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The AI Engines Keep Bringing Up Tidio: 30 Customer Support & Help Desk Software Brands Measured
The AI Engines Keep Bringing Up Tidio: 30 Customer Support & Help Desk Software Brands Measured
We measured 30 Customer support and help desk software brands across every major AI engine. Tidio — which was not in our sample — came up against 11 of them. Full table, cited sources, reproducible method.
59.9% of AI Mentions Are Runner-Up Mentions: 30 Crypto & Web3 Brands Measured
59.9% of AI Mentions Are Runner-Up Mentions: 30 Crypto & Web3 Brands Measured
Across 30 Crypto and Web3 brands and every major AI engine, 59.9% of mentions put the brand in the alternative slot rather than the recommendation. Full table, cited sources, reproducible method.
58.3% of AI Mentions Are Runner-Up Mentions: 30 CRM & Sales Software Brands Measured
58.3% of AI Mentions Are Runner-Up Mentions: 30 CRM & Sales Software Brands Measured
Across 30 CRM and sales software brands and every major AI engine, 58.3% of mentions put the brand in the alternative slot rather than the recommendation. Full table, cited sources, reproducible method.
The AI Engines Disagree by 12.2 Points: 30 Consumer Electronics & Mobile Brands Measured
The AI Engines Disagree by 12.2 Points: 30 Consumer Electronics & Mobile Brands Measured
The same 30 Consumer electronics and mobile brands, the same questions, every major AI engine — and a 12.2-point gap in how often a brand gets named at all. Full table, cited sources, reproducible method.
The AI Engines Keep Bringing Up Slack: 30 Communication, Email & Messaging Brands Measured
The AI Engines Keep Bringing Up Slack: 30 Communication, Email & Messaging Brands Measured
We measured 30 Communication, email and messaging brands across every major AI engine. Slack — which was not in our sample — came up against 14 of them. Full table, cited sources, reproducible method.
The AI Engines Keep Bringing Up Vultr: 30 Cloud, Hosting & Infrastructure Brands Measured
The AI Engines Keep Bringing Up Vultr: 30 Cloud, Hosting & Infrastructure Brands Measured
We measured 30 Cloud, hosting and infrastructure brands across every major AI engine. Vultr — which was not in our sample — came up against 14 of them. Full table, cited sources, reproducible method.
10 of 30 Clinics, Healthcare & Medical Services Brands Are Invisible to Every AI Engine
10 of 30 Clinics, Healthcare & Medical Services Brands Are Invisible to Every AI Engine
We measured 30 Clinics, healthcare and medical services brands across every major AI engine. 10 are named by none of them. Full table, cited sources, reproducible method.
The AI Engines Keep Bringing Up Power Automate: 30 Automation, No-code & Integration Brands Measured
The AI Engines Keep Bringing Up Power Automate: 30 Automation, No-code & Integration Brands Measured
We measured 30 Automation, no-code and integration brands across every major AI engine. Power Automate — which was not in our sample — came up against 8 of them. Full table, cited sources, reproducible method.
The AI Engines Keep Bringing Up Matomo: 30 Analytics & Data Software Brands Measured
The AI Engines Keep Bringing Up Matomo: 30 Analytics & Data Software Brands Measured
We measured 30 Analytics and data software brands across every major AI engine. Matomo — which was not in our sample — came up against 11 of them. Full table, cited sources, reproducible method.
Most AI Mentions Are Runner-Up Mentions: 30 AI Tools & Assistants Brands Measured
Most AI Mentions Are Runner-Up Mentions: 30 AI Tools & Assistants Brands Measured
Across 30 AI tools and assistants brands and every major AI engine, 44.4% of mentions put the brand in the alternative slot rather than the recommendation. Full table, cited sources, reproducible method.

The SEO Tool AI Leaderboard: 34 Tools Ranked by AI Visibility
The SEO Tool AI Leaderboard: 34 Tools Ranked by AI Visibility
We ranked 34 SEO tools by how often AI engines recommend them. The irony: 50% of SEO tools are completely invisible to AI search. Coffee chains outperform them.

The $30B Invisibility: Salesforce Scores 8% While Zoho CRM Dominates AI at 92%
The $30B Invisibility: Salesforce Scores 8% While Zoho CRM Dominates AI at 92%
We ranked 14 CRM platforms by AI visibility. Salesforce Essentials scores 8%. Zoho CRM and HubSpot tie at 92%. Brand size means nothing to AI.

91% of Skincare Brands Are Invisible to AI — And the Beauty Industry Isn't Ready
91% of Skincare Brands Are Invisible to AI — And the Beauty Industry Isn't Ready
We analyzed 116 beauty and skincare brands across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity. Average AI visibility: 5.6 out of 100. Instagram citations: zero. The $580B beauty industry has an existential AI problem.

We Analyzed 1,045 Brands Across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini & Perplexity. Here's Who Wins AI Visibility (2026 Data)
We Analyzed 1,045 Brands Across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini & Perplexity. Here's Who Wins AI Visibility (2026 Data)
The largest public study of AI brand visibility. 44% of brands are invisible to AI. See industry rankings, brand leaderboards, and what separates winners from losers.

50% of SaaS Companies Are Invisible to AI Search (We Checked 214 Brands)
50% of SaaS Companies Are Invisible to AI Search (We Checked 214 Brands)
We analyzed 214 SaaS brands across 9 categories. Half of all SEO tools — the companies that should know search best — have zero AI visibility. See the full data.

ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini vs Perplexity: Which AI Recommends Your Brand? (1,159 Brands Tested)
ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini vs Perplexity: Which AI Recommends Your Brand? (1,159 Brands Tested)
We tested which AI engine recommends brands most often. Perplexity mentions 25.8% of brands, Gemini only 14.4% — but Gemini ranks brands higher when it does. Data from 12,500+ queries across 1,159 brands.

AI Engines Disagree on 37% of Brand Recommendations — Your Visibility Depends on Which AI Users Ask
AI Engines Disagree on 37% of Brand Recommendations — Your Visibility Depends on Which AI Users Ask
We tested 1,159 brands across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini & Perplexity. On 427 brands, the engines can't agree. One AI loves you, another ignores you entirely.

How to Get Recommended by ChatGPT: Lessons from 143 AI-Visible Brands (Data-Backed Playbook)
How to Get Recommended by ChatGPT: Lessons from 143 AI-Visible Brands (Data-Backed Playbook)
We studied the 143 brands that achieve 60%+ AI visibility across 1,159 brands tested. Here's what they do differently and how you can replicate their success across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini & Perplexity.

AI Search Is Killing Small Brands: 17 Companies Get 100% Visibility While 509 Get Zero
AI Search Is Killing Small Brands: 17 Companies Get 100% Visibility While 509 Get Zero
We analyzed 1,159 brands and found AI creates a winner-take-all market. 44% of brands are completely invisible, while 17 companies dominate every AI engine. But there's a playbook for breaking through.

AI Has Already Judged Your Brand — And 55% of Ratings Are Negative or Neutral
AI Has Already Judged Your Brand — And 55% of Ratings Are Negative or Neutral
We analyzed AI sentiment for 1,159 brands. Only 24% receive genuinely positive treatment. Some brands are visible but actively harmed by negative AI descriptions.

We Checked 50 IoT Brands Across 4 AI Engines — Here's Who's Visible and Who's Not
We Checked 50 IoT Brands Across 4 AI Engines — Here's Who's Visible and Who's Not
An original research study checking 50 IoT brands across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity. The results reveal a massive visibility gap between market leaders and everyone else.

We Analyzed 50,000 AI Responses Across 4 Engines — Here's the Brand Recommendation Formula
We Analyzed 50,000 AI Responses Across 4 Engines — Here's the Brand Recommendation Formula
The largest cross-engine GEO study to date. 50,000 responses, 4 engines, 25 industries. We found the 5 factors that determine which brands AI recommends.

Is AI Search Killing SEO? What We Can Actually Measure
Is AI Search Killing SEO? What We Can Actually Measure
SEO isn't dead, but ranking is no longer the whole test: 60% of 2,611 brands we checked got zero mentions from AI engines.