Leader
75%of answers name it
The most visible car brands on Google AI Mode, October 2026
Most cited source
3citations
From Google AI Mode
Where engines disagree most
One engine
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Brands
| Rank | Brand | Heralded Score | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 68 , range 46–81 | 75% | 32% | None | First reading | |
| 2 | | 53 , range 38–74 | 61% | 21% | None | First reading | |
| 3 | | 38 , range 24–57 | 39% | 7% | None | First reading | |
| 4 | | 38 , range 22–58 | 36% | 11% | None | First reading | |
| = 5 | | 34 , range 8–52 | 21% | 14% | None | First reading | |
| = 5 | | 34 , range 9–51 | 29% | 7% | None | First reading | |
| = 7 | | 31 , range 6–48 | 21% | 7% | None | First reading | |
| = 7 | | 31 , range 6–48 | 21% | 7% | None | First reading | |
| = 7 | | 31 , range 5–48 | 18% | 11% | None | First reading | |
| 10 | | 9 , range 1–41 | 11% | 4% | None | First reading |
“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.
Most cited sources
| Rank | Source | Type | Cited in | Engines | Pages cited | Brands its pages mention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Vendor site | 14.3% | 1 of 4 | 3 | 0 |
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The questions, and who wins each
| Question | Language | Wins it |
|---|---|---|
| i have two children and need a car with room for strollers and luggage | English | |
| i commute 50 miles a day and need a car with low running costs | English | |
| i live in a city and need a car that fits tight parking spaces | English | No brand recommended |
| i drive on unpaved roads and need a car with extra ground clearance | English | |
Each engine's top three
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Method
Each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.