Vantage research · November 2026 · careers
What AI cites for “best free online courses”
ChatGPT cited 10 sites, Gemini cited 8 sites, Perplexity cited 5 sites. 1 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 · has a table · opening 25 words
- coursera.org
- edx.org
- khanacademy.org
- ocw.mit.edu
- freecodecamp.org
- open.edu
- coursefacts.com
- support.learn.mit.edu
- libguides.asu.edu
- reviews.com
Brands namedCoursera, Khan Academy, MIT OpenCourseWare, OpenLearn, Computer Science, Business and Digital Marketing, Data Science and Analytics, Psychology and Personal Development
Since October: new open.edu, coursefacts.com, support.learn.mit.edu, libguides.asu.edu; dropped en.khanacademy.org
Gemini
8 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 43 words
- multiacademia.com
- zanfia.com
- morso.app
- learnpresslms.com
- obsbot.com
- skillscouter.com
- classcentral.com
- coursera.org
Brands namedCoursera, AI for Everyone, freeCodeCamp, edX, Khan Academy
Since October: new multiacademia.com, zanfia.com, morso.app, learnpresslms.com; dropped edx.org, mygreatlearning.com, online.stanford.edu, pll.harvard.edu
Perplexity
5 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 10 words
- coursera.org
- open.edu
- udemy.com
- classcentral.com
- intelligent.com
Brands namedProgramming, Excel, Accounting, Well-being, Coursera, OpenLearn, Udemy, Class Central
Since October: new open.edu, udemy.com, classcentral.com; dropped blog.hubspot.com, forbes.com, hp.com, thinkific.com
Cited by more than one engine
- coursera.org
- open.edu
- classcentral.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.