--- title: How the CatalogIQ Score Is Built | Methodology description: "How the CatalogIQ score is built: 13 dimensions across two sub-indices, measured against published standards. 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CatalogIQ is an independent, auditable measure of catalog quality. Here's exactly what goes into the score — and what doesn't. The model ## One index, two sub-indices, 13 dimensions Every product page is scored across up to 13 dimensions. Those roll up into two sub-indices — one for how shoppers experience your storefront, one for how AI shopping agents and marketplace feeds read it — which combine into a single 0–100 index with an A–F grade and a confidence band. See the breakdown in a real report: [the sample report →](https://report.magnetlabs.ai/sample) **Catalog Quality Index**0–100 · A–F grade confidence band **Storefront experience**How shoppers experience your product pages **AI discovery**How AI agents and marketplace feeds read your catalog 13 scoring dimensions The rules ## Measured against standards, never opinion ### Published standards We score against Google, Amazon, GS1, ETIM, UNSPSC and schema.org. Where a standard doesn't apply to a product, the check is marked not-applicable rather than counted against you. ### Never invents a value The score reflects what's actually on your pages. We never synthesize a missing field to inflate a score — a genuinely absent value is reported as absent. ### Confidence and limits Every index carries a confidence band for how much we could read. We score public pages only; login-gated or un-renderable content is reported as a limit, not guessed at. Two profiles ## Scored the way your catalog should be The engine auto-suggests a profile from your catalog and you confirm it before scoring. The **B2B / technical** profile weights identifiers, specifications, cross-references and documentation. The **consumer** profile weights descriptive titles, imagery, variants and buyer-facing content. ### Versioned methodology Weights and thresholds are versioned. When they change, the version is recorded, so a score is always reproducible against the methodology that produced it. Think a score is wrong? [Challenge it →](https://magnetlabs.ai/methodology/challenge?hsLang=en) Report vs monitoring ## What the report shows, and what monitoring adds ### The one-time report A one-time score against the current methodology — the index, both sub-indices, every dimension, and a per-product fix list you can export to CSV. [See the report →](https://magnetlabs.ai/report?hsLang=en) ### The CatalogIQ platform The same methodology, re-run every 30 days over a 12-month window, so you can track movement release over release. [See the platform →](https://magnetlabs.ai/platform?hsLang=en) FAQ ## Questions about the methodology Is the score subjective? No. It's computed from your public product data against published standards, with not-applicable handling and a confidence band, and it never invents a value. How many dimensions are there? There are 13, though not all apply to every catalog or scoring profile. Can I see how a specific score was calculated? Yes. The report breaks the index into two sub-indices and per-dimension scores, and the per-product punch list shows the checks behind each one. Do you compare me to other stores? No. The score measures your catalog against published standards, not against a peer cohort. ## See it on your own catalog Run the free preview for a live sample score, or read the full report breakdown. [Get my free preview](https://report.magnetlabs.ai/) [See the report](https://magnetlabs.ai/report?hsLang=en) [Not ready yet? 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