🏗️ Architectural Benchmark — Framework Battle

Next.js vs Astro

Aggregate AI readiness comparison across 39646 production sites. This compares all sites built on each framework, not the framework websites themselves.

Next.js
41
Avg ACRI Score
38680 sites analyzed
VS
Astro
44
Avg ACRI Score
966 sites analyzed
🏆 Astro wins 6 of 8 metrics (1 to Next.js, 1 ties)

📊 Visual Comparison

Next.js   Astro

🎯 ACRI Score
41.2
43.6
🤖 AI Readiness
61.3
69.1
📊 Token Bloat
161.4×
49.3×
👻 Ghost Ratio
6%
5%
🏷️ Schema Coverage
1.0
0.9
📋 Schema Adoption
27%
32%
🔓 GPTBot Access
93%
93%
📐 Structure Score
6.0
6.3

The data is in: Astro sites generally achieve better AI readiness than Next.js sites. Based on 39646 domains, Astro wins 6 of 8 categories. Astro delivers a 69% leaner Token Bloat ratio (49.3× vs 161.4×), meaning AI systems can extract content more cost-effectively from Astro-powered sites. Note: These are aggregate statistics across 38680 Next.js and 966 Astro production deployments. Your specific implementation may differ—run a free scan to check.

📋 Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric Next.js (n=38680) Astro (n=966) Δ% Winner
🎯 ACRI Score 41.2 43.6WIN 6% Astro
🤖 AI Readiness 61.3 69.1WIN 11% Astro
📊 Token Bloat 161.4× 49.3×WIN 69% Astro
👻 Ghost Ratio 6% 5%WIN 4% Astro
🏷️ Schema Coverage 1.0WIN 0.9 10% Next.js
📋 Schema Adoption 27% 32%WIN 17% Astro
🔓 GPTBot Access 93% 93% 0% TIE
📐 Structure Score 6.0 6.3WIN 6% Astro

Next.js Aggregate Stats

Sites Analyzed38680
Avg ACRI41.2
Median ACRI42.0
ACRI Stddev±14.9
Avg Token Bloat161.4×
Median Token Bloat37.0×
Avg Ghost Ratio6%
Avg Schema Count1.0
GPTBot Blocked7%

Astro Aggregate Stats

Sites Analyzed966
Avg ACRI43.6
Median ACRI44.0
ACRI Stddev±12.2
Avg Token Bloat49.3×
Median Token Bloat24.4×
Avg Ghost Ratio5%
Avg Schema Count0.9
GPTBot Blocked7%

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