Vantage research · November 2026 · careers
What AI cites for “best laptop for students”
ChatGPT cited 4 sites, Gemini cited 6 sites, Perplexity cited 7 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
4 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 25 words
- rtings.com
- tomsguide.com
- techradar.com
- wired.com
Brands namedApple MacBook Air M5, Apple MacBook Neo, Dell XPS 13, Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3, ASUS Chromebook CX15, RAM, Storage, Screen
Since October: new tomsguide.com, techradar.com, wired.com; dropped itechguides.com, macworld.com
Gemini
6 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 19 words
- slashgear.com
- pcmag.com
- cnet.com
- tomshardware.com
- techradar.com
- reddit.comcommunity
Brands namedApple MacBook Neo, Dell XPS 13, Apple MacBook Air, HP OmniBook 5 14, Acer Chromebook Plus 514, Look for Student Discounts
Since October: new slashgear.com, pcmag.com, cnet.com, tomshardware.com; dropped google.com
Perplexity
7 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 46 words
- rtings.com
- pcmag.com
- wired.com
- pcworld.com
- dell.com
- cnet.com
- tomsguide.com
Brands namednone
Since October: new pcworld.com, dell.com, cnet.com; dropped businessinsider.com, laptopmag.com, nytimes.com, reviewed.com
Cited by more than one engine
- rtings.com
- tomsguide.com
- techradar.com
- wired.com
- pcmag.com
- cnet.com
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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 2026-11-01. Answers change from run to run, so read this as a snapshot. Download the data.