🏗️ Architectural Benchmark — Framework Battle

Next.js vs WordPress

Aggregate AI readiness comparison across 198376 production sites. This compares all sites built on each framework, not the framework websites themselves.

Next.js
41
Avg ACRI Score
38679 sites analyzed
VS
WordPress
54
Avg ACRI Score
159697 sites analyzed
🏆 WordPress wins 7 of 8 metrics (0 to Next.js, 1 ties)

📊 Visual Comparison

Next.js   WordPress

🎯 ACRI Score
41.2
54.4
🤖 AI Readiness
61.3
72.2
📊 Token Bloat
161.4×
23.8×
👻 Ghost Ratio
6%
0%
🏷️ Schema Coverage
1.0
1.2
📋 Schema Adoption
27%
50%
🔓 GPTBot Access
93%
93%
📐 Structure Score
6.0
8.4

The data is in: WordPress sites generally achieve better AI readiness than Next.js sites. Based on 198376 domains, WordPress wins 7 of 8 categories. WordPress sites average an ACRI score of 54.4 compared to 41.2 for Next.js—a meaningful 13-point gap that reflects real differences in how AI crawlers experience these sites. Token efficiency strongly favors WordPress (23.8×) over Next.js (161.4×)—a 85% difference that directly impacts AI processing costs. WordPress sites render 6% less ghost HTML on average (0% vs 6%), delivering more server-side content to AI crawlers. Note: These are aggregate statistics across 38679 Next.js and 159697 WordPress production deployments. Your specific implementation may differ—run a free scan to check.

📋 Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric Next.js (n=38679) WordPress (n=159697) Δ% Winner
🎯 ACRI Score 41.2 54.4WIN 24% WordPress
🤖 AI Readiness 61.3 72.2WIN 15% WordPress
📊 Token Bloat 161.4× 23.8×WIN 85% WordPress
👻 Ghost Ratio 6% 0%WIN 100% WordPress
🏷️ Schema Coverage 1.0 1.2WIN 17% WordPress
📋 Schema Adoption 27% 50%WIN 47% WordPress
🔓 GPTBot Access 93% 93% 0% TIE
📐 Structure Score 6.0 8.4WIN 29% WordPress

Next.js Aggregate Stats

Sites Analyzed38679
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%

WordPress Aggregate Stats

Sites Analyzed159697
Avg ACRI54.4
Median ACRI56.0
ACRI Stddev±10.4
Avg Token Bloat23.8×
Median Token Bloat10.7×
Avg Ghost Ratio0%
Avg Schema Count1.2
GPTBot Blocked7%

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