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Passage Optimizer for AI Search

Check if your content sections are the right length for AI to extract and cite.

How It Works

Paste your article and see a passage-by-passage breakdown optimized for AI extraction.

Paste your content

Paste your article with Markdown headings (## Section Title). Each heading starts a new passage.

See the passage map

Each section is color-coded: green (optimal 134-167 words), blue (acceptable), yellow/red (needs work).

Restructure for AI

Split long sections, merge short ones, and make each passage self-contained so AI can extract it.

Article Content

Why Passage Length Matters for AI Search

AI Pulls Passages, Not Pages

Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Perplexity don't read your whole article. They use "passage retrieval" — pulling individual sections that best answer a specific question. The optimal passage length for AI extraction is 134-167 words.

The Research

62% of AI-cited content falls between 100-300 words per section
Content scoring 8.5/10 on semantic completeness is 4.2x more likely to be cited
Each section should be self-contained — answering a specific question without needing context from other sections
Sections that start with a direct answer get cited more than those that build up to an answer