CQS (Content Quality Score 0-100)
Metrics & AuditCQS (Content Quality Score) is a composite content quality metric on a 0–100 scale, calculated as a weighted average where Content Semantic Index (CSI) Alignment carries the highest weight at 25%, followed by E-E-A-T at 20%, Cost of Retrieval (20%), Information Density (15%), and both Semantic Role Labeling (SRL) Salience and TF-IDF at 10% each. The scoring system uses decision thresholds where scores of 80–100 indicate content ready to publish, 60–79 require fixing the top 3 issues, 40–59 need the top 5 issues addressed, and 0–39 require complete rewrites. CQS replaces subjective quality assessments by providing objective scoring with concrete recommendations based on top 10 SERP competitor benchmarks.
Highest weights: CSI Alignment (25%) and E-E-A-T (20%) — together nearly half the score, meaning topic relevance and authority matter more than technical details.
In practice, target CQS >= 80 before publishing. If an article scores CQS 65, identify the three weakest dimensions and improve them using BEFORE/AFTER recommendations. CQS differs from AI Citability Score (0–10) in that it measures overall content quality, not just AI citation readiness.