Vantage research · November 2026 · food
What AI cites for “best chef knife”
ChatGPT cited 5 sites, Gemini cited 6 sites, Perplexity cited 10 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
5 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 29 words
- bonappetit.com
- prudentreviews.com
- goodhousekeeping.com
- foodnetwork.com
- research-daily.report
Brands namedMAC Professional MTH-80, Classic 8" Chef's Knife, Shun Classic 8-inch, Victorinox Fibrox Pro 8-inch
Since October: new prudentreviews.com, foodnetwork.com, research-daily.report; dropped bevelandbone.com, provenpantry.com
Gemini
6 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 32 words
- forbes.com
- macknife.com
- podcasts.apple.com
- koiknives.com
- seriouslyfastsharpening.com
- cnet.com
Brands namedMac Knife Professional Series 8-Inch, Style, Wüsthof Classic 8-Inch Chef's Knife, Shun Classic 8-Inch Chef's Knife, Victorinox Swiss Classic 8-Inch, Global G-2 8-Inch
Since October: new forbes.com, macknife.com, podcasts.apple.com, koiknives.com; dropped google.com
Perplexity
10 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 29 words
- nytimes.com
- cnn.com
- foodandwine.com
- gq.com
- cnet.com
- americastestkitchen.com
- seriouseats.com
- wired.com
- techgearlab.com
- goodhousekeeping.com
Brands namednone
Since October: new cnn.com, foodandwine.com, cnet.com, americastestkitchen.com; dropped foodnetwork.com, forbes.com, reviewed.com, theguardian.com
Cited by more than one engine
- goodhousekeeping.com
- 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.