BrightLocal AI Roadmap 2025-27

AI is changing local search. We’re here to help you stay ahead.

AI Overviews and tools like ChatGPT are reshaping how customers discover local businesses. We’re building AI tools to help you turn complex SEO data into confident actions that grow your presence.

Local search is changing. Fast.

  • New AI-powered search experiences mean people explore differently

    From conversational search and AI Overviews to multimodal assistants, the way customers discover businesses is changing.

  • What worked before won’t always work tomorrow

    Ranking signals, content needs, and visibility rules are shifting as AI tools shape the customer journey.

  • People don’t need more data. They need direction

    Time is short. Expectations are high. People want help to cut through the noise and turn insight into action.

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Meet BrightLocal Brain: Your AI-powered competitive advantage

Think of it as your built-in local search expert. It blends 16 years of hands-on local SEO experience with smart AI and real search data to show you what’s working, what needs attention, and what to do next with your local SEO. So you can take action with confidence and get better results, faster. 

Trained for local search

This isn’t just a generic GPT; we’ve built this from the ground up to make something truly tailored to local search.

16 years of know-how

Every insight is backed by thousands of successful local campaigns across every industry and location.

Smarter every day

As search evolves, so does BrightLocal Brain. It learns in real time, so your strategy stays one step ahead.

What this means for you

BrightLocal Brain is here to make local SEO feel simpler, faster, and more focused.

Less time on analysis, more time on growth

Automate repetitive SEO tasks and reporting. Save up to 4 hours a day on interpreting reports and more time winning customers.

Clear, prioritized actions

No more guessing what to do next. Get plain-language recommendations ordered by impact, so you know exactly where to focus your time.

Confidence in every decision

Every recommendation is backed by 16 years of local SEO expertise and real performance data, so you can act with confidence.

Stay ahead as AI search evolves

As AI Overviews and conversational search reshape discovery, you’ll have the tools to adapt and maintain visibility.

Roadmap: Now, Next, Later

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BrightLocal Anywhere (MCP)

Connect BrightLocal data to ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI tools. Available to selected customers (wider access from January 2026).
AI insights & recommendations

Analyzes your profiles, local presence, and competition, then provides simple, prioritized actions based on the findings.
AI visibility optimization

Track your presence in Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT search. See your visibility, sentiment, and share of voice, plus clear actions to improve.
AI chat assistant

A conversational AI that understands your BrightLocal account data so you can ask questions and get clear, actionable answers instantly.
360° location intelligence

Complete local SEO view, including website audits, keyword research, backlinks, and Search Console data, all analyzed by BrightLocal Brain in one place.
Industry benchmarking

Compare against thousands of similar businesses. See how you rank on key metrics and get recommendations to match top performers.
Multi-location management

Automated performance rollups across all locations with trend analysis and alerts so you can spot issues and opportunities instantly at scale.

What's coming first

Connect BrightLocal to your LLM with MCP

  • Ask your data anything

    Pull live ranking, review, and citation insights directly from your AI tool.

  • Fit into your workflow

    No need to log into BrightLocal; everything happens in your AI tool.

  • Take action directly

    Trigger actions like checking performance or summarizing reviews.

Who's it for? Agencies, SEOs, and advanced users who want BrightLocal insights seamlessly integrated into their daily AI workflows.

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AI insights & recommendations

  • See what matters most

    Get clear insights on missed citations, visibility gaps, and review trends.

  • Know what to do next

    Receive actions to take, prioritized by speed, ease, and impact.

  • Plain English, no jargon

    Turn complex SEO data into confident, understandable recommendations.

Who's it for? Business owners and agencies who want to spend less time interpreting data and more time taking action on what will actually move the needle.

The future: 2026 and beyond

AI visibility optimization

Track your presence in Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT search. See your visibility, sentiment, and share of voice with clear actions on how to improve.

AI chat assistant

A conversational AI that understands your BrightLocal account data so you can ask questions and get clear, actionable answers instantly.

360° local SEO intelligence

Complete local SEO view, including website audits, keyword research, backlinks, and Search Console data, all analyzed by BrightLocal Brain in one place.

Multi-location intelligence

Automated performance rollups across all locations with trend analysis and alerts. Spot issues and opportunities instantly at scale.

Industry intelligence & benchmarking

Compare against thousands of similar businesses. See how you rank on key metrics and get recommendations to match top performers.

Try it early in BrightLocal Labs

  • Priority access

    Be among the first to experience new AI features.

  • Direct input

    Your feedback could directly shape our product.

  • Free access

    Included in your existing account at no extra cost.

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For existing customers

Contact our Customer Support team to request access to BrightLocal Labs.

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Pricing & access

Early access

Early access to new AI features via BrightLocal Labs is completely free during the beta period.

No cost to try it out

Standard plans

Core AI features will be included in our Manage, Grow, and Custom plans. Grow plans offer the broadest AI coverage.

Built into your plan

Full transparency

We’ll share full pricing and plan details well ahead of each launch. No surprises, ever.

Always know what’s included

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Existing customers

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