--- title: "AI Tracker Fanout Queries Dashboard" description: "See how AI models think when searching for answers to your brand relevant prompts" url: https://docs.surferseo.com/en/articles/12944175-ai-tracker-fanout-queries-dashboard collection: "AI Visibility" updated: 2026-10-30 language: en alternates: [fr, de] --- # AI Tracker Fanout Queries Dashboard See how AI models think when searching for answers to your brand relevant prompts The AI Tracker’s Fanout Queries Dashboard helps you understand how AI models think when searching for answers to prompts. Instead of showing you only the final AI-generated answer, they reveal the **search queries AI models use to** gather information. This gives you a powerful, behind-the-scenes view into: - What concepts AI models associate with your brand - Which phrases, keywords, and angles are most frequently explored - How often certain ideas are reinforced across different prompts and models > **Success:** If you’re looking to get noticed by AI more frequently and in broader contexts, Fanout Queries are your answer. * * * ## What are Fanout Queries? When an AI model responds to a prompt, such as _“What are the best review management tools?”_, it often breaks the prompt into multiple **supporting search queries**. These are called **Fanout Queries**. Each fanout query represents a different angle the model explores when constructing a complete answer, such as tools, platforms, comparisons, features, or use cases. > **Success:** In short: **Fanout Queries show you not just what AI says — but how it gets there.** * * * ## Where to Find Fanout Queries You can access Fanout Queries inside the **AI Tracker** tool: 1. Open AI Visibility in the left menu. 2. Select your project. 3. Select Fanout Queries from the left navigation bar. ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/mtAQHam4DgL46TPvhcsCRzQhVwQMyafuqlbghDw67OqCnRArLmH3Px6jn1A7IKsY61ZdxgvfF5o.gif) * * * ## What’s inside the Fanout Queries Dashboard? ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/xVeMoa8mCC7rQyA4WPAlyFchcw9sP5q7ortLD4WflQjUztkaJUXNjYuinrkvIH1J35fclRFPhd9.png) * * * ### Key Metrics and Features ### **Common Phrases** The dashboard starts with a list of **common phrases**, a quick look at what’s important. The common phrases section lists all phrases that AI models repeatedly use to search for answers about your brand. Each phrase includes a score indicating how often it was used by the AI across different prompts. > **Success:** The higher the number, the more valuable the phrase is. Consider including it 1:1 as a keyword in your documents, or cover its topic more broadly and immediately improve AI visibility. By default, we’ll display phrases common throughout all LLMs available in your subscription, but you can dive into specific ones if you wish. Select the **All** **models** dropdown in the top-right corner and select the model you’d like to look into. You can also share your results via a shareable link. Select the **Share** button to get the link. There, you can also reset the shareable link. ### Prompts Beneath common phrases, you’ll find **prompts**, presented in a table that helps you understand how AI prompts and their related fanout queries are performing. It’s designed to make it easy to see how specific prompts expand into related queries, and which AI models are involved. The main table is divided into several columns: - **Prompt** shows the full text of each prompt. Each row in the table represents one prompt. You can click the **arrow next to a prompt** to expand it and see the individual fanout queries underneath. - **Fanout Queries** shows how many related query variations are connected to that prompt. - **Models** displays icons representing the AI models where the prompt has appeared. - **Times shown** shows how often the prompt or its related queries have been displayed. This column can be sorted to quickly spot the most or least visible prompts. > **Warning:** Please note that the available AI models tracking depends on your subscription plan. [Visit our pricing page to learn more](https://surferseo.com/pricing/). ### Filtering and Searching Prompts **The Group By Filter** lets you change how the data is organized. You can group results by **Fanout** to focus on query variations, or by **Prompt** to focus on the main prompt itself. In the top-right corner, the **Search** field allows you to quickly find specific prompts by typing in a keyword. ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/x055ybKb8beieUH5Oo7GJnmZ2GyKreI2znPv8g1TtnPG4kOymYmRY6ODzhwjUR22OsdRni8Hfa6.gif) * * * ## Overview and AI Responses Once you select the **“Open Details” icon** next to a prompt, you get a dedicated details panel that shows you what’s happening behind a specific prompt. This detailed view helps you understand not just how often a prompt appears, but what users are actually seeing, giving you clear insight into content quality, messaging consistency, and overall AI visibility for that prompt. ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/Vp2jP2qf8CdLR4ZnSqVRH4qIqI9DdqjUrlUTMjiagrcZaRRdjQv44ppzTwN0zHMgDczu6YxOoGg.gif) In the detailed view, you will get access to two sections: **Overview** and **Responses**. - The **Overview** panel is a handy miniature of the main Overview section of the AI Tracker. [Navigate here to learn more about it](https://docs.surferseo.com/en/articles/12330653-ai-tracker-overview-dashboard.md). - In the **Responses** panel, you can see the exact answers generated by AI for a chosen prompt, including the most recent response by default. The **Date Range** (Latest Response by default) and **AI Models** filters at the top-right section let you switch between AI models and select dates, making it easy to compare how outputs change over time or across models. ## How Fanout Queries help your SEO and Brand Strategy > **Info:** Fanout Queries show how AI breaks topics into related questions and how your brand appears in those contexts, directly linking AI visibility to SEO performance. They help you: > ** > \- uncover AI-relevant keyword clusters > \- create content that answers multiple supporting questions, making you a topical authority > \- align your efforts with how both search engines and AI models understand your brand** > > Tracking Fanout Queries reveals how AI interprets your product, what it associates with your brand, and where visibility can be improved across AI-generated answers and search results. ### **Best Practices** > **Info:** \- Monitor Fanout Queries regularly to detect changes in AI and search interpretation > \- Prioritize high-frequency queries, as they influence both AI responses and SEO visibility > \- Use insights to expand existing content or create supporting pages that strengthen topical authority > \- Compare Fanout Queries across prompts to ensure consistent messaging for AI and search engines > **Success:** **Was this article helpful?** Let us know by leaving a quick rating below — your feedback helps us improve our guides and create better content for you! > **Warning:** **Didn’t find what you were looking for?** Our Customer Support team is happy to help. 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