Leader
38Heralded Score, range 27–68
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Search | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 38 , range 27–68 | 52#2 | 15#7 | 38
| 38% | 14% | None | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 34 , range 27–69 | 52#1 | 3= #20 | 34
| 34% | 17% | None | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 29 , range 23–61 | 44#3 | 3= #20 | 29
| 29% | 10% | None | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 26 , range 18–54 | 36#4 | 9#9 | 26
| 23% | 4% | None | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 21 , range 8–52 | 32#5 | 2#24 | 21
| 14% | 6% | None | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 17 , range 3–49 | 16#6 | 19#5 | 17
| 10% | 4% | None | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 16 , range 2–48 | 9#8 | 28#1 | 16
| 8% | 3% | None | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 12 , range 2–47 | 8#9 | 19#4 | 12
| 7% | 3% | None | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 12 , range 3–48 | 11#7 | 14#8 | 12
| 9% | 3% | None | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 9 , range 2–47 | 8#10 | 9= #10 | 9
| 6% | 3% | 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.
No answer cited a source of this type (Reference).
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| best business bank account for small businesses | English | |
| online business account for freelancers | English | |
| how to open a business bank account online | English | |
| how to manage company expenses with team cards | English | No brand recommended |
| digital business account vs traditional bank for startups | English | No brand recommended |
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.