AI-built websites score 96/100 for SEO. Google still cannot see them. We tested 93 sites. (opens in new tab)

An AI builder ships a website in an evening, and Lighthouse hands it an average SEO score of 96 out of 100. Sounds great. But when we measured 93 of these sites, the median mobile load was 6.6 seconds, two thirds had no main heading, and three quarters had no structured data at all. That 96 out of 100 can mislead you. Here are the numbers. As building websites with AI builders becomes the norm, you hear the same line more and more: "You can make a website in one click now, so why pay extra......