mode:ai_overview

Why this matters for GEO

Google's AI Overview now sits at the top of the SERP for ~40% of informational queries. Surfacing in the AIO is the new featured-snippet — and the references Google lists are the new gold standard for "what content is winning AI search". This mode gives you the rendered AIO + the reference graph in a single sub-5-second call.

Pricing

$0.05 per call — the cheapest live mode. 100% refund on upstream failure.

SLA

Target 99% success rate, <5s p95 latency. SERP-grade reliability.

Request

curl https://api.mentionsapi.com/v1/check \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lvk_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "mode": "ai_overview",
    "query": "best CRM for small business",
    "brand": "HubSpot"
  }'

Response

{
  "id": "chk_a8d2c...",
  "mode": "ai_overview",
  "providers": {
    "ai_overview": {
      "mentioned": true, "rank": 3,
      "context": "...HubSpot offers a free CRM with strong marketing automation features and is often recommended for small businesses...",
      "citations": [
        { "url": "https://www.hubspot.com/crm", "title": "HubSpot — hubspot.com" },
        { "url": "https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/free-crm-software", "title": "Free CRM Software" },
        { "url": "https://www.softwareadvice.com/crm/", "title": "Software Advice — CRM" }
      ],
      "fan_out": [],
      "brand_entities": []
    }
  },
  "duration_ms": 3402,
  "cost_cents": 5,
  "cache_hit": false
}

Notes

• No AI Overview rendered for this query? The response still 200s with mentioned: false and an empty citations array — Google doesn't render an AIO for every query. Pair with mode:bing_copilot to cover both engines' AI surfaces.
• fan_out / brand_entities are always empty in this mode — those signals don't exist on the AIO surface. Use chatgpt_live or gemini_live for fan-out signals.