Buyer prompt · published evidence
What is the best tool for analyzing the citations and sources that influence AI search responses?
An exact prompt-level view of which reviewed brands surfaced and which public URLs the configured AI models cited. No answer text or tenant data is published.
- Intent
- recommendation
- Model providers
- 3
- Categories
- 1
- Last observed
- Aug 3, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
Competitive outcome
Brands surfaced
Ordered by provider breadth, then total mentions and owned-domain citations. A mention is not an endorsement or a position claim.
| # | Brand | Category | Providers | Mentions | Owned citations | Provider evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Semrushsemrush.com ↗ | AEO platforms | 2 | 3 | 0 | Openai · Anthropic |
| 02 | Otterly AIotterly.ai ↗ | AEO platforms | 2 | 0 | 2 | Openai · Anthropic |
| 03 | HubSpot AEOhubspot.com ↗ | AEO platforms | 1 | 1 | 0 | Anthropic |
| 04 | Profoundtryprofound.com ↗ | AEO platforms | 1 | 1 | 0 | Anthropic |
| 05 | Rankscalerankscale.ai ↗ | AEO platforms | 1 | 1 | 0 | Anthropic |
Model comparison
Answer matrix
One row per configured provider and category snapshot. Hashes prove answer identity without publishing stored answer text.
| Provider | Model version | Category | Brands surfaced | Citations | Unique domains | Answer hash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Openai | openai/gpt-4o-mini | AEO platforms | Otterly AI · Semrush | 6 | 6 | b13fef8f…5d407 |
| Anthropic | anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5 | AEO platforms | Profound · Otterly AI · Rankscale · Semrush · HubSpot AEO | 6 | 6 | 48c4bff8…5aa83 |
| Gemini | google/gemini-2.5-flash | AEO platforms | None observed | 0 | 0 | 8bdeca14…e9a78 |
URL-derived citations
Sources cited
Hostnames are derived from the returned public URLs. Best position is the smallest citation position observed.
| Domain | Cited page | Best position | Providers | Observations | Categories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| useomnia.com | https://useomnia.com/blog/best-citation-analysis-options-optimizing-ai-search ↗ | 1 | Openai · Anthropic | 2 | AEO platforms |
| scite.ai | https://scite.ai/ ↗ | 1 | Openai | 1 | AEO platforms |
| aisearch.similarweb.com | https://aisearch.similarweb.com/ai-brand-visibility/citation-analysis/ ↗ | 2 | Anthropic | 1 | AEO platforms |
| sourcely.net | https://sourcely.net/ ↗ | 2 | Openai | 1 | AEO platforms |
| linkedin.com | https://linkedin.com/pulse/7-best-ai-citation-tracking-tools-find-gaps-2026-geertrui-laleman-99ele ↗ | 3 | Openai · Anthropic | 2 | AEO platforms |
| otterly.ai | https://otterly.ai/blog/how-to-track-ai-search-engine-citations-sources/ ↗ | 4 | Openai · Anthropic | 2 | AEO platforms |
| frase.io | https://frase.io/blog/how-to-get-cited-by-ai-search-engines-the-complete-geo-playbook ↗ | 4 | Anthropic | 1 | AEO platforms |
| cjr.org | https://cjr.org/tow_center/we-compared-eight-ai-search-engines-theyre-all-bad-at-citing-news.php ↗ | 6 | Anthropic | 1 | AEO platforms |
| paperpal.com | https://paperpal.com/tools/ai-for-research ↗ | 6 | Openai | 1 | AEO platforms |