change. Edit the text in the box and the scores update as you type.
This is a prediction from a heuristic with mixed evidence, not a guarantee: assistants also weigh your site, the question and what else they find. It reads English best.
Passage quotability questions
What makes content quotable by AI?
A passage that answers one question in its first sentence, with specific facts, and that makes sense on its own. Studies of cited passages find that assistants favour definitions and direct answers near the top of a page, numbers with units, named entities, and text that does not lean on the paragraph before it. The checker scores each of those, so you can see which one a passage is missing.
How do AI assistants choose which passages to cite?
They search, read the pages they find in chunks, and quote the chunks that best answer the question. Nobody outside the companies knows the exact ranking, so this checker uses the features that correlate with being cited in published studies. That is why the evidence label is mixed: a high score makes a citation more likely, it does not promise one.
How long should a passage be for AI answers?
About 40 to 120 words under one heading. Assistants work with chunks of a page, and a passage that answers the question in the first one or two sentences, then adds the detail, fits a chunk whole. The checker splits text at headings and at 120 words, the same limit our report uses.
Why does a reading grade of 12 to 16 score best?
Because cited passages tend to be dense, precise text, not simple sentences. Grade 12 to 16 on the Flesch-Kincaid scale is the band the studies we draw on found most often in cited passages. Past grade 19, sentences get so long that a quote loses its meaning, so the score drops.
Does my text leave my browser?
No. The scoring runs in the page itself, with no server call and no AI model. You can paste a draft that is not published yet, and nothing of it is sent to getReport or anyone else. Reload the page and it is gone.
Where do the weights of the quotability score come from?
From getReport's AI visibility model, one configuration file shared by every tool: position 20%, specific facts 20%, answer form 15%, standing on its own 15%, and 10% each for the question heading, readability and a date. They are a starting point from published studies, to be recalibrated against the citations getReport observes.
Is the quotability checker free?
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