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Partner Resource from CallRail
AI Search Tracking Checklist: How to Attribute Calls From ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity
This checklist is based on CallRail's analysis of nearly 30 million inbound calls since November 2025. It gives you six steps to track AI search as its own call source and the H1 2026 data to report on it.
- Add AI search as a distinct call source so calls from ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity stop getting filed under direct or other in your call report.
- See H1 2026 call data, including 58% growth in AI-driven calls and the share of calls by AI platform.
- Keep your name, address, phone, and hours consistent across the directories AI platforms pull from.
- Report AI-driven leads alongside paid search, organic, and social so you can prove and defend your AI visibility work.
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