🏗️ Architectural Benchmark — Framework Battle

Vercel vs Next.js

Aggregate AI readiness comparison across 39883 production sites. This compares all sites built on each framework, not the framework websites themselves.

Vercel
26
Avg ACRI Score
1203 sites analyzed
VS
Next.js
41
Avg ACRI Score
38680 sites analyzed
🏆 Next.js wins 6 of 8 metrics (2 to Vercel, 0 ties)

📊 Visual Comparison

Vercel   Next.js

🎯 ACRI Score
26.1
41.2
🤖 AI Readiness
44.1
61.3
📊 Token Bloat
88.1×
161.4×
👻 Ghost Ratio
14%
6%
🏷️ Schema Coverage
0.3
1.0
📋 Schema Adoption
10%
27%
🔓 GPTBot Access
95%
93%
📐 Structure Score
2.1
6.0

Across 39883 crawled sites, Next.js outperforms Vercel in aggregate AI visibility—winning 6 of 8 metrics in this architectural benchmark. Next.js sites average an ACRI score of 41.2 compared to 26.1 for Vercel—a meaningful 15-point gap that reflects real differences in how AI crawlers experience these sites. Vercel delivers a 45% leaner Token Bloat ratio (88.1× vs 161.4×), meaning AI systems can extract content more cost-effectively from Vercel-powered sites. On schema coverage, Next.js averages 1.0 structured data types per site vs 0.3 for Vercel—3.3× more out-of-the-box schema markup. Next.js sites render 8% less ghost HTML on average (6% vs 14%), delivering more server-side content to AI crawlers. This analysis is based on 1203 Vercel sites and 38680 Next.js sites from our 100k-domain radar database. Implementation quality varies—scan your own site to see how you compare.

📋 Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric Vercel (n=1203) Next.js (n=38680) Δ% Winner
🎯 ACRI Score 26.1 41.2WIN 37% Next.js
🤖 AI Readiness 44.1 61.3WIN 28% Next.js
📊 Token Bloat 88.1×WIN 161.4× 45% Vercel
👻 Ghost Ratio 14% 6%WIN 60% Next.js
🏷️ Schema Coverage 0.3 1.0WIN 70% Next.js
📋 Schema Adoption 10% 27%WIN 63% Next.js
🔓 GPTBot Access 95%WIN 93% 3% Vercel
📐 Structure Score 2.1 6.0WIN 64% Next.js

Vercel Aggregate Stats

Sites Analyzed1203
Avg ACRI26.1
Median ACRI21.0
ACRI Stddev±14.5
Avg Token Bloat88.1×
Median Token Bloat25.8×
Avg Ghost Ratio14%
Avg Schema Count0.3
GPTBot Blocked5%

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%

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