Google Search Console now has a new way to show AI-driven visibility. On June 3, 2026, Google announced Search Generative AI performance reports in Search Console, including dedicated reports for Search and Discover. For small businesses, the biggest value is not bragging rights. It is finally seeing whether your site is showing up inside AI features at all.

What Google announced

Google says the new reports show impressions from generative AI features such as AI Overviews, AI Mode, and generative AI features in Discover. The reports are rolling out to a subset of sites first, which means not every business will see them immediately.

Why this matters for a small business website

Many owners keep hearing that AI search is changing traffic patterns, but until now the visibility was hard to measure directly. A separate view inside Search Console gives you a more practical way to check whether your website is being surfaced in those newer experiences.

• You can see whether AI visibility exists at all before guessing about strategy.
• You can compare which pages show up and which ones do not.
• You can track visibility by country, device, and date as the rollout expands.

What to watch first

1. Look at which pages earn impressions in AI features, not just total site traffic.
2. Compare those pages with your most important service pages and FAQs.
3. Check whether the pages are clear, current, and easy to trust when someone lands on them.
4. Watch for patterns over time instead of reacting to one strange day.

What this does not mean

This does not mean every site suddenly needs a full AI rewrite. It means visibility is becoming easier to measure, and measured visibility leads to better decisions. If one service page consistently shows up and another never does, that is a signal to improve the weaker page, not a reason to chase every AI headline.

What CodeForce would check next

We would line up those AI visibility pages against the real business goals. Are those pages answering the right questions? Do they make the next step obvious? Do they still reflect your actual services? If the website is murky, the new report will only confirm the confusion faster. This is a good place to pair Search Console with a practical website review or business systems cleanup.

Bottom line

The new Search Console AI reports are not magic, but they are useful. Small businesses finally have a cleaner way to monitor whether Google is surfacing their content inside generative AI experiences. That is a good reason to tighten the pages that matter most.

Source: Google Search Central: Introducing Search Generative AI performance reports in Search Console