Does AI recommend Babbel?
babbel.com in online learning, bootcamps and language apps: how often Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT name it next to Coursera, its top competitor, which sites the answers cite, and whether AI crawlers can read the site.
9%
of AI answers name Babbel
Coursera: 40%. Rank 10 of 66 brands tracked.
Babbel vs Coursera, engine by engine
Named most by Google AI Overviews (11%), least by ChatGPT (8%). The grey tick is the typical (median) brand of the category.
Is Babbel named, and where?
- Yes. Babbel is named in 9% of the answers across Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT.
- It ranks 10 of 66 brands we track in online learning, bootcamps and language apps.
- In list answers it shows up at position 1.7 on average in Gemini (1 = first).
The category baseline
From the AI Citation Index (66 brands tracked in online learning, bootcamps and language apps, Week 41).
2%
The typical brand
40%
The category leader
9%
Babbel, above typical
The sites the answers cite
The sites cited most in AI answers about online learning, bootcamps and language apps, all engines. Being listed, reviewed or discussed on these is the shortest path into the answers.
- youtube.com6.3% of citations
- reddit.com4.5% of citations
- coursera.org4.2% of citations
- edx.org1.6% of citations
- medium.com1.4% of citations
- quora.com1.1% of citations
- udemy.com1.1% of citations
Can AI crawlers read babbel.com?
Mostly. One setting is worth a look. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
| Crawler | What it feeds | robots.txt |
|---|---|---|
| OAI-SearchBot | ChatGPT search, the pages it cites | Allowed |
| GPTBot | OpenAI model training only | Blocked |
| Googlebot | Google Search and Google AI Overviews | Allowed |
| Google-Extended | Gemini answers and training | Blocked |
| ClaudeBot | Claude | Blocked |
| Firewall | AWS in front of the site | Could not test |
| Text without JavaScript | 0 words in the raw homepage HTML | Could not test |
- Google-Extended is blockedGemini may not use your pages to ground its answers. This does not affect Google Search or Google AI Overviews. Remove the Google-Extended rule if you want Gemini to cite you.
- GPTBot is blocked (training only)GPTBot only collects pages to train OpenAI models; ChatGPT search uses OAI-SearchBot, which you allow. Keeping GPTBot blocked does not hide you from ChatGPT answers.
- ClaudeBot is blockedClaude cannot read your pages. Remove the ClaudeBot rule in robots.txt if you want Claude to know your product.
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