Generative AI performance report: AI Overviews and AI Mode in Search Console
Short answer
Search Console's Generative AI performance report, rolled out to all sites as of August 31, 2026, shows impressions from AI Overviews and AI Mode. AI feature traffic also stays in the overall Performance report under Web. Bing's AI Performance report counts citations instead.
The Generative AI performance report
Section titled “The Generative AI performance report”If the report is missing, Google says the site usually hasn’t had enough impressions. The site may also be excluded through the Search generative AI control.
The overall Performance report
Section titled “The overall Performance report”So AI feature impressions and clicks remain part of overall Search totals. The Generative AI report is a separate view of the impressions.
What it still can’t tell you
Section titled “What it still can’t tell you”- Why impressions changed. Query volume, competition and model updates all move the numbers.
- Clicks. The help article describes impressions; use the overall Performance report and analytics for traffic.
Compared with Bing
Section titled “Compared with Bing”| Google Search Console | Bing Webmaster Tools | |
|---|---|---|
| Dedicated AI report | Generative AI performance report | AI Performance report |
| Unit | Impressions | Citations, cited pages, grounding queries |
| Details | Google AI Overviews | Bing AI Performance report |