--- title: "AI2Bot Simulator - Test Allen Institute AI Crawler | Free Tool" description: "Simulate how AI2Bot crawls your website for AI research. Test visibility for academic AI datasets and research." lang: en json-ld: --- [![Encited logo](/brand/logo.svg)](/) - Features - Resources [Pricing](/pricing)Login[Contact Sales](/contact-sales)Get started free Get started free [All Crawler Simulators](/free-tools/crawler-simulator) ![AI2Bot](/crawler-logos/ai2.png) CRAWLER SIMULATOR # AI2Bot Crawler Simulator Test how the Allen Institute's AI2Bot sees your website. Contribute to AI research and academic datasets. SIMULATE ## Test your site with AI2Bot Enter your URL to see how AI2Bot views your site. ![ai2](/crawler-logos/ai2.png)AI2Bot (default) Simulate AI2Bot (default) OVERVIEW ## What is AI2Bot? AI2Bot is the web crawler operated by the Allen Institute for AI (AI2), a nonprofit AI research institute. 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