Vantage research · November 2026 · SEO tools
What AI cites for “ahrefs vs semrush”
ChatGPT cited 2 sites, Gemini cited 7 sites, Perplexity cited 9 sites. No site was cited by all three.
Updated monthlyNext edition 1 December 2026
ChatGPTGeminiPerplexity dots beside a site: the other engines that cite it too
ChatGPT
2 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 9 words
- ahrefs.com
- semrush.com
Brands namedAhrefs, Semrush, Manage Google Ads
Gemini
7 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 48 words
- seomator.com
- rankable.ai
- searchblueprint.io
- onelittleweb.com
- youtube.comcommunity
- drewgarrett.org
- seranking.com
Brands namedAhrefs, Core Strengths, Semrush, PPC & Social Media, Feature-by-Feature Comparison
Perplexity
9 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 30 words
- ahrefs.com
- semrush.com
- forbes.com
- g2.comcommunity
- experte.com
- news.climate.columbia.edu
- seo.com
- techrepublic.com
- gizmodo.com
Brands namednone
Cited by more than one engine
- ahrefs.com
- semrush.com
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Each engine was asked once, in English, as from the United States, on 2026-11-01. Answers change from run to run, so read this as a snapshot. Download the data.