Leader
32Heralded Score, range 10–41
The most visible SEO agencies, October 2026
Most cited source
25citations
From ChatGPT
Where engines disagree most
1/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on Gemini, not on Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT
Brands
Search is not measured for this board yet, so it ranks on AI answers.
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 32 , range 10–41 | 32#1 | 32
| 19% | 10% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 31 , range 9–40 | 31#2 | 31
| 18% | 9% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 15 , range 5–35 | 15#3 | 15
| 11% | 7% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 13 , range 5–35 | 13#4 | 13
| 11% | 6% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 11 , range 4–34 | 11#5 | 11
| 10% | 5% | | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 9 , range 4–33 | 9#6 | 9
| 12% | 3% | | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 9 , range 3–33 | 9#7 | 9
| 8% | 6% | | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 9 , range 4–33 | 9#8 | 9
| 12% | 1% | | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 8 , range 3–33 | 8#9 | 8
| 8% | 4% | | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 7 , range 3–32 | 7#10 | 7
| 7% | 5% | | 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 gives each brand’s score and rank from the engines’ answers; Search is not measured for this board yet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | | Social | 5.0% | 2 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 12 | | Vendor site | 5.0% | 2 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 13 | | Consultancy | 5.0% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 43 |
| 14 | | Community | 5.0% | 1 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 15 | | Consultancy | 5.0% | 2 of 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 16 | | Consultancy | 5.0% | 1 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 17 | | Consultancy | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 18 | | Consultancy | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 19 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | | Consultancy | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| best seo agencies for small businesses | English | |
| seo agency for ecommerce websites | English | |
| how to choose an seo agency | English | No brand recommended |
| how much do seo services cost per month | English | No brand recommended |
| seo agency vs seo freelancer | English | No brand recommended |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
No brand named in at least three answers.
Gemini
Google AI Overviews
ChatGPT
- 1
SmartSites
- 2
OuterBox
- 3
WebFX
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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.