What is Google Gemini?
Google Gemini is Google’s family of large language models, developed by Google DeepMind. Gemini powers the Gemini assistant (formerly Bard), AI Overviews in search, and a growing set of Google products — making it central to how Google generates AI answers.
Why Gemini matters for SEO
Gemini is the engine behind AI Overviews, the AI-generated answers that now appear above organic results for many queries. When Gemini writes an answer, it decides which sources to cite — so being citable to Gemini directly affects your visibility in Google.
How to be visible in Gemini answers
- Produce authoritative, answer-ready content with clear facts.
- Earn mentions from sources Gemini trusts.
- Maintain strong entity signals and structured data.
- Keep content fresh and technically crawlable.
Gemini and GEO
Gemini is one of the most influential generative engines. A GEO strategy that works for Google must treat Gemini-powered AI Overviews as a primary target.
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