Aggregate AI readiness comparison across 53450 production sites. This compares all sites built on each framework, not the framework websites themselves.
Next.js React
Across 53450 crawled sites, Next.js outperforms React in aggregate AI visibility—winning 7 of 8 metrics in this architectural benchmark. Next.js sites average an ACRI score of 42.0 compared to 29.6 for React—a meaningful 12-point gap that reflects real differences in how AI crawlers experience these sites. Token efficiency strongly favors Next.js (308.5×) over React (554.3×)—a 44% difference that directly impacts AI processing costs. On schema coverage, Next.js averages 1.1 structured data types per site vs 0.4 for React—2.8× more out-of-the-box schema markup. Next.js sites render 37% less ghost HTML on average (6% vs 43%), delivering more server-side content to AI crawlers. Note: These are aggregate statistics across 52284 Next.js and 1166 React production deployments. Your specific implementation may differ—run a free scan to check.
| Metric | Next.js (n=52284) | React (n=1166) | Δ% | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACRI Score | 42.0WIN | 29.6 | 30% | Next.js |
| AI Readiness | 60.0WIN | 42.1 | 30% | Next.js |
| Token Bloat | 308.5×WIN | 554.3× | 44% | Next.js |
| Ghost Ratio | 6%WIN | 43% | 86% | Next.js |
| Schema Coverage | 1.1WIN | 0.4 | 64% | Next.js |
| Schema Adoption | 32%WIN | 15% | 53% | Next.js |
| GPTBot Access | 94% | 94% | 1% | TIE |
| Structure Score | 6.5WIN | 5.5 | 16% | Next.js |
These are aggregate stats across thousands of sites. Your specific Next.js or React implementation may outperform or underperform the average.