Track AI traffic in GA4

See visits and conversions from ChatGPT, Perplexity and co. in Google Analytics 4.

The best free resources

  1. How to Track AI Traffic in GA4 (Step-by-Step) — Benjamin Mangold, Loves Data (2025-08-21, upd. 2026-10-09)
    Covers the native AI Assistant channel plus custom explorations and channel groups

  2. How to track and report AI traffic in Google Analytics 4? — Julius Fedorovicius, Analytics Mania (2026-05-12)
    Leading GA4/GTM educator; channel groups, saved reports, explorations

  3. How to Track AI Referral Traffic (and Leads) in GA4 — Andy Crestodina, Orbit Media (2024-12-04, upd. 2026-07-07)
    Three methods, including tracking leads, not just sessions

  4. Default channel group (AI Assistant definition) — — (Google), Google Analytics Help (2026)
    Official definition of the AI Assistant channel; excludes AI Overviews and AI Mode

  5. Google Analytics Adds AI Assistant As Default Channel Group — Matt G. Southern, Search Engine Journal (2026-05-14)
    Dates the native channel launch, so readers know what changed

  6. How to segment AI traffic in Google Analytics 4 — Emma Weegar, Adswerve (2025-09-29, upd. 2026-09)
    Combines the native AI Assistant channel with a regex fallback

  7. Why it's time to treat AI referrals as their own channel in GA4 — Dan Taylor, MarTech (2025-08-06)
    Explains why AI referrals deserve their own channel and reporting

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