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Google AI Overviews and AI Mode

AI Overviews are the generated summaries at the top of Google results; AI Mode is Google's conversational search. Both answer from the Google Search index, cite pages, and are governed by Googlebot and the Google-Extended token.

By Reflexa Technologies — the team building Reflexa, the agent that works on your site · updated 16 October 2026

Why it matters

They are the AI answers with the largest audience, and the ones most tied to ordinary SEO: a page not indexed by Google cannot appear in them.

How to see it on your own site

Search Console's AI performance report shows impressions from them.

Checked by Reflexa: Is a priority page marked noindex? — part of the 23 checks on every page check.

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Questions people ask.

What is Google AI Overviews and AI Mode?

AI Overviews are the generated summaries at the top of Google results; AI Mode is Google's conversational search. Both answer from the Google Search index, cite pages, and are governed by Googlebot and the Google-Extended token.

Why does it matter for AI visibility?

They are the AI answers with the largest audience, and the ones most tied to ordinary SEO: a page not indexed by Google cannot appear in them.

How do I see it on my own site?

Search Console's AI performance report shows impressions from them.

See it measured on your site.

The free page check runs the 23 checks on your public pages — the terms on this page, observed on your pages.

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