llms.txt vs robots.txt: What's the Difference?
Replaced in November 2026: this answer now sits in a longer, current page on the same question. Linked here.
By Andrej Ruckij · · 1 min read
llms.txt vs robots.txt: What’s the Difference?
This article has been replaced. The comparison is now a section of our complete llms.txt guide: robots.txt is about which pages bots may fetch, llms.txt is a reading list for AI, and neither enforces anything.
Read the current version: llms.txt: the complete guide