Your Lantern AEO Dashboard

Overview of the Lantern Product Features

AI search has felt like a black box. You create content, cross your fingers, and hope the algorithms cite you. But you have no visibility, no control, and no way to measure what’s working.

For the past year marketers have been told that Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) is the future. You’ve been told to embrace AI, optimize for conversational queries, and prepare for a zero-click world. But one critical question has been left unanswered: How do you actually do it?

Until now.

This post pulls back the curtain on the Lantern Dashboard, the first end-to-end platform designed to give marketers a complete command center for AI Search Optimization. We’ll walk you through every feature, showing you how to move from diagnosis and strategy to content creation and ROI measurement—all in one place.

Your AEO Command Center

The first step in any successful strategy is understanding the landscape. The Lantern Dashboard gives you an immediate, 360-degree view of your brand’s current standing in the world of AI search.

The Visibility Score

This is your North Star metric. The Visibility Score is a single, at-a-glance number that tells you how present your brand is across major AI engines for the topics that matter most to you. It answers the fundamental question: "Is our brand part of the conversation?"

Competitive Benchmarking

Your visibility doesn't exist in a vacuum. We instantly show you how your score stacks up against your key competitors. By tracking competitor brands, you can see exactly where you stand in AI Search.

Top Sources

Lantern doesn't just show you who is being cited; we show you what content is resonating. Our dashboard shows you the top sources in your industry, allowing you to spot content gaps and opportunities before your competitors do.

2. The Action Center

Once you know where you stand, it's time to take action. Our Action Center is designed to give you a prioritized list of technical and content improvements to boost your Visibility Score.

The LLM Readiness Score

Powered by our in-house LLM, this score analyzes your website and content on a granular level. It goes beyond traditional SEO checks to evaluate your site's "machine-readability." We break down key technical aspects, such as:

• Structured Data Implementation: Is your schema helping or hurting you?
• Semantic HTML Usage: Are your tables and lists formatted for easy AI parsing?
• Content Chunking: Is your content structured in a way that RAG systems can easily digest?

The Improve tab provides a clear, actionable checklist, turning complex AEO theory into simple, step-by-step tasks.

3. The Content Engine: The Content Studio

Visibility isn't just about technical fixes; it's about creating authoritative content that directly answers the questions your audience is asking. The Content Studio is your engine for AI-native content creation that Win AI search and get Cited.

When you identify a high-value prompt where you're lagging, you can click directly into the Content Studio to generate a new piece of content.

1. Select Your AI Model: Choose from various AI models to get the best possible ranking and content generation.
2. Generate an Outline: Lantern instantly creates a comprehensive, SEO- and AEO-optimized outline.
3. Generate a Draft: With one click, the platform generates a full draft summarizing key topics and incorporating your brand's unique insights.
4. Finalize Your Article: Review, edit, and finalize a high-quality article ready for publication.

This workflow reduces content creation time from days to minutes, allowing you to scale your AEO efforts efficiently.

Prompt Analysis & Share of Voice

Here, you can analyze your brand's performance for individual prompts (e.g., "What is the best HR platform for remote teams?"). We provide two critical metrics:

• Topic Visibility: How often does your brand appear in the answer for this specific query?
• Share of Voice: What percentage of the conversation do you own compared to your competitors?

The Traffic Analysis Tab: Proving ROI

This is the final, crucial piece of the puzzle. The Traffic Analysis tab helps you answer the question your CFO will ask: "Is this working?" We provide the tools to track visitors who come to your website from AI search platforms, allowing you to connect your AEO efforts directly to website traffic, leads, and revenue.

Full Control in the Age of AI

The Lantern Dashboard is more than a set of features; it is a fundamental shift in how marketers will approach search. It transforms AEO from a reactive, uncertain discipline into a proactive, measurable, and strategic function.

It’s your command center for diagnosing your position, your action plan for improvement, your engine for content creation, and your ledger for proving ROI. It’s the end of the black box.

Ready to take control of your brand's future in AI search? Get Started for free on the Lantern platform