The most visible AI automation and consulting agencies in United Kingdom, October 2026

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from United Kingdom in English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 60 answers read

Leader

McKinsey

15Heralded Score, range 1–38

Most cited source

youtube.com

19citations

From Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews

Where engines disagree most

Deloitte

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Gemini, not on Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Search Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
– Bain Vector US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #36
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  • : Unranked
1% 1% First reading
– BCG X US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 20#4
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  • : Unranked
3% 2% First reading
– Beings Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #36
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  • : Unranked
1% 1% None First reading
– BhavPro IN Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #36
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  • : Unranked
1% 1% None First reading
– BotsCrew UA Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #36
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% None First reading
– BrainBox Automations CA Unranked Too few answers Not measured 2= #27
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% None First reading
– Brainpool AI GB Unranked Too few answers Not measured 1#29
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  • : Unranked
2% 1% None First reading
– BrainSell CA Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #36
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  • : Unranked
1% 1% None First reading
– Capgemini FR Unranked Too few answers Not measured 5#18
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  • : Unranked
2% 0% First reading
– chilliapple GB Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #36
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% 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. AI and Search give each brand’s score and rank on that side alone. 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 youtube.com Social 15.0% 2 of 4 18 Not read
2 linkedin.com Social 10.0% 3 of 4 7 Not read
3 reddit.com Community 13.3% 3 of 4 7 4
4 medium.com Community 6.7% 2 of 4 4 1
5 nist.gov Regulator 3.3% 1 of 4 4 Not read
6 theaiconsultancy.ai Consultancy 8.3% 2 of 4 4 1
7 openai.com Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 4 Not read
8 alicelabs.ai Consultancy 5.0% 2 of 4 2 15
9 ayautomate.com Consultancy 5.0% 3 of 4 3 Not read
10 brothersautomate.com Vendor site 5.0% 2 of 4 1 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
best ai automation agencies English AY Automate, EXL, Flowio, Genpact, LuMay AI, Makeitfuture, Neurons Lab, Original Objective, Ronins, Sutherland, Vstorm and XRAY, tied
ai consulting company for small businesses English AI Elevation, AI-Assist for SMEs, BhavPro, Enablr, Sync Bridge and SyncBridge AI, tied
how to choose an ai development partner English No brand recommended
how much does an ai automation agency cost English No brand recommended
ai agency vs in-house ai team English No brand recommended

Each engine's top three

Google AI Overviews

No brand named in at least three answers.

Method

Each leaderboard ranks brands on two sides. AI is how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode answer the board's buyer questions. Search is Google's top 10 results for the keywords behind those questions. All combines the two, where Search is measured.

For the AI side, 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.

How the leaderboards are measured