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Headline Analyzer
Paste up to 5 headlines, one per line. Each gets a 0 to 100 CTR score across 6 checks (hook, emotion, keyword front-loading, pixel width, power words, specificity) with the exact fix per failing check. Powered by Claude Sonnet 4.6.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the headline analyzer check?
Six structural checks per headline: CTR hook (specific benefit), emotional pull (curiosity, outcome), keyword front-loading (primary keyword in first 3 words), pixel width (fits Google SERP, 580 px cutoff), power words (proven, complete, how, why, numbers, year), and specificity (numbers, named entities, concrete claims). Each returns pass, warn or fail with the specific finding and the exact fix. One primary fix per headline.
How many headlines can I score at once?
Up to 5 headlines per run, one per line. The tool scores each individually and names the best overall so you can pick the winner without reading every detail.
Why does pixel width matter?
Google truncates title tags that render wider than roughly 580 pixels in the SERP (not characters, pixels). A wide W is three times a narrow i. We estimate your headline's pixel width and flag it if it truncates. Truncation ends your headline mid-sentence and kills click-through.
What is keyword front-loading?
The primary keyword or topic noun should sit in the first 1-3 words of the headline. Google weights early words more. AI assistants extract the first-stated topic as the page's subject. "SEO Audit Tool. Free. Fast." beats "The Fast and Free SEO Audit Tool You Need Right Now."
Should I provide a target keyword?
Yes, if you have one. The optional keyword field makes the keyword front-loading check sharper because we know exactly what to look for. Without it, we infer the topic noun from the headline and judge whether it sits in the opening. Either works, keyword provided is better.
Is this really free?
Yes. Full report shows on screen with no signup. Rate-limited to 5 runs per IP per day because Claude API calls cost real money. No retargeting pixel, no third-party trackers.
What AI model powers the analysis?
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6, grounded in a knowledge base covering CTR, emotional pull, keyword placement, pixel width thresholds, power word patterns, and specificity signals.
About the Tool
What this tool does.
A headline analyzer scores whether your title tag or H1 will win the click in a crowded Google SERP and get extracted by AI assistants as the answer to a user's question.
The headline does two jobs. First, win the click. Specific, benefit-forward headlines with a real hook crush generic category labels every time. Second, get cited by ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Grok and the rest. AI assistants extract the first-stated topic as the page's subject, so keyword front-loading matters more in 2026 than it did in 2016. This tool scores both signals at once across 6 checks per headline (CTR hook, emotional pull, keyword front-loading, pixel width, power words, specificity) and gives you the exact rewrite per failing check.
Paste up to 5 headlines, one per line, add your target keyword if you have it, and get a scorecard per headline plus a verdict on which one wins. Fix the fails on your top pick, re-run, and watch the score climb. Headlines are the single highest-leverage piece of copy on your page. One hour of iteration here is worth a week of body-copy editing elsewhere.
6 checks per headline.
1 Claude call. Side-by-side scorecards.
- CTR Hook20%
- Emotional Pull15%
- Keyword Front-Loading20%
- Pixel Width15%
- Power Words10%
- Specificity20%
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