ClaudeBot is far more homepage-friendly than GPTBot | Trakkr Research
A comparative analysis of AI crawler entry points based on the study When AI Comes to Your Website.
Methodology: Built from 575,788 AI crawler visits across 84 brands and 314,501 unique URLs observed between June 11, 2025 and February 1, 2026.
Claim
ClaudeBot accesses the homepage during 19.18 percent of its crawls, whereas GPTBot accesses the homepage during only 2.75 percent of its crawls.
Why it matters
Strategists must allocate technical resources based on crawler specific entry behaviors, prioritizing homepage optimization for ClaudeBot while focusing deep link architecture for GPTBot.
Supporting metrics
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| ClaudeBot homepage rate | 19.18% | ClaudeBot is much more likely to touch the homepage. |
| GPTBot homepage rate | 2.75% | GPTBot rarely starts on the homepage. |
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Data & Sources
- When AI Comes to Your Website - Flagship study behind this page
- Page JSON - Machine-readable companion file