GEO vs SEO vs AEO
Is AEO just featured snippet optimization?
Updated January 12, 2026GEO Expert Team
Summary
AEO includes featured snippets, but also AI chat answers, voice responses, 'AI Overviews'-style summaries, and other direct-answer products. It's broader than just targeting the featured snippet position.
Detailed Answer
AEO includes featured snippets, but also AI chat answers, voice responses, "AI Overviews"-style summaries, and other direct-answer products.
AEO surfaces include:
1. Featured snippets: Traditional Google position zero
2. AI chat answers: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude
3. Voice responses: Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri
4. AI Overviews: Google's AI-generated summaries
5. Knowledge panels: Entity-based information boxes
6. People Also Ask: Expandable Q&A boxes
aeofeatured-snippetsvoice-search