Does geeksforgeeks.org block AI crawlers?
Blocks AI training, allows AI answers
geeksforgeeks.org blocks at least one AI training crawler but still lets AI answer engines read its pages.
Checked from geeksforgeeks.org/robots.txt. Robots rules change; the live file is the source of truth.
- AI crawlers blocked
- 2 of 12
- AI bots named in robots.txt
- 7
- llms.txt
- Not found
- Popularity
- Tranco top 5,000 (#3,282)
Can AI assistants cite geeksforgeeks.org?
- ChatGPT search: its search crawlers may read the site
- Claude: its search crawlers may read the site
- Perplexity: its search crawlers may read the site
geeksforgeeks.org opts out of AI training by Common Crawl, ByteDance. Training crawlers and answer crawlers are separate: blocking training doesn't by itself remove a site from AI answers.
AI crawler access, bot by bot
| Crawler | Used for | Status on geeksforgeeks.org |
|---|---|---|
| GPTBotOpenAI | AI training | Some paths restricted |
| OAI-SearchBotOpenAI | AI answers | Some paths restricted |
| ChatGPT-UserOpenAI | AI answers | Some paths restricted |
| ClaudeBotAnthropic | AI training | Some paths restricted |
| Claude-SearchBotAnthropic | AI answers | Some paths restricted |
| Claude-UserAnthropic | AI answers | Some paths restricted |
| PerplexityBotPerplexity | AI answers | Some paths restricted |
| Google-ExtendedGoogle | AI training | Some paths restricted |
| Applebot-ExtendedApple | AI training | Some paths restricted |
| CCBotCommon Crawl | AI training | Blocked |
| BytespiderByteDance | AI training | Blocked |
| Meta-ExternalAgentMeta | AI training | Some paths restricted |
How geeksforgeeks.org compares
- 19% of the 1,278 popular sites we checked block GPTBot; geeksforgeeks.org does not.
- 18% of the 1,278 popular sites we checked block ClaudeBot; geeksforgeeks.org does not.
- 14% of the 1,278 popular sites we checked block PerplexityBot; geeksforgeeks.org does not.
- Among 171 sites of similar popularity, 25% block at least one AI crawler.
The robots.txt rules that apply to AI crawlers
User-agent: * Disallow: /wp-admin/ Disallow: /community/ Disallow: /search/ Disallow: /wp-content/plugins/ Disallow: /connect/ Disallow: /content-override.php User-agent: CCBot Disallow: / User-agent: anthropic-ai Disallow: / User-agent: Bytespider Disallow: /
Excerpt: only groups for all user-agents (*) or named AI crawlers, up to 40 rules per group.
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Does geeksforgeeks.org block GPTBot?
No. As of Oct 2, 2026, geeksforgeeks.org's robots.txt doesn't block GPTBot, though some paths are restricted for all crawlers.
Can ChatGPT search show results from geeksforgeeks.org?
Its robots.txt doesn't block OAI-SearchBot or ChatGPT-User, so ChatGPT's search crawlers may read it. Whether pages are actually shown depends on ChatGPT.
Does geeksforgeeks.org have an llms.txt file?
We didn't find a valid llms.txt at geeksforgeeks.org/llms.txt when we checked.
Data: geeksforgeeks.org's public robots.txt and llms.txt, fetched by AskableHQ. Popularity rank from the Tranco list (ID Y83YG). Methodology.