Vantage research · September 2026 · tech
What AI cites for “best budget phone”
ChatGPT cited 4 sites, Gemini cited 2 sites, Perplexity cited 10 sites. No site was cited by all three.
Updated monthlyNext edition 1 October 2026
ChatGPTGeminiPerplexity dots beside a site: the other engines that cite it too
ChatGPT
4 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 22 words
- wired.com
- techradar.com
- tomsguide.com
- tech.yahoo.com
Gemini
2 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 29 words
- pcmag.com
- expertreviews.co.uk
Perplexity
10 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 31 words
- techadvisor.com
- pcmag.com
- reddit.comcommunity
- memeburn.com
- tomsguide.com
- cnet.com
- stuff.tv
- cnn.com
- techradar.com
- engadget.com
Cited by more than one engine
- techradar.com
- tomsguide.com
- pcmag.com
Is your site one of them?
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three engines, and it will tell you whether you are cited, who is instead, and what changed since your last check.
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Each engine was asked once, in English, as from the United States, on 2026-09-23. Answers change from run to run, so read this as a snapshot. Download the data.