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AI Agent Preference Certification

Prove your business is ready for AI agents. A verified certification badge that AI systems can read, trust, and act on.

Based on scoring 500,000 businesses across the United States

Choose Your Certification Level

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Agent Preference Verified
Score 50+ required
$149/year

AI agents can find, parse, and understand your business. You are visible to the agent economy.

  • Verified badge for your website
  • Listed in the Agent Preference Registry
  • Annual re-scoring included
  • Machine-readable verification
  • Score maintenance alerts
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Agent Preference Elite
Score 85+ required
$249/year

Your business is fully optimized for AI agent transactions. The gold standard of agent readiness.

  • Everything in Certified, plus:
  • Featured Agent Preference Registry listing
  • Monthly re-scoring included
  • Full competitive analysis
  • "Agent Preference Elite" trust signal
  • Priority support
Join Early Access

How Certification Works

1

Get Your Score

Run a free scan at GradeForAI. Your business receives an AI Agent Preference Score across 4 dimensions.

2

Qualify

If your score meets the threshold for any tier, you are eligible to apply. Not there yet? Your report shows exactly what to fix.

3

Get Certified

Select your tier, and your certification is active immediately. Add the badge to your website with a single line of code.

4

Stay Certified

Your business is re-scored automatically. Maintain your threshold and your certification renews. If you dip, we alert you with specific fixes.

Why Certification Matters

AI agents are increasingly handling local service tasks for consumers. Businesses that AI agents cannot work with are being skipped in favor of competitors that are agent-ready.

AI Agents Check Trust Signals

When ChatGPT, Gemini, or Siri recommend a business, they look for machine-readable trust signals. Certification is the strongest signal you can have.

Stand Out From Competitors

Most businesses fall below Agent Ready on the AI Agent Preference Score. Certification puts you in the top tier and gives you proof to show it.

Machine-Readable Verification

Your badge is not just a logo. It links to a live verification page with schema markup that AI agents can parse and trust programmatically.

Listed in the Agent Preference Registry

Certified businesses are listed in the Agent Preference Registry, a public directory of agent-ready businesses searchable by location and industry.

Stay Ahead of the Curve

AI agent adoption is accelerating. Businesses that certify now will have established trust signals before the majority even knows this category exists.

Built on Real Data

Your score is based on the same methodology used to evaluate 500,000 businesses. This is not a self-assessment. It is an independent, data-backed evaluation.

GradeForAI vs. The Alternative

Most certification programs require annual contracts and high-touch onboarding. We believe certification should be accessible.

GradeForAI Others
Pricing $149-249/year Annual contracts typical
Self-serve signup Requires sales call
Instant results Multi-day delivery
Large benchmark database 500,000 Limited
Machine-readable badge
Covers SMBs and service businesses Enterprise only

Coming Soon

Be among the first businesses certified for AI agent readiness. Early access members get priority listing in the Agent Preference Registry and a founding member rate locked in for life.

You are on the list. We will reach out when certification opens.

No spam. We will only email you about certification updates.

Frequently Asked Questions

The AI Agent Preference Score is the composite rating from 0 to 100 that predicts whether an AI agent will choose your business over a competitor. It is built from 4 dimensions: Agent Accessibility, Transaction Completeness, Data Reliability, and Competitive Position. The original six AAO dimensions remain tracked for historical continuity.
AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) focuses on whether AI can find and describe your business. AI Agent Preference goes further: can AI agents actually book an appointment, process a payment, get a quote, or recommend your business to a consumer? AEO is about visibility. AI Agent Preference is about operability.
You are not alone. Most businesses score below 50. Your free scan shows exactly where the gaps are, and the $199 Full Report includes prioritized action items to raise your score. Many of the fixes take less than a day. Once you hit 50, you can apply for Certified status.
We notify you immediately with specific fixes. You get a 30-day grace period to address the issue. If your score remains below the threshold after 30 days, your certification is paused (not revoked) until you resolve it. There is no penalty, and you can reactivate at any time.
No. Anyone can run a free scan to see their score. If you meet the threshold for any tier, you can apply directly. The free scan is all you need to check eligibility.
The Agent Preference Registry is a public directory of certified agent-ready businesses. It is searchable by industry and location, and includes machine-readable data that AI agents can query programmatically. Being listed increases your visibility to both AI agents and human consumers researching businesses.