AI referrals remain a small traffic source, but visitors from answer engines can stay longer and convert better, so raw click loss is not the whole performance story.1
GA4 can isolate referrals and some highlighted AIO clicks, while dedicated trackers add mention, link, source and competitor trends that first-party tools omit.2
Use directional conversion, cohort and visibility evidence rather than presenting one synthetic rank as a definitive result.3
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