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When you ask Google's AI Mode something, it can quietly run several related searches and then write one answer. This tool shows the kinds of follow-up questions it tends to explore, and checks whether your page answers them.
New to query fan-out? Read our guide firstThese are common angles AI search explores, written from templates. They are not Google's actual fan-out queries, which Google doesn't publish.
Example for “heat pump”. Type your own topic above.
AI search may look up angles like these before it writes one answer. Cover the ones that fit your page.
heat pump: what is it?
Why AI asks this: People who are new to a topic start here. AI answers often open with a short definition.
heat pump: how does it work?
Why AI asks this: Follow-up searches often dig into the mechanism behind the answer.
heat pump: how do you get started, step by step?
Why AI asks this: Many questions are really about doing something. Clear steps are easy to quote.
heat pump: how much does it cost?
Why AI asks this: Price is one of the first things people want to know before they decide.
heat pump: how does it compare to similar options?
Why AI asks this: AI answers often weigh options against each other.
heat pump: what are the alternatives?
Why AI asks this: People like to know what else is out there before they choose.
heat pump: what are the best options?
Why AI asks this: “Best” searches ask for a short list with reasons.
heat pump: what are the pros and cons?
Why AI asks this: A balanced answer names the downsides too, not just the benefits.
heat pump: what problems are common?
Why AI asks this: Problems and fixes are a natural next question, before and after buying.
heat pump: who is it for?
Why AI asks this: An answer is more useful when it says who it fits, and who it doesn't.
heat pump: what do you need before you start?
Why AI asks this: People want to know what to prepare: tools, skills, time or budget.
heat pump: is it safe, and what are the risks?
Why AI asks this: Questions about safety and risk need a careful, clear answer.
heat pump: what's new in 2026?
Why AI asks this: Some questions need current information. A dated update shows yours is fresh.
Add the missing sub-questions that fit to this page, each as its own section with a clear heading.
Don't make a separate page for every sub-question. Google calls that scaled content abuse.
Paste this into ChatGPT, Gemini or another assistant. Its answer is a guess too: when asked like this, an assistant can list searches it never ran.
Which web searches would you run to give a complete answer about “heat pump”? List only the searches, one per line.
Google warns that creating separate content for fan-out queries, mainly to get into AI answers, breaks its scaled content abuse spam policy. Cover the sub-questions on one good page instead.
Read Google's guidanceNo. Google does not publish the searches behind an AI answer. Tools that claim to show them run their own AI test, which is not what your visitors saw.
Something similar. OpenAI's help center says ChatGPT search rewrites your question into one or more targeted searches. Only Google calls it query fan-out.
Google gives no typical number for AI Mode or AI Overviews. The only figure it gives is for Deep Search, which it says can run hundreds of searches.
No. Google says separate content for fan-out queries, made mainly to manipulate AI answers, breaks its spam policy. Add the sub-questions that fit to one strong page.
Related, but different. Keyword research looks at what people type. Fan-out is about the extra searches an AI runs for one question. Our guide explains the difference.
Sub-questions are one part of the picture. Score your page on 22 GEO metrics, from structure to sources.
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