Aggregate AI readiness comparison across 3207 production sites. This compares all sites built on each framework, not the framework websites themselves.
Laravel Ruby on Rails
The data is in: Laravel sites generally achieve better AI readiness than Ruby on Rails sites. Based on 3207 domains, Laravel wins 5 of 8 categories. Laravel sites average an ACRI score of 55.3 compared to 49.0 for Ruby on Rails—a meaningful 6-point gap that reflects real differences in how AI crawlers experience these sites. Token efficiency strongly favors Ruby on Rails (15.1×) over Laravel (23.4×)—a 35% difference that directly impacts AI processing costs. On schema coverage, Ruby on Rails averages 1.5 structured data types per site vs 0.8 for Laravel—1.9× more out-of-the-box schema markup. This analysis is based on 712 Laravel sites and 2495 Ruby on Rails sites from our 100k-domain radar database. Implementation quality varies—scan your own site to see how you compare.
| Metric | Laravel (n=712) | Ruby on Rails (n=2495) | Δ% | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACRI Score | 55.3WIN | 49.0 | 11% | Laravel |
| AI Readiness | 70.4WIN | 67.0 | 5% | Laravel |
| Token Bloat | 23.4× | 15.1×WIN | 35% | Ruby on Rails |
| Ghost Ratio | 0% | 0%WIN | 0% | Ruby on Rails |
| Schema Coverage | 0.8 | 1.5WIN | 47% | Ruby on Rails |
| Schema Adoption | 42%WIN | 15% | 65% | Laravel |
| GPTBot Access | 95%WIN | 93% | 2% | Laravel |
| Structure Score | 11.6WIN | 8.2 | 30% | Laravel |
These are aggregate stats across thousands of sites. Your specific Laravel or Ruby on Rails implementation may outperform or underperform the average.