Vantage research · November 2026 · finance
What AI cites for “best budgeting app”
ChatGPT cited 10 sites, Gemini cited 0 sites, Perplexity cited 8 sites. No site was cited by all three.
Updated every 3 monthsNext edition 1 February 2027
ChatGPTGeminiPerplexity dots beside a site: the other engines that cite it too
ChatGPT
10 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 22 words
- ynab.com
- monarch.com
- rocketmoney.com
- quicken.com
- goodbudget.com
- copilot.money
- nerdwallet.com
- cnbc.com
- thepennyhoarder.com
- quickonlinetips.com
Brands namedYNAB, Monarch Money, Rocket Money, Quicken Simplifi, Goodbudget, Copilot Money
Since October: new ynab.com, monarch.com, rocketmoney.com, quicken.com
Gemini
0 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 21 words
Answered from what the model already knows: no sites cited.
Brands namedYNAB, Monarch Money, Empower, PocketGuard, Goodbudget, Detailed Breakdown
Since October: dropped google.com, intuit.com
Perplexity
8 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 39 words
- forbes.com
- investopedia.com
- cnbc.com
- cnet.com
- nerdwallet.com
- wsj.com
- pcmag.com
- usatoday.com
Brands namedYNAB, Couples
Since October: new nerdwallet.com; dropped businessinsider.com, engadget.com, intuit.com
Cited by more than one engine
- nerdwallet.com
- cnbc.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.