Opens Oct 17.

AI visibility

What AI assistants say about Asda

We asked ChatGPT

“What are the best supermarkets in the UK? Which would you recommend and why?”

Asda was among the recommendations

“Short answer: there’s no single “best” UK supermarket - the right one depends on what you value (lowest price, quality, convenience, ethical sourcing, online delivery, etc.). Below are the major chains grouped by what they’re widely best known for, with quick pros/cons and a recommendation for different priorities. Major supermarkets and what they’re best at - Aldi - Best for lowest-priced shopping. Very strong on ba…”

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40/100 AI-readiness

www.asda.com (official site, from public records) · can the AI crawlers read the site? Checked by code, not by a model.

AI assistants can read pages when answering (robots.txt):No robots.txt restrictions: every assistant's fetcher may read the site when answering a question.
AI models may train on the site (robots.txt):No training crawler is blocked, so future model versions can learn about the brand from its own pages.
llms.txt for AI assistants:Not found. An llms.txt gives AI tools a reliable, curated summary of who you are.
Homepage reachable:Homepage returned HTTP 403.
One live question to one assistant, asked by PollyX on Oct 15, 2026 and asked again about once a month. Assistants answer differently every time, so this is a sample, not a score. The full check asks 12 buyer questions of nine assistants and records every page each one reads. How AI visibility is measured

Is Asda the first recommendation, and how is it described?

That was one question to one assistant. The full check asks nine assistants 12 buyer questions each, shows where Asda is first, listed or absent, who is named instead, which pages the assistants read, and what to publish to change it.

Looking for what real people say? See the Asda brand sentiment snapshot.