Aggregate AI readiness comparison across 4098 production sites. This compares all sites built on each framework, not the framework websites themselves.
Gatsby Astro
The data is in: Astro sites generally achieve better AI readiness than Gatsby sites. Based on 4098 domains, Astro wins 4 of 8 categories. Astro delivers a 20% leaner Token Bloat ratio (49.2× vs 61.6×), meaning AI systems can extract content more cost-effectively from Astro-powered sites. On schema coverage, Gatsby averages 1.9 structured data types per site vs 0.9 for Astro—2.1× more out-of-the-box schema markup. Note: These are aggregate statistics across 3131 Gatsby and 967 Astro production deployments. Your specific implementation may differ—run a free scan to check.
| Metric | Gatsby (n=3131) | Astro (n=967) | Δ% | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACRI Score | 44.0 | 43.6 | 1% | TIE |
| AI Readiness | 64.0 | 69.1WIN | 7% | Astro |
| Token Bloat | 61.6× | 49.2×WIN | 20% | Astro |
| Ghost Ratio | 5%WIN | 5% | 2% | Gatsby |
| Schema Coverage | 1.9WIN | 0.9 | 53% | Gatsby |
| Schema Adoption | 31% | 32%WIN | 2% | Astro |
| GPTBot Access | 93% | 93% | 0% | TIE |
| Structure Score | 5.7 | 6.3WIN | 10% | Astro |
These are aggregate stats across thousands of sites. Your specific Gatsby or Astro implementation may outperform or underperform the average.