Does AI recommend Duolingo?
duolingo.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.
13%
of AI answers name Duolingo
Coursera: 40%. Rank 4 of 66 brands tracked.
Duolingo vs Coursera, engine by engine
Named most by Gemini (15%), least by ChatGPT (11%). The grey tick is the typical (median) brand of the category.
Is Duolingo named, and where?
- Yes. Duolingo is named in 13% of the answers across Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT.
- It ranks 4 of 66 brands we track in online learning, bootcamps and language apps.
- In list answers it shows up at position 1.8 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
13%
Duolingo, above typical
See the full online learning index · Duolingo's weekly trend
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 duolingo.com?
Not fully. The fixes below are listed most important first. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
| Crawler | What it feeds | robots.txt |
|---|---|---|
| OAI-SearchBot | ChatGPT search, the pages it cites | Allowed |
| GPTBot | OpenAI model training only | Allowed |
| Googlebot | Google Search and Google AI Overviews | Allowed |
| Google-Extended | Gemini answers and training | Allowed |
| ClaudeBot | Claude | Allowed |
| Firewall | AWS in front of the site | Lets them in |
| Text without JavaScript | 0 words in the raw homepage HTML | Mostly empty |
- Your homepage text needs JavaScriptWithout JavaScript the page shows 0 words. Most AI crawlers do not run JavaScript, so they see an almost empty page. Render your main copy on the server (or pre-render the page).
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