Everything we know about AI visibility

ChatGPT now recommends businesses by name. A practical 2026 guide to how AI engines decide who to recommend — and the steps to become one of them.

When ChatGPT or Perplexity names a competitor and not you, it isn't random or pay-to-play. Here's why AI engines pick them — and how to get into the answer.

We collected 1,120 AI answers across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity. ChatGPT recommended the business just 16% of the time — half the others.

We asked 4 AI engines the same 25 buyer questions, 3 times each. 69% of the brands they recommended did not survive every repeat. Here's the full data.

We audited 10 established US local businesses across 9 cities. Average AI visibility: 20/100 — and in 6 of 10, AI recommended a competitor more often. Data.

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