Vantage research · November 2026 · AI assistants
What AI cites for “best ai image generator”
ChatGPT cited 10 sites, Gemini cited 6 sites, Perplexity cited 10 sites. 1 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
10 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 31 words
- midjourney.com
- chatgpt.com
- gemini.google.com
- ideogram.ai
- firefly.adobe.com
- leonardo.ai
- blackforestlabs.ai
- itechguides.com
- zapier.com
- dupple.com
Brands namedMidjourney, ChatGPT Images, Google Gemini, Ideogram, Adobe Firefly, Leonardo AI, FLUX
Gemini
6 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 21 words
- zapier.com
- aimlapi.com
- curiousrefuge.com
- reddit.comcommunity
- pexo.ai
- cnet.com
Brands namedGoogle Gemini, ChatGPT, Midjourney, Flux, Recraft, Adobe Firefly
Perplexity
10 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 23 words
- pixlr.com
- cnet.com
- pcmag.com
- buffer.com
- elements.envato.com
- zapier.com
- albato.com
- techradar.com
- g2.comcommunity
- ideogram.ai
Brands namednone
Cited by more than one engine
- zapier.com
- ideogram.ai
- cnet.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.