Leader
73Heralded Score, range 41–79
Leader
73Heralded Score, range 41–79
Most cited source
15citations
From Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews
Where engines disagree most
1/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on Google AI Mode, not on Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Search | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 73 , range 41–79 | 74#1 | 71#2 | 73
| 53% | 33% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 69 , range 36–76 | 68#2 | 71#1 | 69
| 52% | 25% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 52 , range 28–71 | 56#3 | 47#5 | 52
| 39% | 20% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 52 , range 25–60 | 41#6 | 70#3 | 52
| 31% | 12% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 45 , range 23–61 | 43#4 | 47#4 | 45
| 30% | 12% | | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 41 , range 22–61 | 43#5 | 39#7 | 41
| 27% | 14% | | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 17 , range 4–39 | 24#7 | 6= #21 | 17
| 9% | 6% | None | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 10 , range 3–36 | 13#8 | 5= #23 | 10
| 7% | 5% | | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 10 , range 2–38 | 9#10 | 11#14 | 10
| 7% | 3% | | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 9 , range 3–37 | 10#9 | 6= #21 | 9
| 8% | 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.
| Rank | Source | Type | Cited in | Engines | Pages cited | Brands its pages mention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Social | 16.7% | 2 of 4 | 14 | Not read |
| 2 | | Vendor site | 8.3% | 2 of 4 | 6 | Not read |
| 3 | | Community | 5.0% | 2 of 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | | Media | 5.0% | 2 of 4 | 4 | Not read |
| 5 | | Industry authority | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 6 | | Consultancy | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | | Media | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 9 | | Media | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | | Reference | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
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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.